no doubt you’ve come across this “news“, about a 16 year old german pop singer who has had gender reassignment surgery, commonly known as a “sex change” in our vernacular.

i have a few problems, as you’ve probably surmised by now. not only with the headlines that are being perpetrated by the media, and the underlying assumptions behind them, but by how the term “transsexual” is used against us, transsexuals.

apparently, the media has unilaterally changed the meaning of the term “transsexual” to a person who has undergone surgery and hormone treatments in order to acquire the physical characteristics of the opposite sex. so here’s a news flash to y’all who haven’t had surgery – you’re not a transsexual. and to those who have, you are transsexual. hooray.

little did i realize that before i had surgery, i really wasn’t transsexual, despite all the medical treatment and diagnoses to the contrary. i shudder to think of all the stigma and torment i could have avoided, had i been aware of this newly developed definition.

the above linked post has more gems of insight. jennifer lance, the illustrious author of the piece, states:

I am not sure how I feel about this news. On one hand, I want to respect Kim and her decision. I am an open-minded person, at least I like to think I am. On the other hand, 16-years-old is awful young to be making life changing decisions. I can’t even remember what I wanted at 16, other than to drive a car and hang out with my friends while listening to music. I am not for elective, cosmetic surgery, but some may argue this is not cosmetic for Kim. I believe we should accept our natural bodies.

i suppose jennifer would prefer that the world use her experience as the model of experience with which all other experiences should be compared. after all, if she “can’t even remember what [she] wanted at 16″, then all us bat shit trannys certainly can’t know. oh, i’m sorry, i guess we really weren’t trannys back then. maybe wannabe transsexuals. or worse, shemales.

and regarding our “natural bodies”, jennifer goes on to say:

One thing I do know, I can’t help but feel like I should move to Germany. My son is considered “uninsurable” because he has a congenital heart defect, and our government offers no support because we are not a low income family, yet Germany pays for a teenager’s sex change! I wish Kim and her family well, and I try to have compassion for her gender issues.

um, jennifer, i’m very sorry to hear that your son has a congenital heart defect, but “i believe we should accept our natural bodies.”

yeah, sounds pretty stupid when it’s put that way, doesn’t it.

but hey, if a government pays for something as petty as a teenager’s sex change, then surely they should pay for a “real” disorder like a congenital heart defect. and yeah, thanks for your “compassion” for my “gender issues”!

 

 

my husband turned me on to this band yesterday by showing me this cool video. love the look, love the sound, bought the single and their album we are pilots from iTunes.

 

 

they’ve got everything – guns, vampires, zombies, and rock and roll.

 

 

for the past month, i’ve been in training at work for a new position. today, i took and passed the final exam. i am now a credit analyst, qualified to review accounts for risk, credit line increases, and credit applications. to think, the bank has authorized me to lend their money to people.

on another happy note, i am now making about half of what i was making before i transitioned, up from about a quarter, according to my 2008 w2. assuming the economy doesn’t totally tank, i may very well be making what i used to before i retire. of course, so long as the economy is poor, my new job is secure. the bank is very interested in assessing risk on the accounts they manage.

 

 

i stopped off at sportman’s warehouse today to pick up some ammo on the way to the range, and once again, they were totally out of 9mm ammo. they had 5 boxes of minimag .22 ammo left, which i bought, only it was the round nose instead of the hollow point stuff, which is fine for the range.

i asked the clerk what the story was about the 9mm ammo, and while we were talking, another clerk came up and asked “is she asking about 9mm ammo?”. apparently, it’s a common question. i found out that the shipment comes in on friday, and by saturday afternoon, it’s all gone. along with all the .38 special stuff. and .380, and .357. they had a little bit of .45 and 10mm ammo. other than that, the cupboard was bare.

 

 

even that back wall behind the counter was looking rather empty. it’s usually packed with pistols, rifles, and shotguns. and this has been going on for over 3 months. i have to imagine that there’s some pretty large stockpiles of ammo here in phoenix.