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Sandy Ernest Allen

Author

Sandy Ernest Allen is a trans author and journalist whose work focuses on mental health and gender. He’s contributed to many outlets including Esquire, The Believer, The Cut, and This American Life. He writes a newsletter focused on self-care called What’s Helping Today.

transgender writer sandy allen whose bladder was damaged from holding in his pee

A Lifetime of Avoiding Public Bathrooms Damaged My Bladder—Now, As a Trans Man, I’m Finally Letting Go

Inside the emotional and physical toll of holding it in.

May 15, 2025