The transgender community has given us AMAB and AFAB - "assigned male at birth" and "assigned female at birth", respectively. There are things I like a lot about that formulation. It makes a radical departure from the notion that such characteristics are just right there, inherent in the person and self-explanatory, and instead draws our ( Read more... )

I've written about this before in passing but it's been on my mind throughout the year, so since this is a good time for an end-of-year summary, I'm going to focus on it today. Look at the following and check out the disparities:

OKCupid, the dating site, has recently expanded their options for describing yourself. I can now identify myself not ( Read more... )

So... I recently replied to a post on one of the gender forums I'm on, a post from someone doing a research project titled "Are You Transgender ( Read more... )

We like simplifications when we find ourselves wanting to explain complex things to people who have less need to understand them that we have need for them to have that understanding. Especially if they aren't in our social sciences class and don't need a good grade from us at the end of the semester ( Read more... )

In my previous entry, I mostly just quoted the review in its entirety and then sat there basking in the praise. You can't blame me! ** sits here rereading the review again while drinking my coffee ( Read more... )

I have several readers holding a copy of my book, having promised me feedback, and I have material back from some of them now.

Alicean Brick, an editorial assistant who describes herself as genderfluid, volunteered to be an advance reader, and gave me these comments , and gave me permission to share them:

(Alicean Brick comments in italics, with my ( Read more... )