"Although being a trans person comes with its share of sacrifices and hardships, there is freedom in being self-determined in how your manhood can show up in the world. We create new blueprints of masculinity and remix the old ones" - Tiq Milan (p. x).

This book was amazing and very affirming to me as a non-binary transmasculine person. I loved how they featured a diverse array of trans men and transmasc people. They featured people with a wide array of gender presentations and affirmed that we all have a place in the community. The interviewed some really interesting people and covered a variety of topics. 

The book featured a selection of articles and pictures from each issue. I liked so many issues that it's hard to pick favorites. I really liked the interview with the guys from Schmekel, a band of Jewish trans men. There were some really interesting interviews from some trans men from Atlanta. I really liked the interview with Mr. Transman NYC; his platform was "The 'M' in 'FTM' does not stand for misogyny" (p. 234). I loved the fashion issue because it was so cool to see transmasc people expressing themselves in so many different ways.

I was really disappointed to see Buck Angel featured in the collection. Buck Angel has expressed transmedicalist views and outed a trans woman. Platforming him really goes against the stated mission of the zine.

obsessed with this, bring back original plumbing. also, hot. 

 I can vividly remember reading ‘My Pullups Parable’ for the first time and thinking...yes! I’m so glad this wonderful piece of transgender history has been conserved, and I especially recommend it if you’ve been missing your queer community lately. 

OP was in its early years when I first started transitioning, but I was a teenager then and couldn't buy it, so instead I spent my time browsing the images/excerpts that were available online and researching the contributors. Although this book features only a handful of articles from each issue, it's been a real pleasure to access this, finally, when I myself have recently been enjoying ten years living as trans. It was interesting to see how things have progressed in that time - the earlier issues seem so dated now (I was so fondly reminded of the term "genderqueer", which I strongly identified with as a teen and had all but forgotten about now). But in any case, this book is a record of history, and I hope so many others get to access it too. 

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