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Alexander (Sascz) Herrmann

Alexander (Sascz) Herrmann

The Unpleasantness at the Toastmasters Club

I’m publishing my letter below, because after two weeks, all I received was a “we accept your resignation” letter from the club. I’m…

5 min readApr 26, 2022

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I actually hesitated to come out as a trans man because I worried about what it would mean for all…

Women - AFAB or AMAB - who hate men simply for being men - whether those men are AMAB or AFAB - are just as bad as men who hate women…

1 min readJan 13, 2022

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Alexander (Sascz) Herrmann

Dear Dave Chappelle

As a trans person, I’m now supposed to hate Dave Chapelle. That’s because, during his special The Closer, he said the words “I’m team…

4 min readNov 13, 2021

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My Toastmasters Icebreaker Speech

As a member of Toastmasters International, I was asked to give an “icebreaker” speech of four to six minutes at my local club. The…

4 min readSep 8, 2021

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My Toastmasters Icebreaker Speech

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I am so sorry to read about Brian's death.

1 min readSep 5, 2021

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It's kind of funny (except not): even when people know I'm trans, they respond to me as if I'm male…

And I feel so guilty because there are so few women in (compared to men, that is), and especially in my field (Information Security), and I…

1 min readMay 4, 2021

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Alexander (Sascz) Herrmann

That's great to hear! Feel free to ask me any questions you might have.

1 min readApr 22, 2021

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Stuff That’s Changed (That I Didn’t Expect to Change) Since I Transitioned

When I began transitioning, and especially when I started taking testosterone, I expected some things to change. But there were some…

4 min readMar 22, 2021

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Less of a Man

Today I realized that my hair is almost long enough to ponytail again.

3 min readAug 7, 2020

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Less of a Man

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“I Have No Peers” — ASD and Trans in a Cishet, Normie World

It happened again just recently: a group of people I’d tried to embrace as peers let me know that I was unacceptable. I stepped back…

7 min readJul 18, 2020

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“I Have No Peers” — ASD and Trans in a Cishet, Normie World

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Alexander (Sascz) Herrmann

Alexander (Sascz) Herrmann

I’m a disabled transmasculine cybersecurity specialist living in Berkshire County, MA, USA. I like to write, sing, do fiber art, and play video games.

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