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.
Ask Me Some Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies
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Your Reporter Is Ready And Waiting
I've been inspired by some conversations IRL about "Who is Julie" and "Why
is Julie". So I thought I'd open up the fl...
The coming correction
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I'm all for helping people but something is wrong when the manners are
completely gone from one segment of society.
He stares at me almost like his reques...
Living the Supermodel Dream
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This weekend I lived the supermodel dream when I visited the talented
photographer and amazing human being, Alison Malone of Malone Portraits.
Alison has a...
More Ask Me Anything Answers
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In response to my request to ask me anything, Christina Cross asked three
questions.
*1) How often/frequency do you femulate?*
Never often enough!
Nor...
A Rock And A Hard Place
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That is where teachers are right now, they have to watch their every move
and they never know who will file a lawsuit or complain to the state over
somethi...
I'd Draw Myself Heading in the Right Direction
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Glorious weather for a wander... Throughout this record of my life I have
regularly returned to the well of how I define myself: never as a man,
usually ...
Anti-trans campaigners, prominent and obscure
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Naomi Cunnningham, barrister, gave evidence to the Women and Equalities
Committee about the GRR Bill on 31 January. Though Robin Moira White,
barrister and...
My new makeup bag is full of goodies!
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I had to throw away all the makeup I took out of storage. If it wasn't
dried up, it was certainly inadvisable to use it because creams and liquids
have ...
That’s it. I’m detransitioning.
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No, not really! Thought I’d try the seemingly common practice of
exaggerating or misleading headlines to get the attention. And apparently
if I followed th...
Outrage! Boy-howdy what a rambling tale!
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Hi everyone!
June 3, 2023.
We lived through the outrage of certain books in our public libraries and
the libraries of our schools.
We've lived throug...
From a Bewhiskered Crossdresser
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I have noted a number of fellow dressers who keep facial hair, and the
mixed feelings they have about it. I thought I would add an article about
my own e...
Things You Don't Expect
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I had two new holes drilled in my head this week. Literally. Two new
physical holes were drilled in my head. Their purpose is to create drainage
for circ...
Kennet and Avon Canal map
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Here's the map of the Kennet and Avon Canal that I've just finished. It's
the first one I've done that covers the entirety of the navigation, from
Brist...
Represent
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Hi, With it being half-term and near the end of the Ever Lovely Mrs J’s
annual leave ‘use by’ date, we’ve had some time off together. With health
issues – ...
CARRYING THE TORCH
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No one in my immediate family is LGBTQ+. I don't know anyone in my family
lineage who was trans. I have indigenous blood from my mother's side so
maybe a...
‘Pride Month 2023 Begins’
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** ** I have no control over the ads that appear at this web-site. **
‘Pride Month 2023 Begins’(1 Jun 2023) ** Dear Reader: Social Murder.
Genocide. It’s a...
My Podcast – My New Cohost, Jodie
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http://transcister.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/transcister-radio/id1495662499
https://transcister-radio.captivate.fm/ I think it probably is...
Stadtführung Hall und rauf auf´s Plateau
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Hallo lieber Besucher- liebe Besucherin
Schön, daß Du wieder hier bist - oder auch das erste Mal. Dann ein
besonders herzliches Willkommen.
Ein wunderba...
Book Review: Becoming Ted
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Becoming Ted is a lovely book by Matt Cain about a man who had dreams that
never seemed to be fulfilled, he was trapped in a job he didn't want to do
wi...
Trans liberation at Greenbelt Festival
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I’m delighted (and slightly baffled) to announce I will be speaking at
Greenbelt Festival at the end of August. I’ll be talking trans liberation
and femini...
Lindum Colonia
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*Life update *
I haven't made any further steps with Gender GP as yet, I have had a lot
on, and so has my wife, I may get chance to have a chat this w...
Summer's here and the time is wrong
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Memorial Day passed yesterday, so now it's unofficially summer. My fave
season, because I hate being cold, and I love the freedom it used to
represent. ...
The latest...
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I've been wearing sandals daily for almost 2 months this spring, but Wifey
decided it was time to make some of her "annual changes." My closed shoes
ha...
Platforming a bigot is always bad
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So, I follow a few different feminist accounts on social media and the vast
majority of them are very aware of the larger context. However, there is
one ...
JK Rowling and Posie Parker
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You can think of this article as JK Rowling part 1.5 if you like, but it
involves a significant digression which I thought deserved an article of
its own...
hopeless
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How do you deal with waking up each day with a body that you have so much
hate towards and a physical appearance that you obsess over how vile it is.
Hav...
We’ve got five minutes…
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He wanted me though and, as he waxed me, made occasional comments about his
hardened state, moving the hand that was nearest to him to touch for me to
find...
Georgia Queen
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May I present: From our recent travels, a picture taken in Savannah, GA. We
had a fun ride, and the lunch from thee snack bar was actually decent! Mandy
Weekend trip crossdressed: lunch and departure!
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After the visit to the “Kunstmuseum” on Sunday morning, Franziska was about
to look for a restaurant to have lunch, when she heard a very familiar and
ve...
Transandrophobia: we need to ditch this word now
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Where transmisogyny was a clarifying word that helped us understand
something about the specific attack on trans women, transandrophobia is a
muddying word...
Las Vegas 2023
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I had a lot of high hopes for this trip. The last trip I went on ended
abruptly after I got COVID before I could even dress up – that was ten
months ago....
The Monday Ritual
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It's Monday morning, and I've just completed a ritual that has been part of
my weekly routine since January 2019. I've refilled my Parker 51 fountain
pen. ...
Skirts and Boots.
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So I went to my niece's wedding as planned. Here we both are:
Obviously she wins in the fashion stakes there. And it's very nice to see
her looking so happ...
So… How did it go?
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Well, all in all my hair appointment went about as well and as badly as I
expected. I wore some stretchy jeans and a flattering top to make sure I
was comf...
Tennis Anyone?
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Image Courtesy Renith R
on UnSplash
Years ago I felt the need to attempt to copy many of the most popular
feminine mannerisms and/or activities I could f...
Tennis Anyone?
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Image Courtesy Renith R
on UnSplash
Years ago I felt the need to attempt to copy many of the most popular
feminine mannerisms and/or activities I could f...
Kind of Curiosity
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“I’ve got to get stuff from the garage and the boots so we can clear the
table” I heard him say from behind the garden fence.“Oh, that’s ok. Go sort
it out...
Forced feminisation photos
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I imagine there’s going to be a ton of disappointed people suckered in by
the title of this entry… This year I celebrate 40 years of crossdressing
and HOLY...
Look! There’s a groomer! And one over there!
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Years ago, a country had a huge edifice of learning called the Institute
for Sexual Science. The primary topic they discussed was being transgender
– why p...
[Fashion] An Accidental Damsel in De-Stress
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So, I’ve had a craptastic couple of weeks. Sure, the world is bloody awful,
everything is getting so expensive and we’re one megolomaniac’s bad day
away fr...
Montana-hang your head
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Montana legislature.... what are you thinking? Well, it's clear you're not
thinking. You have elected to attempt to tell people who they are, and who
th...
Birth Control and Trans
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I recently received a question, via email, from a young person about birth
control. “I am a 17 year old closeted trans guy who is looking for ways to
mitig...
Tales from the driver’s seat
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As I approach my seventy-ninth birthday, I’m looking back and wondering
“with all the stuff I did, how am I still around?”. No, I remember Arthur C
Clarke’...
Trans Health Under Siege in the 2020s
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Here we have another example of politicians who are sure they know better
than Medical Associations or parents of children who are living with
dysphoria. "...
April 2023 - It has been a while - Part One
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It has been a few months since my last update, in fact it was last year,
almost five months ago. Strangely it has not been done on purpose, just how
life...
Manchester Gold!
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This weekend I will be travelling again ~ I seem to have been doing quite a
bit of that recently with a trip to Paris a few weeks ago, then after that
a ...
Transgender Art
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A new online artwork exploring a personal archive of a trans life will
launch on Saturday 1st April.
Mandy Romero is a creative artist and transgender ...
A Year Later
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I guess it's time. No time like the present, they say.
A year ago today, I experienced my last real feminine day. I wrote about it
in Wednesday on Saturd...
Trans Day of Visibility
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After a period of invisibly, no particular reason, pure laziness.... Its
trans day of visibility, your favorite passing fad of the kids who will
move on t...
Transgender Day of Visibility 2023
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, than how much value is there to a
video lasting more than fourteen minutes? It has been some time since I
last p...
From The Other Side (Facebook boy-mode)
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(Posted earlier today on the boy Facebook account) Dispatch from the other
side, which I’m more active on. Like I said, take your time exploring.
Latest ac...
What Do The Wives Think of Us?
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This article, going way back to 2002, is still relevant today if not more
so. It was written before the gender identity explosion. It came up in a
conversa...
It's Now or Never
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Thank you for the emails and your comments here checking to see if I'm
okay. Well I thought I was, until certain things happened that caused me to
get dep...
I am valuable just by existing
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I just had the most amazing EMDR therapy session that I have to gush about!
One of the strongest messages that I’ve gotten through my early life is
that my...
Out and About - My Regular Escapades En-Fem
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I, like many other TG’s, enjoy days out en-fem and often visit TG support
groups and TG events, but also get to visit national trust properties with
my...
You Otto Learn To Let Things Go
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God, I haven’t been here in so long. Not really sure where to start. Let’s
start with buried emotions. Not that I even knew they were six feet under.
I had...
Maddie on the Move
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“Let’s go on a road trip” is the best six words you can say to me. It’s no
secret I love driving. I think it all started when I was a baby. My parents
used...
ferm living glas
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*Glass & Mirrors – ferm LIVING*. WebGlass & Mirrors. We use a broad range
of types of glass in our collection. We use soda lime glass for glass
tablewar...
Radio Silence
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It’s been a while since I have been around, no real presence on social
media, and not even window shopping for anything femme. Generally, by this
time, I w...
Ponytail5
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You might only see 4 as the 1st on is hidden. I am posting this now so I
can link it to reddit. I have to say since Stephie came four years ago, I
have bee...
Some Simple Questions
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The topic of JK Rowlings transphobia trundles on mainly because she
continues to be bigoted and hateful towards trans people. For anyone that
does suppo...
Do I really need these Gold Heels?
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When my Dad told me he was giving me cash for my Christmas present this
year I had already made my mind up that I did indeed need the gold heels
below and...
Mischief Night and Turnip Lanterns
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BRING BACK THE BRITISH TURNIP LANTERN! A long time ago, (oh well; the 60's
and 70's) children in the West Riding made Turnip Lanterns and most of us
kids h...
Flygirl
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Thanks to those lovely folks at Clumsy Cabaret and Tiny Rebel Cardiff I
have danced nearly my entire repertoire of burlesque routines this year,
more than ...
A Month of Freedom
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Hey, I hope you're all doing OK lovelies. x
So for about the last month my partner had to go away. Can you guess what I
got up to while she was gone? ;)
...
As good a time as any
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This might be as good a time as any to stop since the beginning of another
chapter of my life seems like a duly appropriate milestone. I can now say
with...
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Hi everyone, just wanted to let you all know that someone has stolen some
of my pictures to use as their own on Trace and possibly other places. I do
not...
Fairy doors and other encounters
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A long time ago, long enough that I've forgotten where I wrote about it,
when I first started going out and exploring the outside world as Susie
back aro...
That Letter To My Wife
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Thanks for the mail I received from my last blog. It’s amazing how up
lifting your messages of support are to me. THEY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Thank you. ...
Cats, Dogs, Walruses and a Bit of Sex
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I've always been a bit antisocial, preferring the company of animals, even
though I've never possessed a pet, and with my ecological background I am
sens...
Windows: The Stash, The Dream and The Wardrobe
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ver the years I have, apart from going
on about my stockings, nails and heels, mentioned more than once my
frustration about having my Stash in boxes i...
Thanksgiving
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Trigger warning! This post speaks bluntly about my grandchildren getting
hurt in an accident. It is not happy and uplifting. If you have horrible
me...
Taking a Break
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I have been writing for a long time. I even won an award for writing when I
wrote for World Wide Hippies. Unfortunately, I am not in a good place. I
lost m...
Space Elevator
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The white body I wear is mine, but ill-fitting and not me. A phantom body
that is also mine and is me rides within like a ghost, teasing my brain
with each...
#biologicaltrans
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If there is one thing that gender-critical or anti-trans people do not
understand, it is biology. If there is one thing that they and the
anti-woke culture...
...and then some time passed
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Hard to believe that its been 7 years since my last posting. I've been
busy.
Since I last posted, several positive events have happened with a multitud...
Ten Years Later…..
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When I posted about my journey as a transgender football fan last May, I
never pictured that I wouldn’t write anything for nearly a year. There has
been pl...
Hygienic Hijinks
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I can’t even imagine what someone might imagine I’d be talking about with
such a title in this context… What I do want to talk about is a little bit
of an ...
A Tale of Two Court Cases
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I’d love to know just
what gets into the minds of Scotland’s judiciary, when they can make two
judgeme...
Love again.
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She looked and could not find what her heart was missing. Forgetting what
it was like to touch another Gave up the search, thinking she is cursed
Disadvant...
Purse
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I had it for years. Sandy colour with shiny silver embroidered brand logo
on the face. A single popper to keep it shut and a zip down the edge for
coins. I...
Full Circle
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My blog and I go way back. Way, way, way back. I just peeked back at my
first post in my earliest blog. It was June 2004.
Back in those days blogs we...
Times Square Was My Beat
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To correspond with my appearance in Crime Scene: The Time Square Killer
(streaming now on Netflix), I publish this article from my archives. It is
a far le...
Shareable mantras for 2022.
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This past weekend, deconstructing Christmas became absolutely necessary.
More pine needles lay under my tree than remained on the branches. And
Saturday ...
Stars. Needles. Poop. Plates. Wishes.
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Aside from (very) occasionally checking my horoscope, I am not big into
astrology. That being said, however, I do kinda believe in it and its
impact on us...
It’s been almost 8 years.
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As someone who is on the neurodivergent spectrum, I often am faced with a
lot of challenges in my daily life and one of those happens to be time
blindness....
Confessions of a Bad Girl
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I did a bad thing. A very bad thing. I watched a YouTube video. I am a bad
girl. Let me explain. (Saffers please feel free to skip the next seven
paragraph...
(20) One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - 1975
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First of all, as I would suggest with all these movies, before reading this
review, see the movie if you haven't. I can't talk about this one without
spo...
It’s a book!
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Dear friends, I just wanted to make sure you knew about my latest news: My
book! (It’s officially coming out in print tomorrow, and you can probably
find i...
Solderer Of Fortune
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One Year After, and it's been a long year.
One year after what, you say? Last year I came back from the BornHack
hacker camp in Denmark, to find ...
What is “Hate Crime”?
-
You have a few options if you live in Fife and need to report a hate crime.
You can report the incident directly to Police Scotland at Police Scotland
Onli...
Coming out of Covid-19 hibernation
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The Covid-19 pandemic has been tough for transgender people. Coming out of
lockdown means having to socially transition all over again.
The post Coming o...
Another Brief Check In
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Hello all. I hope everyone is having a good summer. This is just (another)
brief post.
As I mentioned in my last post, it's been a difficult few months...
Farewell
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I’ve been thinking hard about ending this blog and have decided it’s time.
When I first started this it was to leave testament of my coming out and
transit...
Drifting...
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I'm drifting.
What is “drift”? According to Gretchen Rubin, drift is the decision you
make by not deciding, or by making a decision that unleashes c...
Rainbow Reading: April 14
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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 April 7th and 13th, I
read: Stray ...
One Year
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Yes, I've been on a one year sort of hiatus. Nothing big happened but just
got wrapped up in things. Will try and post more and start up again. No
chang...
Why I Left Twitter
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in January of this year I took the difficult decision to leave Twitter. It
was necessary for my own mental health. Having reflected now for a couple
of mon...
First pages of my book
-
This excerpt is not formatted or proofread for publishing yet, but I am
excited to share it. Real progress on this telling of my life though is
exciting...
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!
-
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...
What is Transphobia?
-
(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...
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...
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 ...
The Love Story
-
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…
-
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...
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...
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...
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...
Posting from the front
-
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
-
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 ...
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
-
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...
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?
-
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
-
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
-
“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 r...
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
-
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.
-
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
-
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
-
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...
I Am Female
-
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...
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
-
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!?
-
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?
-
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 ...
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
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
-
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
-
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...
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
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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
-
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
-
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...
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
-
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
-
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...
-
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...
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
-
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. ...
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, ...
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.
-
*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 ha...
Through The Looking Glass
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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...
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*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
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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...
Saying goodbye
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I came to a turning point about 12 months ago when I read an article by
Mary Jacklyn Moss. In the article she talks about when her child
transitioned and h...
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 t...
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...
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 ...
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, o...
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...
Holiday Time
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I hope everyone’s been safe and sane all year, and that the holiday season
brings you joy and happiness – and lots of good prezzies. Here’s hoping
those ...
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...
I suppose an introduction is in order...
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I'm a woman living on the Left coast of America with a very much
appreciated spouse of over a decade and a half. We can usually be found
co-living our lif...
A BLOG ON BLOGGER? OLDER POSTS FOUND BY LINK.
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After a flat out hectic two months I am sitting here with no pressing
commitments except perhaps to try and cure this terrible cough and sore
throat. In th...
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...