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Claiming a Name in 2010
How was 2010 for you? I have heard so many people talk about 2010 as a tough year, a crazy-busy year, a year with a rough economy. Most of all, people seem to have experienced a significant level of...
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Capt. James T. Kirk – Trans Man for a Day
On June 3, 1969, Episode #24 of the third season of Star Trek, entitled “Turnabout Intruder,” aired on CBS. I was eight years old at the time, almost nine when I watched it, and it blew me away....
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Easter Nightmares Put to Rest – Revisited
I’ve been working on a new blog post, but today, my mind is being drawn to the past. Some of those old feelings of Easter dread are bobbing up to the surface just enough to get a little bit of my...
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Boston Pride 2011 & Blog Summer Vacation
Statue of William Ellery Channing by sculptor Herbert Adams, at the edge of the Boston Commons. On Saturday, I attended my third Boston Pride. The weather was awful – cold, windy at times with...
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Lessons Learned in Iceland – Revisited
June is a month of significant dates in Iceland. Just a couple days ago, June 17th, was Iceland’s Independence Day, with the United States being the first country to recognize Iceland’s independence...
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More Fun With Health Care Professionals
Back in May, I wrote about a visit to the dentist’s office where my coming out six months prior resulted in my being on display like a monkey in the zoo. Little did I know that I would encounter...
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Lost Kodak Moments
The evening of June 17, 2008, the Boston Celtics were up three games to two going into Game 6 of the NBA playoff finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. In a power-house of a match-up that was...
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Happy Father’s Day
When I first entered the trans community, I heard a story about a medically transitioned trans guy who had to pretend to be his former female self when he went to visit his elderly father. I don’t...
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When a Hysterectomy is Only a Hysterectomy. Notes from the Philadelphia Trans...
I learned something at the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference that made me sit up and take notice. Well, it’s not that I didn’t sit up and take notice of anything else, but this particular tidbit is...
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What Does Body Dysphoria Feel Like?
Body dysphoria. The incongruity between what the brain expects the body to be versus how the body is actually configured. For trans people, this can (but doesn’t always) include varying degrees,...
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Matt Kailey – We Lost You Too Soon
I am shocked and saddened to have learned of the death of trans activist, author and teacher, Matt Kailey, who passed away from heart failure in his sleep over the weekend. Matt was tireless in his...
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