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Monthly Archives: April 2012
working together to break down normative trans* narratives
ok, so i fully admit that i am not the first person to write about the need to break normative trans* narratives. in fact, a lot of people have been talking and writing about it recently, including yours truly. i … Continue reading
Posted in gender/trans*/queer stuff
Tagged born this way, chaz bono, cultural expectations, genderqueer, ira gray, name, narratives, normative, queer, stereotypes, trans*, trapped in body, voice
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when two wrong assumptions make a right prediction
i was on the phone recently with someone who currently works as a post-doc at an institution where i might go to work [as a post-doc] after i finish my degree. we hadn’t met each other before; presumably all he … Continue reading
explaining the meaning of “biological sex” in hopes of curbing the misuse of science
thanks to a cute cartoon, a blog post by a friend about her experiences with essentialism within and outside of the trans* community, a change of policy at the miss universe pageant, and a [horribly scientifically misinformed] blog post by … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anisogamy, biological sex, chromosome, ecology, essentialism, gametes, gender, human development, humans, inersex, isogamy, miss universe, misuse of science, queer, sex, sex hormones, sex vs. gender, trans*, transgender, transsexual
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my chest as a touch point…
[disclaimer: this post is about breasts. it's totally rated pg. but if the thought of reading me write about my breasts weirds you out, stop reading. no, wait, maybe you're exactly who should be reading this.] post-title pun totally intended. … Continue reading
Posted in gender/trans*/queer stuff
Tagged boobs, breast development, breasts, estrogen, gendered interaction, hormones and breasts, hugs, tits, trans*
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my personal ordered pronoun list, as informed by childhood playground mathematics
prompted by a recent post on a blog that i follow and continued internal monologuing on the subject, i’ve decided to write a little update on pronoun usage. for those of you who don’t know already, my pronouns are singular … Continue reading
Posted in gender/trans*/queer stuff
Tagged he, infinity, infinity times infinity, infinity to the infinity power, it, no pronouns, PGPs, playground math, pronouns, she, singular they, ze
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an interesting twist to a beautiful day: i got pulled over by the cops [but really this is a story about feeling comfortable enough to start tackling "deep" things]
ok, sorry, that’s kind of a sensationalist title, it wasn’t a huge deal. my headlight was out and i got a cited, i just need to get it fixed tomorrow and the ticket gets dropped. no issues, drove home. phew. … Continue reading
Posted in gender/trans*/queer stuff
Tagged anxiety, camping, comfort, gender marker, genderqueer, photo id, police, pulled over, queer, spring break, stress, tie and skirt, trans*
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