PinnedElizabeth-Marie HelmsinAn Injustice!We Keep Debating Why We Teach HistoryWe expect the past to provide answers, but perhaps it can only offer better questions7 min read·Jul 13, 2021--1--1
PinnedElizabeth-Marie HelmsinAn Injustice!A Way to Talk Around the Problem: R.E.M. as Rock DadsA trans woman’s gratitude for Michael Stipe’s lessons on masculinity.8 min read·Jun 19, 2021--2--2
PinnedElizabeth-Marie HelmsOn Gender DysphoriaThe shifting experiences of gender dysphoria are more complex than any diagnostic criteria.·8 min read·Dec 27, 2019--8--8
Elizabeth-Marie HelmsThere Is No “Both Sides” To Trans LivesA challenge to false compromises and false “concerns.”7 min read·Jun 15, 2020----
Elizabeth-Marie HelmsScience in the Heroic AgeThe mythology of science has as great an impact on public understanding as theory.17 min read·Apr 30, 2020----
Elizabeth-Marie HelmsManaging Anxiety Like a ProWatching my friends’ reactions to COVID-19, I realized I’d been there before. Here’s some advice.7 min read·Mar 19, 2020----
Elizabeth-Marie HelmsI Sing Myself: The Transgender Love SongHow trans readings recontextualize the love song as a form of empowerment.·9 min read·Aug 11, 2019--5--5
Elizabeth-Marie HelmsA Study in Buried TreasuresThe underrated in music criticism and its parallels to transgender experience23 min read·Aug 1, 2019----