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Transtastic: On Being Young and Trans

10. March 2010

I’m not well versed in any body of knowledge that could be termed “transgender history.” So you’ll have to take it with a grain of salt when I say that I came of age in a unique, historical turning point in the life of the trans community. I can’t put a date on when [...]

Fears of a Secret Genderqueer

10. March 2010

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I’m nervous about packing. Since I don’t disclose myself though I do openly cross dress, I’m sure people have their assumptions. Considering that I work publicly in front of a group of people at least once a week, I feel almost like I’m on stage. I know what it’s like to be on stage after eight [...]

The Best of Both Worlds or Lost in Limbo?

10. March 2010

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Greedy, unsure, just experimenting, going through a phase, a slut, a liar. All things that I have heard bisexual people referred to as, in today’s so-called modern society. Whether intentional or unthinking, bisexual denial is a frustrating thing for bisexual, pansexual or ‘fluid’ people to have to deal with. It became unacceptable, in the majority of places, [...]

On How Big a Part of My Life Being Trans Is

3. March 2010

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For the first time in my life, I’ve found myself these past few months with friends who don’t know I’m trans. These are people with whom I have more than an acquaintance relationship, but less than a full fledged close friendship. We hang out. We talk about our days. We shoot the shit and [...]

Transtastic: On Being Remarkable…For a Straight Man

24. February 2010

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I was talking with a coworker recently and she declared that I was entirely, completely, fascinating. Now, if I’d just shared my theory of educational reform with her, this would make more sense, and I’d be flattered. But, no, I hadn’t done anything of the sort. In fact, all I’d shared with her was that [...]

Transtastic: On Why I Inject My Own Testosterone

17. February 2010

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Every two weeks, usually late at night, I flip on the same calming song on my itunes and pull out the same cardboard box from my closet. I drop my pants, sit down on my bed and use an alcohol swab to clean a circle of my thigh or ass. It’s when I smell the [...]

Transtastic: On Language

10. February 2010

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As I’ve mentioned once or twice already, I love sex. I do. It takes a lot to get me to walk away from someone with whom I have chemistry though it does happen occasionally. One thing that will make me and a lot of the other trans folks I know walk away from someone that [...]

Transtastic: On Coming Out Conversations

3. February 2010

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I knew my life would change when I graduated my hippie liberal arts college (known henceforth as HLAC) in the Northeast and moved to the South. I knew that I would start identifying sweet tea and biscuits as two major food groups, that race relations would take on an entirely new flavor, and that [...]

Tightrope Walk: Loving a Transgendered Parent

3. February 2010

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Last year, I found out that my father was transgendered. He* had already begun the transition to become a woman. My mother knew long before my sister and I did, and had wrestled through the decision to stay by her spouse, regardless of gender. We all decided to get through this together, as a family [...]

Transtastic: On Labels, and Why They Don’t Work for Me at All

27. January 2010

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I have the somewhat rare distinction of having traversed five of the six letters of the LGBTQA acronym. Lesbian? Did that for awhile, age 15-16 or so. Bisexual? Yep, I sleep with boys and girls currently. Trans? Obviously. And then the Q, whether for Queer, Questioning or Quixotic, I’ve got covered. Hey, I’ve even done [...]

Transtastic: Anything Yours Can Do, Mine Can Do Better

21. January 2010

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Sometimes I’m really glad I don’t have a permanently attached penis. See, I’ve been dating this boy recently. Dating is perhaps an exaggeration since we’ve only had one date, but all of this feels very novel and eighth-grade-intense because I’ve never been with a cisgendered (for newbies, that means non-transgendered) man before. Anyways, I went [...]

Transtastic: Joking About Being Trans

14. January 2010

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Did you ever hear the one about the trans guy who walked into a bar? No? Unsurprising. It seems that folks are allergic to humor about trans people. Gay folks get their fair share, from comments about lesbians and u-hauls to jokes about gay men and fashion sense. Trans people, though? We get diddly squat. [...]

Can I get a gender neutral singular pronoun?

27. November 2009

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The currently-slang term “yo” has many uses in slang English. It is used by itself as an attention-getter: “Yo!” It is used as part of a greeting, as a sort of undefined pet name: “Sup, yo?” It is used as a shortened form of the word “your,” such as: “Yo mama!” [...]

Memo to Self: Don’t Wear the Pink Bra to Work

2. November 2009

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Loving a Transgendered Parent Having a transgendered parent isn’t all drama and emotional upheavals. There’s a lot of soul searching, a lot of questions, and a hundred little misunderstandings. But honestly? Sometimes it’s just plain hilarious. After a few long talks, Mom was finally ready for Dad to start wearing women’s clothing around the house. It started [...]

Not your Average Lesbian

20. October 2009

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I’m currently living with my partner who is very caring, loving and kind. My partner never is anything less than supportive. Our sex life is great and only getting better. However, you may have noticed my sexual orientation on my EdenFantasys profile: I’m a lesbian who’s with a man. If you’re [...]

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Transtastic: On Being Young and Trans

Fears of a Secret Genderqueer

The Best of Both Worlds or Lost in Limbo?

On How Big a Part of My Life Being Trans Is

Transtastic: On Being Remarkable…For a Straight Man

Transtastic: On Why I Inject My Own Testosterone

Transtastic: On Language

Transtastic: On Coming Out Conversations

Tightrope Walk: Loving a Transgendered Parent

Transtastic: On Labels, and Why They Don’t Work for Me at All

Transtastic: Anything Yours Can Do, Mine Can Do Better

Transtastic: Joking About Being Trans

Can I get a gender neutral singular pronoun?

Memo to Self: Don’t Wear the Pink Bra to Work

Not your Average Lesbian

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