PinnedMember-onlyKnocked off Another PedestalRecently I participated in a Veterans Administration survey. It primarily revolved my treatment at VA facilities as well as background on my life as a transgender woman. Included within the survey were heavy questions on had I attempted any surgical gender intervention, as well as treatment I had personally received…Surgery3 min readSurgery3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyA Transgender LifeOften I am amused when less than knowledgeable individuals or transphobes say we transgender women or trans men had a choice of transitioning our gender. Those of us who are in the middle of traveling a gender transition path know our decision was never a choice. …Transgender3 min readTransgender3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHow to be TransgenderWhat a question…right? All of us most certainly have a different but yet oddly similar answer to the question. Along the way here on the blog we have created quite the niche with transgender women who have decided to complete their gender transition later in life. A commitment such as…LGBTQ3 min readLGBTQ3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyTrans Girl in a Gay BarIt wasn’t too long following my coming out of my gender closet when I began to try to go to gay venues to express my authentic self in a relatively safe space. There were several I began to frequent quite a bit. Then there were others I was made to…Lesbian4 min readLesbian4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyIt’s a Transgender MarathonPerhaps you have heard the saying “It’s a marathon, not a race.” The saying really applies to transgender women and trans men. Recently on social media I have seen several posts from novice cross dressers or transgender women or more or less put on a dress and began to proclaim…Marathon3 min readMarathon3 min read
20 hours agoMember-onlyIs Being a Woman an IllusionPut in it’s simplest terms, being female could be defined as the binary gender who can birth other humans and can have monthly periods. A statement many TERF’S or certain politicians would like us all to believe. As we all know, gender is much more complicated than all of that…Transgender3 min readTransgender3 min read
1 day agoMember-onlyTransgender ReflectionsReflections from transgender women and men can mean many things. Of course mirrors come to mind first. Through our lives we worship viewing ourselves as a way of reinforcing our new feminine selves. This can go both ways as mirrors have a not so sly way of lying to us…Self Awareness3 min readSelf Awareness3 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyAll Sorts of Transgender DilemmaWe transgender women and trans men have always encountered plenty of dilemmas as we complete our gender transition, or attempt to. Most of us have friends, family and jobs to consider. Sadly we are considered to be selfish as we pursue our gender goals. Ironically there is truth to the…LGBTQ3 min readLGBTQ3 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyTransgender Laws…Who is Hurting WhoWith the deluge of anti-transgender Republican led political bills around the country, it’s easy to forget those cis women who may be caught in the gender cross fire. I am referring to the many cis-women (born female) who don’t particularly present well as women. Are they going to have to…Music3 min readMusic3 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyLife Long Experience or Bad Ass TransgenderI have seen recently several profiles of new followers (thank you) who refer to themselves as “bad-ass” old ladies. At the time I felt Wow! it must be nice to think of yourself in those words. …Transgender3 min readTransgender3 min read
