21 April 2012

Why They Should Say No To ROTC

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A while back, I talked about the campaign to bring a Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program to York College.   Well, it seems tha...
20 April 2012

Too Good To Be True

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Today I had a late lunch-early dinner with a friend of mine who's transitioning from male to female.  I remarked upon some of the chang...
19 April 2012

LGBT Scholarships

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Today one of my students asked about scholarships that might be available to her.  Now, I don't know about very many of them off the top...
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18 April 2012

No "Outing" Today

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Today I rode my bike to work. On the way, I stopped at a diner to use the bathroom. (I shouldn't have had that second cup of tea before ...
17 April 2012

Fake Butts And Real Troubles

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Last week, when I was in Florida, the " Fake Butt Doctor " was in the news. Oneal Ron Morris was accused of injecting patients...
16 April 2012

A Cis Ally And A Trans Panel On MSNBC

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Yesterday, Melissa Harris-Perry presented a panel on MSNBC to discuss transgender issues.  She was motivated to do this--and, in her word...
12 April 2012

A Simple Life?

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Normally, I'm happy to get home from a trip to Florida.  These days, I'm happy to see my parents, in part because I don't k...
10 April 2012

When I Wasn't Thinking About What Could've Been

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Yesterday it was lunch with Mom and her friend. Tonight, after I took a bike ride, it was out to dinner with Mom and Dad.  We went to what i...
09 April 2012

Why I Enjoy Lunch With Them

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Today I went to lunch with Mom and a friend of hers.  The town in which they live is a bit different from my neighborhood, where I have two ...
08 April 2012

A Judge Had To Make UPS Deliver

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In most states--New York included--if you undergo hormone therapy and gender-reassignment surgery, you can remain married to the person to w...
06 April 2012

My Thing Is Bigger Than....Well, Never Mind!

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I'm going to break a promise to myself.  I didn't make the promise to anyone else, so I guess it's okay to break.  Kinda sorta m...
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 ...