30 May 2013

Bachmann Overdrive

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By now, you've all heard that Michele Bachmann is not seeking re-election. I'm going to miss her.  After all, it's an accomplis...
29 May 2013

Argentina Won't Cry For Him

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One year ago, Argentina took the unprecedented step of, essentially, making it legal for anyone over the age of 18 to choose his or her ge...
26 May 2013

The Best States For Transgender Student-Athletes

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It's actually easier to be a transgender student-athlete in Nebraska than it is in New Hampshire--or New York. Yes, you read that rig...
25 May 2013

The BSA Gets It Half-Right

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I wasn't going to comment about the decision to allow openly gay boys to become Boy Scouts.  But I've found myself thinking about it...
24 May 2013

Why Are Gay Families In Salt Lake City?

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According to a recent study , the US city in which the highest percentage of itsr gay couples is raising children is in a state that I woul...
18 May 2013

Denying A Wolfe At Red Lion

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Last month, people all over the United States were shocked to learn that, in their own country, there are still high schools that hold sepa...
17 May 2013

Put On Purple And Ride Your Bike To Work

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Today is national Ride Your Bike to Work Day. I just found out that it's also " Put On Purple " Day.  The Lupus Foundation ...
16 May 2013

First Transgender Marriage in Hong Kong

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A little less than two years ago, same-sex marriage was legalized here in New York.  Since then, Maryland, Maine, Washington State, Rhode I...
15 May 2013

Minnesota, Brazil And Michelle Bachmann's Stepsister

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As you've probably heard by now, Minnesota has become the twelfth US state to legalize same-sex marriage.  Governor Mark Dayton signed...
14 May 2013

She Knows What's Best For Your Kids

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Dear Reader,  I'm very, very sorry for making your little Johnny think he's Jane.  It never, ever was my intention.   From now...
12 May 2013

Happy Mother's Day

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Here in the US, today is Mother's Day. A very happy day to all of you who are mothers--whether you have birthed children, raised them ...
11 May 2013

Misgendering, Misogyny And Murder

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A week and a half ago, I wrote about the way Cleveland Plain-Dealer reporter John Canigilia maligned murdered transwoman Ci Ci Dove, and h...
10 May 2013

Hijras: From Scorn To Running For Office

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The first thing I read--a long time ago--about hijras made it seem as if they were accepted, or at least tolerated, in their native South As...
09 May 2013

I'm Married To A Woman, But Only One Of Us Is A Lesbian...

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Don't worry:  I'm still single.  Jennifer Finney Boylan (who else?) uttered the title of this post. She did a great job of expla...
08 May 2013

What If I Were A Black Trans Woman?

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I do not believe that I am boasting or exaggerating when I say that I encounter more black men than most white women of my age and level of...
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06 May 2013

Georgina Beyer Gravely Ill

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In 1999, Georgina Beyer became the first openly transgender member of any parliament in the world.  She won election in a normally conserva...
04 May 2013

Ladies, It's Your War, Too!

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I have said that it takes balls to be a woman.  One of the things I've learned is that as a woman--especially one who lived as a man and...
03 May 2013

Cherry Blossoms Bloom; I Exhale

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Very few things in this world make me as happy as I am when I see cherry blossoms in bloom. This year, they seem especially full and vibra...
02 May 2013

Wrapped In Lavender Paper

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"He's not our President. He's not a Black President." So said an African-American student of mine.  He believes that Ob...
01 May 2013

Murder, Then Character Assassination

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Have standards at journalism schools declined even more than I'd imagined? I'm asking that question after seeing the way a major m...