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[jewish-ephraim.livejournal.com]

hey guys, I was wondering if anyone knew of a DOR event happening in Pittsburgh, or anywhere in western PA, maybe even Youngstown, OH. http://rememberingourdead.org/day/where.html has been "updating" for weeks, and its getting close to when events happen, and would like to make plans soon. With all my efforts with our LGBTA here on campus, nothing is being done, i told them in Sept. about DOR, and said they loved the idea and wanted to do something, and now it is about a week away, and nothing is planned. The president was all like "we will do something trans related eventually, hopefully next semester. I really want to watch Transgeneration." To which I replied with, that is nice, but that has NOTHING to do with Day of Remembrance. Thanks so much. 

Thought of the week

[christinemax.livejournal.com]

Reposted from TransKentucky yahoo group:

I wonder about how Transgender individuals deal with body image issues, especially, Trans Women.  Cissexual women have been plagued for years with negatively reinforced images that have wrecked havoc on their body images. But for us in the Transgender community it seems like we get a double dose of it, not only do we have the demons of our former gender identities but we have to contend with the alignment our new gender identities with the same image problems that I mentioned before.
   
   

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Cross-dressing, seeing a counsellor.

[aspergergermany.livejournal.com]

I made an appointment with the gay and lesbian counsellor on Thursday. I've never been to the gay and lesbian counsellor in my life. I am a case of Asperger's Syndrome. Most people claim to know what it is by stating it was like "Rain Man", but I assure you, my case is not. Aspergers are believed to be neurologically programmed towards a male character profile regardless of their biological body. So, this condition may cause cross-dressing with women. I am at a neurologist and I am at a psychologist who both wants to "fix" me. I have to go there to keep my job but don't belong there. I'm neither "handicapped" nor "mentally ill". However, the gay and lesbian counsellor seems to be very poorly informed. They may have never heard of Asperger's Syndrome. What am I supposed to tell them if they claim I wasn't "really gay" and that I was making this up?

hmmmm.

[allie-beee.livejournal.com]

 

Has anyone read the book, "Stone Butch Blues" by Leslie Feinberg?  I went to the bookstore today and purchased it because I thought it looked interesting, does anyone else have any opinions on it? I'm curious to know different viewpoints so that I'll have more things to think about as I'm reading this book.

Writing a book..has anyone attempted it?

[irish-deutsch.livejournal.com]

Long time ambition of mine....not for fame....but because I'm rarely without a pen....seems innate.....

Interested to hear of others opinions, suggestions, warnings etc!

regards
A

hmmm.

[allie-beee.livejournal.com]

For the past 19 years (or maybe 18) because I don't know of anyone who can remember time starting exactly right after they were born.

Let's just say, for the past 18 years, since the day I developed a conscience and mind of my own, I have felt that I was a stranger in my own body. I did all of the things a typical little girl does. I played with Polly Pocket, Barbie Dolls, dreamt of fairytales and let my imagination free.  One thing that has always remained constant was my deep desire to be a guy, to be accepted as one, respected as one, treated as one.  I can remember when I was a little girl and every single Halloween, I would dress up as a more masculine character, whether it was a pirate or an army dude, or spiderman. That always felt liberating.

However, it wasn't always peaches and cream. Many times, as a young girl, I would set up forts and pretend I was trapped in a castle. I imagined myself as a princess, like Rapunzel. I would always think, "I'm a princess. I'm supposed to be a princess. Everyone is smiling so I must be doing something right."  My parent's would play along with me, calling me their little princess... but that never felt right. I can remember I always had that deep desire to switch roles and transform into a knight in shining armor, who's mission was to save another princess.  I think back and wonder how I knew at such a young age what would be socially acceptable and what wouldn't.  I just did.  Most babies are conditioned at birth and raised as a female or a male, one or the other, and I was raised as a female, starting with the color of my blanket.

I know that I am a male, I know this. I shouldn't ask opinions here because we are all going against what society labels as "socially acceptable".  I say, screw society. Be who you are. You can be a woman who loves women. A woman who loves men. Or even more specific, you can be a woman who loves vagina or penis. Or you can be a man who lives vagina or penis. You can be either one who likes both. You can be a feminine man. Or a masculine woman. Be who you want to be and who you are and also love yourself for who you are.

I know this kinda started off as a story and then progressed to be a "sermon" but it has a valid point. The point I was trying to make was, it's okay to be confused about who you are and be scared about how society will react. But boys and girls, you aren't living for society. You are living for yourself and that is all that matters. There are people out there who will accept you for who you are and there are some who won't.

I thought I would mention this because when I was struggling with being who I was, these are the words I longed to hear. I never needed to be told it was easy, because it's not. I just needed to be told that it was okay. It was okay for me to be who I am.

Maybe this post doesn't help anyone. Maybe most of you already know where I'm coming from.
Maybe some agree or even disagree.
But the chance that it could help someone, someone like myself, is what provoked me to post.