
Transgender

It is the greatest love letter to myself. It just doesn’t have words.

Hair Hair
A theater artist and educator reflects on a crucial—if unexpectedly painful—moment of autonomy

In the Cabin of the Crazy One
A Vajrayana practitioner recounts her late-in-life gender transition while on a 12-day solo meditation retreat

CultureMagazine | Meditations on the Arts, Openings
The Act of Liberation
Kei Tsuruharatani on Buddhism and Broadway

A Gender-Diverse Sangha
How a groundbreaking book created a community for trans, genderqueer, and nonbinary Buddhists

Tenzin Mariko: Tibetan Trailblazer
A former monk gains renown as one of the first openly transgender people in the Tibetan community, opening the door to acceptance.

A Transgender Buddhist Trailblazer 20+ Years Later
The first openly transgender Buddhist teacher speaks about what has changed since she came out over 20 years ago.

Coming Out Whole
A Buddhist teacher explains why she came out as transgender in the nineties.

Finding Refuge in a Time of War
This election cycle had been a condensed version of everything Daisy Hernández learned to fear as a child of immigrants. The difference now is that she has a community.

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