02 May 2014

A Little Close To Home

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When I visit my parents, I usually fly into Daytona Airport.  It's about a half-hour drive from their house and next to the world-fam...
01 May 2014

Flipping The Script

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We've all heard those questions:  "Is it real?"  "When did you know?"  "Who do you...?" "We",...
30 April 2014

The Bathrooms, Again....

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Another day and another...instance of hysterical reactionaries distorting reality, or simply lying, to keep a group of people from having t...
29 April 2014

Some Of Us Are More Equal Than Others

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All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. If you've read George Orwell's Animal Farm , you will remembe...
28 April 2014

"It's Only Words" Unless...

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Maybe I don't get out enough.  That could be the reason why I don't know anyone who identifies as a "she male".  I neve...
27 April 2014

Shoehorned

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Does your gym offer amenities like this?  
26 April 2014

Declaring His Grandson An Equal

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This 80-year-old man just did something I've never done and probably never will do.   No, I'm not talking about having grandkids,...
25 April 2014

Une Parisienne Manquee

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When I came back from living in Paris, family members, friends and other people asked what I did there.  A few asked what I thought about, ...
24 April 2014

Off-Limits To Christians. And I'm Responsible.

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I suppose that if I were a different sort of person, I'd be amused when I hear second-wave feminists (and their acolytes) making the s...
23 April 2014

A Woman Who Rode With A Koala

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If you've been following this (or my  other) blog for a while, you've probably noticed that I like to tell stories about myself.  ...
22 April 2014

How To Be A Trans Ally

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I am a transwoman. And a writer.  And an educator.  Yet I'm still trying to figure out what to say to people who really want to know me...
21 April 2014

Not Again: Mrs. Doubtfire

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In 1992, I came out. I'm not talking about my sexual preferences or gender identity.  What I mean is that after coming about as close...
20 April 2014

Happy Easter!

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Happy Easter! From Backyard Blam!
19 April 2014

How To Protect Yourself In The Workplace

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I have met Professor Jillian Weiss at Transgender Day of Remembrance events as well as on other occasions.  She is a most interesting and e...
18 April 2014

No Apple In The Eye Of Those Who Want Equal Rights

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New York is all but surrounded by states with laws that prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression.  Pennsylvania does...
17 April 2014

A Late Spring, But I'll Take It

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Yesterday's ice melted; I got out for a while.  Though still cold for this time of year--and windy--it was a rather lovely day. One ...
16 April 2014

A Third Gender In India

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Quite possibly the most revolutionary piece of legislation regarding gender identity and expression was passed two years ago in Argentina ....
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15 April 2014

Harvey Milk Postage Stamp

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Getting one's image on a postage stamp is, I reckon, a bit like the Nobel Prize.  Whenever I hear about someone being honored with one ...
14 April 2014

What Do We Become? Some Medical Effects Of Our Transitions

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Anyone who has taken hormones can attest to the changes they make in the body and mind.  Our doctors (for those of us who get our hormones ...
13 April 2014

A Message Like No Other

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When you cycle in an urban area, you see more graffiti than the average person.  More important, you see it at closer range than someone ...