August Carnival of Bent Attractions
It’s that time of the month! No, not that time! It’s time for The Carnival of Bent Attractions! Trusted Advisor starts us out by “Defining Trust by Defining…
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I’m A Bitch, I’m A Lover
Meredith Brooks once sang: “ I’m a bitch, I’m a lover I’m a child, I’m a mother I’m a sinner, I’m a saint I do not feel ashamed…
Science and Ideology: The Blanchard-Bailey-Lawrence Model of Transsexuality
By Élise Hendrick (reprinted with permission) Autogynaephiles, Homosexuals, and Fabricators: The Blanchard-Bailey-Lawrence Taxonomy of Trans Women I. A Hypothetical Let us suppose that someone claimed to have found…
Christ Commands You To Get Your Ass Kicked!
From the Evangelical Bible: I Fundamentalists: 1 And Christ said “if you’re a transsexual, you’re doomed. 2You deserve to be raped or sexually assaulted.” Or so it would…
Transadvocate Reports: In development
I’m working on bringing the podcast you hear at times, Transadvocate Reports, into a live show. I NEED YOUR HELP! I’m trying to decide which intro and outro…
I’m Just an Angry Transsexual Activist Mafioso
In KQED’s recent interview of J Michael Bailey and Alice Dreger, Bailey said: “Again I reject the assertion that it’s all transgendered people are offended by my…
Stylebook? What Stylebook?
From the AP Stylebook: “Use the pronoun preferred by the individuals who have acquired the physical characteristics (by hormone therapy, body modification, or surgery) of the opposite sex…
Truth In Numbers, Hate Crimes Statistics
From a recent report out of UCLA entitled: Comparison of Hate Crimes Rates Across Protected and Unprotected Groups ( by Rebecca Stotzer, Public Policy Research Fellow at the…
Isn’t It Ironic, Don’t You Think?
During the HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum John Edwards was asked: MR. SOLOMONESE: Susan Stanton is in our audience tonight. She was, for 17 years, the city manager in Largo…