So…does anyone like to read happy posts? Sometimes I wonder if posts about things going well and the adventures that go with it are not as interesting or read as much as the posts about the struggles of transition. In my case, transition has been pretty straight forward so far, almost like a non-event. That [...]
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I know that most of the readers here have their own issues with transition at work, one of the more tricky parts of transition. My particular situation is a bit complicated. As most of you know, I came out to my boss around the middle of June, and he was supportive of my issues. I [...]
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This is a blog entry from my personal blog. Lori had suggested I cross post this entry here. I am glad that she suggested that, it has been some time since I posted here. Thanks for the suggestion Lori, and the wonderful comments. I felt compelled to write about a topic that is rather close [...]
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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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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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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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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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MSNBC’s ‘Born in the Wrong Body: A Change of Heart’
[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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