According to a Reuters report: “As Renee Richards, the world’s most famous transsexual athlete, looks back on her life, she has one regret — the fame she attained.” Dearest Renee, your 15 minutes of fame are WAY past.…
I found this on Saurly Yours: “Sex Change Operations: Are They Choice or Necessity?” I left this comment in response. “I’m not really going to spend too much time discussing things here, because it’s pretty obvious that you…
The Journal of Lesbian Studies is calling for submissions to the upcoming “Lesbians and Body Image” issue. One of the questions really caught my eye: ” What differentiates body image situations where it is seen as desirable to…
I recently was asked to review the movie “American Beauties” by Groove Films. The description that came with the email gives you a slight clue that something is amiss here. “American Beauties (2005) is an award-winning documentary on…
In my recent post, Rose Colored Glasses, I had quite a few people respond here and on livejournal. Anyone familiar with the history of the trans-community and HRC (Human Rights Campaign) will know how contentious that relationship has…
So we’ve got a trans-inclusive ENDA, time to celebrate! Or so I thought, till I actually looked at the language. Section 8(a)(3) CERTAIN SHARED FACILITIES- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to establish an unlawful employment practice…
First he said: * “Homosexual transsexuals tend to have a short time horizon, with certain pleasure in the present worth great risks for the future.” * “Prostitution is the single most common occupation that homosexual transsexuals in our…
Like a herpes sore, certain arguments pop up continually in the transcommunity and never seem to go away. Recently Gwen Smith wrote the editorial “What’s In a Name?” that discussed the term “women born transsexual (WBT)” or “Harry…
That should be the title of Peter LaBarbera’s Americans for Truth (AFT) website. His latest post attacks sports reporter Christine Penner. “I challenge ‘Mike/Christine’ to do a column describing, in detail, ‘sex-reassignment surgery’ – whereby a penis is…
I pulled a couple of well versed legal minds in to shed more light on the shared space concerns: “It’s problematic for employees who have transitioned prior to employment. As I read it, it means that shower or…