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Dos Classes
Above are photos of the very cool students in the two Human Sexuality classes at Southern Connecticut State University where I did transgender outreach yesterday afternoon. I have a lot to say about...
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Casa Susanna Interview
Salon.com today posted an interesting interview with Katherine Cummings (photo right), a former guest at Casa Susanna and a consultant on the stage production Casa Valentina. You can read the...
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Chelsea Manning Blogs About Her Legal Name Change
“Today is an exciting day. A judge in the state of Kansas has officially ordered my name to be changed from ‘Bradley Edward Manning’ to ‘Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.’ I've been working for months for...
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I love being a girl
Tuesday was another wonderful woman's day for me!My outfit was a rerun of the outfit I wore when I attended the True Colors Conference last month. The weather was much more appropriate for the outfit...
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I Enjoy Doing Outreach
The second part of my woman's day involved doing outreach at two Human Sexuality classes at Southern Connecticut State University. Professor Schildroth has been inviting me to her classes in New Haven...
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A Transwoman’s Best Friend is a Woman
Gary Jarman of the rock group The Cribs femulatesfor the cover art of their Housewife recording in 2010. Wearing Bebe.
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Very Out
After work on Thursday, I was waiting at a red light at the on-ramp to the parkway when I noticed two decals on the red Chevy Cavalier in front of me. I have seen one of the decals on other vehicles...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 1
By Monica MStruck by the crazy number of suicide attempts in our little community, I approached Stana to do a series of guest blog posts in the hope that the more success stories we have out there, the...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 2
By Monica MBefore we get on to the teenage years and all that history stuff, I should give a little information about myself. I am in my mid-50s, married to a wonderful woman who is very accepting of...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 3
By Monica MPre-teen, I must have been a worry to my parents. They told me stories of wanting a doll and pram for Christmas and also stories of not standing up for myself in the school playground....
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 4
By Monica MA small detour before we get back to the history. One thing that one really needs when one embarks on the transgender journey is a good sense of humor. You really do need the ability to...
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Affection
Guys shake hands to signify affection between them. But lately, some guys also hug to signify affection. In my case, I was raised to shake hands --- hugging was not an option.When I began socializing...
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Tranny is Not a Four-Letter Word!
I have sat on the sidelines watching while the word “tranny” was hijacked by people who have little or no regard for our community and use the word as put-down and/or insult. Instead of reclaiming the...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 5
By Monica M In my twenties (this was before the Internet), I was gradually becoming aware (because I had read in magazines somewhere) that I was not alone. There were other 'weirdo’s' out there like...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 6
By Monica M The whole subject of passing is a pretty fraught one and I don't pretend to have a consistent answer to the question. Emotionally I want to pass – I want to pass as well as I possibly can...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 7
By Monica M In my thirties, I had a big purge. It was really the only purge that I did and the nylon wig went to its final resting place. I don't even remember why I purged; I think it was because I...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 8
By Monica M For me, being trapped in a male body was never something I thought about. It was foreign to me when I first heard of it in the ‘90s. I knew I was female or that I should be female. I...
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One Person's Journey to Womanhood – Part 9
By Monica MOn a vacation to London in 2005, I finally plucked up courage to go and have a professional makeover. My desire to be Monica (I had the name by then; how I decided on this name has, however,...
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Dyke is a Four-Letter Word!
My post here last Monday, Tranny is Not a Four-Letter Word!, received a mixed reception. Some people agreed with me... that the trans community should reclaim the word "tranny" from the slanderers,...
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Out in Cuba
My Fantasia Fair buddy, Mariette Pathy Allen, has a new beautiful photobook. Titled TransCuba, it "focuses on the transgender community of Cuba, especially its growing visibility and acceptance in a...
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