10 April 2013

Petitioning Smith College To End Anti-Transgender Discrimination

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A few posts ago, I talked about the plight of Calliope Wong . She is a high-school senior who has been living as female for two years and ha...
09 April 2013

Six Years With Max

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Six years ago today, I took Max into my home. A few months earlier, my friend Millie rescued him from a street that divides a s...
08 April 2013

The End Of A Day At The Beginning Of A Season

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During my ride home, I stopped at the Long Island City piers just in time for this: And, in one sign that Spring is finally springing ...
03 April 2013

A Double Bind For "The Pregnant Man."

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What if Franz Kafka wrote about transgender people and same-sex marriage? One possible answer to that question is not a work of fiction....
02 April 2013

David Brooks Homophobia--And Racism And Classism

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Sure, let gays get married.  Let them suffer like the rest of us. I don't know who said it first.  But, even as a trans woman who was ...
30 March 2013

An Old Riding Partner--Or Racing Rival?

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"Mind if I ride your wheel?" "No, not at all!" He didn't realize it's the best--or, at least my favorite--que...
29 March 2013

On Abortion And Same-Sex Marriage

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As the Supreme Court hearings on same-sex marriage are taking place, I've read and heard more than a few comparisons between that issue...
28 March 2013

A Growing Boy

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Marley has been in my life for a bit more than a year.  When he first came into my life at the end of February of last year, he was still a...
27 March 2013

Why I Didn't Give Up Cycling

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I have been cycling, in one way or another, for more than four decades.  Now I do not pedal nearly as many miles (or kilometres) as I did...
26 March 2013

When The Paperwork Is Done

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Variations of this cartoon hung in many an office during the 1970's.  However, they all had the same message: No job is fin...
25 March 2013

Homophobia And The Lost Generation Of Transgenders

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Parent:  "So, are you going to date men or women?" Adult child: "Men." Parent:  (Expression of relief.) "At le...

Homophobia And The Lost Generation Of Transgenders

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Parent:  "So, are you going to date men or women?" Adult child: "Men." Parent:  (Expression of relief.) "At le...
24 March 2013

Not A Luxury

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Being transgendered is not a luxury. To some of you, such a statement may seem so self-evident that it doesn’t need to be said.  To o...
23 March 2013

Calling MTF CUNY Faculty Members!

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Last night, I had dinner with a friend who's in a late stage of her transition.  She teaches in the City University of New York (CUNY),...
22 March 2013

Please Help Kate

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Today I'm going to ask you to help one of my heroine s.    At the very beginning of my transition --just as I was about to start l...
15 March 2013

Same-Sex Marriage And The Economy

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I'm not entirely a fan of Obama, though I am glad he defeated Mitt Romney in the most recent election. Now I'll defend Obama in a ...
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14 March 2013

Who Does This Pope Represent, Anyway?

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I know this question has been asked before.  But I'll ask it anyway:  How can someone talk about the love of Jesus Christ and discrimina...
13 March 2013

J'Accuse

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Here is another part of the work of fiction I've been writing:    J’Accuse One thing I’ve noticed since I left this block:  all...