13 December 2012

Susan B. Anthony On Cycling

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"Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives wo...
12 December 2012

Why Are You Transgendered?

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Why are you transgendered? Oh, I dunno.  But maybe you can tell me why you're such a thug. Now, I don't recommend giving such a...
11 December 2012

Doing Their Good Deed Daily?

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On my other blog , I've mentioned that The Bowery Boys is one of my favorite blogs that isn't about bicycling or gender. Now I...
10 December 2012

Relationships Lost By The Lost Generation

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A post  from Feministe  that recently came my way highlighted an aspect of life for the Lost Generation of Transgenders . During the time...
09 December 2012

What's The Difference Between Indonesia And Indiana?

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At one time, the French referred to sadomasochism  as "le vice anglais."  It's rather ironic, when you consider that "sa...
08 December 2012

A White House Engagement Leads To...A Second-Wave Marriage?

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You probably heard that back in June, a transgender man who goes by the single name of Scout proposed to Liz Margolies during the LGBT prid...
06 December 2012

Man Charged In Murder Of January Lapuz

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Many of us in the US see Canada--and Vancouver in particular--as a safe, tolerant haven. After all, it was the first country outside of Eur...
05 December 2012

Gay Marriage: A Pocketbook Issue?

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There are historians as well as people who know even less about history than I know who argue that even if the Civil War hadn't been fo...
04 December 2012

What The DSM-V Won't, And Can't, Address

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Yesterday I discussed , briefly, the possible implications and effects of removing "transgender" from the list of mental disorder...
03 December 2012

How Much Of A Victory Will The DSM-V Be For Transgenders?

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If you're not LGBT, or not a medical or psychiatric professional, or an actuary, you've probably never looked at the Diagnostic And ...
01 December 2012

Reagan, Wall Street And The Lost Generation of Transgender People

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In previous posts , I've talked a bit about the Lost Generation of Transgender People.  I've mentioned a few of the possible reason...
30 November 2012

Andy Marra: Moving Ahead With Two Families

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For so many of us, the stories of our "coming out" and gender transition are inextricably woven with our families.  A few of us ar...
29 November 2012

Lighting The Way Home

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Well, it's that time of year again. Whatever route I take home from work, I pass through a couple of residential neighborhoods in eas...
28 November 2012

Stacie Laughton Resigns

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A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned the election of Stacie Laughton, New Hampshire's first transgender legislator. Now she has resigned...
26 November 2012

Healthcare And The Transgender Lost Generation

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How many people would take advice from someone who was deemed mentally ill? And, what would you do if you suffered some sort of disease b...
25 November 2012

Cycling After The Tide

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This sign should have given me some idea of what I was getting myself into: From 91st Street in Howard Beach--where I saw the inverte...
24 November 2012

Fox News Celebrates Transgender Day Of Remembrance

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Perhaps I should pay more attention to Faux, I mean Fox, News than I do.  After all, in its own way, it's brilliant:  It whips up resen...
22 November 2012

Sixteen Months And $18,000 Later

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In New York City, it costs $160.  In Oklahoma, it costs $18,000. You read that right.  Oh, but it gets even better.  The thing I'm ta...
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.  ...