Tag: trans

  • Motherlode Victorious

    The Motherlode has managed to turn around the opinions of many who’ve opposed its presence. When I testified at City Hall regarding the  Motherlode’s second attempt to move, the North of Market Planning Coalition vehemently opposed it. The NMPC has since reversed itself…

  • No Wrong Way to be…

    Stereotypes become a problem when other people start making our choices for us by saying what we should or shouldn’t do. I have no problem with the femme stereotype; it is my personal choice. I am no more wrong for embracing it than is another woman for not.

  • “Long Lost Love”

    I submitted this partially-factual short to San Francisco niche publisher Manic D. Press in 1994 for inclusion in their LGBTQ anthology Beyond Definition. They gutted it and tossed half of it away. [Grrrrr…] Here’s the original.

  • Shame on the LA Times

    Those who believe they can successfully shame or threaten a trans person from following their path need only look to Christine Daniels’ tragic end to know that putting the mask back on is not the answer.

  • 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.

  • Wave Your Freak Flag

    If you think of yourself as “normal” you can go ahead and read this, but it may not speak to you. … However, if you struggle with self-acceptance, then this was written just for you.