Bayard Rustin
"Our job is not to get those people who dislike us to love us"
bell hooks
“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance”
The Dirty Dozens
Hillary Clinton is going to be the next President of the United States and look at all the trans friendly people who are endorsing her campaign. Can you imagine endorsing…
Pro-Choice is Pro-Trans
Years before my transition, when asked how I felt about abortion, I would jokingly I would say, “personally, I’d never have one.” It was my way of wiggling out of…
Taking The Tyranny Out Of The Y
With the ongoing battles between radical feminists and transgender bloggers, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to be transgender. Radical feminists, in the vein of…
Ok, Maybe I’m Just Cranky
The headline from a recent Rex Wockner PrideSource post screams “Transsexual becomes mayor of Cambridge”. What would you think of this headline: “Gay becomes mayor of Cambridge”? Now, I know…
What’s In A Word? Context, Ya Fag!
I know I have this obsession with words. I’ve never particularly liked Queerty.com because it’s posts on transfolk generally border on bad taste/transphobia. The most recent edition sports this headline:…
Are You Hungry?
If you’ve been to TA today, you might have noticed that in the left sidebar I’ve linked to the site feed for ALL the bloggers of Transadvocate.com. I really am…
It’s A Tranny Inferno!
As the years go by, I tend to think that this culture is becoming more and more progressive. But I’ve seen snippets of the past that keep reminding me it…
It’s All Greek To Me: The Transgender – Homosexuality Death Match
In reading the recently published “Interview: Transgenderism Emerging on the Heels of Homosexuality in Media” at the Christian Post, I sat amazed with my mouth agape at the following statement.…
Confessions of A Ex-Ex-Transgender
You’ve probably heard of the ex-gay movement. You may have even heard of the ex-ex-gay movement. Odds are slim that you know anyone that is ex-transgender. But have you ever…
Same Ole “Ball and Crain” Dreams
“I know some of my transgender sisters question my commitment to their equality, but let me be the first (I think) to point out where the top-three Democrats on in…
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{ "Therefore, I am a full-throated supporter of marriage equality in NJ." This is what pisses me off about the civil rights carcinomas such as... } – Feb 03, 1:40 PM
{ PS I as a transgender woman have tried to enter a men's room and been directed to the ladies'room. What's a girl to do. } – Feb 03, 1:04 PM
{ I can totally relate. It was especially difficult in early transition, when I started getting an intense desire to cry, but couldn't. It was frustrating... } – Feb 03, 11:31 AM