Tag Archives: Transgender

Public Evisceration

Posted on June 2, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

I have thus far stayed-out of the controversy in the trans-sphere over allegedly-notable drag queen RuPaul’s constant use of transmisogynistic slurs. The truth is that I have never much cared about reality television, drag culture has always bored me, and … Continue reading →

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The New Cultural Bogeyman

Posted on March 23, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Feeling a touch masochistic, I scrolled down and read some of the comments in that article about which I just posted. One in particular, by a fellow named “weylguy” caught my eye: I’ve lived in small and medium-sized towns in … Continue reading →

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Fuck Civility

Posted on February 14, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

There was a time when I was a great believer in the ideal of expressing differences in political opinion in a polite and civil manner; after all, I reasoned, a disagreement about the direction in which your country should be … Continue reading →

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The Toronto Star is a Terrible, Transmisogynistic Rag.

Posted on January 11, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Being as it was the only major English-language daily not to endorse Harper in 2011, one could be lulled into the impression that the Toronto Star is, in some sense “progressive.” The problem with being a trans woman, however, is … Continue reading →

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Quantum Gender

Posted on January 9, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

In a certain light, queer conceptions of gender are a lot like quantum computing. I beg your indulgence, dear readers; I promise that I have not dived off into the deep end of quantum woo. I am merely pointing-out qualitative … Continue reading →

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Predictions for 2014

Posted on December 31, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I haven’t been having a lot of luck with predictions recently, so I’ll try to keep this short and sweet this year Popular culture will come to the conclusion that gay people aren’t “sensational” enough anymore, and fill-in the void … Continue reading →

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Queer-Normativity

Posted on December 30, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I identify as “queer” pretty much exclusively because I consider “asexual lesbian trans woman” to be too much of a mouthful. It is, for me, a purely descriptive identity, and one which gets hollered at me from time to time … Continue reading →

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How I Conceptualize My Life

Posted on December 18, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I have a (potentially bad) habit of conceptualizing my life through fiction. This is probably an artefact of having spent so many years prior to transition feeling like I was watching someone else’s life on TV, but I’m afraid it … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Dead Yet!

Posted on November 25, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I have come to suspect that most, if not all, of my parents’ ongoing discomfort with my transition is rooted in the idea that the person that they knew is dying and being replaced by a stranger. It was an … Continue reading →

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The Cybelene Victorious

Posted on November 14, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

They want for you to kneel bowed and broken To Accept their insights that you are falsely made They want for you to cower, quiver, quaver To dodge their righteous, rightful, mocking gaze. They want for you to duck among … Continue reading →

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