The Journey So Far...

I can't really believe that in the twenty-first century this still has to be discussed, but here it is. Trans folk are not predators.  If privacy were really such a concern why are bathrooms constructed in the way they are?  And, what possible reason is there to single out a person for just trying to relieve themselves for derision, harassment and sometimes violence?  I will predominantly use the example of Trans women in this article, because I am one, but I mean no slight on any other Trans folk.  They face all the same issues and are thus included. Lets take each thing in turn.  Trans women are not going into the bathroom to attack other women or girls.  We are just trying to relieve ourselves.  Predatory men do not need to dress as a woman to be a predator, they just find women where they can and attack them.  There are no examples in law, anywhere, showing someone dressing as a woman for predatory purposes despite laws for or against allo...

This is truly a ridiculous post, but something just hit me when I saw this commercial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8wA5gGv-fE This commercial, if you don't choose to watch it, is an Audi car commercial.  Now most people who know me know that I hate car commercials generally, despise luxury car commercials and know that there is a particular level of hell reserved for those who write holiday-season, luxury-car commercials in particular.  I feel that that level in hell is too good a place for them to spend their eternity. All that said, however, this commercial in particular truly strikes me as awesome, and inspiring. I say this, because it really spreads a good and empowering feminist message that doesn't take away from anyone else.  The woman who is the focus of the ad is a strong, smart and capable person who decides that as good as her life is (with respect and accolades coming from her current job) she should take her chances, invest in herself with confid...

My Trans Narrative In the transgender world, there is the concept of the Trans Narrative.  Back in the time of my youth, the standards of care required people to prove their trans-ness.  You had to have 'always been' associated in your mind with your target gender, from a young age preferring the trappings of that gender and desiring to be a fully hetero- member of that gender.  If you came to your mandated therapy appointments not fully decked out in clothing strongly aligned with your desired gender expression, you weren't serious enough; and therefore not trans. Luckily, things have progressed a lot since then, and we are hearing of more and varied histories of people growing up and coming to terms with their gender.  There is no one-size-fits-all narrative that we all must be shoe-horned into.  To help foster that realization for others, and thereby maybe support fellow transgender folks, I want to tell my personal narrative and let them know their story...