Tag: transsexual
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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…
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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.
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Bambi Bares All
Bambi Lake was a San Francisco Bay Area transsexual woman who transitioned in the 1970s, worked at a famous strip club unbeknownst to clients and management, sang, acted and ran with an impressible collection of artists and other celebrities.
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Secret of Her Success
Tanya wasn’t a hooker because she liked anonymous sex. The best tricks came and went, and the sooner the better. Of course, she occasionally had a John who was a good lover, but that created other problems for her.
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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.
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Worst Book EVER
While [this book] should be easy to dismiss it as sensationalized exploitation, in reality it is dangerous to the entire transgender community, and especially to transsexual people.
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Labeling is a Drag
A guest opinion column in the Bay Area Reporter that protests the misnaming of the inaugural event that became SF Pride’s annual Trans March and recounts the glory of that first march to City Hall.
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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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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.