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…
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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…
Radical Feminist Christ
Until someone puts actual empirical data along side radical feminist doctrine, I refuse to call it a theory. It isn’t a theory, it’s a religion. And it’s about…
Words Mean Things: You’ve Been Transgendered!
When I hear “This is my friend _____ , she’s transgendered”, I cringe. It may seem innocuous, but using the word “transgendered” indicates that being transgender is something…
The T Isn’t Silent, But HRC Is
It’s coming up on two years ago that I wrote an “Open Letter to Cheryl Jacques.” A month after I posted my open letter, Jacques greeted transgender protesters…
Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya In The @!#*!!
Like a herpes sore, certain arguments pop up continually in the transcommunity and never seem to go away. Recently Gwen Smith wrote the editorial “What’s In a Name?”…
You’re Just A Tranny… And You Always Will Be
So we’ve got a trans-inclusive ENDA, time to celebrate! Or so I thought, till I actually looked at the language. Section 8(a)(3) CERTAIN SHARED FACILITIES- Nothing in this…
Unity and Hope
In my recent post, Rose Colored Glasses, I had quite a few people respond here and on livejournal. Anyone familiar with the history of the trans-community and HRC…
Soap Transition Support
In the past I’ve written posts supporting the “All My Children” transgender character Zoey/Zarf (here and here). Recently, Zoey (the soap character) took part in a support group…