Tag Archives: womanhood

International Women’s Day, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

A few days ago (as part of a lengthy discussion which is deeply not worth the read), Clarissa said something very interesting on the subject of (Trans-Exclusionary/Eliminationist) Radical Feminists: Radfems confuse feminism with an intense dislike of womanhood. Their rabid hatred … Continue reading →

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Passing A Milestone

Posted on January 30, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

It occurs to me that the first anniversary of the start of my transition has just quietly passed-by without any comment on my part. I really don’t know what to say, to be honest, or indeed, even if anything really … Continue reading →

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Resolutions for 2013

Posted on December 31, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

During the New Year, I resolve to do the following: I will obtain my Master’s Degree in Theoretical Physics. Write at four hundred words a day beyond those written in an official capacity, and not including blog entries. I will … Continue reading →

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Out and About: The Didactic Express, Day 18

Posted on September 30, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

So as you may well have gathered from the previous handful of posts, I have become increasingly bold in terms of my gender expression. Facilitating this transition has been the fact that, for some reason, a local discount shoe retailer … Continue reading →

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The Princess and the Ape: The Didactic Express, Day 7

Posted on September 19, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I roll out of bed each morning knowing myself to be a woman. I take steps to ensure that other people know it as well; I conceal (quite literally) the lies that biology writes about me on my face. I … Continue reading →

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The Secret History of Jaime (Part 8): Fumbling Towards Womanhood

Posted on August 25, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I had meant to tell Nominatissima about my transgender feelings for months before we even started dating, but it had been such an enormous secret that I had kept buried for so long that I just simply couldn’t force the … Continue reading →

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The Secret History of Jaime (Part 5): Crossdressing

Posted on August 23, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I first tried cross-dressing about a week after my eleventh birthday. I can’t recall precisely what motivated it: probably my growing fixation on the physical manifestations of femininity, though some of it was a form of private rebellion. I recall … Continue reading →

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The Secret History of Jaime (Part 4): Demographics and Biology.

Posted on August 23, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Due to a demographic anomaly, after Grade Three there were only five girls (not including myself) in my elementary school class (which numbered, in total, between twenty-five and thirty students through to the end of my time in elementary school). … Continue reading →

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Femme and Loving it!

Posted on July 18, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I have, up to this point in my transition, been more than a little shy about the fact that I’m a girl now. Part of this is just the sorry state of my body. Without getting into the sordid details, … Continue reading →

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I’m Done

Posted on July 15, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I’ve decided that I’m never going to waste another moment of my life arguing with my parents over my gender identity. I’ve tried to be accomodating; I’ve tried to be sympathetic to their concerns, but frankly, it’s become pretty apparent … Continue reading →

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