I quietly passed 3 years on testosterone this summer & was too busy to note it publicly, so doing so now by reposting my little Dante coming-out essay. being trans remains life-changing & I remain incredibly grateful for it.

Virgil Opts Out (or: how Dante made me trans) - B. Pladek

For years I’ve been mildly obsessed with canto 30 of Dante’s Purgatorio—in particular, what happens to Virgil afterwards. In the canto, Virgil has led Dante up mount purgatory to the edenic garden tha...

That was lovely. Thank you for sharing ❤️