AM Kirsch
@amkirsch.com
Writer, activist and educator based in Vancouver, BC
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Why leave "the greatest country on earth"? There were many reasons: mental health, economic migration, government policies, and maybe some simmering queerness. Join me and read about it here... open.substack.com/pub/amkirsch...
On Leaving America
I’ve avoided writing about this for many years, partly because I’ve feared separation from my family on the other side.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Why leave "the greatest country on earth"? There were many reasons: mental health, economic migration, government policies, and maybe some simmering queerness. Join me and read about it here... open.substack.com/pub/amkirsch...
The first "On Reflection" reboot post is out now on Substack: On Imagining. Imagine a world at peace. Subscribe (free) to get new posts in your inbox.
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On Imagining
I watched Jane Goodall’s final words on Netflix last month, and although we disagreed on several things, like her belief in reincarnation and hope for an afterlife, we both believe that hope is the an...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The first "On Reflection" reboot post is out now on Substack: On Imagining. Imagine a world at peace. Subscribe (free) to get new posts in your inbox.
amkirsch.substack.com/p/on-imagini...
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This renews my faith in female solidarity. Please take a few minutes to sign it and help them reach their goal.
notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
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Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This renews my faith in female solidarity. Please take a few minutes to sign it and help them reach their goal.
notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Alas, I didn't make the cut for Letters Live's Dear London competition, but I had good company in over 3000 entries. Here's my entry with some links to the winning letters:
www.amkirsch.com/2025/10/dear...
www.amkirsch.com/2025/10/dear...
Dear London
Trans reader and writer of queer stories. Your inclusive speaker and guide.
www.amkirsch.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Alas, I didn't make the cut for Letters Live's Dear London competition, but I had good company in over 3000 entries. Here's my entry with some links to the winning letters:
www.amkirsch.com/2025/10/dear...
www.amkirsch.com/2025/10/dear...
It wasn't me! I don't think they'd let me into the country, much less the White House :-)
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White House Evacuated After Trans Alarm Goes Off
YouTube video by The Onion
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July 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It wasn't me! I don't think they'd let me into the country, much less the White House :-)
youtu.be/kkt-s39bwWY
youtu.be/kkt-s39bwWY
I’m giving a talk at BCIT PD Day entitled “Teaching in Two Genders: Lessons from BCIT’s First Trans Instructor” and could use your help with questions to fill the 30-minute Q&A that follows.
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May 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m giving a talk at BCIT PD Day entitled “Teaching in Two Genders: Lessons from BCIT’s First Trans Instructor” and could use your help with questions to fill the 30-minute Q&A that follows.
app.sli.do/event/uMT3NT...
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Our April issue of Angles is out! Get your copy at QMUNITY (1170 Bute Street) or online at qmunity.ca/angles-newsp...
May 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our April issue of Angles is out! Get your copy at QMUNITY (1170 Bute Street) or online at qmunity.ca/angles-newsp...
A country that loses its last defence of human rights has descended into the class of authoritarian regimes. It will take generations to repair the court and the country. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
#transrightsarehumanrights
#transrightsarehumanrights
US Supreme Court allows ban on transgender troops to take effect
The court’s decision split its nine-member bench along ideological lines, with its three left-leaning judges opposing.
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May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
A country that loses its last defence of human rights has descended into the class of authoritarian regimes. It will take generations to repair the court and the country. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...
#transrightsarehumanrights
#transrightsarehumanrights
Find my audiobook on Spotify!
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Murder of an Uncommon Man
Check this out! Listen now on @Spotify.
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April 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Find my audiobook on Spotify!
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April 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'm standing up on Trans Day of Visibility! It was a long road from self-awareness to visibility and there's nothing wrong with living in stealth. Sometimes it's the only way to stay safe, but remember to take care of yourself and acknowlege all it's taken to get here. #TransDayofVisibility #TDOV
March 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm standing up on Trans Day of Visibility! It was a long road from self-awareness to visibility and there's nothing wrong with living in stealth. Sometimes it's the only way to stay safe, but remember to take care of yourself and acknowlege all it's taken to get here. #TransDayofVisibility #TDOV
I'm building my Substack and more is coming soon. Plant a seed, get to know me and how I got here.
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#enbygirl #trans
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#enbygirl #trans
Hello from a hopeful trans woman
Get to know a she/they enby girl
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March 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I'm building my Substack and more is coming soon. Plant a seed, get to know me and how I got here.
amkirsch.substack.com/p/hello-from...
#enbygirl #trans
amkirsch.substack.com/p/hello-from...
#enbygirl #trans
They've crushed my dream of a feature in the National Women's History Museum! Maybe the National Museum of Women in the Arts will take me. 😜
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
#transrightsarehumanrights
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#transrightsarehumanrights
Trump orders removal of ‘improper ideology’ from top US museums
Trump’s new executive order targets what he describes as the spread of a “divisive, race-centered ideology” at museums.
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March 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
They've crushed my dream of a feature in the National Women's History Museum! Maybe the National Museum of Women in the Arts will take me. 😜
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
#transrightsarehumanrights
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
#transrightsarehumanrights
We're bringing back Angles Newspaper this spring and will have a sex and relationship column penned by two queer/trans sex coaches and educators. Here's the form for your tender or burning questions: forms.gle/42xevfHCG87D...
@softtouchbodies.bsky.social @belovedcoaching.bsky.social
@softtouchbodies.bsky.social @belovedcoaching.bsky.social
Angles Newspaper: Sex & Relationships Advice Column
Angles Newspaper will have a sex and relationship column penned by two queer/trans sex coaches and educators, offering professional insight and support to readers with questions about gender, sex, bod...
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March 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
We're bringing back Angles Newspaper this spring and will have a sex and relationship column penned by two queer/trans sex coaches and educators. Here's the form for your tender or burning questions: forms.gle/42xevfHCG87D...
@softtouchbodies.bsky.social @belovedcoaching.bsky.social
@softtouchbodies.bsky.social @belovedcoaching.bsky.social
This is where "us and them" leads. We forget our humanity. We're all people who need to pee, but we divide ourselves into men vs women, cis v. trans, butch v. femme, Americans vs Canadians v. immigrants, red v. blue, rich v. poor, white v. POC. Who's next?
www.advocate.com/news/lesbian...
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Cis woman confronted by police officers in Arizona Walmart restroom for looking too masculine speaks out (exclusive)
“The only men in the women’s restroom were the cops,” Kalaya Morton said.
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March 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is where "us and them" leads. We forget our humanity. We're all people who need to pee, but we divide ourselves into men vs women, cis v. trans, butch v. femme, Americans vs Canadians v. immigrants, red v. blue, rich v. poor, white v. POC. Who's next?
www.advocate.com/news/lesbian...
www.advocate.com/news/lesbian...
Happy Read an Ebook Week! My ebook is 50% off at Smashwords this week (March 2-8). #ebookweek25 #Smashwords
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March 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Happy Read an Ebook Week! My ebook is 50% off at Smashwords this week (March 2-8). #ebookweek25 #Smashwords
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
Celebrate #pinkshirtday today by standing up to bullies of all sorts and supporting those who are bullied. Support @itgetsbettercanada.bsky.social, your trans neighbours, federal workers, immigrants, human rights, and buy Canadian!
February 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Celebrate #pinkshirtday today by standing up to bullies of all sorts and supporting those who are bullied. Support @itgetsbettercanada.bsky.social, your trans neighbours, federal workers, immigrants, human rights, and buy Canadian!
Thank you for saying it @jbpritzker.bsky.social These times do have serious Martin Niemöller "First They Came..." vibes: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
February 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Thank you for saying it @jbpritzker.bsky.social These times do have serious Martin Niemöller "First They Came..." vibes: encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...
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February 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I think I get it now...Julianne Moore's book is pulled from DoD school libraries because she identifies as a "Freckleface Strawberry," and intersex people are as common as redheads, ergo, it's really about protecting kids from gender ideology ;-) #intersex #gender
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
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A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration
The actor’s book Freckleface Strawberry is on a list of library books suspended for a ‘compliance review’ after a presidential executive order
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I think I get it now...Julianne Moore's book is pulled from DoD school libraries because she identifies as a "Freckleface Strawberry," and intersex people are as common as redheads, ergo, it's really about protecting kids from gender ideology ;-) #intersex #gender
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
Related advice on navigating our present troubles comes, surprisingly, from Nietzsche:
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Polarizing times call for Nietzsche's practice of 'passing by' | CBC Radio
Nineteenth century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche offers us a method that can help us navigate the highly polarizing discourse that’s afflicting democracies today. IDEAS shares lessons on heal...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Related advice on navigating our present troubles comes, surprisingly, from Nietzsche:
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
I've been struggling with my imagination lately, but Dr. Butler provides both diagnosis and treatment: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is unleashing sadism upon the world. But we cannot get overwhelmed | Judith Butler
Those who celebrate his defiance and sadism are as claimed by his logic as those who are paralyzed with outrage
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I've been struggling with my imagination lately, but Dr. Butler provides both diagnosis and treatment: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello everyone! I’m new here and looking for a nontoxic place to learn and share that accepts as many of my values as possible. I discovered I was nonbinary from a diversity initiative at work and can’t support any platform that denies the strength of diversity. See you soon!
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Hello everyone! I’m new here and looking for a nontoxic place to learn and share that accepts as many of my values as possible. I discovered I was nonbinary from a diversity initiative at work and can’t support any platform that denies the strength of diversity. See you soon!