05 April 2012

Coko Williams, Murdered In Detroit

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"Her throat was slashed and she was shot." A friend of mine read that sentence to me during our phone conversation.  "If tha...
04 April 2012

Zeke Swim Teaches His Doctors

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I have to say that I've been rather fortunate in my experiences with health-care providers.  I have a doctor and gynecologist treat othe...
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03 April 2012

It's Against The Rules--Whatever They Are

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"It's against the rules." "Which rules?" "You know, the rules." "Which ones?" "I du...
01 April 2012

The Dumbest Things Ever Said About Us

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Gay marriage is like 9/11. Gay sex causes men to need diapers. Adolf Hitler was an active homosexual. "Glee" is part of a...
31 March 2012

For Alexis Rivera

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Just before I started my transition, I attended the wake and funeral of Sylvia Rivera.  (I can't believe a decade has passed since then!...
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29 March 2012

Not Standing Idly By Transgendered Youth

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There are days when I wish I'd gotten on a bus, or my bike, the day after I graduated high school and gone to some place where nobody kn...
28 March 2012

It Gets Better For Them, Too

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By now, you've probably seen the ads, Public Service Announcements and videos that try to reassure LGBT youth that " It Gets Better...
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26 March 2012

He Would Have Had An Easier Time In Georgia

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The State of Georgia actually makes one aspect of life for transgender people easier than the City of New York does. Yes, you read that ri...
25 March 2012

What Is Denis Davila Afraid Of?

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Would you let Jenna Talackova compete in your beauty contest? If not, what are you afraid of? I'd like to ask the latter question ...
24 March 2012

Why Bullying Is A Crime

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Yesterday, I was talking with a friend of mine who is showing some signs of taking hormones but has not started to live full-time as a woman...
22 March 2012

99 Steps

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The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) has just issued a new Blueprint for Equality . It outlines 99 steps that could be taken ...
21 March 2012

Testing My Patience

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I am going to say something that, coming from an educator, you might find odd:  I utterly abhor tests. All right.  I'll lay my cards ...
19 March 2012

Kaeden Kass: Denied For A Job, His Identity Denied

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Kaeden Kass was not allowed to serve as resident assistant of a male dorm at Miami University of Ohio. Normally, that wouldn't be note...
17 March 2012

Darun Rhavi's Crime

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The debate continues, and will most likely continue, about Dharun Ravi's conviction yesterday.  Whether or not you think that he is resp...
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16 March 2012

Is This Justice For Tyler Clementi--Or Dharun Ravi?

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As you may have heard by now, Dharun Ravi has been found guilty of hate crimes.  He will be sentenced on 21 May; he faces ten years in priso...
15 March 2012

More Attempts At Legislative Violence Against Women

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I'm normally not much of a fan of increased government regulation.  However, I am disgusted by  the latest efforts to weaken legislation...
13 March 2012

"But No Man Will Want To Marry You!"

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Some of my current students had yet to be born when I started teaching.  Just when I thought I'd heard everything, I realized I had. And...
12 March 2012

After Their Traumas

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(I know there are now thousands of women in the US Armed Forces.  However, for the purposes of this post, I'll use male pronouns in refe...
10 March 2012

Gay Time

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When I was teaching at LaGuardia Community College, I helped to organize an event called "Queer CUNY."  Every year, it's held ...
09 March 2012

On LGBT Substance Abuse

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I try not to re-hash material I've seen on other blogs or websites, or even in the print media.  I also try not to spend too much time r...