Cyrsti's Condo "Sunday Edition"
"Ker Plunk" this Sunday Easter Edition of Cyrsti's Condo just hit your door! (I hope-or look in the bushes!)
Section 1.- Easter. For some of you, Easter does have a deep religious meaning which of course I respect as I was raised with it. For others, not so much - or at all. To me, the right to worship as you please, takes all precedence. On the non religious side of Easter, it was one of a few special occasions as a youth, I especially yearned to be a girl. Of course, I wanted to be the one in the frilly pastel dresses, white tights and new shoes for Easter Sunday. Ironically, several genetic women I know tell me how much they hated it and got in trouble continually for getting their new clothes dirty. My partner Liz's Mom, in particular was never happy with daughter dearest wrestling in church with a boy who went on to be an infielder for the Cincinnati Reds. But you go with the cards that life dealt you the best you can. I'm sure you all felt somewhat the same around prom time or even Christmas when you were stuck in a suit and the women in beautiful, colorful gowns.
Section 2.- The Week in Review. For me, the week here in the Condo was a short one indeed because of computer problems. Looking back, we received quite a few quality comments about our "Trans Girl's Guide to Eating Out" post here on the blog and in my email (cyrstih@yahoo.com). Several zeroed in on my own personal experience of older women being meaner to me than younger ones. In fact though, if you are in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong person-age does not matter. Ignorance and bigotry comes in all age brackets.
We all touched on the difficulty of finding a friend of any sorts in the transgender community. By "friend" I mean someone you can discuss highly unique experiences of say HRT, trans friendly spots and more. For lack of a better example, the same sort of girlfriend a genetic woman would have. Briefly, severe problems still exist with stealth, closet and trans trolls which make it extremely difficult to find a friend.
Section 3.- Coming Soon! This week, my first article in Frock Magazine was published. I'm writing on the subject I know most about-transitioning later in life- and may do more. In fact, coming up soon, May 30th-June 1st, is the sixth annual TransOhio Symposium in Columbus. For the second year in a row, I will be doing a workshop on the subject and rolling out my book Stiletto's on Thin Ice-a Transwoman in a Man's World. In the month of May, I plan on rolling out samples to you here in the Condo. I can tell you this, it will be E-Published and very inexpensive.
Section 4.- The Back Page That's it for this week kids! I just can't get involved with the newest babble about who is transgender enough to speak on the matter, so y'all have a good week and thanks sooooo much for stopping by!!!!
Section 1.- Easter. For some of you, Easter does have a deep religious meaning which of course I respect as I was raised with it. For others, not so much - or at all. To me, the right to worship as you please, takes all precedence. On the non religious side of Easter, it was one of a few special occasions as a youth, I especially yearned to be a girl. Of course, I wanted to be the one in the frilly pastel dresses, white tights and new shoes for Easter Sunday. Ironically, several genetic women I know tell me how much they hated it and got in trouble continually for getting their new clothes dirty. My partner Liz's Mom, in particular was never happy with daughter dearest wrestling in church with a boy who went on to be an infielder for the Cincinnati Reds. But you go with the cards that life dealt you the best you can. I'm sure you all felt somewhat the same around prom time or even Christmas when you were stuck in a suit and the women in beautiful, colorful gowns.
Section 2.- The Week in Review. For me, the week here in the Condo was a short one indeed because of computer problems. Looking back, we received quite a few quality comments about our "Trans Girl's Guide to Eating Out" post here on the blog and in my email (cyrstih@yahoo.com). Several zeroed in on my own personal experience of older women being meaner to me than younger ones. In fact though, if you are in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong person-age does not matter. Ignorance and bigotry comes in all age brackets.
We all touched on the difficulty of finding a friend of any sorts in the transgender community. By "friend" I mean someone you can discuss highly unique experiences of say HRT, trans friendly spots and more. For lack of a better example, the same sort of girlfriend a genetic woman would have. Briefly, severe problems still exist with stealth, closet and trans trolls which make it extremely difficult to find a friend.
Section 3.- Coming Soon! This week, my first article in Frock Magazine was published. I'm writing on the subject I know most about-transitioning later in life- and may do more. In fact, coming up soon, May 30th-June 1st, is the sixth annual TransOhio Symposium in Columbus. For the second year in a row, I will be doing a workshop on the subject and rolling out my book Stiletto's on Thin Ice-a Transwoman in a Man's World. In the month of May, I plan on rolling out samples to you here in the Condo. I can tell you this, it will be E-Published and very inexpensive.
Section 4.- The Back Page That's it for this week kids! I just can't get involved with the newest babble about who is transgender enough to speak on the matter, so y'all have a good week and thanks sooooo much for stopping by!!!!
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