29 October 2014

Don't Tell, Don't Transition--Not Yet, Anyway

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Even after the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," transgender people who live--and want to serve--in the gender of their ...
28 October 2014

E-Mail Error Exposes Identites of Transgender Patients

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You've been going to the clinic for a while.  Hopefully, you have--or are developing--a rapport with your doctor and therapist.  Perhap...
27 October 2014

Church Reinstates Minister Defrocked For Helping His Son

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When I was researching gender-reassignment surgeons, I read about Dr. Stanley Biber, whose practice my surgeon, Dr. Marci Bowers, continued...
26 October 2014

Now They're Blaming This On Gays

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Here I was, worrying that a President who's even worse on civil liberties than George the Younger would use the Ebola outbreak as an e...
25 October 2014

Where We (Don't) Live

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Ever wonder what young LGBT people are up against?  Here's an infographic that gives at least one part of the story:  
24 October 2014

A Book About Jazz: Music To My Ears

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Lately, I've thought about writing a transgender children's book, or one for young adults. If I do, I won't be the first:  Ja...
23 October 2014

Maybe Justice Will Prevail Now

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Good news:  Joseph Scott Pemberton , the US Marine accused of killing trans woman Jennifer Laude Sueselbeck, has been turned over to local...
22 October 2014

A Prison Within A Prison

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A 16-year-old is imprisoned as a form of therapy . Sounds good so far, right?  Well, it gets even better. The teenager in question has ...
21 October 2014

Speaking Of Allies...

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Speaking of allies :  Caryn Kunkle is certainly one. Two of her friends were brutally attacked by a group of fifteen (!) boys and girls...
20 October 2014

From The Homeless Hub: How To Be An Ally To The Trans Community

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I found this in " The Homeless Hub ": How To Be An Ally To The Transgender Community Certainly Do... get to know me! ...
19 October 2014

A Real Homecoming Peach

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Is she a Georgia Peach?  A Southern Belle? Whatever you want to call her, she's Sage Lovell.  But she's not just any 16-year-old...
18 October 2014

How Do You Say "NIMBY" In Latin?

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How do you say “Oops!” in Latin?    It seems now that the Vatican, in spite of Pope Francis’ pronouncements, is backing off on a...
17 October 2014

Forgotten--Or Incognito?

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Today I’m going to write about something that was, perhaps, inevitable. About a month ago, I bumped into someone I hadn’t seen i...
16 October 2014

October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. The issue has received a lot of publicity because of Ray Rice.  The running back's cont...
15 October 2014

Where's The Justice?

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An old joke says that examples of "oxymorons" include "dietetic candy", "business ethics" and "military ...
14 October 2014

Trans Woman Attacked In Bushwick

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Over the past few years, as Williamsburg has become trendy and pricey, Bushwick has become Brooklyn's new haven for hipsters.   Unfor...
13 October 2014

Gratified, But Not Convinced, By The Latest From The Vatican

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"Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer the Christian community: are we capable of welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them...