19 November 2012

First Transgender Representative Elected in Cuba.

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Her own father reported her to the Cuban authorities.  During the 1980's, she spent two years in prison for her "dangerousness....
17 November 2012

For Lou Rispoli, RIP

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Far too many people are killed simply for being at the wrong place at the wrong time, for crossing paths with the wrong person or people.  ...
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...