Otep, I respect you, your music has given me strength when I was weak and hated myself... but I need you to know what you just did.

You just made me a joke.You just took my transition, spat on it, ground it into the dirt, and laughed at it ( Read more... )

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Huge thanks to Questioning Transphobia.

For any of you who don't know what this is, please take a second to listen then take a look at some of the blogs out there about the DSM in relation to transsexualism. For feminists, try this one. If nothing else though, PLEASE understand that the manner in which trans* diagnosis's are included in the ( Read more... )

So, just joined the YMCA, and I really have to make a note of how great the woman who took our registration forms was. She went out of her way to make me feel comfortable when she realized I was trans , asked *me* which changing room I planned to be using, and then suggested the all gender family room when I said I probably wouldn't be changing at ( Read more... )

I've had these conversations many a time.

I'm not a self narrating zoo exhibit. If you want to ask me a question, that's cool, I am not to the point where I hate talking trans stuff with people. Just.. Go do the damn research yourself first if it's about the effects of hormones on your body, or any of the other basic stuff that is out there. It ( Read more... )