That’s what keeps cycling through my thoughts as I get deeper into the “trans land of no return”. In the last few weeks there’s been a series of small but significant things that I’ve done for, or with, my transition progress that I can’t “take back”. Things like telling my boss about my GID and [...]
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Well, Congress heard from the transgender community directly for the first time ever this week. If you missed it on C-SPAN (I did), Donna Rose has audio of the hearings here. If you’d prefer to read it, NTCE has transcripts here. It’s all food for thought. Enjoy.
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Associated Press article, via the Tucson Citizen: Transgender youth in New York’s juvenile detention centers are now allowed to wear whatever uniform they choose, be called by whatever name they want and ask for special housing under a new anti-discrimination policy drawing praise from advocacy groups. … Transgender youth are provided private sleeping quarters and [...]
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A positive news article covering both a success story and the legal implications (but why is it in ‘Fashion and Style’?) Through Sickness, Health and Sex Change “We’re one of the few of our friends who are still in our original marriage,” Denise Brunner said. But it is not exactly the same union, as evidenced [...]
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What the heck are we doing?
Hi Everyone, This week has been an up and down week for me. It seems even with history being made in the election of a new President, which I thought would bring more hope to a lot of the nation (except for the ones who voted for McCain of course). It seems to have also [...]
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