Friday, December 5, 2014

Just a Thought

Perhaps you have heard of generic women who carry their phone in their bra...Min and Liz are two examples.

Lately, my phone has been re dialing people I txt- you know, it has to be the phone's fault.  At any rate, chances are if I redial my partner Liz, she would ask me if I "boob called her."

Then, last week I got a txt from my transgender woman friend Racquel.  After I txted her of course she got a call-back.  She asked me if I had "butt called her?'

Well, obviously, Racquel needs to make the jump towards generic status by carrying her phone in her bra.

I need to also- I need all the help with the girls I can get!

Wedding Surprise "Gifts?"

Andre VashaWell, I suppose this is as good a time as any to announce to all of you-I have a little surprise for the groom!!!

Trans Vets Win!

From the Advocate:

A pair of transgender military veterans recently won an important recognition victory that advocates say could have wide-reaching effects on how the U.S. armed forces treats its transgender members and veterans. 
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey announced Tuesday that the U.S. Army will allow two trans veterans — Jennifer,(left) a former Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army and Nicolas, a former National Guardsman — to update the names on their discharge papers to reflect their current legal names, granting them access to their earned veteran's benefits at home and at work.
Allowing the two veterans to update "DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," a key identifying document for veterans has potentially far-reaching implications for trans veterans across the U.S., notes ACLU-NJ. Currently, trans service members largely remain silent about their gender identities due to the Department of Defense's instruction 6130.03, which lists any gender-affirming treatment, surgery, or behavior as evidence of a "mental illness" that makes a candidate not fit for duty. 
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Adjusting to Change

  Image from Rafella Mendes Diniz on UnSplash. I am biased, but I think adjusting to a lifestyle in a gender you were not born into is one o...