“Medically, Christine presents an almost classic case of the transsexual phenomenon or, in other words, a striking example of a disturbed gender role orientation.” – Dr. Harry Benjamin, 1968 There was a time when we talked about gender in terms of an orientation. We don’t associate the term “orientation” with gender any longer and I […]
My 2012 highlights: January Schadenfreude Anyone? – It turns out that the lawyer trying to do away with trans marriage racked up YET ANOTHER ethics violation! Equality = Bathroom Bills = Rape: Reality Check –RadFems take up the exact same blood-drenched tactics used against them to take aim at trans folk. Nikki Araguz, Jewel Thief […]
Official Souvenir Program of the 1979 National March on Washington, Page 40 It should be noted that the organizer of the 1st MOW was Ray Hill from Houston, Texas. Trans Leader from Houston, Phyllis Frye (center, holding American flag) Phyllis Frye, leading the Texas contingent [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/71779612″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Official Souvenir […]
First of all, before I get into addressing her recent piece in the Advocate, I must own my own bias where Riki Wilchins in concerned. I’m not a knee-jerk fan of hers. I was around when she lobbied congress (along with Nancy Buermeyer and Winnie Stachelberg in 97, 98 and 99) telling them that trans folk were happy to be taken out […]
Is. Dead. The GenderReality blog was dedicated to asserting that: 1.) Virginal Prince coined transgender 2.) Transgender means heterosexual crossdresser 3.) Virginia Prince conspired to force transsexuals under the “transgender umbrella” 4.) You’re a sociopathic man if you disagree GenderReality was a perfect example of how the Prince Fountainhead Narrative poisoned trans discourse.
I think I should start this post with some back-and-forth arguing between one of the organizers of the first International Conference on Transgender Law and Employment Policy (ICTLEP, 1992), Virginia Prince and her supporter: “Said another way, you trashed [Virginia Prince]! You stole her linguistic contribution to the community from the community and ran down […]
Years later I find the courage to admit that I am transgender and this doesn’t mean that I am unlovable. I meet a woman, the first person that has made me understand that they love me not in spite of my difference but because of it. She is the first person to see me as a whole […]
First of all, the question I’m about to ask isn’t about setting up boundaries, gatekeepers or telling someone what they can/can’t identify as. I’m simply curious about how the queer community views what it means to be queer. So, with that in mind, here’s the question: Q: Can a 100% heterosexual person also be queer? […]
