Category Archives: community

I remember them

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

It’s Transgender Day of Remembrance. Today we remember those lost in the last year to transphobic violence. I refuse to remember you next year. You will still be here. I insist. I have hands and mind and the will. If … Continue reading →

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I’m a Romantic

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

I can’t help it. I have ideas about how the world should be. I have ideas about how people should be with each other. Sometimes I’m self-indulgently nostalgic for the present. Are there any two words sweeter than General Strike?

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What I said at Girl Talk

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Cross posted at Body Impolitic note: If I promised you that I’d have this up last week, I’m sorry. You know who you are. I’m going to start by telling a story about someone telling a story about something someone … Continue reading →

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The hard time of the year

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

I’m not analyzing stats, but it seems that the really interesting and thoughtful queer (if you think that doesn’t include trans, we can fight about it later, it does) writing on the interwebs slows way down. It seems to go … Continue reading →

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My wins don’t count?

Posted on October 9, 2010 by

Cross posted at Body Impolitic Unless you’ve been actively ignoring such things, you’ve probably gathered that the progressive left is more than a little disappointed with President Obama. The Gay left is especially disappointed. On the whole, I’m not. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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A thought without a conclusion

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

Amongst trans folk, there is lots of discussion of a particular phenomenon: that people who identify as genderqueer are often posited as more “radical” than binary-identified transsexuals. I’m not going to spell this out, but simply move forward in my … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Smile

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

Cross posted at Body Impolitic I went to visit a friend. He had a beautiful smile. I had scheduled this visit weeks in advance as part of a communal effort to provide him with assistance and company as he recovers … Continue reading →

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Archive Update

Posted on August 5, 2010 by

Cross posted at Body Impolitic I haven’t written much in the past several weeks because I’ve been busy doing work on the Center for Sex and Culture Archives. I mentioned this work in a post before I started and it … Continue reading →

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Didn’t Go to Dore Alley

Posted on July 25, 2010 by

I was all set to go this morning, but I ran out of steam. I’ve been going hard for weeks. Two weeks organizing the CSC archive was time well spent. This past week was back to work and evenings spent … Continue reading →

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it happens all the time

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

Cross posted at Body Impolitic When I was fifteen, if you had told me that I would be who I am now, I would have stabbed you. I’ve said these words to friends over the years. I’ve said them with … Continue reading →

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