You’re interested, and I have more articles to go after this, but I thought I’d give you a clue before you wander, helplessly into the clutches of those seemingly lovely ladies at your local Macy’s or Nordstrom’s or Lord and Taylor’s or Sak’s or Dillards or you get the idea. The Make Over Getting a…… Continue reading Makeup – Make overs and Sales
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Buying Makeup
It might surprise you to find out how few companies actually make those many brands you see in the drugstore, or the high end beauty store. Sometimes the products are remarkably similar – I only have limited experience, but I’ve read reviews. Two really big companies dominate (look at the actual pages for complete listings):…… Continue reading Buying Makeup
Make up – Foundation and Concealer
If you are blessed with good skin, which could be true at any age, you might not need foundation, or at least not on an everyday basis. Foundation comes in two basic forms. Powder foundations come in a compressed cake that is applied with a brush or a buff. This is what’s in that traditional…… Continue reading Make up – Foundation and Concealer
Intersex conditions
I’m sure you’ve all read it. Someone saying, well, you have male chromosomes so you’re a man and that’s it, or vice versus, that you’re a woman and that’s it. Biology isn’t that simple or that cooperative. Androgen receptors are not always coded properly because there are genetic variances in the DNA. DNA isn’t a…… Continue reading Intersex conditions
Female Anatomy
Sorry gentlemen, no pictures. I know you were hoping to oogle our yonis, but not today. You are excused if you already know where everything is. What I’m finding out is that people are confused about this, and confused about what trans women get or don’t get as part of reassignment surgery. So first a…… Continue reading Female Anatomy
Abuse of Trans Youth
Suicide Leelah Alcorn, may she rest in peace, left her home in December 2014 after leaving a suicide note on Tumblr and walked into the path of a semi truck on Interstate 71. Her conservative Christian parents had sent her for conversion therapy instead of helping her find her way forward. Her case is sad, but…… Continue reading Abuse of Trans Youth
About T
I’ll call her T, but she could be someone you know. She could be someone struggling with her college lessons, her trauma after a sexual assault, growing up with abusive parents indelibly scarred, returning from a war torn landscape remaking her world, or fighting substance abuse. It doesn’t matter. My T is another trans person,…… Continue reading About T
What’s Transitioning?
Definition: the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. That’s helpful, we know what a transition is. What does it mean for a person to transition from male to female or female to male? That’s more complex. There are at least three different things people talk about using the same…… Continue reading What’s Transitioning?
Coming Out
I apologize right up front. I can only talk about my successes and failures and what I’d do differently given the opportunity. This is a story, not advice. I’m still coming out to people. There’s no one right way to do this. No prescription. Everyone’s friends, family, social circles, and jobs are different and call…… Continue reading Coming Out
Getting Started
I was looking at a T-Girl’s blog and it brought back to mind those early and scary days of trying to buy those first few items. What to buy and where to buy it. Will they laugh at me and can I even use the changing room? It really is a quandary. The chicken and…… Continue reading Getting Started
My Gifted Life 