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like a green finch, a linnet bird, a nightingale, a black bird, a ringdove, or a robinet. Not a lark:…
Freedom of Birds are dead? Well, let's hope we still have some birds who can sing while imprisoned, like a…
That would make sense! I honestly didn't give it any thought at all; I just scrolled through pictures of snakes…
Does Vance have king snake coloration? I would have expected him to be venomous.
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Category Archives: Transsexual and Transgender related issues
John vs Jon: Culhane Rebuts Rauch On “Gay Victimhood”
Be sure to read John Culhane’s superb response to Jonathan Rauch’s anti-ENDA Time piece. There’s a lot that Culhane wrote that I’m kicking myself for not thinking of in my post, especially this observation: It’s telling, too, that Rauch uses … Continue reading →
Contra Jon Rauch, ENDA and Marriage Equality Are Different Aspects Of The Same Fight
In “The End Of Gay Victimhood,” Jon Rauch divides gay rights laws into youthful, strong, responsible laws – i.e., marriage equality – and old, weak, victimhood laws – i..e, anti-discrimination law. Consider an odd juxtaposition. Same-sex marriage remains controversial, supported … Continue reading →
A Statement of Trans-Inclusive Feminism and Womanism
[The text below is copied from the “Feminists Fighting Transphobia” blog. I’ve signed the statement. –Amp] A Statement of Trans-Inclusive Feminism and Womanism We, the undersigned trans* and cis scholars, writers, artists, and educators, want to publicly and openly affirm … Continue reading →
Scenes from Trans Policework: Someone Has To Clean Up
It wasn’t until he shat that I reflected on how long I’ve been doing this law enforcement thing. One of the security guards, no tyro himself, laughed in revulsion and said, “Oh my GOD! He took a DUKE in the … Continue reading →
Reading the News While Trans
So, this happened: [Islan] Nettles was out with several other transgender women at 11 p.m. Friday when she ran across a group of men near West 148th Street and Eighth Avenue — directly across from the housing bureau’s Police Service … Continue reading →
Right-Wing Christians Have No Positive Vision for Boys Who Like Dresses, Or For Trans Girls
An article in New York magazine tells the story of nine-year-old Molly, who at an earlier age was known as Mark: At 3, Mark asked to dress for Halloween as Dora the Explorer; his parents bargained him down to Darth … Continue reading →
My Magic Power
I have discovered that I have a magic power. A hospital in my jurisdiction uses a fingerprint scan to permit access to secure areas, like the Emergency Department and the Birthing Area. Last year, before I was out to the … Continue reading →
Anti-Transsexual Bathroom Law In Arizona
I love this cartoon by my friend Kevin Moore: From the Washington Post reports on what the Arizona GOP has been up to: The original bill would have made it a crime for a transgendered person to use a bathroom … Continue reading →
The War On Sex Workers
I wanted to recommend this excellent article in Reason Magazine, about how laws against prostitution and sex trafficking hurt sex workers. (This subject, like the war on drugs, is one that libertarians seem to do a better job of covering … Continue reading →
“It’s not something I would do, but…”
I am far enough into my public transition to start making notes of patterns. (It’s going well, as far as I can tell, thanks for asking.) One of them is this. Someone is talking to me for the first time … Continue reading →
@CharlesS: Vance thinks he's king, but doesn't realize that he isn't even venomous?