A little over one year into transition, and i have days where i’m not sure what it means anymore. It’s ike this looming thing in my life which was once solid and tangible has become ethereal. I used to be able to point to a specific set of thoughts and feelings and say, [...]
Last week i wrote a long post in response to the online posting of an essay by Dr. Paul McHugh of Johns Hopkins. Then yesterday i encountered again the idea of ‘autogynephilia’ among transsexual women, this time in the context of J. Michael Bailey’s work.
Yes, THAT J. Michael Bailey. A number of people far [...]
I’ve written a bit in the last few months about affinity politics and how it differs from identity politics. This morning i was thinking about the language we use and how it affects the way we think about identity, affinity, and “who” or “what” people are.
Take the term “LGBTIQQ:” Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Questioning, [...]