When Cassandra Williamson’s father was dying Cassandra had not yet come out and was keeping any hint of her true self hidden from sight. She was a manly Marine Corp officer who had a reputation for doing what needed to be done, more like a machine than a person. She was used to tamping down her emotions when she interacted with others but in private her grief over her father’s condition spilled out. Cassandra shares the story of the day her father died.
We again this year have the Winter Solstice occur with a new moon, making things extremely dark. This is why so many far northern cultures developed the Yule festivals in the first place. Of course practices from the Yule are what are seen now in the Christmas tree, the Hanukkah and Kwanzaa candles and many other winter holiday features. We work to bring light into a very dark time in our lives.
Someone viewed Liberty Storer’s blog on living with a crossdresser and found it nasty. They didn’t like it so much that they sent her a message outlining all the reasons it made them ill. This caused Liberty to try and imagine why someone would keep eating something that tasted bad.
Many times people become separated from their families. This occurs for a variety of reasons. Oftentimes transgender people either leave their biological family rather than face coming out to them, or, more often, they do come out and are rejected by those who should offer love and support. Today Dana Bevan looks at the idea of finding home in a chosen family.
In keeping with Veteran’s Day Rabbah Rona Matlow reflects on her time in the service and how she had a revelation that changed her destination in life. She knew that she was meant to rabbi. She also looks at the way the U.S. uses its military might around the world.
November 20 is the Transgender Day of Remembrance and Ms. Bob Davis writes story of how it came to be. It began as one person’s quest to preserve transgender history and to memorialize those who died by violence year after year. Now it is observed far and wide as transgender people fall victim to violence.
Sabrina Symington pulls our attention away from the meanies and haters and shows what’s important in life.
Recently Liberty Storer binge watched Transparent and finds that it marked forward movement in people’s understanding of transgenderism. She now believes it was an important step in raising awareness among cisgender people about an often misunderstood and growing segment of our society. Read on for her other conclusions regarding the show.
Sophie Lynne is working on getting a graduate degree at Penn State. That’s a hard lift and studies tend to take up most of one’s time. And the stress is a bigger load than the homework. So Sophie needs to de-stress and she turns to an activity that has worked for her in the past.
Christy Lewis feels that due to the pandemic restrictions people have spent too much time homebound and remote in the previous two years. She has hopes of a return to a domesticated state in which they are warm, humane, and genuine.
Rabbah Rona Matlow writes about the Fall Festival of Sukkot. A celebration that requires Jews to make a temporary structure outside their homes. The structure is meant to remind the faithful of the image of God spreading a Sukkah or covering of Peace over them as they lay down to sleep.
Kandi Robbins’s post tells us how she learned how to stop hating what she was and came to accept it. And she regrets that the years of self loathing kept her miserable and not much fun to be around. Learn how she came to not just accept Kandi but loves her whole heartedly.
In this post Sophie answers the questions she posted last week, ones she asked herself in 2010. Take a look and see if you find yourself asking similar questions in your alone time. Some of Sophie’s answers may be applicable to your situation.
Today Christy writes about the influence of ’60s girl groups on her choice of hairstyles. Not so much the styles the girl groups sported but the image they projected, which was one of poise, confidence and beauty. Their hair was the finishing touch. But read on! Things are about to get hairy. In a good way, as Christy reveals her influences and her own changing coiffure.
Grad school seems to be demanding Sophie Lynne’s full attention so she steps back to 2010 and looks at the questions she had for herself back then. Give them a read and see if you are asking yourself the same question in 2022.
Summer has always been Sophie’s favorite time of year. Not just because it’s warm and you get enough sun to create the vitamin D your body needs. Summer was the time when her parents and older brother would go to their vacation home and Sophie stayed so she could work at the hamburger place. During that alone time she dressed in women’s clothes as often as she could.
Our Retro Rerun today comes from 1990 and was written by Dallas Denny. It was published on TGForum in the ’90s and it has good information on successfully transitioning genders.
Kandi takes a look at why it is that she is so happy when expressing her feminine side. Part of it is simple, Kandi is the side who has no responsibilities except being pretty, wearing pretty clothes, and enjoying it all. The other has all the responsibility.
Our Retro Rerun today is from the late Roberta Angela Dee. She wrote for TGForum in the ’90s and here advice is as good today as it was back then. Today’s post comes from 1996 and is on the topic of when a transgender woman should tell a potential romantic partner that she is trans.
I am a woman. Now you can get a dictionary and argue that I am not. You can run a DNA test and argue that I am not. You can ask a doctor and argue that I am not. And I am not interested in arguing with you. Allow me to make a analogy. Was […]
Dana Bevan looks at the four ways that trans kids are being treated by doctors. From affirming care to attempting to change a child’s gender through therapy or applying psychotherapy to “fix” children, the professional medical community has factions that embrace each of the treatment options. It can be confusing but Dana tries to make it easy to understand.
Kandi Robbins writes about the lure of dressing while fulfilling masculine obligations. She admits that it’s not easy to resist but she feels there is a way to stay in the middle spot gender-wise. Is that possible or does the allure of the femme path become too strong? See how Kandi deals with being stuck in the middle.
Today Dana Bevan posts about the banning of trans women from competing in high school and college sports. But she wants you to know that, drawing on personal experience playing and coaching amateur teams, “amateur” athletic establishments are unfair to all competitors including trans women. Read on to find out why.
It’s been two years since Christy Lewis transitioned. Today she looks back on her journey and evaluates what she learned during those two years. One major lesson was to not be afraid to face life as your true self.
Why do we have transgender desires? That’s a question so hard to answer that most of us just give up pondering it and try to enjoy life. But philosophers keep poking at the problem hoping to one day figure it out. Dr. Dana Bevan catches you up on the latest thinking in philosophy, psychology and physiology in regard to there is free will and what choices we can make.
Today Chrissy Gann tell her story. As a child she knew there was something different about her. She didn’t fit in with the boys and the girls didn’t want to hang out with her since they saw her as a boy. The story is a familiar one that many readers may identify with. Find out how Chrissy came to find herself and what it took to make the change.
