Writer Emezi celebrates 6-months anniversary of her nonhuman-affirming chest surgery

A Writer,  Emezi Akwaeke celebrates 6-months anniversary of her nonhuman-affirming chest surgery

She twitted:

a big god in the swamp today’s the six month anniversary of my second nonhuman-affirming chest surgery. thank you to all my lovebears who held me with such care through this year. my community is phenomenal

it’s fascinating seeing some nigerians respond kindly only b/c they think i have cancer, which i don’t.

this essay is outdated, but slightly useful. trans is a flesh term

-we are ogbanje, a deity’s child, a nonhuman entity carving a body to match