Janitorqueer
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The author has been a janitor for the past 15 years. He has been identified as genderqueer for about 17 years. He has been micro-dosing testosterone, on-and-off, since March of 2013.
Janitorqueer
1M ago
I’m back to performing, after a 5 year hiatus. “Adam Andro-matic” was last seen at a small bar downtown doing drag-aoke as a wind-up-doll to the song “Blue Monday” by New Order. And then the pandemic hit, and I haven’t been back to that bar since. A new opportunity came up recently! An acquaintance put ..read more
Janitorqueer
3M ago
Eight years ago, after a long buildup, I finally came out at work (an elementary school) as trans, and more specifically, non-binary. It was right after Trump had been elected, and before he took office. It feels like a long time ago now. Lots of new staff members have been hired since then; I don’t ..read more
Janitorqueer
7M ago
I got an email from a reader named Ike the other day. They said, “hi there! found this site killing time before my shift as a fill in custodian for the NYCSSS and it was about exactly what i was looking for lol. I wish my question was more close ended, but basically, what do ..read more
Janitorqueer
1y ago
Ten years ago, today, I started “janitorqueer.” I wanted to write about being queer, specifically genderqueer, and about being a janitor. Mostly though, I wanted to find and connect with others who had similar stories. I wanted to be on testosterone long-term, but I was afraid that it was going to do irreversible “damage” to ..read more
Janitorqueer
1y ago
Prior to finally trying testosterone, ten years ago today, I was stressing so hard about whether to do it or not. Perseverating for years, really. If I could go back to that younger version of myself, I’d say, “Just try the dang thing! It doesn’t have to mean anything in particular, as far as identity ..read more
Janitorqueer
1y ago
For as long as I’ve had this blog (9 years!), I’ve written annually around this time of year, about a hospitalization I went through at age 17. I was there for 19 days; it was voluntary but quickly became involuntary once it was clear I wasn’t actually based in reality. This year, I wasn’t sure ..read more
Janitorqueer
1y ago
I got some hate mail yesterday, and decided to respond. Anonymous asked, Why the fuck are you doingvthis [sic] to yourself and causing other people to follow you. [sic] The main reason I’m doing “this” to myself is because I value the quality of my life. I’m just going to have to venture a guess ..read more
Janitorqueer
1y ago
On Wednesday, a friend posted on social media that he had an extra ticket to go see singer/songwriter/trans icon/punk rocker Laura Jane Grace in the next town over, and did anyone want to take him up on it? My first reaction was, “Oh wow! I would love to see her!” Followed by, “Damn, I have ..read more
Janitorqueer
1y ago
Last week, I got my hair cut by a professional for the first time in over 20 years. Why haven’t I done this sooner?! I was aware that I had acquired some stubborn habits around my hair, and I was planning to go to someone to intervene, but it still took me a long time ..read more
Janitorqueer
1y ago
Every year around this time, since starting this blog eight years ago, I revisit the events surrounding a hospitalization that happened when I was 17. That was 22 years ago now, and I’m getting closer toward a goal of sharing my writing about it with a wider audience. Two years ago, I wrote, “Maybe one ..read more