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Tag Archives: Transsexuality
Awkwardness
Three days into my glorious homecoming, and I must admit, things are getting strange. I was dysphoric this morning, so I doubled-down on the feminine gender presentation: to such an extent that my mother politely but firmly requested that I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Stuff
Tagged Autism, Civilization III, Parents, transition, Transsexuality
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Prodigal Daughter
The truth is that I am much braver in my writing than I am in my living. For the next little while, however, I will need to be brave in my living as well, so I am going to write … Continue reading
Pain is Beauty?
Lately, I’ve really been feeling the need to find a more permanent solution to my facial hair problem. Thus far, I have simply been shaving it very closely and covering-it up with concealer; while this looks pretty good from a … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Stuff
Tagged Agony, Autism, Beauty, Electrolysis, Epilator, Hot Wax, Laser Hair Removal, transition, Transsexuality
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The Doctor to the Rescue?
It will likely come as little surprise to any of my regular readers that I am a great fan of the Doctor Who franchise (I watched the old Tom Baker episodes in reruns when I was a child; I recall being … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged Doctor Who, Popular Culture, science fiction, Transsexuality
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bathroom?
Our university campus has recently opened up a pair of multi-stall unisex bathrooms, ostensibly for the benefit of people like me (I had been press-ganged into sitting on the committee which implemented the proposal). This apparently constitutes International News: Now, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Gender-Inclusive Washrooms, misconceptions, Transphobia, Transsexuality
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*Sigh*
I realize the critical need for body positivity when it comes to transsexual women, since so much of the media is so committed to telling us, over and over again, how completely disgusting we are. For that reason, I support … Continue reading
One Down, One To Go
I’m feeling quite elated at the moment; I seem to have successfully persuaded my mother (by means of that rather lengthy auto–biographical memoir I wrote last week) to accept the fact of my transgenderism. I had been dreading her phone … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Stuff
Tagged coming out, Names, Parents, Transgenderism, Transsexuality
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Search Terms
As I’ve noted many, many times since writing this post, every day this blog is inundated by visitors coming here in search of porn, finding only analysis, and leaving just as quickly. It’s gotten to the point where I hardly … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Technicalities
Tagged analysis, Search Terms, the P-Subject, Transsexuality, unfortunate implications
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A Fictional Challenge
I think that one of the biggest hurdles that I have faced in coming-out as a transsexual woman, particularly to members of the older generation, is the almost universally-negative depiction of transsexuality in popular culture. As I have noted before, … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction
Tagged coming out, Fiction, media, Stereotypes, the P-Subject, Transsexuality
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