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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Evangelical Christians have to be one of the mainline groups in America who frequently show their disapproval of any lifestyle or marriage other than that of being between one man and one woman.  I happened to read an article yesterday about a group of Gay and Trans Christians who are trying to build bridges into [...]

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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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I had a rather cool experience recently which showed me how small the world is - and how the right approach can cause people to be accepting even when you don’t expect it. My friend Abby suggested I share it with you all.
It all started one day at work - I was at lunch with [...]

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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 in March, [...]

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The following was posted on Transadvocate.com website. I’m reposting it because like Mercedes, I see this as a very consequential and momentous event in the psychological and medical treatment of transgendered people. — Lori Davis
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(crossposted in several places, and people are welcome to forward this on freely to others in the transgender [...]

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