23 May 2015

How To Ride Like A Lady

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Historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich  has written, "Well-behaved women seldom make history". She, of course, is correct.  However, ...
22 May 2015

A Real Expert

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The more I hear about the Girl Scouts' policy about transgender girls, the more I like the Girl Scouts.  Here is what Andrea Bastiani A...
21 May 2015

Re-Named In The Church Of England?

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"It's a girl!" I sent a "birth" announcement beginning with that line after I woke from my gender-reassignment su...
20 May 2015

Transgender Girl Scouts!

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They're letting boys become Girl Scouts!  No.... No, it's not happening.  But that's what all those hate "socially cons...
19 May 2015

I Heard About This Rumour...

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There's a Rumour in the NBA... No, that's not something a British sports journalist wrote about American professional basketball...
18 May 2015

Can't Escape From Hate, Even In Death

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On Thursday the 14th, Rachel Bryk 's body was recovered.  She was found floating in the Hudson River, near the spot where she jumped fr...
17 May 2015

He Crashed The Train Because He's Gay

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A few weeks ago, Time magazine's cover trumpeted a "transgender tipping point".  Indeed, more and more people are starting to...
16 May 2015

Robert Rayford: The First AIDS Victim In North America?

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On 5 June 1981, the US Centers for Disease Control published its now-famous report describing rare lung infections in five previously-heal...
15 May 2015

How Much Are Those Lilacs On The Wall

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One way I know it's really spring is when I'm riding--whether to work or for fun--and my peripheral vision increases. It seems t...
14 May 2015

A Trans Man Is Attacked: It's All About Misogyny

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I realize that in this blog, I have recounted many--too many--stories about harrassment, assaults and even killings perpetrated by haters a...
13 May 2015

One Of The Things We Have In Common, Unfortunately...

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In 2007-2008 IMPACT, the LGBT health and development program of Northwestern University, conducted a survey of LGBT youth in Chicago.  They...
12 May 2015

Coming Out In The Company

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When I first "came out" at work, some of my colleagues and supervisors were supportive; others were surprised.  A few were hostil...
11 May 2015

The Dog Whistle

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There's one sure-fire way to tell when people enjoy privilege they don't even realize they have.  When people who don't have th...
10 May 2015

Thank You, Mom!

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I am one of the lucky ones. My decision to live as the woman I am cost me friends and relationships with professional colleagues as well ...
09 May 2015

Bushwick Avenue Sunset

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Seen on an end-of-day bike ride:  
08 May 2015

Avery's Story

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Sometimes I wonder what kind of person I might've become had I not been bullied, or bullied others, because of what I am or what others...
07 May 2015

Two Words

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The English language is wonderful. Really.   After all, it takes only two words to save trans or gay kids from getting the shit kicked out...
06 May 2015

A Real-Life Barbie (If It's Not An Oxymoron)

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What does Barbie look like in real life? Galia Saylen asked herself that question a few years ago.  Here she is, with her answer:
05 May 2015

Delaware Inmate Fights For Name Change

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In Delaware, as in many other US States, inmates are allowed to change their names only for religious purposes. Now Governor Jack Markell...
04 May 2015

Now It's Really A Women's College

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What does it mean to be a "women's" or "female" college? Not long ago--say, twenty or even fifteen years ago--alm...