It seems impossible to me now it was over seven years ago when Liz and I
went out on New Years Eve and I took my first small doses of estrogen.
Years later I can thank the meds for softer skin, longer hair, breasts
and on certain days, crazy emotions.
I always love to see blog posts like this one from Cyrsti. It's honest, from the heart, writing like this that can help so many who are still trying to find themselves. In this post, Cyrsti looks back over the past decade which, for her, was a double edged sword.
Well, here we are, now as a WordPress self-hosted site. Wow! Can you
believe it? Do you know what that means? After 10 years of blogging, I
finally have chosen to take ownership of my blog. Wow! That took way
too long!
Same blogger, same blog name, new address and what may be, for some of you, a new name for the blogger. You'll know this fabulous blogger by her true name now.....Kelly, and she rocks!
This post explains what's going on and this is Kelly's latest post. Now, while you're visiting Unordinary Style, you absolutely must grab a cup of coffee or tea and take a few minutes to read Kelly's updated ABOUT page, which make for some interesting reading.
“Is she going to die?” I ask the firefighter. It’s been 20 minutes since
I’ve dialed 911, my wife is lying collapsed on the living room floor of
our rural ski cabin. Shortly after, the paramedics and firefighters
showed up, lifted Dana’s shirt to attach her to a heart monitor, only to
have it all disconnected in a flurry. The words “load and go” is all I
had heard.
You're going to want to read this suspenseful and emotional post to the end. After that, consider leaving a comment to Dana's wonderful Transgentle Wife.
Ever Lovely Mrs J continues her polite and gentle quest in challenging
rudeness to LGBTQ+ people and being an open ally but keeping my secret,
bless her.
An understanding spouse can make so much difference in the life of someone trans. That's not really what Lynn's post is about, but the relationship between those two is just one of the things I just love about reading her blog. [....and the shout-out to T-Central at the end has nothing to do with my featuring this post :)]
Those who have followed my blogs for a while, will know that I have
argued against transgender separatism, people who think they are so much
more trans than other transgender people that they have the right to
decide who is in and who is out.
Mixed in with all of the holiday greeting posts from our many bloggers, was this one, from Jack Molay. It's well worth taking the time to read.
Our stockings are unstuffed and our presents opened. Poor Colin’s
coughing up a lung and has a fever, I hope he doesn’t have bronchitis.
He’s staying home and resting today while I go visit family at my
sister’s place. Despite Colin not feeling well, Christmas has been good
this year.
For many in the LGBT community it is an especially lonely time, they
might not have seen their family since they came out to them. Their
families and children have disowned them. Sometimes when we do attend
the gathering, we feel like outcasts, like the square peg in the round
hole, we just don’t fit in, we are tolerated when we bring our partners
or ourselves to the table.
A really nice holiday greeting from one of the Nutmeg State's long time trans bloggers.
To all my friends and readers: during this joyous season, may you have a
wonderful and Merry Christmas, and the best holidays ever. And don’t
eat too much!!!
I hope you all have an amazing holiday season! I wanted to share some of the pictures from my last photo shoot for En Femme because they are about as festive as you can get.
To all my readers, let me send you best wishes for the time of year. I
hope your year ends peacefully and happily, you get some lovely presents
and that you also get a decent break from all the rush.
Plated hair and leggings. The scratching sound of a blade dragging along
the ice to stop. Dark mascara and glossy eyes. Floating along the ice
that had been freshly laid but still wet where hired boots had been
rushed onto the rink. Music filling the wonderland and Christmas trees
hanging from the roof.
It's now Christmas Day, and this is Hanna's Christmas Eve Special, but it's all good. More beautiful writing, from the girl who's always thinking.
We don't have time in our lives to not be our authentic selves and
follow our own path. All we have in life is our own journey, our special
journey which is a gift. This gift should not be wasted on pleasing
everyone, but ourselves. We need to accept ourselves for who we are,
not cater to people who have their own plans for our lives.
I,
like many crossdressers, do not have universal approval from my family
so it will not be possible for me to dress as I would like to, not only
on Christmas day itself but for around three weeks over the festive
period.
Many of you
will remember this alternative version of the "Night Before Christmas"
from last Christmas eve. I hope this become a tradition for many
Christmas eves to come. Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas and Happy
Holidays.
We have reached Christmas Eve and it suddenly feels as though it has
come upon me all too quickly even though by doing this Advent calendar I
should be prepared.
December 20, 2019 – My last outing of the year. One of my favorite
places to be. Third Friday, a monthly event I have been able to attend
now these past few months.
I know where I stand. JK Rowling is a dumpster fire who endorses
bullying and harassment in the workplace. She’s like the racists in the
50’s.
There's been a lot of blogging recently about some comments made by Joanne Rowling, the Harry Potter author. Yeah, the same author who writes under the male pen name of Robert Galbraith.....THAT JK Rowling. Which post to pick? Well, Kathleen and Colin sum it all up pretty well in this short post.
When I first introduced myself to the group, I proudly declared to
everyone “I’m a transgender woman.” This was so important to me,
because this was going to be my family and I wanted to be open and
honest from the get-go. The reaction shocked me. There were claps and
cheers and smiles from everyone. I still get tears thinking about it.
Need to read a "feel-good" blog post right now? This one will do just fine! And, just what group did Maddie out herself to? I'm not telling! You'll have to read The Power of Music for the answer.
O, what a natural thing, putting it all together and going
out into the world. And yet how becoming Petra remains an intoxicating,
all-encompassing, fully immersive neutron-bomb of glory.
Petra, once a very active blogger, hasn't posted since 2017.....until now. It so good so see a formerly active blogger do an update. In this one, Petra just says a bit about makeup and feeling good just being Petra.
Many of us when we're first coming we dream of the “Gold Standard” being
about to integrate in society where no one identifies us as being trans,
but over time reality sets in that we will never reach that goals. I
also realized that most people really don’t care how I looked, most
people just want to buy their groceries and get home to make dinner for
their families.
She's like the Energizer Bunny! Diana first started blogging in 2006, at least on Blogspot, and she just keeps on writing! In this post, she writes about that "privilege" of being able to pass as a woman.
I had a video call on my tablet some weeks ago. My Nan, she taps around
on her tablet until something happens, usually on social media, but
sometimes she calls me by accident. “Hiya.” I said loudly.
“Oh! I didn’t realize I did that. How did that happen?”
“Can you see me?” I had the camera switched on and I could see that at
my end in the corner of the screen but hers was switched off.
“No, all I can see is a girl.”
That comment, from Hannah's Nan, made me smile. After all, Hannah was the girl on the screen. It's another wonderfully written post, from Hannah, that warms the heart.
They tend to come at night, when I feel isolated and alone, and they are
fueled by every notion of doubt and guilt. Not a coherent line of
thoughts, but a sticky paste of “bad”. The racing heart, feeling of
suffocation, overheating body, it’s all there, you know, to make it more
fun. I don’t get to die, just feel like I am, over and over.
Ever had a panic attack? Maybe they're all different, but what Beth describes above is exactly how I feel when I have one. While Beth does mention the trans side of things, this post is not necessarily relating panic attacks to being trans.
It appears that gender identity, is for most people, a difficult issue
to address as it reaches deeply into our religious and societal
boundaries, making it a taboo topic that many would rather snicker at or
ignore. Yet, there are so many worldwide that are somewhere on the
Transgender spectrum. This is not a small group, just a silent one. Many remain in "hiding" rather than be criticized and ostracized.
Terri is the blogger in this post and part of the CHICAGO NOW blog group. Read more here.
For some reason I have it fixed in my brain I had surgery in April 2019,
even though it was March. It might be because those first few weeks
were so dislocating and painful, I’ve tried to block them out.
Heather has written an very detailed review of her life, post-GCS + 8 months. She includes this:
Content warning: graphic descriptions of vaginoplasty recovery,
surgical care, biological processes, emotional distress, and sex.
I really appreciate posts like this one. If you're thinking of GCS, or about to undergo it, this post is for you.
If you’re reading this, you’ve somehow found your way to a new home
for YATGB. I have tweaked the title a little in that it’s now Yet
Another Transgender Blog.
Slightly new name and an new URL Lynn has gone off on her own and dumped Blogspot. Been thinking about that myself. Read all about it here.
I read these articles with two sets of eyes. The first were my medical
eyes: was this the sort of thing that, as a doctor, would be helpful for
me to read? The answer is clearly yes. The second were my transgender
eyes: was this the sort of thing that, as a trans person myself, I would
want doctors to read and know? The answer is also a clear yes. There is
no doubt that transgender people are becoming more and more visible;
their care has been, in the main, not that great; most doctors have very
little training in care of transgender people, and reliable resources
for doctors to draw upon are few.
If you're like me, someone who is always trying to learn more about the science of being trans, you may want to read this post, from Vivienne. She found a magazine in her hospital with some really good articles. Best of all, it's all on the Web, for us to read. You can find the link, and a review, in Vivienne's post, Shifting Sands.
I think about how in the closet I am, despite how often I go out and how
active I am online, not only with my website but with Twitter and
Flickr as well. I think about how much this side of me is a secret and
how some of my closest friends have no idea (as far as I know) about
Hannah.
What a fabulous blog post, from Hannah. This one is all about coming out and just how difficult it is to do so. Oh, do I relate to this. Sometimes the person you've come out to will embrace you (check). Sometimes you'll be rejected (check). The title, Meeting Your Heroes, may appear not to have anything to do with post, but it all comes together in the end.
To disclose, or not disclose, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler
on the first date to be silent. To keep quiet and learn about each
other, or take a moment to be out there early...
Good post, from Joanne. To disclose or not to disclose.....that you are trans.
.......are those who don’t know me assigning a gender by virtue of my name?
Especially by new correspondents, who haven’t met me yet? They may get a
bit of a shock if we eventually meet!
Mandy's given name, which I'm assuming is not Mandy, is a name used by both genders. Seems like some in Mandy's neighborhood email group are assuming the wrong gender for this male crossdresser. The post includes a nice picture of the girl in blue standing next to her sweet, heritage blue ride.
Over the years, I have two ex wives (one is deceased) one ex fiance,
long gone since before I joined the Army and a partner (Liz) who I have
been around for over eight years now.
In a short post, from Cyrsti, she writes on a subject I seldom see discussed in T-Blogs.....Ex-Wives.
It doesn’t matter how far down the gender thing journey you are there
are always those moments when you just wonder what next and loosing our
way a little.
In another wonderfully written post, that so many can relate to, Hannah writes about losing her way in the gender journey. She ends up, however, discussing some things she wants to do and the places she wants to visit when she has reached the end of the journey.
My greatest fear
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I know this sounds dramatic but all this waiting in dread and frustration
to find out if my greatest fear is being realized is terrifying. Before
making th...
A very special International Women's Day
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I was very deeply honoured and, I will admit, not a little frightened to be
asked to share my story for #IWD2021. This was a work event, and so I can't
sh...
Religious Freedom & The Equality Act
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Yesterday I wrote of how the Republicans are focusing on the religious
freedom for their opposition to the Equality Act, NPR’s WGBH said…
The Equality Act ...
You Can’t Spell “Email Anxiety” Without ME
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Hi! A few weeks ago I was getting a ton of Ask Hannah questions. I think
for a bit I was posting a question (and a rambling answer) once a day for
like tw...
International Womens’ Day
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Hi, Happy International Womens’ Day. 🌟 Celebrate women’s achievement.
Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality. International
Womens’ Day we...
19 Years and 90 Days
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Hi everyone, I haven’t been a member or even a dresser for very long, but
in three months I think I’ve advanced significantly. That’s been with a lot
of h...
More wins for gender fluidity
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First of all, happy International Women's Day. I count myself a woman.
Here in Italy there is a tradition of giving women a bunch of yellow
flowers, kn...
Toxicity
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Connie (below) responded to the Cyrsti's Condo recent post concerning me
connecting with one of my previous employees, or more precisely...she
contacted...
Toxicity
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Connie (below) responded to the Cyrsti's Condo recent post concerning me
connecting with one of my previous employees, or more precisely...she
contacted...
Three Easy Pieces - Don't Overthink
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Sometimes putting together a cute outfit can be so easy. I saw the photo
on the right on Pinterest and knew I had the pieces from this year and
last...
An Important Message
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By Jocelyn Johnson I wasn’t sure if Kandi would want to post this story. It
is not about my crossdressing and mixing in public. But I believe every
once an...
Male Woman
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70 years old today and countingToday is International Women's Day.
*As we prepare to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, our
resolve to keep...
Trans Rights at the Green Party Conference
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The Green Party of England and Wales conference, ended today, has supported
trans rights. They passed this, which will now be part of their policy
document...
What's on your desktop?
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Am I only the one that finds images online, or from a camera, and drags
them onto their computer desktop and keeps them for later? When I looked at
my dau...
Mobile office suites
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I'm a constant note-taker and recorder of events. Some of them are to do
with my personal life, but there have always been more routine and mundane
things ...
Is it a trolley or a streetcar?
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No, this was not a staged “period equipment” display. These actual scenes
took place in Dormont, PA back in the summer of 1963 or ‘64 – almost 60
years ago...
Supporting Others Wherever Needed
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I had an unusual situation this time home recently with put many things
into perspective for me – It’s a long rambling post so grab a cuppa !
We have l...
COMMENTARY-CANCEL CULTURE
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This week Dr. Seuss's books were declared unacceptable by cancel culture.
Statues have been knocked down. If anyone disagrees with the left, they are
vi...
xF, xM and more firsts
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xF – my new short way of writing expressing female. Same goes for xM,
expressing male. It’s just more efficient or I’m lazy, lol. So, with the
start of a n...
Good Food
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Nothing is simpler than a piece of hot toast topped with hummus and chili
oil. My version of this classic tweaks the normal ingredients to my
personal pr...
Quick Check-In
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Hi dear readers! I am such a bad blogger. But Constant Readers will know
that already right? Well you should, lol. I thought I’d try and post
something qui...
a Mystery Owl
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A few days ago, Pip, who's moored in Widbrook Woods three miles away
upriver, messaged me to ask if I could identify this bird that was calling
outside h...
[Fashion] Diners, Drive-Ins and Archive Dives
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I promised a second, fun blogpost to counter the melancholy rant of my vent
from, oh, a good twenty minutes ago. So, with that in mind I thought I’d
just s...
The road to hell…
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(All quotes, unless stated otherwise, are written by Sarah Plake) A friend
of mine posted on Facebook yesterday. Okay, that part isn’t new or
newsworthy, i...
New Blog Theme - issue addressed
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Just a real quick note about the new theme on the site. I hope you like it.
I became aware yesterday that on mobile, any videos I embedded weren't
showi...
Men of the Skull Chapter 64: Poled
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I have conflicted thoughts about this. First off, I know the practice of
"poling" goes back decades in fraternities and other male organizations. Poling...
Rainbow Reading: March 3
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Bite-sized reviews of the LGBTQ books I’ve read in the past week. All
titles are linked to their Goodreads page. Between February 24th and March
2nd, I rea...
My Progress Continues
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Back in January of 2020 I wrote My Amazing Progress as I was just finishing
my social transition and made arrangements to embark on hrt and voice
feminizat...
Womxn in Music: Friday 5 March
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I am speaking on a panel on Womxn in Music this coming Friday! The event is
being streamed by Guildford venue The Boileroom as part of a super cool
series ...
Trans People and Sports
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As many of you know, I am not a sports person. What I am very enthusiastic
about, however, is girls doing sports. I was a tomboy, remember, and had to
comp...
Short & Sweet (For Once) ;c)
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Hey folks. Just a very quick post to say hello.
It was a busy week here both at work and home, particularly home. I'm in
the middle of hunting for a ne...
You must be a bit of a Psycho!
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I don’t normally write a blog post just to share someone else’s work, but
when I find that someone else has already said what I was going to say, and
said ...
A Recipe For Happiness
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This story starts when I was young and naive. It usually takes a lot of
living to find the truth about happiness. Because of my naiveté and a basic
charact...
Pardon The Mess
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I’ve written so many blog posts that never get published. I write them,
re-read them a few days later and then delete them. I have a very real
tendency to ...
The Desperate Act of Purging.
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I have only purged twice and have regretted both times. The decision to
throw out all my female belongings in an attempt to remove Jenny from my
life, came...
Insulting behaviour
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Just lately it seems as if I’m at war with an unknown entity; an elusive,
pervading, mischievous spirit that seems hell bent on disrupting all forms
of com...
new 99 Erics book reviews!
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So a couple new *99 Erics* book reviews were recently published and I
wanted to share excerpts with you!
This excerpt is from *Kirkus Reviews*:
*Serano...
Been a Little While
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I have yet again been delinquent on updating my own little chunk of
cyberspace. I don’t have an actual reason aside from perhaps things just
not changing m...
A Matter of Choice
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Inspired by both Stana over on Femulate and Crysti I have been thinking
back to my cross dressing days and how things have changed since then. It
all se...
Why I Am Voting Scottish Green
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I am not some turkey voting for Christmas. I have come to the decision that
I shall be voting Scottish Green 1 and 2 in the Scottish Parliamentary
Election...
The Valentine Edition
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Happy pointless hallmark holiday designed to make you spend money on
unnecessary items. Yes I'm single, how did you guess?
I wrote a few things last year ...
Conditioning
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You’ve probably read it, seen it and heard it used – the word ‘normal’ –
but what did it mean, what does it mean and what will it mean? There will
be a new...
The return of Joseph
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With the pandemic seeming to monopolize the news I haven’t written anything
yet this year. The frequent reporting of case count and death totals,
internati...
‘A Muse Made Me Do It’
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* ‘A Muse Made Me Do It’(7 Feb 2021) ** One of my social media Friends
recently posted the following proposition: * Something that no one thinks
about… Whe...
Dereliction
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Missing simpler timesWhen the heart was lacking yet unfracturedLonging for
something that was unknown Broken apartMisled about what was givenDejected
and d...
Short Story: Gloom Dispelled
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“Who is she?” Tiriana asked. “Who are you talking about?” Virion asked in
return, deflecting his girlfriends question. “You know who I’m talking
about,” Ti...
Happy 14th Birthday CJ!
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I blinked those tired, hurried, worried blinks of a mom and suddenly I’m
here. A mom with a nearly-18-year-old and a 14 year old. Yes. CJ is 14.
He’s 14 an...
Lockdown #2
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Or is it #3 now? I'm finding it hard to tell. I'm also finding this one
much harder than the last.
Again, my life has hardly changed really. I still sit at...
Some ‘Personal’ Developments
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Hi Everyone, So I have some ‘personal’ news I would like to share… I am
thinking of dropping the wigs (sorry to disappoint you all, those
hairstyles weren’...
You Have to Empower Yourself
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I have been trying to get an emotional support dog for a while now. I have
had to deal with a rescue that rarely responds. I have been seeing a
counselor w...
Retro Realness
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I had a lovely surprise in the post today: Bobr Games liked my 2020 SEUCK
Competition entry so much they’ve given it a full physical release on ROM
cartrid...
No Trotsky on the Potomac
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Retired and nearly a thousand miles from the Washington, DC, that I called
home for much of my professional life, I am now a bystander to events
taking pla...
On American Unity
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Greetings friends, Happy January 22, 2021.
With all the talk about unity I have been hearing lately in the aftermath
of insurrection and Treason I think...
Gotta take it in stride...
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Had a (rare) occasion to visit a big box store during our visit to the
kids' place in TN before Christmas, in my everyday attire – stirrup pants,
tur...
A day out.
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Hello friends,
Big day, today.
We (wife and I) went for a drive. It isn't always easy to get my spouse out
of the house but it was mostly her idea.
We...
Brushing up the Static and Stale
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Every breath of air just one degree above freezing felt worthwhile not just
for the view but the breathlessness of it all. The gravel crackling and
popping...
Review: Anna Secret Poet- Pity Party
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Another larky album from Anna Secret Poet- drag chanteuse and mischief
maker, that’ll be hilarious, right? After all, she has a way with a zinger
and a sin...
been awhile
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Hello blog...
Been awhile since I've written and since that time I have dealt with
depression, anxiety, happiness and depression again.
I feel so low...
Heartbreaking
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Not a surprise. But horrifying nonetheless. Expected. But terrifying. What
is happening in this country and to her people? The depth of anger is
frightenin...
Random thoughts.
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Half a century of mental isolation due to being transsexual in a medical
truth denouncing world set me up for a quite enjoyable 2020. The air
cleared a...
Moving on after Brexit.
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*“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you
would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that
claim s...
VLOG: End of 2020
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It is New Years Eve and I have decided it is time to reflect on the year,
this time in video form. Safe to say that it has been an interesting year,
and no...
Back off testosterone again
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The last time I injected testosterone, for the time being, was December
8th. I like to keep tabs of when I go on and off it – I’m back around to
off again....
What is Transphobia?
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(TW/CW: Discussion of transphobia, discussion of paedophilia, brief mention
of rape counselling services.) Today I want to do a quick (by my standards
– on...
December 2020 - Wow, now 12 months since …….
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Another two months gone by since my last entry. Well has anything really
changed either, simply no. What did I expect? Are we any nearer to a ‘new’
norma...
The Transgender Agenda
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Even notice that those who 'claim' our agenda is to convert the youth are
themselves the only ones trying to convert people?
Fear is what it is, but s...
The Curse Of The Crossdresser
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Do you think crossdressing is a curse? Thats a question I have answered in
different ways during my life, but is it really a curse?
When I started crossdr...
Blocked.
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I have known this day was coming for nearly ten years, ever since my
three-year-old child first began to tell me that “he” was actually a girl.
My child ha...
On exceptionalism
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*The exceptional Jennifer Lawrence*
Sometimes I hold my hands out, palm upwards, in the manner of a
Pentecostalist awaiting the descent of the Holy Spirit...
What do you want?
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Very often, my journey has circled around the question of “why” (even the
legacy of testimony written in my sidebar on this page still has that
prevailing ...
My Best Sex Ever Was With a Trans Woman
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Why Being Intimate with Your Transgender Lover Could Be the Best Experience
of Your Life Sexual encounters can happen in different ways and between
people ...
I Saw Myself Again
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This weekend I did it. After several years or more of not having the time
or the space or the privacy or the patience, energy, enthusiasm or the
right mo...
Transgender Actors
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Here's a question. You want to make a film where a transgender character is
the lead. Do you need to cast a transgender actor or actress in the role?
Victo...
The Love Story
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Before this last week, my most recent memory telling a story which caused
someone to cry was when Katie and I broke up. As we sat in therapy and I
asked th...
Well, there you have it…
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Time flies doesn’t it? And again, perhaps it doesn’t? When I consider
that three years (today in fact) have passed since I went full time, it
seems lik...
Switching from HRT patches to gel
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I began my “MTF HRT” 27 months ago – and I’ve had some pretty good results.
However, estradiol patches are a right royal pain in the ass, so I’ve
switche...
(1) Citizen Kane - 1941
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Yeah, I jumped from the bottom of the list to the very top. It just seemed
like the thing to do at the time. Nobody said these blogs needed to be in
order...
Love in the time of Covid-19
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Jeremy is 2000 kilometres or 1242 miles away. It has been about six months
since we have seen each other thanks to Covid-19, the Coronavirus, “the
Rona”. I...
2020′ Blog addition
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I got a bit sidetracked by a move to my new high-rise in February to a
place all our own just Oscar and I! I’m grateful for my wonderful friends
Ben and Te...
Neurodivergent
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CW: self diagnosisTL;DR: ASD, being trans, it is so much larger and
(inter)connected within me.Update 1: Added Hannah Gadsby’s shows at
resourcesOh welp, I...
The last post
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The sun filters through the trees. The dappled shade keeping me cool as I
lay on the sun bed. Pain and discomfort slowly ebbing away as the pain
killers ki...
To a Crossdresser’s Wife, Part 2
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Early on in this blog I wrote a post addressed to a crossdresser’s wife,
explaining a bit about what we do and why we do it, and how it can affect
their ma...
Whinge with mother
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Mick Jagger and his merry men called them ‘Mothers little helpers’. Sadly,
I am not a mother. Antidepressants I’m referring to. I have been popping
these f...
The Third Anniversary
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Today is the third anniversary of Barbara's death.
I took this picture of her at the first TG party we held at her house in
Folkestone.
Nine months la...
What “Gender Dysphoria” Means PART 1
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Recent years have seen the advent of the term “Gender Dysphoria”, a
somewhat loose term thrown about to justify much of the activists
activities. But just ...
Trans in Quarantine
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It’s no secret that COVID-19 has changed everyone’s lives. What seems
normal is being challenged on a regular basis. No more hugging other
people. No mo...
The Nasty Party earns its nickname
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If you've followed British current affairs of late you'll probably be
aware that our Government is probably not experiencing its finest hour. The
Briti...
2020
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Back in 2016 I felt that I'd reached the point with this blog where I had
nothing more to say and that it was time to move on. I'd completed my
journey thr...
Ask A Crossdresser: Names
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A friend of mine recently asked me “So how did you pick out the name Liz
Summers?” upon which I searched back for the blog post where I explained
it. Wel...
What’s in a Name?
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I’ve added a phrase to the main title of my blog. Veronica Vera–Now & Then
describes the schedule and the content of my posts. So far, I’ve published
infre...
Posting from the front
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Now that my dad has passed, things have started to settle down to a new
normal. My brother and I have been talking more often, and XGFJ no longer
posts ...
Brick Wall
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I have not posted in a while. There is nothing exactly new in my gender
journey as the shelter at home orders have taken my Tanya time down to
zero. I'm ...
What's Making Me Happy This Week
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1. Streaming services - in a time like this, it is nice not to have to
depend on a place like Blockbusters or regular TV only. Maybe it's not
...
On the limits of expertise
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“Listen to the experts” sounds like good advice, but it doesn’t cover as
many situations as you might like. The command itself requires prior
knowledge. Wh...
Socially Distant
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We're 6 weeks into all the "social distancing" that is meant to flatten the
curve and blunt the spread of Coronavirus. Each of us is finding our own
way t...
Make it so . . .
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Ok, I know that you all sit with baited breath waiting for me to review TV
shows and movies, so here are my latest opinions. Being a life long Star
Trek ...
Ongoing Struggles
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This is going to be a little crazy and may put some people off so fair
warning. Been really struggling with a lot of stuff lately. My sexuality, I
know I a...
Transient life, transient humans
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We are transient – traveling from one state to another, and sometimes
combination of different states at once. Hello once again. Sharing this
blog with som...
Like a dick pic that runs out of the room
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How’s that for click bait (or aversion therapy)? Read on, or not. I
understand. Obvious CW apply. My mate and I were sharing sexual awakening
stories, as y...
Rolled up
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I come to you, not with baggage but a rolled-up carpet, a rug of dust,
footprints and wear. Sometimes it unrolls – something pulls it back under
my feet. I...
Transitions: From My Heart to Yours
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On this day, seven years ago my world changed. I learned a new word;
transgender became part of my vocabulary. Along with that I learned about
the differen...
New Year, Same Stef?
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I know it’s a bit belated, but Happy New Year! It’s finally 2020 and all I
can say is where the hell did all the time go? Didn’t Y2K just happen? When
did ...
Sideways career
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Right... Second attempt at this post 😀
This is a bit of a long story, but rather than keep everything cryptic, and
saying it at the end I'm going to do it...
Holding on
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Is she going to die? I ask the firefighter. It’s been 20 minutes since
I’ve dialed 911, my wife is lying collapsed on the living room floor of our
rur...
Music – Busy Bee
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One of this year’s xmas gifts to my family was a small MIDI controller and
I spent Christmas downloading software and sounds so it’d be all ready to
go whe...
Time to Upgrade
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November 5th, 2010 - I began this blog. When I started out, I did what
many bloggers do, I headed to Blogger.com. It is a nice friendly platform
"back e...
Inside Out
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Surface elements that reveal the core
Abide a moment, Dear Reader, while I reacquaint my fingers with the
keyboard. They (my fingers) are stumbling about ...
I Miss 2012
-
I was 16, it was the last year of high school. My school had two different
buildings in different parts of the city, the first had from kindergarten
to the...
Transferring to a new Blog
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Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am forced to close down this blog
and open up a new one. Please visit my new blog, "Dotting I's and Crossing
T...
Standing Up, Speaking Up, Moving Up
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It’s almost a year since I posted anything on this blog. Just a case of
real life taking over I suppose. During all the years when I was
desperately hopi...
Working on a New Book
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Hi everyone! Excited to announce I am 21k words into writing my first
novel! It’s an adult vampire-lesbian action sci-fi thriller. Vampires!
Lesbians! Tran...
September 2019 - New Mk 3 Blog commenced.
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I have not updated this blog for a while for many reasons but I have now
decided to commence Mark Three Blog of K.D.s life were you will now find it
here -...
‘Modern Love’ essay: the gift that keeps giving
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The essay that keeps giving returns to the spotlight, in a manner of
speaking. Modern Love editor Daniel Jones has revised his compilation of
essays to coi...
Lucy's thoughts - one year on
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Recently it was the 1 year anniversary of the Sunday Mirror article. So
much has happened in that year, personally for us and for Trans Radio UK.
As part o...
epilogue
-
While this blog is most definitely over, I wanted to explain that part of
the reason is that it was getting in the way of writing my next book called
"Note...
I Am Female
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If you have been reading some or all of my blog, the title of this post
will seem a bit odd. From previous posts it should pretty obvious that I’m
a woman....
Full Circle
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Felix stood at the edge of the clearing. Within it stood a small, homely
cottage. A simple sign on the door read “A Tailor’s Touch.” This is the
place, rig...
Trucking Along
-
Well… Hello there! Life happens ya know? Just straight up, get in the
groove and forget your computer exists and then you go to write and you’re
like, holy...
Life as a Trans Opera Singer
-
The National Opera Studio asked me what it was like, to be a trans opera
singer – and how we could all make our industry better. So I wrote them
this – I...
A Smile That Could Light up a Room
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"I have a lot of questions for you. Do you have any for me?", I asked.
"Yes!", she said. "How do you do it? How have you kept yourself from
transitionin...
I'M BAAAAAACCCKKKK!!!!!
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I AM BACK BIACHES!!!
HAHAHA!!!!!
Did y'all miss me?
I've had such a great, difficult, exhausting, confusing and wonderful few
years since I last posted.
...
Easter Rising
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It’s been a few months since my last blogpost, and I felt today was a good
day to count my blessings. Tonight is the 3rd night of Passover, and the
day tha...
The Southern Strategy Is Real
-
The Southern Strategy is real and I have the proof – a PDF of a May 17,
1970 NY Times article where they interviewed Kevin Phillips, the man who
created th...
Wow..so, where to start!?
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Its obviously been quite a while since I wrote here. Truth told, I had
almost forgotten about this page until I was listing relevant experience
for a magaz...
Clearing Dad’s house
-
When Dad died, it didn’t shock me — I’d been expecting it for a while. And
coping with his funeral was OK, too. But neither affected me so much as the
chor...
What The Heck Is A Conservative Christian TG Gal?
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I use the phrase "conservative christian TG gal" to describe myself, but
wanted to clarify that phrase briefly in a blog post. The "conservative"
in my d...
Afterword
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If you’re wondering where the rest of this blog has gone, I’m sorry to
disappoint but after hinting at it for a while, after reaching a particular
mileston...
They Taught Me
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They taught me that I’m pretty. But I shouldn’t talk, because nobody will
listen. I shouldn’t try hard, because nobody will care. I shouldn’t cry,
because ...
Risk to human rights after Brexit?
-
This recent article from the Guardian gave me some cause for thought
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/13/post-brexit-trade-partners-ask-uk-to-l...
#148 – Because I can do art once in a while
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https://www.deviantart.com/julieannem/art/SketchWIP-2019-2-6-2135-AZMT-784546398
I did mention I had a deviantArt account, right?
I did also mention on h...
Detaching Myself from My Dysphoria
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The other day, I was trying to imagine how my life would be different if
I’d never suffered from gender dysphoria. The point wasn’t to create a
fantasy lif...
Purging -- Part 2
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Last month I wrote about how I have emotional attachments to everything in
my closet. I'm thinking there are many others like me.
Occasionally I am asked...
Notes for a sketch - thinking on Mermaids
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Small cafe, two middleaged women, A and B, sitting down at a table talking
in Northern English accents.
A - So whats been happening whilst I've been down So...
2018 Review - Part 2
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Part 1 of my review of 2018 covered the goals I set myself. Part 2 deals
with all the other things that happened this year, and there has been quite
a bit ...
Progress, slowly slowly.
-
So things seem now to be heading in a scary but ultimately more positive
direction for me at last. After a recent discussion with my wife she now
seems to ...
Nothing to Say...
-
Just kidding. I have some stuff to say, my loyal readers.
I'm sorry I haven't kept up with this blog, but do you people really want
to know each week that ...
see postings on facebook 11 17 2018
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i haven't posted anything in awhile mainly because i spend most of my
posting time on facebook.
so any of my followers can catch up on my postings there
Nails III - Press on Nails - Part Four
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[Ed: Dear Reader, please find a link to Part Three or Part One if you
landed here via an exteral link.]
hile writing this mega post I went browsing in...
Time to Say Goodbye
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In honor of Samhain and Scorpio season, I’m making a decision to clear
something from my life that hasn’t really been active for a while. I’ll no
longer be...
Brighton
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So last Tuesday we took ourselves orf to spend a couple of days away and
stay with friends in Brighton. Well it got slightly extended and we came
home on S...
UPDATE ON MY HEART AND MIND
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People have been asking me how things are going in our families journey in
the transgender world, but also my heart. Here is how my heart and soul
are fee...
Turns Out I Was Right
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Seems the setbacks I deemed minor actually were minor. I’m down 1.2 lbs
from yesterday, and right back on track with where I was two days ago. I
could se...
Review of The Fence by Lusty Soul
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At one time in my life — for most of it actually — I was a male of the
species. As I read this story by Lusty Soul, long forgotten memories of the
overpow...
May You Find Peace
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I have made peace with myself, and can no longer in good faith leave or
recommend the content I once posted here. Those writings were my best
desperate ho...
Dear Youngest Daughter
-
When we transition, so many #girlslikeus can lose family. The reasons are
not always straightforward. Family might do their best to stand by us. My
fami...
It’s been awhile
-
Warning: this post is different. It talks about things that may make some
readers uncomfortable – especially ones that know me personally and in
parts it ...
Panties – A Special Pleasure
-
In our recent poll on lingerie that trans girls and crossdressers prefer,
panties tied for first place with 25% of the vote. I don’t profess to
having th...
Profile: Alex
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You can call me… Alex I identify as… Gender-fluid/non-bianary As far as
third-person pronouns go, … they/them and female pronouns sometimes he/him
feels ri...
This Ain’t About Jobs (10/20/17)
-
Maybe you saw or heard about the memo put out by Attorney General Jeff
Sessions on October 4th that essentially ordered the Justice Department to
do a comp...
Finale
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Unfortunately, I am finding that this blog and my life is being used far
too often as a political football to promote various agendas and the actual
messag...
Finale
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Unfortunately, I am finding that this blog and my life is being used far
too often as a political football to promote various agendas and the actual
messag...
one more cup of coffee
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TW The hustle for work continues, which is discouraging but necessary. I’m
having relationship issues, as all anyone wants to do is date. Decided
that’s ...
Online competition redux
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Back in April 2016, I mentioned an online competition where I won a
voucher, which I used to buy a skirt and dress, both in size XL.
According to their si...
Day 1,245: Moments Frozen in Time
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I have to admit, we had a pretty good run here at So There’s That. 21
podcast episodes and 32 blog posts over the course of a year. And a little
bit of n...
Flying Solo in Vegas, Part 2
-
While I was happy I had arrived at my hotel room without any problems, I
was tired, hungry, and a little sweaty from the journey. I was also behind
my pla...
So, it's been a while.
-
How've you been? It's been a while. Almost a year, looking at the last
post. Starting to feel old, but maybe that's because the kids are becoming
people an...
What's in a Name?
-
Many years ago, while the internet was still in its infancy, I started
looking to find out information from other transgender individuals. At that
time bul...
Sunday November 19, 2017 - Finally
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I started this Journey in Feb/March of 2010, when after the early death of
some clients and friends , I decided at 54 years of age, it was now or
never.
B...
Where is the Washing machine?
-
We were watching tele and caught the end of a who-dun-it. It involved the
death of a rugby coach and he was murdered for being a cross-dresser or
transgend...
25 October Journal
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Well Folks, I am still working on my other post. I think it will be part of
the next book of my life, rather than the end of this one. I am closing
this bl...
Fingernails
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little things aren't they, fingernails? Certainly nothing to get upset
about. But for me fingernails seem to have become the straw that broke the
camel's...
Apples & Apples
-
It was my second year at the Hendersonville Apple Festival in NC. The
previous year I went with my wife, we had a great time and enjoyed the day,
despit...
The Penultimate Post
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It has been a while since I have blogged on here.... a long while. The
gaps between my blog posts have slowly widened as I have begun to find
myself, more...
Excuse our dust, but we have moved!
-
I have moved my blog over to a dedicated hosting provider, and we have
successfully migrated over to the WordPress platform. We have our own
domain name, a...
Trying to reconnect with my children
-
A lot has been written in the media about cis parents who grow to accept a
transgender child. Sadly, very little is available about the opposite
scenario ...
That’s all folks……….
-
Between 1955 and 1959, 143 episodes of “The Adventures of Robin Hood”
emerged from a tiny studio in Walton on Thames and burst onto black and
white telli...
That’s all folks……….
-
Between 1955 and 1959, 143 episodes of “The Adventures of Robin Hood”
emerged from a tiny studio in Walton on Thames and burst onto black and
white telli...
ABC TV Cancels Downward Dog Show
-
“Every Day my dog looks at me exactly the same way, like I’m the most
beautiful thing he’s ever seen. And, I just thought, what if we could see
ourselve...
With Purpose
-
The title of this post really highlights the way I’ve felt the last several
months and the experiences I’ve had the chance to take in. Since my last
updat...
With Purpose
-
The title of this post really highlights the way I’ve felt the last several
months and the experiences I’ve had the chance to take in. Since my last
updat...
Trans Twitter Gives Bad Dating Advice
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Trans Twitter Gives Bad Dating Advice — “You have much gold upon your
head,” They answer’d all together: “Buy from us with a golden curl.” —
Christina Ro...
It has been a long time…
-
since my last post. I’m still here. I am still battling with the trauma
of multiple surgeries, a disfiguring scar on my forearm, a devastating
betrayal f...
I'll miss this platform
-
But I don't think I'm going to keep using it. It's sad, because I've been
writing here for such a long time, and blogging for myself is therapeutic,
even i...
Thoughts and Updates
-
I can't believe it's been almost a year since I've posted anything. Time
flies and we don't...
So...my marriage is still going strong. It's pretty much ...
And happily ever after...
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Family snuggle timeI've retired from blogging. I've been channeling my
creative energy into other hobbies, and I'm feeling uninspired to write
about my wi...
Questions related to the surgery
-
As mentioned in my previous post i said i would post the questions i asked
the surgeon’s assistant. Also, this post is NSFW as there are some details
regar...
We Need A “Standards of Care” for Detransitioners
-
One of my biggest takeaways from attending the recent USPATH conference is
that many clinicians and other providers sincerely want more information on
unde...
Apology
-
Recently, I undertook the task of going through my blog posts to get a
sense of my history. It has been a bit of a humbling experience – so much
so that ...
What I’m talking about
-
Ok so many of you will have seen this photo, absorbed and passed it by. I
just caught it on a video artical on the BBC website. Quite frankly I was
surpr...
Watching When We Rise on ABC
-
I've been watching *When We Rise*, the four part miniseries on ABC about
the birth and development of the LGBT movement in America and the parts
played in ...
The door is open
-
One of the things that is true; and that I have been pondering, is
that when you come out, your family comes out. I mean; once I am full time,
then al...
Trying Out A New Name
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I wrote just over a month ago about my anxieties about going away. It’s now
less than a week until I actually go which is really exciting. I’m pumped
to se...
Stuck In The Middle Again
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How to start? I said long ago when I made my choice to back our new
President that when he did things I felt were wrong I would call him out on
it. Today i...
New pics … at last!
-
Finally got some long overdue “girl-time” yesterday – first time for over 2
years. I really shouldn’t leave it so long because it isn’t good for my
genera...
Why I'm so passionate about the issues of others.
-
*It's been 2.5 years since I've posted. I said I would post if I had
something to say and today, I do. Please note the experience I write about
does not in...
We Interrupt This Program
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After writing once a week for four years. I’ve finally decided is time to
switch things up and stop posting on schedule and only post when I feel
like it. ...
Was only a reader, till now
-
Me thinks it is time to write something. I’ve been reading T-Central for
almost 7 years now. I have much …
Continue reading →
Love and Loneliness
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*"I've looked at love from both sides now".... Joni Mitchell.*
Down on the seawall in my town, a few blocks from where I live, the benches
that look ...
New Year, big changes.
-
*Happy **New** Year!*
I begin the new year letting go of some important things. First up is the
pseudonym I have used for years. ‘Haust’ is gone, ...
Question
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Is looking for an excuse and opportunity to link to and out Susie to my
family and friends on Facebook possibly the most stupid and potentially
self-destru...
Questioning the Fluctuations
-
This isn't the scribbling I intended (or promised) to note as I stated in
the last entry. However, it is part of my developing thoughts on this
future sub...
Yuletide greetings.
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*Soon be nobody left now that Leonard Cohen is gone too... Someone else who
had to deal with depression and his music soothed my troubled soul. Just
sad to...
Victoria’s Secret – The Show
-
Hey, so yesterday it was time for the amazing show. I haven’t seen the show
but I took a look at a lot of pictures and it seemed amazing and I can’t
wait t...
Heroes and Hope
-
It’s times like these that make me feel the most hopeless. I haven’t always
been good at dealing with feelings like this. But when the future looks
bleak, ...
Cultivation Corner Starting Seeds
-
So you want to sprout those ganja seeds you found in your stash?
First off I want you to be sure that your grow space will be warm enough
for seed germinati...
I am able to talk again
-
I am back on deck and I think more in control of myself than I have been
for quite some time. Will be making more additions to this blog as I go
along. The...
Ringing the changes part 2
-
So, my first post about how I changed my name with various organisations
was starting to get a bit long, so this is a continuation. The first can
be seen ...
September 22 2016
-
Thank you. Thank you for the last four years. Thank you for letting me
into your hearts, for letting me be a part of your day, for letting me
bounce my th...
My response to a post by Tyler Charles Austen
-
Dear Mr Austen, On 26th August 2016, you made a post on your eponymous
blog (that means you named it after yourself) called “I Can’t Believe I’m
Saying Th...
Last Post
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So this is it. The last post I’ll make here (for the foreseeable future
anyway). I’ve moved my fitness adventures over to
http://transtriathlete.com and I’...
A rediscovered poem
-
I found this in my 2013 dream journal, from when I was still in the closet.
My dreams were born from above, not below, or if below, in the primal
ember ...
This is goodbye (A happy one)
-
This is going to be my last post on It’s ok to be a glow stick. I am sad to
be saying goodbye but my life has changed dramatically and sadly, there is
no r...
Identity Crisis
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I have lost my identity.
I'm not sure if I'm still mom, wife, daughter or 911 dispatcher.
If I'm not any of the above, then who am I besides lost?
Goodbye
-
It's been a couple of months since I last posted, despite my desire to do
an A-Z on the issues I find important. My absence was caused by many
things, but...
The gym experience
-
My fitness in recent years has been something that I have felt has become
very important to me. I remember starting running back in the time when I
was dea...
The Post-GRS Blues
-
On Twitter during the week, I joined in a conversation about Gender
Reassignment Surgery and general fears regarding such a huge operation.
Personally, GRS...
A new audience
-
I am feeling a little humbled. I was asked last week at my college to talk
about transgender issues, to my college group of counsellors in training. I
star...
A new audience
-
I am feeling a little humbled. I was asked last week at my college to talk
about transgender issues, to my college group of counsellors in training. I
star...
Mid-Year Check In
-
At the beginning of this year, I wrote a post about my love of new
beginnings and my resolutions for 2016. I was not too lofty in my goals; I
attempted to ...
My Return and First Time Out… again
-
I’ve been trying to collect my thoughts the last few days. They have been
a jumble of emotions, mostly good. I haven’t felt this way in a long time
and f...
Thoughts on the Orlando shooting
-
There is something surreal, in moments like this, about being a privileged
member of an oppressed minority. I can breeze through airport security
with whi...
Honestly Geraldine, why do you need to crossdress?
-
This is the very tentative first step by a somewhat bewildered ordinary man
who discovered that at sixty years of age, I needed to crossdress. I hope
to de...
At work
-
It's definitely time for me to start thinking about when and how I'm going
to transition at work. Outside of work I'm now living as myself pretty much
full...
The First Mothers’ Day
-
If last year we celebrated the last Father’s Day, this year we introduced
the first Mothers’ Day. And yes, the apostrophe is in the right place. I
admit to...
On Being A Transwoman in a Bathroom
-
To be perfectly honest, I am actually really surprised this is a topic that
presidential candidates are addressing. Seriously, it’s one thing for
people to...
Feeling Positive Again :)
-
I had been feeling really down about things over the last few months and I
know that my recent posts on here haven’t been very positive about my
situation....
A good weekend
-
It’s been a good weekend. I actually feel pretty confident that I could
pass one day. I know that’s not the most important thing, but it matters a
lot to ...
A good weekend
-
It’s been a good weekend. I actually feel pretty confident that I could
pass one day. I know that’s not the most important thing, but it matters a
lot to ...
My 100th post…
-
This is my 100th post. I was hoping to make it a special one with a
description of another outing as Valerie, in my new modern “blending”
outfit. Unfortuna...
Back
-
Where is she? When is she coming back? What's happening in Tammy World?
These are all questions I've gotten over the last few months. Questions
shouted...
Ghosts
-
So it has been almost a year since I last posted. It is not that I’ve had
a lack of things to write about, more of a case of writers block – finding
words...
Not sure what to say..
-
I am not sure what to do, or what to say, depression is my only constant
“friend”, with me all the time, someone I hate, yet never hates me back.
Medical m...
Back to the Stone Age.
-
I think the song is fitting, It is not mine, the opinions on this page are
mine. In posting this video, I am in no way saying that this group believes
as I...
Come Up to the Lab: My Gender Workshop
-
Ever since Time Magazine proclaimed a “Transgender Tipping Point” a year
and a half ago, I’ve been exploring trans identities and expressions that
aren’t i...
hiatus
-
just wanted to let you all know that Will is doing fabulous in recovery
(tracking everything diligently on @journeyintomanhood) and in England for
his se...
Time to myself
-
Recently I have been lucky to have a few evenings to myself to let Jenny
out of the wardrobe. Most of these occasions have been just in my room as
usual, ...
Blogging about it….
-
I started this blog because I wanted to help people in a similar situation
to me. I was younger and never proclaimed to have all the answers.
Sometimes the...
Debunking Bathroom Myths
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*Debunking Bathroom Myths*
Original article by *Brynn Tannehill *can be viewed *Here*
*When the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance was defeated, the ostens...
RUMBLED. BUT IT TURNS OUT TO THE GOOD
-
As per usual on a Wed evening I make my way to the Butterfly Club support
premises to get my self ready to face the world. Nothing new in that. And
as per ...
Caitlyn Jenner Speaks at Chicago House Event
-
Caitlyn Jenner Speaks at Chicago House Event:
grvsmth:
sometranslady:
grvsmth:
sometranslady:
snowflakeespecial:
This isn’t a funny story. Trying on y...
Postscript
-
I thought that my urge to blog had departed. It hasn't... but I do need to
move on. Angie's Aspirations — aka About Angie — was written from the
perspecti...
Got A Little Beautified…
-
Not much here, but I went out for a bit of a day, treated by a couple of
friends, and had my brows waxed and got my hair done. Here’s the results.
I s...
17 Months on T Update
-
17 Months on T Next week marks 17 months on T, nearly one and a half
years. I cannot believe I have not posted any update for 5 months, time
just really h...
10 Ways to Destroy the Earth
-
my mother died in this room now it is occupied by my nieces whenever they
sleep over a playroom i currently occupy it sleeping on the lower bunk of
their l...
Still Here
-
I realized last week that I hadn’t written a blog…or a Facebook post…or a
journal entry…or much of anything in five or six months. Part of me was
bothered ...
5 months in
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*Continued**, from April 5th 2015*
5 months since the hospital I still don't know much about it.
Dissociative Identity Disorder.
My amnesia isn't just hav...
Through The Looking Glass
-
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but it did. That is, I stopped
considering myself “transitioning.” What does that mean, exactly? Am I
where I want t...
-
*Hey!*
So... tomorrow school begins again.
This schoolyear I am planning to come out and start dressing, acting,
talking, etc. like a girl. Honestly, it's ...
Been Sick
-
Isn’t amazing? We tend to think we are the masters of the planet. Then, a
debilitating illness hits and we become subservient cry-babies. Something
crawl...
Transition Is A Banquet
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Transition is not a one-way street, or a bowling lane with the bumpers up.
Transition is not a recipe with precise measurements, or a fixed
curriculum, or ...
It’s Inherent
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The frequency and unexpectedness with which being transgendered asserts
itself is ever a source of amazement. Regardless of how deeply in
background one ma...
This Rain
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Originally posted on chester maynes:
Abruptly, water gushes from the sky. I hear the storm drops too loud. Wind
creeps cold on my skin. Thunder slits these ...
Telling a Friend
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I recently told a friend about Amy. I didn't go into many details or show
him pictures or anything, but it felt good to talk about and get a positive
reac...
And Last
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I used that subject last week as well.
It happens. Click to enlarge (the cartoon not the imagination)This is a
hard post to organise and a hard post to wr...
The world keeps on turning.
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So I guess it’s time to get back into this blog of mine. I mean I’ve been
gone for so long and really it’s just time to start again. Since my last
real b...
On Reconciling my Beliefs, Depression and Gender
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Howdy. Sorry it's been a while, I am simply the most infrequent blogger in
the world... I've been buried under piles of work for what seems like
forever, a...
End game...
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So things didn't get better...I slipped further and last Tuesday I went to
my scheduled appointment...when she saw me the choices were go home for a
matter...
Commenters and deep thoughts
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I would like to start by apologizing for the long break between posts. A
little thing called life intervenes and my writing suffers. Family, health,
work, ...
Motorhead Girls
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Motorhead Girls ... we are girls who love cars, trucks, bikes, planes, and
boats. Anything with a motor. Maybe we love some of them, maybe we love all
of ...
Shutting down
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I've decided that I am not, after all, the blogging type.
I never managed it in my other identity either, so I don't know why I
should be surprised.
So,...
Dangerous Situation
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***** This post might be triggering ***** Something really scary happened
last evening. I was standing outside with a friend (who is also homeless
and we u...
Could it really be THAT easy?
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So, not going to get too excited here, but bear with me, kay? Last night, I
decided to talk to Phyl about her withdrawals and pulling away. I wanted to
try...
One Year as Me!
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Dianne Piggott
10/30/2013
One year. Just one year. One entire year. All of one year. One circle of
the Earth around the Sun.
A year ago to...
Cumberbatch and his offense offence
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Poor old Benny Cumberbatch…him and his big old posh, ex slave owning gob.
Actually I feel for the bloke. Trying to do his best for British actors of
colour...
Coming out on Facebook.
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I have a relatively small number of friends on facebook, I keep it that
way, I don’t add anyone I meet. Everyone on my friends list is actually my
friend o...
XXY: Reflections of Gender in Children
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A while back, I read a very sad story not related to Leelah Alcorn although
that is another sad story. This one is about an XXY child who was gender
denie...
New Hair … :) Trying different looks :)
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So the new wig arrived… and figured a day off would be fitting to try it on
:) Here are a few pics… Ya short and sweet post … :P Peace and Love!
Tamara :)
Transgender Q&A
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When it comes to the subject of transgender and the LGBT community, I think
that there are three different types of people. The first (and the fastest
gro...
I is for Identity Politics
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Hello all. For my first post of 2015, I am going back to blogging through
ye old alphabet. Today I is for identity politics. Identity politics are
how i...
Leelah, and all the others who struggle
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Happy New Year!
I'm so sorry I don't update regularly! I have been off school for a couple
weeks, so I have no good excuse, but I hope you all had a wonder...
A New Christmas with family
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As anyone can expect the end of the year can bring surprises and lots of
joy to one's heart and soul. This year is really an exception for Kay and
I, as w...
On the other side!
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It’s been a few days since I last posted on my blog, and for good reason.
Thursday, 11th December 2014 I finally had the surgery I had been waiting
so lon...
Saying goodbye
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The time has come for me to say goodbye and put this blog to bed. I doubt
anyone reads it anymore, but I’m the type of person who likes closure, so I
gue...
Xmas 2014
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I thought I should drop a post in, and wish everyone a happy Xmas.
If you should be reading this, and you are a Pagan like my son, or any of
the non-christ...
No Big Deal
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My daughter started high school last month.
The other night she told my wife and me that there's a transgender girl in
her homeroom. During the summer ...
I finally legally exist!
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On July 1st, 2014 it finally happened. The law that made it impossible for
me and many others like me to change their gender on any official documents
drop...
Pigtails
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Last night as I was hugging Kegan good night, I started playing with her
hair and realized her hair is at that almost long enough to put into a
super short...
She Returns
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Gee, that was a long time coming, wasn't it?
I managed to survive from February to July at the Good Samaritan House at
Westgate. This is a Christian-run fa...
The Maker of Noses
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Like many of you, I enjoy music, and I look to it for inspiration and
support. My taste in music is quite eclectic, ranging from hymns through
jazz and roc...
July 18th 2014
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I know I haven't posted in a long time, things have just gotten crazy
around here. We were finally able to get pregnant with our third, and
recently found...
been proven wrong
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I have had many people walk in and out of my life. And a lot of them have
been anything but nice to me. Over the years most of my friend have turn
against...
Tumor no more
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On January 8, 2012 I was informed that the fight to live was over, I would
not be getting my last Chemo treatment, all scans have no cancer traces in
them ...
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*I think it is time to completely let my fears of letting those who know me
in my life, but may not know 'me' now because I did what I needed to do for
my ...
Vote for Sophia
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I'm running in a mock election and I need your votes. You might be asking
why I need your vote, and *how in the heck did I wind up in politics?* Well,
my ...
Keepin’ On
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When I was driving home from work this afternoon I started to think of this
blog and its lack of updates. I think the general trend is that when I
dress mo...
A Question
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So, I've been doing this girl thing for a while now.
It's good, but there is some weirdness...
Has anyone else experienced this?
[Bumps into a doorjam, or...
Day 105: Whiskey Aging… DONE!
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So after nearly 3 and a half months it’s done! I ended up with a bottle
and a half of sweet, dark whiskey. It’s amazingly easy to do. At this
point, I’m ...
Here's a Little Something No One Told You
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Milestones are things to be celebrated. In our culture we have only a few
of them high school graduation, marriage, parenthood, (divorce), and death.
Other...
Sweeping the Ashes
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“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems
don't rhyme...
Another new chapter
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*or the next stop on the timeline...*
*Anyway, as some of you may remember, in a galaxy, far, far..wait, wrong
story.*
*I married my other half 13 years a...
I'm coming out and I want the world to know...
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As the weeks went by I've became more and more emboldened with my
transition. I started buying more clothes, and started laser hair removal.
On Christmas...
It has been too long since last I blogged
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Yes, I know, more than two years have gone by, and some of you may be
wondering if all is well. YES! Everything remains wonderful. We've now been
happily m...
It's "her's"
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I've been living as woman for two years now, two really good years. I was
and still am one of the lucky few. I have gone through this transition
without lo...
Paula Deen Quote
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“I feel like ‘embattled’ or ‘disgraced’ will always follow my name. It’s
like that black football player who recently came out. He said, ‘I just
want to...
Link to my daughter’s blog post
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Here’s something my daughter posted today… Hexydezimal A fallen angel
returns. hexydezimal.wordpress.com Questions for the Transgender Community
Happy bela...
My Outfit Tonight
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Tonight I'm wearing:
Red Off the Shoulder Batwing top,
White Racer Back Vest,
Black Wet Look Leggings and
Black Leather Over Knee Boots.
An outfit insp...
Three Unwise Men
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Yet another bawbag is frothing at the mouth.
This latest cretinous oaf, a Russian actor of whom this reporter at least
has never heard, says he would "stuff...
Hanging in, hanging out, hanging on
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It has been a while since I have posted anything here. Up to this point, I
have maintained this blog as a combination of sporadic articles, and the
occasio...
I Dreamed a Dream in Times Gone By...
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This past week has been especially difficult because of the second coming
out of 'Marcy' Michael's female alter gender identity. My strife is
entirely i...
Enough
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Originally posted on Nuclear Unicorn:
My approach to Cathy Brennan has long mirrored my approach to Ann Coulter;
I generally refuse to dignify their delibe...
Ether Radio
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Last Tuesday I took the day off work to run errands. Around 8:30 in the
morning I was sitting in my boyfriend's car by a gas pump. Peter was
inside colle...
Hatred, Transphobia & Twitter storms..
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I'm far from surprised that this has blown up like it has.. To be honest it
was only a matter of time, Trans people put up with an awful lot, I don't
want ...
Solace for the Soul
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I made it back to Arizona safely. No cops, no sandstorms, and no video. I
tried filming a quick vlog but was repulsed with the way I looked. With the
rela...
The Wedding and the Beach House
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It was a balmy June Saturday in Napa valley, California. The winery
Heather’s cousin Rosalind had chosen for the wedding was beautifully placed
amidst rol...
Queer Utopia
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Up until last month, I hadn’t been abroad for years. Two trips to Crete,
aged 13 and 14, and then I found myself in a desert. A travel one. As a
student in...
Reality TV
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I was reassembling the bike last weekend with radio 4 on drip-feed and
heard a piece about people who live a second life on the Internet. It
appears that f...