New Book On Fathers Of Trans Children

I was asked by a mutual on Twitter to help write a book from the perspectives of fathers who raise trans children, as he is one. We both agreed that mothers are usually the ones who are showcased in these situations, or are the ones who are the supportive figure of the two parental units. I rarely hear of fathers dealing with this, or ones who may have had issues dealing with it but now they’re ultra supportive, or whatever. I know there are a few popular ones on IG and other social media, which is great, but I also know there are a ton more out there who might have something to say.

So here’s the deal. I need stories. I’m going to include his, of course, but I need submissions. As of now I can’t promise any reimbursements, but that could potentially be worked out at a later date. I guess it depends on how much the book sells. As of now this is a volunteer thing.

This is to be a supportive guide for other fathers who may be in that position and aren’t quite sure how to feel about it, or who may have questions and aren’t sure where to look for answers. Hopefully the stories in this book will be the guiding light for someone.

If you or someone you know is a father of a trans child who may be interested in sharing their story, have them contact me (email below) and I’ll get back to them as soon as I can. I’m currently working on all the questions I might want to ask, so we are in the very beginning stages. This will be a process and will take time.

Lastly, if you want to remain anonymous, that is more than fine. We’re just looking for your story, those kinds of details aren’t necessary.

If you want to go ahead and send whatever you want to tell, please do. If I have any follow up questions I’ll reach out. Otherwise, right now I’m just interested in getting anyone who wants to participates email info for future correspondence about the book. Please, if interested, drop me a line at mattrobertsfiction@gmail.com. I never thought I’d write a non-fiction book so that’s the email I chose lol.

Thanks to all who would like to participate!

Me And The Trans Community

You may know, as I’ve mentioned it before, that I’m pansexual, which is the same thing as bisexual, because now bisexual means you can be attracted to more than one sex instead of just two, when pansexual was right there the whole time meaning more than two. Doesn’t make sense to me, but whatever.

You know what’s fucked up? The queer community is always fighting just to be accepted by everyone else, when they can’t accept each other. That’s right folks, different letters in the LGBTQ+ community hate each other.

I found out a lot of them hate bisexuals. Especially if they’re a female bisexual married to a straight man, or vice versa. Not sure why, but whatever. Why hate anyone, ever? Maybe that’s the pan coming out in me, but seriously, we’re all on the same side overall, so why? WTF?

And I found out a lot of us hate the trans community, and vice versa. The trans community hate lesbians apparently. I could be wrong on all of this and only relaying opinions that belonged to just the people I heard it from, but I’ve heard all this from a lot of different people.

Personally, as I said, I love them all. But for some reason, trans people hate me. And I have no idea why.

Me, Sexuality, Social Media, And Bigots

A few years ago now I realized I was bisexual. Shortly after I realized, as so many do, that I’m not bi, I’m pansexual. The difference, for those who don’t know, is that bisexual means you’re attracted to two different sexualities. Typically that means men and women, but can be any two of the 50+ sexualities. Pansexual means you can love anybody, regardless of sexuality. That’s where I am.

So if any of you have visited my Spreadshirt shop Chicken Sponge recently, that would explain my newest, awesome design…

Yeah, he’s tasty, but I don’t know him and have no clue what his sexuality might be. He’s just a model.

That’s the pansexual logo and colors, my design. It’s on more than shirts, too. Go get one. Or 100.

Despite my newest discoveries about my own sexuality, I’ve always been a supporter, or ally, for the LGBTQ+ community, even before it had a name made up of a bunch of letters. My cousin is gay. One of my best friends ever is gay.

The fact of the matter is, I’m not a stupid bigot that thinks everyone should live life according to how they think everyone should live. What you do, as long as it doesn’t harm me, is none of my concern. And anyone being gay doesn’t harm me. It never has.