Transwoman Times


From Justine Valinotti: the life of a transwoman.

I began this blog on 7 July 2008 to recount some of my thoughts, feelings and actions, as well as medical events, of the year leading up to my GRS/SRS.

On 7 July 2009, Dr. Marci Bowers very successfully performed my surgery.

In the early days of my recovery, I decided to continue this blog to describe what I experience and learn as I begin to live as a "new woman."

14 May 2014

What Chuck Hagel Still Needs To Understand

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel recently said the ban on transgenders serving in the US military "continually should be reviewed. ...
13 May 2014

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Condoms and diaphragms can't always protect us.  Sometimes we need an umbrella: From Prezi  
12 May 2014

Can A Child Be "Outed" For Her Own Good?

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I think that, by now, most people would agree that it's wrong to "out" an LGBT person who is harming no one else.  But h...
11 May 2014

The Best Mother (Besides Mine) Of A Transgender Child

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"I have lucked out in at least one area:  the Mom department." I told my mother that once. More than once, actually.  But not o...
10 May 2014

Open To The Rainbow In The Ozarks?

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They sure don't wast time in Arkansas ! Yesterday, Kristin Seaton and Jennifer Rambo exchanged vows in Eureka Springs--only a day aft...
09 May 2014

Safety In Numbers?

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This post is not about a transgender issue per se.  However, it is a matter of social justice and policy, and you can't think of LGBT i...
08 May 2014

Seat Belt Safety Video: Good For Trans People?

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A few weeks ago, I wrote about a ruling from India's Supreme Court that says, in essence, that transgenders are a third gender.  This,...
07 May 2014

Charges Dropped, But Is Anything Resolved?

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The good news:  Battery charges against her were dropped. The bad news:  She had to complete a conflict-resolution course. I'm refe...
06 May 2014

This Army Doesn't Want Us

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Time was when I used to donate to the Salvation Army, even when I could barely afford to do so.  During the holiday season, I almost never ...
05 May 2014

Article On Transgender Awareness

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Here's an interesting and perceptive article Rachel Matlow wrote for CBC: Transgender issues: Public awareness is on the rise ...
04 May 2014

No Government Should Get To Decide This

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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...
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Justine Valinotti


Here I've come.

A journey that neither I nor anyone else could have foreseen has brought me here today.

You can follow this journey on my blogs: "Mid-Life Cycling" and "Transwoman Times." I am also serializing a book on another blog, "Memories and Those Who Stayed."
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