"I'm told that I'm beautiful and super cute, but they refuse to call me handsome, even if they're corrected." "I have been fetishized a good handful of times, mostly by women, actually," says Kai, who ...

Welcome to Love Transcends, a special project by Cosmopolitan that celebrates the resilience, wisdom, hope, and joy of the trans community as its members navigate romantic love. Through in-depth ...

This lack of visibility makes it easy to draw the conclusion that trans women aren't lovable, which has an understandable effect on their self-esteem (especially early in their transition). It also ...

Welcome to Ella and the City—a new column by Ella Snyder about what it’s like to date as a trans person in New York City today. I was in seventh grade the first time I felt anxiety. It was 2011—my ...