What is it I hate so much about being transsexual? I keep on asking myself constantly.

As a friend said:

It's like a sociology book called Black Like Me by a jewish sociologist in the 1950s - basically he took melanin tablets to make his skin darken and then travelled through the deep south of America - and surprise surprise, although he was ( Read more... )

I don't know if I'm just tired? Maybe I am. It's been a very long day. All recorded on twitter and cross posted to my Facebook page.

But I feel like I've just had an epiphany. I've been text chatting, just now,with Yvonne online. We've been chatting about loads of things and I'd love to record some of them here but it would take too long, however, ( Read more... )

My sexuality most definitely leans towards lesbian. I am confident now that I find women more attractive then men. My gender identity is female. Neither is, I feel, a chosen attribute of who I am.

We do not choose who we are nor is our identity thrust upon us or dictated to us by our family or friends.

This has nothing to do with character.

I was ( Read more... )

Thinking more about my upcoming vocal surgery has made me reflect more on how I am experiencing life now, post my facial surgery.

Even though I've had the facial surgery on my outside I'm still the same person on the inside. So I'm still the same person looking out onto the world but the world is looking at a different projection and I'm having to ( Read more... )

I've been 18 months 'full time' living as a socially recognised woman - albeit a trans woman. This is - today - my first full 'Jan to Dec' calendar year. During this year I have made many gains and I cherish those gifts.

My transition began in January 2009 when I told my partner how I felt and began the process soon after that of going to my GP ( ( Read more... )

I'm a regular reader of Natasha Curson's blog: http://tashauk.wordpress.com/ which she has been writing since June 2010.

Recently I've found myself getting a little miffed by some of her posts as even though she writes very well I feel as if her writing has evolved away from ( Read more... )

Natasha Curson writes an excellent blog regarding her transition http://tashauk.wordpress.com/

She is well informed and highly articulate on transgender issues. I highly recommend it.

However yesterday's post was for me a provocative instalment - it has provoked this post for starters!

It's ( Read more... )

Yesterday - 20/11/2010 - was Transgender Day of Remembrance ( Read more... )

On the subject of American attitudes...

When I was in Chicago a few trans women pointed out a prominent US trans activist, Anja. She lives in Alsaka (Sarah Palin land!). Turns out Anja was in 100% stealth and unknown as TS But when a local State law alteration threatened that "unless you had been born in specific gender then you would be denied ( Read more... )

This is a intelligent and moving speech, such a pity her speech was not selected to be televised but as she said "They only had time to hear from one trans person."

The speech:
Good morning, conference.

In 2001 I was married to the woman I love. Yes, you did hear that right. At the time we both knew I was gender variant, but in 2005 I finally ( Read more... )