Transgender Day of Remembrance (A day after, but never late.)
Yesterday was TDoR. I respectfully ask everyone reading this post to please open this link to the list of all those who have died because they were living in their own gender. Please do so knowing that...
View ArticleHappy Wedding Day
Yesterday was the first day that same sex couples could get married in Washington State. And my home state did me very very proud. It also has reduced me to a puddle of tears at least 3 times in the...
View ArticleLGBT News Bites
I remember being very little and going to a few meetings of what was called the “Daisy Scouts”. I don’t remember why I stopped going, but I do remember being very uncomfortable with the idea that we...
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In the Shadow of Illness
I don’t remember ever being told my father was dying. I must have been too young when I internalized this information. I think I always knew he was sick, and since my dad was an AIDS educator, it...
View ArticleSound Reflections: Penny Arcade
I started playing Role Playing Games (RPGs) in high school. My gaming group was called Ironlands and we played once a week at a friend’s house, staying up late into the night, rolling dice and drinking...
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This is Not Over Yet (But I’m Still Celebrating)
On June 26th 1993 Lawrence v. Texas was handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ensuring that people in same sex relationships were safe from prosecution based upon who they...
View ArticleA Note to Cis Allies & Feminist Media Outlets
Two days ago Private Chelsea Manning made a statement that she wished to no longer be called Bradley Manning, and that she wished to go by female pronouns rather than male. In the last two days I have...
View ArticleTDOR 2013 – Ignorance is Complicity
I remember the first time I was aware of the concept of someone being transgendered was when I was 9 years old. I knew Auntie K was trans*, but since I’d only ever known her as a woman, it didn’t...
View ArticleIt is Not a Privilege to Pee
Laws are cropping up all over the United States banning people who are transgender from using the appropriate bathrooms for their gender identities. In some places, these laws have gone so far as to...
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