Dispatches from Ladyblogland
All the news that Ladyblogland found interesting this past week. The Daily Show did a piece that involves a confrontation between Redskins fans and actual Native Americans. Apparently white people are...
View ArticleTransgender Day of Remembrance Memorial 2014
Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day to remember my sisters and brothers killed in the past year for being trans or gender non-conforming. All but one name taken from TDOR. Jacqueline Cowdrey (50...
View ArticleDispatches from Ladyblogland
Welcome to the ladyblogosphere, where everyone is trying to be the next big thing. Black women are killed by police, too. Bustle On the weak strong female character. The Dissolve This article is now...
View ArticleLife in Transition: 18 Months
August 24th, 2013 marked the first day I went to work fully and wholly as myself. It has been 18 months since that fateful day. That day also marked the last time my parents saw me in person. To say...
View ArticleOne Size Does Not Fit All: The Trans Experience
“For all intents and purposes, I’m a woman.” -Bruce Jenner I had been dreading this day for a few weeks now. The Event had been on my mind and I am sure other trans people’s minds for a while. We had...
View ArticleUnwelcome Home
It just hit me. My grandpa’s 90th birthday is fast approaching. My mother has been doing her motherly things and has planned a grand escape for the family. She rented a whole section of cabins on Lake...
View ArticleFriday News Bites: Obamacare Lives On, Confederate Flag Not So Much
Greetings, Unicorns. This week we have an update on the Freddie Gray case, SCOTUS decisions, and the Confederate Flag on its way out from public display. This and more, so let’s get started: While...
View ArticleDear Caitlyn
Content Warning: Suicide Ideation, Transmisogyny Caitlyn, it’s been over six months since you announced who you really are. While the hoopla over a Olympic gold medalist coming out as trans has not...
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