1. "Joking" is the point where the difficult fact becomes integrated.

I'm getting back to posting more gender-related stuff here. I think that it helps me, and I know that other enjoy it.

A lot of this is naval-gazing, but, to me, it's important naval-gazing that, for me is better left said - especially better left said for anyone else who in a ( Read more... )

This "post" is actually here so that I can retrieve it at school and print it out.
Our assignment is a top-10 word association with Sex and Gender, each rated from -10 to +10.

GENDER

Washroom/Space (-3): The first thing in my head was a washroom door, then two, with the man/woman sign. Dividing gender by space conjures up feelings of exclusion, ( Read more... )

Labelled/Unlabelled rocked.

Spoken word, contact juggling, performance art, guitar, poetry. Nicely paced; well-arranged; good variety. Totally worth my time.

I was somewhat surprised to be at an over-full peformance devoted to alternative gender,and yet be one of only two persons in a dress.
I got compliments on it: it's a  nice green... gown(?), ( Read more... )

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I feel sorry for the shrinks: they have to rebuild their gender disorder checklist every ten years: not like good old depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. ( Read more... )