15 November 2012

Trans Woman Tasered In Her Groin

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I used to think some of the most ignorant stuff I'd heard and read was published and broadcast as "news" in the New York Post...
14 November 2012

What I Missed: Gender Clinics

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Sometimes I think about the things I missed out on as a result of transitioning after the turn of the century rather than, say, in the 1980...
13 November 2012

How A Misguded Moral Crusade Victimizes Trans People

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I am glad that attention has been paid to the discrimination and violence transgender people too often face. There is a related issue th...
12 November 2012

DD 214: An ID Problem For Transgender Veterans

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During the Presidential campaign, I wrote about how Voter ID laws were a hindrance to transgender people.  This is particularly true for t...
11 November 2012

Transgender Veterans

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Today is the real Veterans' (Armistice) Day.  So I thought it would be interesting to share something I found on You Tube. Monica F. ...
10 November 2012

Fate And Hunger

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Here is another part of the work of fiction I am writing.  (Some other parts have been posted; they are in italics. ) Foregone conclusio...
09 November 2012

The Yankees Get It

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Disclaimer:  In spite of its title, this post has nothing to do with baseball.   (By the way, I'm a Mets fan!) I am referring to nati...
07 November 2012

A New Sundance Series And The Lost Generation Of Trans Men

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The Sundance Channel has just list of original scripted series for the 2013-14 television season.  Among those new shows is one about a tr...
04 November 2012

Light At The End Of The Storm

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I don't mind cloudy days.  Actually, I like them, especially for cycling, particularly along a seacoast. However, during the past few ...
03 November 2012

What Would Donald Trump Say To This?

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I hope that the winner of Brazil 's transgender beauty pageant was crowned quickly enough so that she could make it to Thailand. Ther...
02 November 2012

The Catholic Connection

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A former co-worker once accused me of being a "self-hating Catholic."  She--who was attending a seminary while she worked with me...
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01 November 2012

Brazil's Transgender Beauty Pageant

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A few days ago, I wrote about the murder of a Brazilian transgender woman who went by the name Madona , and how it is just one example of t...
31 October 2012

The Greenwich Village Halloween Parade

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Well, as you might have heard by now, this year's Halloween Parade in Greenwich Village is being postponed . In its four-decade histo...
30 October 2012

A Transgender Storm?

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Well, so far, it looks like I've weathered Hurricane Sandy.  The lights flickered a couple of times but never went out.  In my neighbor...
29 October 2012

Eden Lane Didn't Broadcast Her Transition

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Until today, I knew of one transgender broadcast journalist.  I met her when I was about to begin my own transition.  Then, Andrea Sears ha...
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28 October 2012

Anticipating The Storm

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Max is a real New Yorker.   We've been warned that Hurricane/Tropical Storm Sandy will be "catastrophic" and " a storm...
27 October 2012

Two Members Of The Lost Generation Do Lunch

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Yesterday I had a late lunch/early dinner with a friend who's just passed a significant milestone in her transition.   She is a few ye...
26 October 2012

Why Was A Trans Woman Stoned To Death In Brazil?

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In Brazil, same-sex marriages are allowed, although the notaries are not required to perform them.  Furthermore, same-sex couples enjoy mos...
25 October 2012

She Knows Why It Wasn't Enough To Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

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Obama's repeal of " Don't Ask, Don't Tell " hasn't been as complete a victory as some LGBT activists and their al...
24 October 2012

Why They Think About Killing Themselves

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Sometimes a study will confirm what any five-year-old could tell you.  Still, it's good to have them, if only to use as evidence that t...