Category Archives: trans

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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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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Judith Butler is Fucking Awesome!

Posted on June 21, 2010 by

I don’t know much about queer politics in Germany, but apparently there’s this thing called homonationalism. I was also woefully ignorant of Jasmir Puar’s book Terrorist Assemblages: Homonationalism in Queer times . I’ll just plead simple American ignorance. I have … Continue reading →

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I’m 40!

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

cross-posted at Body Impolitic Between my actual age and the fact that this year also marks sixteen years since I started hormones, I’ve been thinking for a while about my place in the trans community. I realized some time last … Continue reading →

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Paris Without a Pussy!

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

The State Department gave me an early birthday present. I can now get a passport. As soon as I can scrape together some travel money, and some free time, and whatever else I need, I will be blogging about rubbing … Continue reading →

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This made me quiet

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

East Side Kate’s post For All of Us at Shakesville. It made me quiet and made me think about people I haven’t seen in years.

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Much Better Porn!

Posted on May 23, 2010 by

(reposted from Body Impolitic) A while ago, I wrote about my experience watching some porn that I wasn’t so happy with. I’m glad to say that I’m now writing about some porn that does live up to my expectations. Doing … Continue reading →

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