19 March 2015

Not For Women--Or Anybody

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When I was writing for a newspaper, a police precinct commander sold me something I haven't forgotten:  "Lucky for us that most cr...
18 March 2015

Why We Need Transgender Pronouns

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17 March 2015

We're Catchcing Up,,,To Boston

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Hey, we're catching up! By "we", I mean my hometown, the City of New York.  We're supposed to lead, but on some matters...
16 March 2015

The Man In A Case

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March, as you probably know, is Women's History Month.  Does that mean that we don't have a history for the other 11 months of th...
15 March 2015

How To End The "Problem"

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We all know that the best way to avoid a problem is to stop it at its source. Right?
14 March 2015

Speaking Up For Her Daughter

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She denies it now.  Still, I think there had to be times when it couldn't have been easy for my mother to raise me.  Given the circumst...
13 March 2015

Trans Men Face Discrimination And Harassment In Healthcare Serviices

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In this blog, when I've written of Transgender Experience rather than my own individual transgender experiences, I have concentrated on...
12 March 2015

More Jazz: A New Series On TLC

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Oh, the lives we could have led... I think about that whenever I hear about some young trans person who's living in--or, at least, tr...
11 March 2015

A Blueprint For Bringing Transgenders Into The Armed Forces

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It's looking more and more like transgenders will be allowed to serve in at least one branch of the US Armed Forces. In August, the P...
10 March 2015

Moving Through (And, Hopefully,Beyond) The Ruins

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It was bound to happen, I guess. A new friend of mine lives in the same neighborhood as Dominick.  On Saturday, I rode out there.  Really...
09 March 2015

Labels Are For Soup Cans

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I think Andy Warhol would approve: From The Rising Hollywood
08 March 2015

Army Chipping Away At Transgender Ban

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Could it be that a tide is eroding discriminatory laws and policies?   (If it is, what were those laws and policies made of?) While tra...
07 March 2015

I'm Sure She Would Approve

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In the immortal words of Cyndi Lauper , "girls just wanna have fun"! From Equality Network To this, she would also say...
06 March 2015

Related By Blood?

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We've all heard the "nature vs. nurture" arguments.  In other words, some people believe we're born to be what we are, bu...
05 March 2015

Who Built The Better Ark? A Woman, Of Course: Kea Tawana

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I saw The Ark in my youth. No, I'm not talking about a drug-addled experience.  Nor am I referring to any sort of religious or supern...
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04 March 2015

If I Knew Then...

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If I knew then what I know now.... From Deviant Art
03 March 2015

Ash Haffner: Transgender Teen Commits Suicide

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As if it wasn't bad enough that transgender women are being murdered simply for being who they are, transgender teenagers are taking t...
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02 March 2015

Transgender Doctor Leaves Selma For Seattle

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In some ways, I've been luckier than other trans people.  I lost relationships, but am making new friends.  And my parents have been su...
01 March 2015

Snowbound

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According to the National Weather Service, we’ve just had the coldest February since 1934 .   I haven’t spent much time on my bike dur...
28 February 2015

The Bravest Among Us

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Now that listings for poetry readings, concerts and apartments for rent are available online, I rarely pick up a copy of the Village V...