Tag: gender identity
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Toxic Elitism
the conservative, patriarchal, gender-rigid society delights in seeing us tear each other down. Because, in doing so, we are sacrificing the power of community, creating our own little islands, diminishing our own collective power.
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What Sex Are You?
Sex and gender. What is meant by those words? Interchangeable, right? Okay, so what do you think they mean? Could they have more than one definition? And what would it mean to our concept of man, woman, male and female if they were rooted in a definition whose meaning may be open to interpretation?
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Before Transgender
I knew I could make a living as a transsexual prostitute. I used my intellect to become very successful at it. I could more than hold up my end of a conversation with any john: not many TS hookers were college educated in 1986. Prostitution was a job that I came to love: my johns were the only “Normal” people who made me feel good about myself. They called me beautiful and sexy, and I provided a valuable service to them, which made me feel valuable.