I remember there was this episode of some soap opera Vivian was watching.
It was the first time I ever heard the word "transgender" on television- she was a musician, very famous, but no one knew the man they were obsessing over was really just a girl who had the misfortune to be born with a cock till someone outed her, and the girl she was in love ( Read more... )

(continues from "Oh my god, my first '80's-esque queen!")

Watching all the queens (there were absolutely NO masculine men there at ALL) I got that horrible chest-ripping-open pain I used to get when I saw gay couples at the skating rink. It hurt so bad I nearly burst into tears. I recognize the feeling, even years later; it was the horrible longing ( Read more... )