11 December 2014

Transphobia Is Hazardous To Our Health

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When some people are bulied, harassed or otherwise intimidated, they become more determined to fight, to move toward their goals, to do wha...
10 December 2014

Lifting The Ban: Will It Fly?

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The day when transgenders can serve in the US Armed Forces seems to be drawing closer.  Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James says as much...
09 December 2014

Now You Don't Need Surgery To Change Your Birth Certificate (At Least, Here In NYC)

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I have some good news today:  Here in New York City, a person won't need to have gender-reassignment surgery to have the gender change...
07 December 2014

Don't Talk To Me About "Bulding Bridges" With The Police

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Now that thug, I mean NYPD Officer,Daniel Pantaleo got away with murder , I mean was acquitted by a grand jury, I don't want to hear an...
04 December 2014

Eric Garner's Killer Not Indicted; Why I Am Upset But Not Surprised

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As you've probably heard by now, a grand jury in Staten Island decided not indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Gar...
03 December 2014

Nothing On Top

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When I was "cross-dressing"--which is to say, when I was dressing for the gender of my mind and spirit, the one in which I now li...
02 December 2014

So Funny I Forgot To Laugh

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01 December 2014

But It's Not A Same Sex Marriage....

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"Gay lovebirds Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza on Saturday when they spiced their festive season with an engagement ceremony (...
30 November 2014

What Was That About Bathrooms?

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As I've mentioned in other posts--as well as a piece I wrote in The Huffington Post -- it seems that every time a city, state, country ...
29 November 2014

Post #1500. Thank You For Reading

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Today this blog reaches another milestone:  Post #1500.   When I started this blog, a year before my surgery, I had no idea of how many p...
28 November 2014

FDA Panel To Discuss Lifting Ban On Blood Donations

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One interesting irony in my transition came about two years into it.  There was a blood drive in the college in which I was teaching at the...
27 November 2014

A Rainbow Hand Turkey?

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If you grew up in the US, you probably made " hand turkeys " for Thanksgiving.  If you still make them, don't worry:  I'l...
26 November 2014

On Immigration, Obama Helps Everyone But Us

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We've all heard that "politics make strange bedfellows." Well, even with that in mind, it's really strange to see the...
25 November 2014

Aggravated Homophobia

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Even by the standards of a region not known for its hospitability to LGBT people, Gambia stands out for its official homophobia. Las...
24 November 2014

A Female Cop Who Started To Live As A Man

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Even though it's right in the middle--the capital, no less--of one of the most Republican states in the US, Austin is often described a...
23 November 2014

Buried In The Wrong Gender

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Ask any transgender person what his or her greatest fears are in this life, and you will probably hear about being slandered, harrassed, be...
22 November 2014

The Worst US Cities for LGBT Rights

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I normally don't praise much about USA Today.  But they have an interesting article in today's edition in which they show how, alth...
21 November 2014

What We Fear

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From UNAIDS
20 November 2014

Transgender Day Of Remembrance 2014

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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. If you've been following this blog for some time, you know that I commemorate this day every...
19 November 2014

LGBT Rights Around The World

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