Sometimes when people are online they feel the urge to post about something they really really want to do or claim to have done.

If the thing you're talking about is illegal, I promise no one thinks it's cool or is glad you posted it, with the sole exception of cops and prosecutors.

Please DON'T.

Today for @theverge.com, I talk about transfem narratives: the epistemic lockout from mainstream publishing, the advantages and pitfalls of the self-pub model, and what a global transmisogynistic panic implies for our ability to make our voices heard and represent our own lives and worlds.