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Earlier this week, I blogged about getting my first intentional ma’am from a sandwich maker at the local Subway.  The interesting thing is that I wasn’t trying to “pass” at the time.  If you’re interested, you could read about it on my 360 blog, including a picture of me wearing what I wore into the [...]

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Hi all,
Today, I told my boss that I have Gender Identity Disorder.  It was kinda scary, but I needed to do it sooner or later, and the right opportunity came up.  I had a laser treatment on Monday and I think the doctor used a bit too much power.  My face and neck has big [...]

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Mom ended up asking me to send the letter, anyway, but, I had scrapped the original this morning, and ended up sending this instead.

Sorry, but I am not going to send that letter. But I will say this much….
The fact that (brother) and I are at odds is because of his actions and words he [...]

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Mom’s response to my letter to my aunt:
Listen Marcus,
Don’t ever presume to know how I am feeling because you never will and never can!!!!!!!
I remain,
Your Mother
I am truly going to miss the “person I thought I knew”.
So, I wrote a long letter to mom last night but don’t think I will send it because it [...]

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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 try [...]

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My aunt sent me this e-mail/link today. The link is for a “recovered” transsexual whom I agreed to meet with almost 2 years ago as my family was struggling to accept my being transgender. They thought if this person could be saved then I could be saved as well.
http://www.leaderu.com/stonewall/pages/jerry_l.html
Here is my response to my aunt and [...]

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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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who am I ?
what am I ?
how am I ?
Explain. Explain. Explain. I sometimes get tired of having to explain everything I do.
I chatted with a guy on line today, and, for the 15 minutes, or, so, we chatted he was nothing but questions. How this. Why that. It was all I could not to [...]

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I’ve known that my spouse is transsexual for ten years.
I kept this fact a secret at her request and told no one for the first five years of our relationship.
I’ve supported her in her transition for the past five years and still do 100%.
I’ve remained loyal, defended and explained her transition to friends, family, strangers, [...]

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In a recent email I received, someone wrote “When love is good, life is good.” It reminded me of how I felt after finding love for the first time after my ex-wife. My ex was the “the love of my life.” When we married, I never expected us to part. Our relationship lasted for [...]

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