Monthly Archives: May 2012

stereotype reinforcement from within and outside of the trans* community…the case of past-reference

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

how should you refer to someone trans* when talking about them pre-trans*?  what pronouns do you use?  what name do you use? ask. – — – – i was in a semi-formal seminar class last fall with other grad students.  … Continue reading →

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the convincing burden: one of privilege’s insidiousnesses. -or- seriously. stop laughing. i am a ma’am.

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

until last fall, i don’t think i really devoted much mental energy to the notion of social privilege…i.e., that people in the “dominant class” have certain unearned advantages over those in the “subordinate/oppressed class”.  ya know, things like “white privilege” … Continue reading →

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i am a genderqueer woman: reconcilizing personal gender identity with functional-social gender identity…and being perfectly fine with “she” as my pronoun

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

huge upfront disclaimer: i really have no good way of verbalizing what is going on in my head, gender-wise.  and so trying to explain this is going to be sloppy, to say the least.  i blame the english language and … Continue reading →

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this is quickly becoming the year of stellar sophomore albums

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

the second album a band/artist puts out is often a make-or-break thing.  they’ve gotten your attention, now they need to keep it.  some bands totally rock the opportunity [grizzly bear], others don’t.  already this year i’ve been blown away by … Continue reading →

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the amazing awesomeness of allies and acceptance at admonishing anxiety

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

[sorry, since we generated "boisterous bathing birds bias beta-diversity", i've been on an alliteration kick] in my last blog, i called my allies “my awesome-army-to-make-people-believe-me-that-i’m-[actually-]trans*”. i had no idea how right i was. i would hazard a guess that most … Continue reading →

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“outing” and permission…a brief elaboration of significances

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

in a recent post, i made the statement: i don’t care if people “out me” without my specific permission. in the context of things that may make me not fall into the normative trans* narrative.  and i’ve been thinking about … Continue reading →

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