I’ve heard this about others, and I even heard this had circulated at work just before I had officially come out. After the email went out, but before the training meeting. That I was selfish. That so and so is selfish; why did they get married if they knew. That he’s selfish, how could he…… Continue reading Are we selfish
Tag: transgender
Unicorns
We are not unusual to ourselves. We know at least one transgender person really well and usually a good number of other ones. It isn’t uncommon for us to know other transgender people’s stories either. This should not come as a surprise. Is doesn’t, right? For people meeting us this is often not true. We…… Continue reading Unicorns
Some idiotic comments about why we “want” to be trans
I was looking at comments on YouTube and if it were possible my eyes would have rolled out of my head. Enjoy! men do this because it’s easier to be a women in a gynocentric society. that’s how oppressed men are they are willing to become women — and — There’s more benefits to being…… Continue reading Some idiotic comments about why we “want” to be trans
Why Cross Dressers aren’t Trans and Caitlyn Jenner is
I find myself this morning eating my Cheerios with some almond milk. My iPad is playing a video on YouTube with this guy talking about a video he’s playing. In it some woman is explaining her objections to trans people and confusing some things together. The male commentator made a disparaging remark about Caitlyn Jenner.…… Continue reading Why Cross Dressers aren’t Trans and Caitlyn Jenner is
Detransition
Sometimes a person will go back. They will decide that having gone from Jim to Jane they want to be Jim again. If they are doing this early in the process then really it may be for the best – you don’t always know until you’re knee deep how you feel about it. It isn’t…… Continue reading Detransition
Dead names and Pronouns
This has been a tough 24 hours, it has. I think it really can be hard for people who’ve known us for a long time to keep our new name straight, twenty or thirty years of history do not vanish overnight, nor does our prior identity as a man or a woman change in their…… Continue reading Dead names and Pronouns
Growing more comfortable
I was driving back to work after a very nice lunch with an old friend. He and I have known each other for about twenty five years. We had a nice conversation, and we’ll get together again in a month. The restaurant was nice too, high end mexican food, really nice presentation. I got both…… Continue reading Growing more comfortable
What does transgender really mean?
Transgender is a wide umbrella. All it really means is that your sex and your inward felt gender aren’t in sync. That need not be severe enough to cause dysphoria or even what’s called being gender non-conforming. Human’s love labels. There are lots of kinds of trans people. Some do nothing about it, they’re happy…… Continue reading What does transgender really mean?
Posted a FAQ page yesterday
For those who didn’t notice because I didn’t put it out in the blog, I posted an FAQ yesterday in hopes of having it available when answering questions on quora and a resource for people who want answers to questions. Please have a look, and if you think it’s worthwhile, please pass it along to…… Continue reading Posted a FAQ page yesterday
Are We Happier For Having Transitioned?
I posted this earlier today in Quora to a question with an agenda, at least it felt like that. The original question: Are most people who undergo a gender transition happier after transition than before it? I’ve been doing some reading and it doesn’t seem like changing your sex makes a difference for the majority…… Continue reading Are We Happier For Having Transitioned?
My Gifted Life 