30 July 2011

My First Swim

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It's odd to be writing, two years after my surgery, about another "first."  But today I took my first swim since then. Of co...
28 July 2011

What You Weren't Expecting, When And From Whom You Weren't Expecting It

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Today, I went to a bank branch I occasionally use.  There, I saw Roger, one of the workers I hadn't seen in a while.  He just turned thi...
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25 July 2011

Meeting My Brother

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Today I saw Mom, Dad and Mike.  They were all understandably tired:  The last couple of days have been busy for them and the weather had bee...
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24 July 2011

Same-Sex Marriage and Gender Relations

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As someone who pays attention to language, I found the modifications made to the marriage ceremonies performed today very interesting. Th...
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23 July 2011

Tomorrow: What We've Been Waiting For

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I can understand how all those gay couples who are getting married tomorrow must feel:  Two years and two weeks ago, I was feeling somethi...
22 July 2011

Another Family Reunion, Sort Of

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Given the amount of time I lived in "transition," and the fact that two years have passed since my surgery, you might think that I...
21 July 2011

They'll Be Married--In New York, Anyway

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Who says that marriage is dead? It seems that every same-sex couple in New York wants to get married on Sunday, which is the first day th...
20 July 2011

Worse Than Their Homo- (and Trans-) Phobia

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I like to remain optimistic.  Really, I do.  I don't like what I see in the mirror when I become a cynical bitch. Still, I can't h...
17 July 2011

The School Climate Survey

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Eva Genevieve has posted something on her blog that I'd like for you to see--especially if you're in high school, have recently gra...
16 July 2011

Looking In Balance

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Before I went out for a bike ride, I went to a couple of stores in my neighborhood.  In one of them, I bumped into someone I hadn't seen...
13 July 2011

More Violence

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As we used to say in my old neighborhood, "When's this shit gonna stop?" A report released today "reveals" someth...
12 July 2011

Fatigue

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There are only two weeks left in the course I'm teaching.  It's a good thing, too. I'm tired.  Actually, it's more than that...
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11 July 2011

On Casey, Jaycee and Idenitity

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I find it interesting that the verdict in the Casey Anthony trial came down at around the same time that Jaycee Dugard told her story to Dia...
10 July 2011

Would She Have Made It?

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I was reading this article  and thinking about how advances in places where one wouldn't expect them are reminders of how far we still h...
09 July 2011

Where The Serenity Prayer Falls Short

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By now, most people--including those who have neither set foot in a twelve-step meeting nor know anyone who has--know some version of the Se...
08 July 2011

Remembering During A Summer Rainstorm

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Today we had a long, heavy thunderstorm that dumped a couple of inches of rain on us.  As I didn't have to go to work today, I spent the...
07 July 2011

Two Years Later

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Today marks two years since my GRS/SRS.  In one sense, it's hard to believe:  It really does seem like only yesterday.  However, in anot...
06 July 2011

Why Casey Anthony's Acquittal Matters To Transgenders

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Not many people, it seems, are happy that Casey Anthony was acquitted of murdering her daughter.  I am not quite happy about it, either.  W...
05 July 2011

On Trans Men, Cis Women And The Passage Of Time

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So...Today I'm another year older.  And the day after tomorrow, two years will have passed since my surgery. I was reminded of the la...
04 July 2011

What Does It All Mean?

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Over the past couple of days, Joanne Priznivalli, on her blog,  has written excellent essays  (and here ) on the real meaning of New York...