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Monthly Archives: May 2013
What You’ve Done For Me
I must reacquaint myself with silence Now that I can’t depend Upon the noisome, anti-tranquil violence Of you, my dearest friend. And in those years of sheer frustration When your din brought such vexation Never once did I imagine I’d … Continue reading
Some Thoughts on Star Trek
[Some Spoilers Follow] I have a confession to make, dear readers: I am a theoretical physicist today pretty much exclusively because I grew-up watching Star Trek: The Next Generation. The overwhelming likelihood is that the show probably also exerted a … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged Action, Film Reviews, Inspiration, Movies, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness
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Some More Thoughts on Gatekeeping
The truth is, whether you call it “Gender Dysphoria” or “Gender Idenitity Disorder,” I find the fact that my identity is considered to be a psychiatric condition somewhat degrading. However, I’m not sure whether it’s possible, in practice, to ever … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged DSM V, Hormones, medical gatekeeping, SRS, Transgender, transition
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Of Laser Hair Removal and Medical Gatekeeping
As I am presently unemployed, by budget has been rather tight of late. As such, I was initially going to forgo my latest round of laser hair removal, until a fat rebate cheque from the provincial government convinced me otherwise. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Stuff, Politics
Tagged dysphoria, Laser Hair Removal, medical gatekeeping, Transgenderism
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The Only Criterion That Will Decide My Vote
There are still two long years to go until Canada’s next scheduled federal election. But already I know who I will vote for: I will vote for whichever party I consider most likely to roll-back most of the bullshit that … Continue reading
This Is What Happens When You Entrust Your Country To An Idiot.
There is a mantra which is popular in right wing circles: it holds that the private sector is infinitely more efficient than the public sector. If this is the case, then surely to God our private industry can conduct its … Continue reading
Transgender Representation in the Media: “Laurence Anyways.”
A few months ago, I did a post on transgender characters in fiction, and more particularly, why most of them suck. Hoping that this was merely an artifact of the Anglophone media, last night I watched a Quebecois film called … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Film, Insufferable Womenchildren, Laurence Anyways, media, Transgender, Transgenderism
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Nutty E-Mails
When I first became a graduate student in Physics, I was surprised to find that my inbox was periodically flooded with pseudo-scientific e-mails written by crackpots and religious nutters both Christian and Islamic. I’m not sure precisely what these people … Continue reading
Things You Can’t Explain To A Child
When it comes to issues pertaining to queerness (particularly in public education), one tired refrain frequently emerges from opponents: namely, that children are incapable of understanding the issues involved. Allow me to present an anecdote: when I was about five … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Stuff, Physics, Politics
Tagged children, Explanations, Homophobia, LGBT, Physics, Politics, Queerness, Sex, Special Relativity, Transgenderism, Transphobia
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The Transformation Is Complete
I first became aware of Niall Ferguson shortly after his book “Empire” was published in 2002. At the time, I was a stupid teenager and therefore somewhat more sympathetic to the idea of imperialism than I later became; plus, I … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Politics
Tagged Academics, History, Homophobia, Idiocy, Niall Ferguson
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