Authors

Evan Anderson is a pseudonym. While the story is real, the names and birth date of the author has been changed in order to protect the privacy of the author’s family.

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Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Dade Barlow is a 33 year old transman from Oregon who co-owns an electrical engineering and contracting company. Dade enjoys sharing life with his wife and daughter. He is also an advocate for the transgender community.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Cristopher Marc Bautista is a student studying at both Stanford and Oxford University. He is an English major emphasizing in creative writing and graphic novels.

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Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Lyle Blake, has been active in the LGBT community since 1980.  He has lead workshop discussions on maturity, leadership, and body image at conferences across the USA, with an emphasis
on reaching out to men of color. He is a co-founder of Gender Identity Foundation for Transmen (www.thegift-foundation.org); a participant and supporter of Transfigurations, the award-winning
photo-documentary by Jana Marcus; and a participant and supporter of the Transgender Oral History Project by Martin Rawlings-Fein. He is
honored and blessed to be included in this distinguished list of authors and activists.

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Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Following his BA Honors degree in Drama from Edge Hill University, Elliott Brooker is currently a post-grad student studying an MA in Theatre Studies at Manchester University UK, focusing on Queer theory and Transgenderism within sociological and community performance.
From attending the ever-growing community groups in England, (the Trans Resource Empowerment Centre 'TREC' and the Trans-
guy support group 'MORF') he has become an active and very proud member of the Transgender community in the North West. 

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Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Egon Botteghi is a co-founder of the Intersexioni and Anguane collectives and in 2008 was a co-founder of the first livestock shelters in Italy. Egon is also the creator of the Liberazione Generale (General Liberation) project, a series of day
studies on political practice (Florence 2013 and Verona 2014) on the correlations between animal liberation, homo/transphobia, sexism, and intersex rights. He authored of Mi chiamo Egon. Diario
di un uomo transessuale (My name is Egon. Diary of a transsexual man), which debuted in Pisa in 2015.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Patrick Michael Callahan born and raised in Northern Michigan currently living in San Jose, California. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps I obtained my Bachelor of Arts degree (with Honors) in Philosophy from Michigan State University and my Master of Science degree in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania. I am currently the Director of Security and the Public Information Officer for the Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs (TCOPS International) www.tcops-international.org I am also a member of the 7-Point Star Group which is a think-tank organization studying the intersection of the LGBT community and public service organizations (police, fire,
EMS) as both service providers and as consumers.

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Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Katelyn Cano is a Bay Area native. She put herself through undergrad and graduate school and because of her life's experience thus far, Katelyn is most passionate about education and assisting youth with their academic endeavors. She spends her free time traveling, reading, and studying history and archaeology. You'll find Katelyn at museums, book stores, libraries and archaeological sites.

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More than Before: A First Generation College Resource Guide (2017)

Kilian Colin is a storyteller and author of fiction novels and wartime memoirs, celebrated for his captivating narratives and intricately crafted characters. Originally from Baghdad, Kilian brings the rich cultural heritage of his hometown to life in his writing, drawing inspiration from his experiences in science and his dedication to advocating for human rights.
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Outside the realm of storytelling, Kilian seeks solace in the tranquil shores of San Diego, where he enjoys leisurely walks along the beach, accompanied by the enchanting melodies of traditional Iraqi music by Salima Pasha Murad and Salah Daoud Al-Kuwaiti.

Stay updated with Kilian's latest works and musings by following him on Twitter @TheKilianColin or delving deeper into his literary universe on his website www.TheKilianColin.com.

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The Marshman - Enkidu (2024)

Richard Cleaver is the author of Know My Name: A Gay Liberation Theology (Westminster John Knox, 1995), among other works. He began his life-long association with the Catholic Worker movement in 1975. Later worked for the American Friend Service Committee in Michigan for over a decade. Raised in Iowa and a graduate of Grinnell College there, he has lived all over the United States and also, on three separate occasions, in Japan. He holds the M.A. in Advanced Japanese Studies from Sheffield University in England. In 2003 he was ordained to the priesthood for the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America, a welcoming and inclusive jurisdiction in the Orthodox tradition that does not restrict ordination by gender, sexual orientation, or marital status. He currently works and lives in the U.S. Territory of the Virgin Islands.

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Bible Stories Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)

Jules Collins  writes poetry and short stories while teaching ESL to adults. You can currently find Jules’ poetry featured in the latest issue of soul-lit magazine. Jules resides just outside of Boston with his trusty feline sidekick "Cub Scout."

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Aaron H Devor, PhD, FSSSS, FSTLHE, is the Chair in Transgender Studies at the University of Victoria and has been studying and teaching about transgender topics since the mid-1980s. He’s an author of versions 6, 7, and 8 of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health’s (WPATH) Standards of Care, is overseeing translations into world languages, and is working on the development of version 8. He is the author of numerous well-cited scholarly articles, and the widely-acclaimed books FTM: Female-Io-Male Transsexuals in Society (2016, 1997), Lambda-Literary-Awards-finalist The Transgender Archives: Foundations for the Future (2014), and Gender Blending: Confronting the Limits of Duality (1989). He has delivered lectures to audiences around the world, including more than 40 keynote and plenary addresses. He is a national-award-winning teacher, an elected member of the elite International Academy of Sex Research, an elected Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. He serves on the Editorial Boards the Archives of Sexual Behavior, The Journal of Sex Research, and the Transgender Studies Quarterly as well as on the Canada Research Chairs College of Reviewers and the Advisory Board of the Digital Transgender Archives. Dr. Devor, an out trans man, is the Founder and Subject Matter Expert of the world’s largest Transgender Archives, Founder and Host of the Moving Trans History Forward conferences, a former Dean of Graduate Studies (2002-2012), and a professor of Sociology, at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.

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Letters for My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Ewan Duarte is a Bay Area based professional filmmaker, writer, photographer, and educator. He holds his MFA in Cinema from San Francisco State University. Ewan was born and raised in Fresno, CA and currently lives in Oakland, CA. His previous short films, Change Over Time and Spiral Transition have screened in over 140 film festivals worldwide! He is currently working on his first feature documentary. Ewan's writings have been published in LILIPOH, Original Plumbing Magazine, IndieWire, Huffington Post and more.  www.ewanduarteproductions.com

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Gideon C. Elliott graduated with his B.A. in Psychology at 19 with a 4.0, the member of four honor societies and the recipient of multiple awards for academic excellence. Despite pouring all of his energy into these efforts, he couldn't distract himself from transition forever and is now much more aware of vitality and much better off than the role model student ever was. He'd like to go back to school one day, but is currently enjoying
living like a starving artist minus the art.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

jj Godwin is deacon in the Lutheran church and a certified peer supporter.

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The Deep and the Brilliance (2023)

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fAe gibson is an advocate, activist and artist. He was featured in a documentary, Gender Redesigner, chronicling five years of his transition from female-to-male. This film by his good friend Johnny Bergmann was shown at film festivals all across the United States and Europe in 2007, it aired on the LOGO channel and is now available on Outcast Films. fAe has been an active participant in LGBT communities all over the country, including New York City, San Francisco, Boston andPittsburgh. At the turn of the century, fAe was performing as Sir-Lix-A-Lot in New York City. He was a featured drag king on MTV’s Sex 2K: Drag Kings (2000). After moving to Pennsylvania from NYC, fAe joined the Distinguished Iron City Kings drag king troupe in Pittsburgh, where he slashed and hacked at gender boundaries. While living in San Francisco, he hosted and stage- managed Gender Pirates, a variety show that raised money for the annual San Francisco Trans March. While on the west coast, he was also a member of the band Sex Combs. Look ‘em up on Youtube.com for some sonic fury! fAe remains busy with new musical and performance projects. Currently, he’s pushing for change from his farm in rural western Pennsylvania speaking at schools, universities and to various groups about his experience as a trans-man.
www.myspace.com/gender_redesigner

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Born in Oakland, CA, in 1948, Jamison Green began fighting for civil rights for gender-variant people in 1968, and started his medical transition to male in 1988. He led FTM International from March 1991 to August 1999, has appeared in a dozen documentary films, and now serves on the boards of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, TransYouth Family Allies, and the Transgender Law & Policy Institute. In 2009 he received the Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists’ 2009 Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to LGBT mental health, the Transgender Advocacy Award from the National LGBT Bar Association, and the Vanguard Award from the Transgender Law Center. He holds an MFA in English, and he is the author of the prizewinning book Becoming a Visible Man (Vanderbilt University Press, 2004) and The FTM Guide to Sexual Health (Cleis Press).

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Andrew Guy is Australia’s first transgender television host. His work raises awareness about self-healing, domestic violence, depression and gender identity. Andrew was producer and assistant director of the documentary It’s Not About The Sex and his Zipper Portrait was the poster art for the GLBTI Midsumma Arts Festival Round the Bend exhibit in 2012. Andrew won awards for youth and community advocacy work including the 2007 and 2008 Young Australian Export Award for Excellence and an Australian Most Outstanding Contribution to Exports Award. You can learn more about Andrew at www.andrewiguy.com.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Malcolm Himschoot is a minister, educator and writer.  An ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, Malcolm leads spiritual direction small groups, theological education, workshops and keynotes..

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)  *   Bible Stories: Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)  *  Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect​ (2011)

Sandy E. James is a Survey Project Manager for the National Center for Transgender Equality. After a career as a forensic toxicologist, Sandy became a civil rights advocate with a focus on laws and policies that affect transgender people. Sandy previously worked extensively with the National Transgender Discrimination Survey as the Urvashi Vaid Research Fellow at the National LGBTQ Task Force. Sandy received a J.D. and an M.A. in American Government from Georgetown University and is pursuing his Ph.D. at Georgetown University.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)  

Keith Josephson uses a pen name to protect his privacy. Contact him at:  keithjosephson57@gmail.com

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Chase Ryan Joynt is a writer, performer and film-maker currently based in Toronto, Ontario Canada. You can read more of his writing in zines, on websites and can follow him on Twitter @ChaseJoynt as he chronicles his quest to write a book, finish a film and find his abdominal muscles.

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Matt Kailey was an author, speaker, and storyteller focusing on transgender issues. He was the author of Lambda Literary Award finalist Just Add Hormones: An Insider's Guide to the Transsexual Experience (Beacon Press, 2005), the editor of Focus on the Fabulous: Colorado GLBT Voices (Johnson Books, 2007), and the winner of the Poets & Writers, Inc. Writers Exchange Award for fiction. His short stories and essays were published in various anthologies and collections, and he appeared in five documentary films, including Matt Kailey: A Conversation. 

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Raven Kaldera is a queer FTM intersexual shaman. He lives with his MTF wife Bella and his FTM partner Joshua on a little homestead in central Massachusetts, and is an activist for everything that he is and does, as well as being a shaman for the Third Gender Tribe. He is the author of 21 books and innumerable articles, including Hermaphrodeities: The Transgender Spirituality Workbook. His "hub" website is www.ravenkaldera.org, and all his other websites can be found linked off of that one. 

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Zander Keig, LCSW, is an award-winning speaker, educator, author, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with many distinguishing accolades, including the 2020 WPATH Harry Benjamin Distinguished Educator, 2020 NASW National Social Worker of the Year, and 2018 NASW CA Social Worker of the Year.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)  *  Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Nick Krieger is the author of the memoir, Nina Here Nor There: My Journey Beyond Gender, winner of a Stonewall Honor Book Award. His writing has also earned several travel-writing awards and has been published in multiple travel guides. Nick leads
writing seminars, shares his yoga practice with others, and speaks about trans issues at colleges around the country. 

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)

Tucker Lieberman has published essays in Zeek, Whosoever, and Fresh Yarn and in several anthologies including Nobody Passes: Rejecting the Rules of Gender and Conformity (Seal Press, 2006). His flash fiction has appeared in Glossolalia and his poetry in Snakeskin, Ariga, and Flutter. He studied Journalism at Boston University and Philosophy at Brown University where he won the 2002 Casey Shearer Memorial Award for Creative Nonfiction. He recently co-edited the literary zine Never Hit By Lightning (Lulu, 2009) and co-organizes TranScriptions, an open mic in Boston.

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

After a fifteen year career working for major museums and zoos, drag queens sent Aaron Raz Link to the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre, making him the only known historian and philosopher of science ever to graduate from clown school. He is author of What Becomes You, a memoir of change in two voices with Hilda Raz. The book was published by the University of Nebraska Press in Tobias Wolff's series American Lives, and was a 2008 Lambda Literary Award finalist in both Gay Men's and Trans categories. Currently, Aaron lives beneath a small shrine to Erving Goffman in Portland, Oregon. He teaches creative writing, curates exhibit and performance projects, and is at work on a book about comedy.

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Amanda Llewellyn is an author, a pastor and an advocate.  

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Bible Stories Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)

​Thom Longino is an ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ and an Associate Night Minister in San Francisco.  The Night Ministry is a ministry for San Franciscans that takes place between 10pm and 4am each night in bars, on the streets and on a crisis line.

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Bible Stories Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)

Kathryn Muyskens is a perpetual student of life. She is originally from Denver, Colorado. Recently she has been studying in London, getting her MA in Philosophy from the University College London. Writing is her passion and you can find more of her work on Elephant Journal, an online journal dedicated to living mindfully.

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Bible Stories Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)

Alex Myers is a high school English teacher currently living in New Hampshire. His debut novel, Revolutionary, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2014; it tells the story of Alex's ancestor, Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man and fought in the Revolutionary War. Alex has been an advocate and educator on transgender identity since he came out in 1995.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Emily Olsen is a New Jersey native currently completing a Masters in Biblical Languages at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkley, CA. She is also a candidate for ordained ministry in the ELCA. Emily enjoys reading, writing, and pretending to be a dinosaur in her spare time. She is always up for an adventure be it Jurassic or otherwise.

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Bible Stories Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)

PAZ is a visual fine artist in the LA. He works in many mediums including painting, drawing, mixed media and sculpture. His work is figurative, surreal, expressionistic, edgy emotional and often
controversial. You can see Paz’s art work at PAZ-ART.COM

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Dr. Joseph Plaster is Curator in Public Humanities and Director of the Winston Tabb Special Collections Research Center for the Sheridan Libraries & University Museums.  Plaster is the author of Kids on the Street: Queer Kinship and Religion in San Francisco’s Tenderloin (Feb. 2023, Duke University Press). His research has appeared in a range of scholarly venues, including The Public Historian, Radical History Review, The Abusable Past, Kalfou: A Journal of Comparative and Relational Ethnic Studies, and GLQ, Plaster’s public humanities projects bring together diverse publics—historians, archivists, artists, performers, and grassroots activists—as partners in research and creative expression. Projects include: the Peabody Ballroom Experience; the San Francisco ACT UP Oral History Project; Vanguard Revisited, and was awarded the American Historical Association’s Allan Bérubé Prize for Polk Street: Lives in Transition.

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Vanguard Revisited: The Queer Faith, Sex & Politics of the Youth of San Francisco's Tenderloin (2016)

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Chad Ratner is a transgender author was also published in the 2014 anthology, Manning Up: Transexual Men on Finding Brotherhood, Family & Themselves. Chad has served as a
contributing writer for the magazine Blade California and has been featured on www.transgenderdaily.com. He received his B.A. from Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina and currently resides in Southern California. In his free time, Chad volunteers as a speaker for PFLAG and is a proud husband and father.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016) 

Dominique Rohrer is a young author and advocate living in San Francisco with her family, which includes two cats and a hamster.

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Fart Town

Laurel Rohrer has a masters in creative writing from NYU and lives in San Francisco with her family.

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New Wonders: Lessons Learned at the End of a Long Winding Road (2018)    *   Bible Stories Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)

Makayla Rohrer is a young author and advocate living in San Francisco with her family, which includes two cats and a hamster.

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View all Wilgefortis books that include Makayla Rohrer

Megan Rohrer, DMin is a controversial activist who is known for their advocacy for the homeless and LGBTQ communities.  Megan is an award winning filmmaker, musician and historian, who was a finalist for the Lambda Literary award, received an honorable mention as an Unsung Hero of Compassion by Wisdom in Action, with His Holiness the Dali Lama and as one of 95 individuals celebrated in Wittenberg, Germany during the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation.  

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View all Wilgefortis books that include Megan Rohrer

Dylan Scholinski resides in Denver, CO and is a distinguished artist, author, and public speaker . Dylan has appeared on 20/20, Dateline and Today to discuss his experiences and has been featured in a variety of newspapers and magazines. His award-winning book (The Last Time I Wore a Dress: A Memoir - Penguin/Putnam) was listed in the Top 10 Must Reads in Out Magazines first Transgender Issue. His work not only portrays the anguish of his hospital years but also his ultimate triumph. Dylan is the founder/witness for the Sent(a)Mental Project :
A Memorial to GLBTIQA Suicide. He spends much of his time working in his studio, public speaking, creating zines - such as Freedom of Depression, Please Forgive Me For Judging You, Sent(a)Mental -
and frequently opens his studio to a variety of Denver Metro youth to provide safe space to explore and discover ways of expressing and empowering themselves without bringing harm to
themselves or others.

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Lucas Silveira is best known for being the front-man of Canadian band The Cliks. He is also the first out transgender man to have been signed to a major label record deal. He’s had 4 record
releases with The Cliks since 2006 (Warner Music/Tommy Boy/Universal) and 3 solo record releases (Independent). Lucas has toured extensively alongside acts such as Cyndi Lauper, The Cult, The New York Dolls, Debbie Harry and Tegan and Sara to name a few as well as having appeared on National Television shows such as Late Late Night with Craig Ferguson and Jimmy
Kimmel. Lucas is a multimedia artist who does visual art, writes, acts and is a part time online web host for Xtra! TV. He also does public speaking at Colleges and Universities all over Canada and
the U.S. He has written think pieces for Now Magazine, The Huffington Post, The Advocate, sold many of his art pieces to his dedicated fanbase, and has appeared in the TIFF Award Winning
film Hope (Pedro Pires) and Candy (Cassandra Cronenberg). 

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)

James St. James is a Contributing Writer for Everyday Feminism. He works as a transcriber for super-duper secret projects, tends to keep to himself and is currently pitching a novel that scares agents. He uses his experiences to reach out to others, usually by way of not keeping his mouth shut. When he’s not busy making cisgender people uncomfortable with his trans gender agenda, he likes to play vintage video games and eat candy. You can praise him on Twitter @JamesStJamesVI.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)

Basil Soper is a transgender writer, activist, and Southerner who wears his heart on his sleeve. He wants to write a memoir and continue utilizing intersectional practices while operating in the
social justice field. He can be reached at www.ncqueer.com.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)

Susan Strouse, D.Min. is a Lutheran pastor who resides in Berkeley, CA.

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The Chaplain's Gut: An Embodied Guide to Holy Anger (2022)  * The INTRAfaith Conversation: How Do Christians Talk Among Ourselves about INTERfaith Matters?  ( )

Lou Sullivan could be called the father of the contemporary trans male movement. The creator of FTM (now FTM International), Lou wrote letters to thousands of transmen across the globe before he became the first trans man to die of AIDS in 1991. Photos of Lou’s transition, additional letters to David and video interviews of Lou before his death are currently on display in Man-i-fest: FTM Mentorship in San Francisco from 1976-2009, curated by Megan M. Rohrer in partnership with the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco and available online at Out History here.

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Daniel Tisdel is a pastor.  In his previous career he taught high school Spanish and coached several high school sports. He grew up in Colorado and has family there. He has many hobbies, from hiking and camping, to woodworking, to sports, especially his beloved Denver Broncos!

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Bible Stories Reimagining Between the Lines (2014)

Reid Vanderburgh is a retired therapist, living in Portland, Oregon. The author of Transition and Beyond: Observations on Gender Identity and Journeys of Transformation: Stories from Across the
Acronym, Reid has authored several journal articles and book chapters, in addition to publishing numerous articles at: www.transtherapist.com.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)  *  Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Cameron Thomas Whitley, Ph.D. is a professor at Western Washington University. His work is guided by a central question: How do our relationships with others inform our attitudes and behaviors? Substantively, he studies issues concerning the environment, science and technology, human-animal relationships, and gender and sexuality.

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Letters for My Brothers: Tranistional Wisdom in Retrospect (2011)

Benji Young is the pen name of a trans man who lives in North Carolina with his two dogs, a rabbit, a hamster, and a cat. He studies Psychology and Sociology at a local community college.
In his spare time he writes essays and nonfiction that generally focus on gender and body image issues.

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Manifest: Transitional Wisdom on Male Privilege (2016)