TRANScend GENDER

This is a blog from a MySpace friend of mine.  She or rather He is also a real life friend of mine. We see each other once in a while if we hit the same bar. But I can say he is an honest and fun person to be around. Yes the center of attention [...]

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Having reviewed “Transvestite Wives” earlier, I felt it was only fair to give a similar treatment to “My Secret Female Body”, another in the ‘Reveals’ series that premiered on BBC America on June 22, 2008.
This documentary focused on a twenty two year old transman, Danny. From the BBC America web site:
Born as Katie, Danny has [...]

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I discovered this thought-provoking blog post from Jendi Reiter:
The first-ever New England Transgender Pride March took place this weekend in Northampton, and I was there with my “Episcopal Church Welcomes You” rainbow tank top and a digital camera to capture the pageantry. I was hoping to blend into the MassEquality contingent, but they were scattered [...]

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I found the link to this study along with a copy of the paper at Transgendernews, a yahoo group. Here’s the link.
http://www.intersexualite.org/Zucker_boys.html
I think you’ll find it quite enlightning about Zucker’s real agenda, but you should read it and make up your own mind.
Amber

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Edited to add: “Transvestite Wives” will also be shown again on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 6:00 PM, if you missed it the first time around.
Last night, I caught the premiere of BBC America’s “Transvestite Wives” episode in their BBC America Reveals series. From their website:
Transvestite Wives looks at three transvestite relationships, as seen [...]

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Life seems to seep back into normalcy after questing in Oblivion for over a month. It seems like all the NPC’s in Tamriel do not seem to have a problem with Laura, actually they are very nice and throw in lots of compliments. I’ve been called Champion, Divine Crusader, Demon(Daedric) Slayer and a good citizen. [...]

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In Britain a transsexual girl has become something of a minor celebratory since she appeared on a TV programme which showed her story. A former captain in the parachute regiment, much was made in the documentary of how she was Britain’s first ‘Sex Change Soldier’ and apparently the only soldier to have had a sex-change [...]

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I am a happy woman.. well still just a gurl with so much to learn and experience. I feel like a teenager. I feel so much more than I ever did before. And I still have a long way to go in my transition. When I say transition it is not just the physical [...]

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To some people, they may find it strange that I, being born “biologically male” means that my attraction to women would be considered heterosexual.  However, I have always identified internally as a lesbian, and this has created a problem between my spouse and me.  Working this out logically through reason is really not as easy [...]

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On a post to her personal blog, and cross-posted to Bilerico and Transadvocate, Mercedes Allen reflects on the responses to her original Uh-oh post, including several that have been reported here and elsewhere.

I and others have been accused of scaremongering in the ongoing debate(s) surrounding this issue. Dr. Forstein has some excellent points for us [...]

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