If you are a heterosexual man or woman and/or if your appearance is one where you’re perceived as not violating western society’s sex and gender norms, then you’re life is more valuable than mine. At least, that’s what the hung jury said in Brandon McInerney’s murder trial for the killing of Larry King. The hung…
Back in 1999, the Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris stated the following in a sermon commemorating the 25th anniversary of the ordination of women in the Episcopal Church: “Let there be peace among us, and let us not be instruments of our own oppression.” Well, the trans community has a habit of eating its own…
Editor’s note: This is Autumn’s personal experience of her recent bilateral orchiectomy. It contains some graphic language. Well, “Oww.” And by that, I actually mean physical pain in my genital area due to gender affirmation surgery. Seriously, my scheduled bilateral orchiectomy (“orchi”) with Dr. Tuan Nguyen was accomplished on Aug. 17. The surgery went well…
Sylvia Guerrero, murdered trans teen Gwen Araujo’s mother, has been quoted as stating “If I’ve learned anything since Gwen’s murder, it is that hope alone is not enough. Each of us who hopes to live in a state where our families are protected needs to work toward making California that place … “None of us…
Looking on the web of late, I’ve found what anti-trans minded folk say about all stripes of trans people, but especially transsexuals. I found something that was a cheerless discovery. Anti-trans sentiments that have been expressed by some radical lesbian feminists read very much like the anti-trans sentiments that have been expressed by some on…
There are whys to transgender activism, but beyond the whys there are the whats of transgender activism. What does transgender activism seek to achieve? Well, here are the six major goals of trans activism with some explanation as to why. Employment According to the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)/Task Force report Injustice at Every…
There are women of color and there are disabled women; there are lesbians and there are women of faith; there are mothers and there are servicewomen; there are women veterans and bisexual women, and that’s hardly an exhaustive list of the subcategories of women. Women’s experience intersects with multiple labels and multiple identities; each woman’s…
“One can change one’s (Veterans Affairs) record to reflect one’s gender without genital reconstruction surgery.” This was from the National Center For Transgender Equality’s (NCTE’s) talking points regarding a significant change to Veterans Affairs (VA) policies for transgender veterans. This change of policy on gender markers was clearly intended by the senior leadership of the…
As lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride events in San Diego are on many of our minds, I can’t help but think about what I was thinking about last year and what I’m thinking about this year. Last year I was one of the two San Diego Champions of Pride. In April of 2010,…
During the month of June, I had two root canals, a filling and a tooth extraction. Only the first root canal was planned, the rest were either emergency events (the tooth extraction for a broken canine tooth) or urgent events (the filling and the second root canal). Ouch. In August, I’m currently scheduled to receive…
