27 February 2013

Who, Exactly, Is Committing Fraud?

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I should look up the definitions of "fraud" and "deception" and, perhaps, do a post on them.  I could discuss the commo...
26 February 2013

The Genderbread Person

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Some of you may have already seen it.  I came across it for the first time just recently:   The Genderbread Person : Aside from its cu...
24 February 2013

Keeping Honest People Honest

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"Locks keep honest people out." I forget who said that.  That person certainly had the right idea.  Also, I think he or she cou...
23 February 2013

Victor Imperatus, Lost Classics And Transgenders' Lost Generation

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One of my students, who is very articulate and rather feisty, brought up the subject of bias in history.  "No matter where you go to sc...
22 February 2013

Two Women In Love And A Man Who Understands Journalism

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I don't remember voting on straight marriage.  So why is gay marriage an issue? Ah, there's the Question of the Week.  In a nutsh...
21 February 2013

Waking Max From His Dream?

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As you may have noticed, I've written fewer posts during the past week or so.  You see, I've been under the weather. I thought I wa...
18 February 2013

Why Should A 100-Year-Old Art Show Matter To Transgenders?

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I believe that one reason why so many transgender people are involved with, or at least interested in, the arts is that envisioning and re-...
16 February 2013

It's About The Bathrooms, Again

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When I was in school, I very rarely went to the bathroom.  That wasn't because I ate an unusual diet or had extraordinary self-control....
14 February 2013

Le Beau Marriage: C'est Probable En France

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On Valentine's Day, it's nice to have the kind of news I'm going to relay. The other day, the Assembly, which is the lower ho...
12 February 2013

Dr. Torrey Might Have A Good Idea, But What Does It Mean For LGBT People?

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This morning, I caught a segment of C-Span's Washington Journal   in which Libby Casey interviewed psychiatrist and schizophrenia resea...
10 February 2013

Going Through It Again

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Today I was talking someone who’s related to me but not part of my “nuclear” family.  (I won’t get into the implications of that term!)  H...
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09 February 2013

My Life With Charlies

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About four weeks ago, I wrote about the first anniversary of Charlie 's death. He was sweet, adorable and smart, and accompanied me t...
08 February 2013

Anna Grodzka: World's First Transgender Parlimentarian

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In earlier posts, I've commented on how countries that had been very conservative and Catholic have led the way on LGBT equality.   Exa...
07 February 2013

Brendon Ayanbadejo Gets It--Almost

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Kelli Busey's Planet Transgender has become one of my favorite transgender-related blog.  Actually, it achieved that distinction not lo...
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06 February 2013

Why I Am Not Passing Now

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I am not boasting when I say that it's been a while since I've had to think about "passing".  Any time I meet someone, wh...
03 February 2013

India's Response To The Death Of A Woman Who Was Gang-Raped

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In much of the world--including, at times, my hometown of New York--rape is still treated as "just" a sexual offense rather than t...
02 February 2013

A Thorn In The Side Of The Rose City T-Girls

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One thing any trans person can tell you is that there are some things that even the most trans-friendly communities and the strongest anti-d...
01 February 2013

Words That Are Transphobic And Why

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On Rebloggy , I found this useful infographic (and others):
31 January 2013

A New Harlem Renaissance?

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If you ask almost anyone living in New York City to name a "gay neighborhood", you will probably hear "Chelsea" or ...
30 January 2013

Maryland Bill To Outlaw Trans Discrimination

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New Year's Day was the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. So, it seems appropriate that just over the border from wh...