Sandi ChasnoffNov 11, 20191 min readThe Gender BinaryGender is a social construct made up to force people into gender roles. “ the term “gender” refers to the cultural norms and expectations...
Sandi ChasnoffNov 11, 20192 min readMedicalization of Trans-BodiesThe medicalization on transgender bodies is put in place to not only control trans people, but to scrutinize their bodies and psyches....
Sandi ChasnoffNov 6, 20191 min readHistory of chest binders“Outside of the queer community, chest binding remains a relatively unknown phenomenon” (Tsjeng). A chest binder is something a person...
Sandi ChasnoffNov 6, 20192 min readMy story with bindingAs a transgender person who is AFAB, I wear a binder every single day to reduce the appearance of my chest. As I began to question my...
Sandi ChasnoffNov 6, 20191 min readTransgender / Trans-Masculine CultureMany people with gender dysphoria chose to cope by binding their chest. Many people that bind find that “its binding or suicide.”...