What halloween means for trans & gender-nonconforming people:
Gender norms are routinely policed, both institutionally and in everyday life, by complete strangers. For many, bathrooms have become a battleground, and online shopping a preferred alternative to being judged for the section in which people shop for clothes. That's why Halloween has become, for some, the only time they can feel comfortable expressing themselves without fear of being told who they should be and what they should look like.
More than that, though, Halloween—a time when everyone is free to transform into anything they can imagine—is an inherently liberating time, one that can serve to help people better understand themselves and their identity. In celebration of this special time of year, I asked six trans and gender-nonconforming people how they felt about Halloween, and whether the holiday had any impact on their lives or view of their own gender identities. Read their stories, below.Most days of the year, when I wear what I consider a super-normal outfit—a skirt, heeled boots, some lipstick—people often look at me like, Who's that weirdo? But on and around Halloween, everything inverts.
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