Category Archives: Transgender
The gray area of gender
I’ve been legally female since 2002, although the definition of what makes someone “legally” male or female is part of what makes this issue so unwieldy. How do we define legal gender? By chromosomes? By genitalia? By spirit? By whether … Continue reading
4/26: Trans News this past week
I haven’t been keeping up with trans news lately. I would like to blame my job for that but that isn’t the case; I have plenty of time, even with the new position, but I just haven’t really had the … Continue reading
The Trans Gene
When I was first struggling to come to terms with who I am, a trans man, I sought out some sort of validation for it. I never really new what sort of validation I needed, and eventually, I realized that … Continue reading
I think I might have been outted…
I’ve been staying away from Trans topics for the most part mainly because I’m not sure who reads my blog anymore: I no longer really care about my stats so I don’t obsessively check them. I’m definitely not worried about … Continue reading
HRC and ENDA
Craiglist has a great transgender forum that I ocassionally like to browse. One recent forum post mentioned that the Human Rights Campaign’s position on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) currently doesn’t support transgender inclusion, like it did when it first … Continue reading
Hi, I’m Transgender
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about being Trans. Ok, a really long while. I plan on doing some more videocasts but I’m lacking a camera at the moment, so that’ll have to wait, but I’m not abandoning that. I’ve … Continue reading
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