As real as you are: bring it on.
Pitch your stories.
Being Trans: Journeys is a space for lived experiences written by trans and gender-diverse people.
It’s community-led and centres storytelling, reflection, and personal narratives, the kind that follow your journey of self-discovery, transition, activism, or community building. You don’t need to be an expert to contribute. You just need to share your experience as if you’re passing a note to someone younger than you, offering lessons, warmth, or encouragement from what you’ve been through. Your story should be at least 500 words long.
Submission Process
01. Read Our Guidelines
Take time to understand our editorial requirements before submitting your story.
02. Pitch Your Story
Share your story idea (not the full version!) through our submission form.
03. Editorial Review
Our BeingTrans editorial team will contact you to discuss your pitch and provide feedback.
04. Submit Your Final Story
Once your pitch is approved, you’ll be guided through the editorial process to submit your final story.
Submission Guidelines
If you identify as trans, non-binary, or gender-diverse, you can write about:
Transitioning Journey
Knowing Yourself and Socially Transitioning
- Understanding your gender identity and expression
- Coming out at home, school, or work
- Changing your name and gender marker (legal or social aspects)
- Navigating relationships, family, and friendships
- Safety planning in hostile environments
Medically Transitioning: Hormones & Surgery
- Experiences with gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT)
- Surgery types, recovery, and managing expectations
- How to access providers, telehealth, or informed consent models
- Country-specific barriers to care and legal systems
- First-person stories about transition experiences
Finding Support and Community
LGBTQI+ and trans support organizations (local or regional)
- Peer groups and mentorship opportunities
- Building chosen families
- Coping with isolation, discrimination, or violence
- Mental health and wellness journeys
Community Building
Knowing Yourself and Socially Transitioning
- Understanding your gender identity and expression
- Coming out at home, school, or work
- Changing your name and gender marker (legal or social aspects)
- Navigating relationships, family, and friendships
- Safety planning in hostile environments
Medically Transitioning: Hormones & Surgery
- Experiences with gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT)
- Surgery types, recovery, and managing expectations
- How to access providers, telehealth, or informed consent models
- Country-specific barriers to care and legal systems
- First-person stories about transition experiences
Finding Support and Community
LGBTQI+ and trans support organizations (local or regional)
- Peer groups and mentorship opportunities
- Building chosen families
- Coping with isolation, discrimination, or violence
- Mental health and wellness journeys
Ready to submit your story?
Fill in the form below to pitch your article idea and be part of Being Trans: Journeys. Do not submit your full article yet, just tell us the summary in less than 250 words.
BeingTrans team will be in touch with you soon.
Please be patient as the BeingTrans team runs on a voluntary basis.