I just came across this article, which struck me both for the personal connection between writer and subject (as twins) and for the complete open-mindedness and lack of judgement in it. My twin brother, Eli, is jealous of sea horses. They are the only animal species in which the male gives birth to the offspring. [...]
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I often wonder sometimes how I would have reacted if the shoe was on the other foot – that being, that, if one night, my wife would have come to bed, got under the sheets and surprised me wearing Men’s Briefs and genitalia to compliment them. Could I be ok with that, if it were [...]
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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, [...]
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My friend Peter points to a piece in the Advocate which asks: As the media world buzzed about the “pregnant man,” trans activists stayed relatively mum. Now we’re asking: Has Thomas Beatie’s public exposure hurt the transgender movement? When Oregon trans man Thomas Beatie first told the world that he was pregnant in The Advocate [...]
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“For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination…we learned to talk.” Stephen Hawking Thanks for stopping by. If you were directed here by my 360 link, let me tell you a little bit about my intentions. It seems as if our wonderful group [...]
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“Pregnant Man” – Who Should Care?
Note: this blog was in part inspired by Helen G’s blog Pregnant man is pregnant which I did reply to. I did use that reply as a basis for this post. But as usual I had more to say. I watched the 20/20 episode on Thomas Beatie tonight (thank goodness for DVR) and I have [...]
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