Author Archives: Josh
I wish my parents had the same reaction as my sisters
I didn’t plan on telling anyone in my family until I actually started to take hormones. It’s not that I didn’t want to tell them, it’s just that I remember how my parents first reacted when I told them. I … Continue reading
Expanding Hate Crime Legislation…Or Not
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to extend hate-crime protection to people who are victimized because of their sexuality. But the most immediate effect may be to set up another veto showdown between Democrats and President Bush. By 237 … Continue reading
Transgender Children
This past week on 20/20, Barbara Walters interviewed transgender children and their families. I didn’t get to watch it since it was on at prime time and my family was home. My parents are still sensitive to me being trans, … Continue reading
I could have been Prom King!
If I were five years younger and went to Fresno High School. But, I’m 23 and I don’t go to Fresno High School, so someone else is taking what could have been mine! Just kidding. In all seriousness though, this … Continue reading
Binary Bathrooms
I’m a moderator/member of a Trans group on MySpace, and one of the members made this animated short. This is how I feel, and I’m sure a lot of other trans people do as well.
Transmen at women’s college’s
I was visiting a forum that I haven’t really had the time to visit and ran across a link to a Boston Globe article about how transmen are graduating from women’s colleges. Transmen are people like me, FtM’s. In any … Continue reading
Will I ever regret this?
Coming out as Trans was definately the hardest thing that I’ve done so far in my life. It was also one of the best things that I’ve ever done. But coming out online, on my website, where so many people … Continue reading
The Name Change
Hm…so why the name change? Easy. I grew up as Jess and a lot of people look at me and think “Jess”, but they also think of me as a girl. I’m just moving on. “Jess” just doesn’t feel like … Continue reading
Senator Kennedy, stop being a pansy
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, is coming up (hopefully) for a vote in the House and the Senate. ENDA has called for banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. In 2003, ENDA defined sexual orientation as homosexuality, bisexuality, and … Continue reading
Hard at work
I’ve been working on a couple of projects lately that have kept me pretty busy. I’m not going to announce them just yet, but one will be ready to announce by the end of next week, hopefully. For anyone just … Continue reading
Ep. #2 – Discrimination and shiznet
Finally, Episode 2 has arrived. I’m sorry if I sound a bit pissed off or angry or upset. I had just gotten in a fight with my dad, so I might have sounded like I was a bit t’d off. … Continue reading
Gender War on America’s Youth: 50 under 30
On December 28th, the Gender Public Advocacy, or GenderPAC, released a report about violence against gender non-conforming people. From doing my own research into Transgender violence, I can say that it’s not easy to find numbers. It’s under reported but … Continue reading
Follow-up to Ep. #1 – What is Gender?
I’m getting ready to do Ep. #2 and I figured while I’m preparing I would take a look back at the first episode. Here are some stats on the first episode: 733 views, 4 comments, 5 times faved on YouTube … Continue reading
Being an FTM is expensive
I am a man trapped in a woman’s body. It sounds like an episode of the Twilight Zone, but I guarantee you that this is my life. When I think about how I look in my head, I don’t picture … Continue reading
Ep. #1 – What is Gender?
Well, this is the first in a series of videocasts that I’ll be doing. The first one is on gender. I briefly discuss what gender is and what transgender means. I’m sure I’ll get into more detail about these topics … Continue reading