April 2011
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Watching Vincent and the Doctor: →
decisions-and-revisions:
“Doctor, we have fought monsters together and we have won. On my own, I fear I may not do as well.”
“The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. Hey. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice-versa, the bad things don’t necessarily spoil the good things and make them unimportant. And we definitely added to his pile of...
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Human?: This is a Reminder for All Trans* People →
tchy:
Your chosen name is your real name.
Your stated identity is real.
Whatever word or words you use to identify your gender(s) or non-gender(s) is or are valid words, valid identities, and valid self-identifications.
Your body is your own, and it’s up to you to decide what is right for you in relation to it.
You are a person.
You are a person with worth.
You are a person with just as...
UK FtM Information: Information on being a Trans... →
ukftm:
TRANS 101 Trans can mean anyone who is: Transsexual – Male to Female (MtF) and Female to Male (FtM) Genderqueer – Someone who does not identify as a binary gender (male or female). May identify as both, neither, a different gender entirely. A genderqueer person can change their gender…
UK FtM Information: artoftransliness: TESTOSTERONE... →
artoftransliness:
Why do some TG youth prefer not to take hormones?
There are many reasons to decide not to take hormones, if you are not sure you want to change your body, if you’re happy with what your body is like now, if you have health concerns or if you want to have children. There are many transgendered people who decide to on the “NoHO, NoOp” option (no hormones no operation).
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Gay Couple Kicked Out of Pub for Kissing →
pansexualpride:
A gay couple was kicked out of a pub in Soho, London’s gay neighborhood:
He said that during their first drink, a drunken man had asked them politely to stop kissing. Mr Williams said he politely asked the man, who claimed to be the landlord, to turn away if he was offended.
Mr Williams continued: “Later, when we were kissing - not in any confrontational way, but simply on the...
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We are all works in progress →
Our [trans] struggle will also help expose some of the harmful myths about what it means to be a woman or a man that have compartmentalized and distorted your life, as well as mine. Trans liberation has meaning for you—no matter how you define or express your sex or your gender.
Everybody should read this.
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“Q: So when I don’t know how a person identifies, I should always ask?
A: The...”
– Sarah Dopp, from her Frequently Asked Questions about Gender and Sexuality in Doppland. I think this goes beyond non-normative gender presentations, but also in regards to anything queer or just non-normative (like hairstyles) or general uncomfortable/unusual situations. (via bespangled)
I am still...
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