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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[Update to the review: Josef has contributed to the discussion forum on the show here. Worth a read. ] I knew that I wanted to write a post about ‘Born in the Wrong Body: A Change of Heart’ before it even aired, especially so because many of my friends told me they were reluctant or [...]
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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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The intrepid reader may recall that in my last post here, I was talking about the resurgence of my sex drive to some extent. Well I may have found out why this is happening, although I find it hard to believe myself. Tuesday, the 20th, I had an appointment with my Endocronologist at the Milwaukee [...]
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My long-suffering significant other and I went to see Iron Man a couple of weeks ago. This, in itself, is not out of the ordinary: we’re movie people, so we see a lot of them. About halfway through the movie, though, I suffered a bit of a blow to my basic epistemology. The set-up: I [...]
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With all the talk lately about the people selected to revise the TG section of the DSM-4, I thought I throw my thoughts into the mix also. Part of the controversial theory proposed by Dr. Ray Blanchard is dividing the trans community by sexual orientation (“homosexual transsexuals” vs. “autogynephilic”). Just the basic concept of dividing [...]
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Logo: “100% Woman” – Mountain Bike Racer Michelle Dumaresq
My friend Nellie sent me this link to something she saw on Logo last night. I’m not sure how old it is, but I’d never seen it before. “100% Woman” – Michelle Dumaresq So many things struck me with this, such as the shear ignorance of some of her fellow racers, with their primary complaints [...]
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