I’m sure you’ve seen me hypothesize that the Christian Right wants to drive trans people out of the public sphere. That they would be happy if we didn’t exist. And maybe you thought it was hyperbole.
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Rural Life, bigotry, and guns
19 JulYesterday, I attended a carnival in this rural, heavily conservative, community. In general, it was a pleasant outing. That was, I’m certain, at least partly because I dressed fairly conservatively myself.
Continue readingRobert Reich asks “How Are You Coping?”
15 JulThis morning, on his Substack, Robert Reich asks how we are coping with the news of the last couple of weeks. I answered him, and I’d like to share that answer here.
Continue readingFemale Genital Mutilation at Cornell University
18 JunFemale Genital Mutilation at Cornell University | Slog | The Stranger, Seattles Only Newspaper.
There is so much disturbing about this story. A doctor at Cornell University is routinely preforming surgical procedures on very young girls to reduce the size of the clitoris. I have always had reservations about the ancient, and questionably ‘necessary’, practice of circumcision in males. But female clitoral shortening? My Gods, how can anyone believe this is appropriate? Why is it done? Well, apparently too large a clitoris will lead to ‘abnormal sexual development’. Continue reading
An Aging Trans Woman 