Rey Katz

Rey Katz writes and publishes Amplify Respect, a newsletter to inspire less anxiety and more hope about being trans. Their essays are published in HuffPost, etc.

244 posts

Travel & Outdoors

On the road again

Struggling to find boundaries and routine to allow creative work

Rey Katz Jul 12, 2026 4 min read

Trans & Nonbinary Life

Not queer enough (and too queer at the same time)

A party at the beach

Rey Katz Jul 5, 2026 4 min read

I bought underwear in Japan as a trans masc person, with a city skyline at night featuring a curvy tree

Trans & Nonbinary Life

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I bought underwear in Japan as a trans masc person

People in the US think I look gender-suspicious enough to kick me out of a woman's restroom sometimes. Here's my underwear experience.

Rey Katz Jun 28, 2026 3 min read

Trans & Nonbinary Life

Society tells me what words to use for myself

Expressing myself as a queer person

Rey Katz Jun 21, 2026 4 min read

Find the joy in your workout, with a photo of the beach with sand, water, rocks, and plants

Creative Mindset & Culture

Find the joy in your werk out

A guest post from Mike De Socio, a queer American living in Italy

Mike De Socio, Rey Katz Jun 11, 2026 4 min read

Does Patagonia have to sue Pattie Gonia? with a photo of evergreen trees with mountains and sky

News & Advocacy

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Does Patagonia have to sue Pattie Gonia? 🤔

We're here, we're queer, and we're trademarked

Rey Katz Jun 4, 2026 7 min read

Project C article: Who do you trust? Inside how creator journalists earn it

News & Advocacy

Who do you trust to report on trans issues?

I wrote about trust in creator journalism for Project C

Rey Katz May 28, 2026 5 min read

Photos of Beks and Rey from the video, two light skinned people with short hair, smiling as they talk enthusiastically

Creative Mindset & Culture

Asexual, aromantic, queer Shakespeare?

My conversation with Beks Roen, theater maker and storypreneur

Beks Roen, Rey Katz May 21, 2026 11 min read

"When did you know you were trans?" Does this moment exist? With a serene photo of a turtle sitting on a rock out of the water

Trans & Nonbinary Life

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"When did you know you were trans?" Does this moment exist?

I don't have a "being trans" anniversary

Rey Katz May 14, 2026 4 min read

Can trans people use sentō, Japanese public baths, with a photo of a river with green banks running through the city

Trans & Nonbinary Life

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Can trans people use sentō, Japanese public baths?

What is a sentō like?

Rey Katz May 7, 2026 5 min read

Creative Mindset & Culture

What I've been watching recently

Queer joy, science, and inclusivity

Rey Katz May 4, 2026 3 min read

Creative Mindset & Culture

Which experiences should we share in public?

Finding a stretch, not an injury

Rey Katz Apr 23, 2026 3 min read

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