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A Silver Bullet for Crossdressing Acceptance?

July 19, 2010

Gaining the acceptance of our loved ones is one of the biggest issues that we in the T community face, mainly because those around us know us the best and hold us to their own standards. If we’re fortunate, we find solace and comfort in knowing that our significant others tolerate our behavior. Is there [...]

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Is Your “Drab” Fab?

June 1, 2010

Two weeks ago, we explored the topic of feeling extra pressure to dress nicely together. You left some amazing comments that ran the full spectrum from always looking very nice to wanting to blend in with everyday women. Some of you mentioned that you don’t take your femininity for granted and as such make every [...]

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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2009

November 18, 2009

This Friday, November 20th marks a somber occasion for our community, The International Transgender Day of Remembrance. On this day, we take a step back to remember those who have been killed simply for being who they were, who they were with or in some cases who they were perceived to be.

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Exploring My Creative Side

November 2, 2009

When I was a kid, I spent much of my time creating all types of media. During my elementary school years I would use my stereo (boombox) to create my own custom cassette tapes. Among other things, I recorded my friends and I playing video games, comedy sketches, song parodies and even my own radio [...]

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Will The Hate Crimes Bill Change Your Life?

October 29, 2009

Yesterday marked a momentous historical event, President Obama signing into law the Byrd-Shepard Hate Crimes Bill, which intends to protect American citizens from violence based on, among other things, sexuality and gender identity. Many in the transgender community are excited about this news and I am certainly no exception. It just so happened that my [...]

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Buckminster Who?

October 5, 2009

When you ponder inspirational figures for the transgendered community, who is the first person you think of? I’ll wait while you consider your answer. <Jeopardy Music Plays> Okay, time’s up! If you said Buckminster Fuller, well, uh, ummm. . . you didn’t. The fact of the matter is that the late great American architect and [...]

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Why Am I a Crossdresser?

August 13, 2009

Sharing with my cousin that I am transgendered was probably more difficult than sharing with anyone else. I don’t say this as a knock against him, but most of the other people that I told were at least somewhat knowledgeable on the subject of gender expression and identity. This presented a challenge to me like [...]

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