Just what the FtM Doctor ordered

I would guess that at least a plurality of T-Central readers are somewhere on the male-to-female spectrum. But I would also guess that we have plenty of female-to-male readers, as well as people interested in FTM issues. We have links to some excellent blogs on that side of the playground wall.

FtM Doctor is one of them. Yes, Z is a medical doctor. I had wanted to feature his last post on different forms of testosterone, but it started to slide down the list and I just never did. But Dr. Z was kind enough to put up a really interesting new post called Become a man, or change what it means to be a woman? Sometimes the concerns of FTM people are quite different than those of MTF people, but in this case I think there is crossover. Z is talking about the difference between "what you do and what you are," and why he transitioned rather than remaining an extremely butch woman.

Don't be shy. Check it out!

Please love me as I am

I thought maybe I had found a blog that we did not yet have listed in T-Central, but you have to get up pretty early in the morning to scoop Calie. :) I don't know when the blog plzlovemeasiam.com was added to the list. Before the last round of additions anyway. And usually when we write a feature, it's to bring attention to a new blog.

Nonetheless, I would like to bring attention to this blog. Compared to transition blogs and cross-dresser blogs, there aren't a whole lot of blogs by trans-parents out there. And I think it's important for us to hear what they have to say, and also to give them support when they need it and to help them understand when they are having difficulty doing so. The writer of plzlovemasiam.com is the mother of a trans teenage boy. It's never easy for parents to understand when their children are trans and to support them through changes, but this woman is giving it her best, and I'm sure her son will benefit from it.

"Please love me as I am" -- the title says it all. And it's something we all want and need.

What colour is your blog?

In this case, it's chartreuse. Thanks to Picky Penelope, who writes Penny's Story, for bringing Chartreuse Flamethrower to my attention.

I have never gone through every single blog on the T-Central list, but I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of blogs are written from the male-to-female perspective (transsexual or otherwise). It's always nice to find a different perspective. The author of Chartreuse Flamethrower has undergone top surgery, but prefers the pronouns "they" and "them." They write about a lot of issues, but mostly they challenge those of us who fit at one end of the binary or the other. Check it out.

Are you "Another Whiney T-Girl?"

Jamie has a blog. Jamie speaks her mind. Jamie doesn't care if you agree or disagree with her. She is who she is. Heck, some of the things she writes might even infuriate you. Inversely, you may think she gets it right most of the time.

Whatever opinion you may have about her blogs, you just GOTTA read this one. That is, if you are willing to put aside the fact that her blog is called "Not Another Whiney T-girl Blog". If you're perfectly alright with that, then read her latest. It was certainly worth the PRICE OF ADMISSION. (click HERE). Don't say I didn't warn you, though. (For the record, I may not agree with everything she says, but I can't resist reading anyway! Her professional photographs are freaking awesome to boot!)

Good luck at work there, Jamie!

From Lori Anne to LoriAnne's World

Okay, that's not a photo of my twin and me, but I bet it made you look!

I did, however, just finish reading about the "week of incomparable lows and stratospheric highs" that my friend of same name and similar life LoriAnne experienced. LoriAnne continues to write about life in transition, this time as she is about to step into the corporate world as her true self. Her writing style is another that I eagerly covet, her ability to accurately express the ranging emotions of the highs and lows in our transtion rollercoaster ride.

Follow along and give her your best wishes as she takes yet another major hurdle within the next two weeks! You can read her blog (HERE).