03 May 2014

Their Trouble With Harry

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The other day,  I posted a video of an interview in which Janet Mock turns the tables on Alicia Menendez.  It shows how, too often, we are ...
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 ...