About a month after coming out, I wrote a post about why I chose the name Kara. Today I am excited and happy to announce that, courtesy of the Government of Ontario, my name is now legally Kara Doreen Rose Babcock.

My middle names, Doreen and Rose, are the…

A quick reminder to cis allies about how small words of affirmation have an outsize importance on the lives of your trans friends.

I don’t remember the first time I saw a transgender person portrayed on screen. Probably my first memory of someone crossdressing is Mrs. Doubtfire, a movie which, like so many movies in our childhood, I enjoyed as a kid and now look back up with a cringey awareness of…

I largely try to stay out of "discourse" on social media these days, and coming out is not going to change that. But for the record…

An example of how easy it can be not to include trans people, and some practical tips on how you can do better.