10 January 2013

Health Care Professionals And Lost Generation Of Transgenders

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In several posts on this blog, I have mentioned some of the difficulties transgender people have in getting appropriate medical and psychia...
09 January 2013

It Took 30 Years, But They Found A Way To Fire Him

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In the winter class I'm teaching, the students are about to read Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis . It seems like an amazing coinci...
06 January 2013

Who Belongs To The "Club"?

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Over the years, there have been many definitions of "transgender" and "transsexual", apart from the ones in the textboo...
05 January 2013

We Won't Come For What They've Built In The Beaver State

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Once again, I've Kelli Busey to thank for the latest news about what's available to trans people. She reports that in order to c...
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04 January 2013

What The Repeal Of DADT Won't Change

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When "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, I pointed out--on this blog and to people I know--that it wasn't an unmit...
03 January 2013

Palais d'Hiver

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This photo from Let's Go Ride A Bike made me think of something I wrote some years ago:                               Palais d...
02 January 2013

The City Of Ladies

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Here is another excerpt from the work of fiction I've been writing. In this piece, a trans woman who's about to have surgery has to...
01 January 2013

The Price Of Giving Up His Seed In The Sunflower State

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I can just see it now:  Millions of straight men petition their legislators to legalize same-sex marriage. What will bring about such a c...
31 December 2012

Lessons After Three And A Half Years

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I've heard many other people say that they're not sorry to see 2012 go.  On the whole, I agree with them.  I've discussed some ...
30 December 2012

Past, Passing Or Passage?

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I don't know what, if anything, this has to do with gender identity, sexuality, or anything else.  But it's taking up a few of my ...
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29 December 2012

Girls Just Wanna Have...

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I am not being sarcastic at all when I say that Flagler Beach, Florida has its charms.  The beach is great, and the dunes to the north and...
27 December 2012

Fenway Health Series

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Fenway Health has put together an excellent series of videos and graphics about the disparities in health care that affect us in the trans...
26 December 2012

Stealth Or Denial?

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Every time I come here--a part of  Florida between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach-- to visit my parents, I think for a moment or two about...
24 December 2012

Merry Christmas From Candy

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Merry Christmas!
23 December 2012

"You Must Be Nick"

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Last night I came to Florida, to spend the holiday with Mom and Dad.  This evening we went to dinner at the Tuscan Grille in Flagler Beach...
19 December 2012

Annie Londonderry: Pedaling And Peddling Like A Man

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As a teenager, I looked forward to Bicycling! magazine every month.  Aside from learning about bikes and equipment I wouldn't encounte...
17 December 2012

This Is Not A Dirty Joke

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Seriously...A trans woman I know has just returned from a conference. She was boarding her flight in Florida--in Tampa, I believe--when, ...
16 December 2012

About The Massacre In Connecticut

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Although it may not seem directly related to transgender issue, I want to make a comment about the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School...
15 December 2012

Why They Call Him A Faggot

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Let's see...One girlfriend is found dead under mysterious circumstances. The next one takes out an order of protection against him after...
14 December 2012

Knowing What's Right For Her

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The kind of transsexual woman I want to be is twelve years old! Her name is Jazz.  In an interview with Barbara Walters, she says that she...