LGBTQ+

Is Halloween a Good Day to Be Transgender?

I have mixed feelings about this holiday

Logan Silkwood

Published in

Prism & Pen

6 min readOct 31, 2023

The author has his hair pulled back into a ponytail. He’s wearing black-rimmed glasses and a grey suit with a butterfly pin on it. Under the suit, you can see a bright red shirt hanging low over a black undershirt. Above the shirts, plenty of chest hair is showing. He’s smiling with a smirk that makes him look like a queer, trans masculine Mona Lisa. — Is this my costume or who I am? (Photo taken by author.)

Several trans people have told me that Halloween is their favorite holiday. They’ve described it as a rare time of safety to be themselves while in the closet and have fond memories as a result.

LGBTQ+

Is Halloween a Good Day to Be Transgender?

I have mixed feelings about this holiday

Written by Logan Silkwood