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FAFSA Name Changes

2012-01-14T10:58:00.004-05:00

I'm sorry but your not allowed to change your name. So I've been in college for over two years now, and during graduation, my name change has come back to haunt me. There's always been what's called "multiple records" in the NSLDS (Student Loan Database), but I just ignored it. At one point I attempted to correct it directly with NSLDS and FAFSA student customer service and got absolutely no

ABC's 'Work It'

2011-12-23T17:03:00.002-05:00

Seems like everyone is upset over the new cross-dressing comedy on ABC called Work It. An apparent re-make of Bosom Buddies, I'll admit after seeing the first preview that, it seemed uncouth in today's culture of respect and diversity. In fact I rolled my eyes, knowing this was going to upset the activist sect. Especially in a time where kid's are killing themselves over stereotypes. Perhaps

Transgender Murder is worse than regular Murder

2011-12-11T09:57:00.001-05:00

Destiny Lauren, who was murdered in 2009. In the UK, where they don't have the death penalty, they're moving to make jail sentences longer if you murder someone who is transgender. Somewhat laughable, but the minimum has now been moved up to 30 years of prison time. This was in response to Destiny Lauren who was brutally murdered in London, and whose murderer, Leon Fyle, received only a 21

Fiction Mania | The book of Judith

2011-08-27T12:52:00.007-04:00

The Book Fiction Mania, changed her life. Judy sat crouched in the corner, tears rolling down her face as her blood swollen lip, and bruises ached with intensity. A nightly ritual for her as her husband, Fernando, came home. This attack however was one of the worst. After finding out she had recently became impregnated by her drunkard of a spouse, Judith as her mother called her, endeavoured

Red Cross's Blood Policy for Transgender Women is Disturbing.

2011-08-17T13:25:00.003-04:00

The following is a letter given to me by a student, to post if we'd omit her personal data. She explains, while she did mail the letter to the Red Cross, she chose not to further pursue the matter and simply continue with school, and not being able to donate because she didn't feel like being a poster-child for the genderless blood movement. It highlight's Red Cross's blood policy as very

My Mother Stood Up In Church And Defended Me

2011-08-15T07:17:00.001-04:00

Rather enjoyable (and action packed) read about being gay, coming out, and having your parents choose you over their religion; as well as, America's idea with what gay should be from my favorite actor, John Barrowman. 'Actually, they couldn't have been better about it. They had a pretty good idea that I was gay, of course. Parents so often do. But I do remember my dad saying to me at the time, "

Does Laser Hair Removal Work?

2011-08-13T21:01:00.002-04:00

The Laser Hair Removal Chair of Pain! No. No matter what they tell you, it doesn't and anyone saying anything to the contrary has money to be made from the process. Of course you're free to make your own decisions, but for me, and the majority of people out there, laser hair removal just does not work. The cost was outrageous, and its effectiveness dubious. Of course it does sound all

Am I a Lesbian?

2011-08-12T16:32:00.002-04:00

Are transgender relationships outside of labels? As interesting a subject as ours is, being in a relationship with another woman, a transgender woman, the questions newly informed people ask are common. I have become so used to the same rhetoric there is no more anxiety about my answers. I find that complete and blunt honesty is key. People always ask me if I'm a lesbian. It has taken me a long

Sandili Sol Chauncey? How far can transphobia take you?

2011-08-09T15:25:00.001-04:00

Back in September of 2007, the transgender community was up in arms when Sandili Sol Chauncey, a Duke student at the time demanded her roomate, a transitional female, be removed from the female dorms. At the time, Lee Chauncey, her father went on the news and said this: Well as the one person pointed out, Duke "does have" a policy that prohibits discrimination against gender. So technically

My Cat Is Gay

2011-08-07T12:35:00.013-04:00

Schitzy, our other gay cat. We always knew Sunshine, our fluffy orange kitten, was different. Perhaps the mere fact we named our male kitty, Sunshine, is what got things off on a bad foot. Lately I've been told by our town priest that being gay is a lifestyle choice and that you can, in fact, choose to be or not to be gay. (Shakespeare was on to something.) So we had a bit of an intervention

Why you should Hate Domestic Partnerships : Taxes.

2011-08-06T16:25:00.000-04:00

I hate taxes! Domestic Partnerships are the backbone of the majority of conservative America's excuse, in the argument to disallow gay marriage. At face value it seems like a great alternative for moderates, who agree to offer the same benefits to those individuals who fall under the label domestic partnership in lieu of marriage. Separate but equal is still fair to all, and it is after all

Stereotypes and Reverse Feminism

2011-08-05T12:29:00.001-04:00

Shakespeare in Love. An earlier version of myself wrote this for womens' anthropology at Ventura College back in 2000. I thought I'd share: All the worlds a stage and all the men merely players. It's a line that echoes through the ages. Simply stated, not only the written words of Shakespeare but some of the most profound words ever characterizing human culture. Understanding & acceptance of

Man In House Causes Women 7 Hours More Work.

2011-08-04T11:46:00.000-04:00

Yeah, like I'd ever find this type of man. Having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, tying the knot saves an hour of weekly chores. Having kids boosts house chores even further. With more than three kids, for instance, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands' 10 hours.

Ladies, Curious about her? He Won't Mind, Because All Women are Lesbians.

2011-08-03T13:38:00.002-04:00

Forgiven Curiosity? Men are more likely to forgive their cheating partners if they have a lesbian fling rather than an affair with another man, according to scientists. Researchers found men are more than twice as likely to continue dating a girlfriend who has cheated on them with another woman than one who has cheated with another man. But University of Texas study found women show the

Tipping The Velvet.

2011-08-02T13:12:00.000-04:00

Tipping The Velvet I wanted to write about this, 'Tipping The Velvet', from the moment I saw the show a few nights ago. It was interesting to me on so many levels, but I truly just want to convey how much entertainment value it had. It's well worth a watch, though you do need to reserve three hours to watch the entire series. It was one of those few video rentals which you love every second of,

Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando'

2011-08-01T12:14:00.004-04:00

One of my all time favorite movies is probably not what you would expect. Then again, you might. Among my more modern favorite films like 'P.S. I Love You', 'Eat Pray Love', and even 'Roman Holiday' is 'Orlando'. Some of you may have never heard of the movie; less of you the book, but you may know the author; Virginia Woolf. Ring a bell? In the late 1920's Virginia wrote a book partially based

Pregnant and Transgender.

2011-07-31T13:32:00.002-04:00

Pregnant and Transgender It's happening more and more. Transgender couples having children after transition. In the case of Emily and Cai above, they had hormonally transitioned when the father became pregnant. Twelve years ago when it happened to us, the medical climate didn't know how to handle even two mothers let-alone, men getting pregnant. It's a brave new time for parenthood, and

Transgender Marriage & Weddings - Not All That It's Cracked Up To Be.

2011-07-11T19:16:00.011-04:00

Kill me now. I'm not exactly sure why I've chosen now to discuss my marriage. It's been several years since that rather weird day, but having just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert's "Committed", I can say I find a lot things the two of us (Gilbert and I) probably similarly identify with. In the book she talks how the U.S. Immigration Control forced her and Felipe into marrying, and to

How To Guarantee Your Pregnancy is A Boy - Surgery.

2011-07-10T11:28:00.005-04:00

Helen Boyd, posted an interesting article from an India newspaper that asks more questions than it answers. Apparently the desire to have a male heir is so great in this culture, parents, whom are oddly more informed than the entirety of America, and whom are aware of intersexuals, are having their female babies (and female children) karyotyped in droves to determine if they're really male. (A

Dissecting Chaz Bono in REAL TIME.

2011-07-09T20:07:00.003-04:00

The Hunky Chaz Bono. Chaz, the son of Cher, and as we say on eTransgender, a man of transition, was on Bill Maher the other night. While I'd never purposely ever intend to harm anyone, let alone Chaz, I've got to ask after seeing this episode, if Chaz is the right poster-child for the cause, for the transgender movement. He seemed, immature, unprepared, and very off balance as Bill shot out of

Transgender Political Party - Brigitte Goldberg

2011-07-02T17:51:00.000-04:00

Could this be the next French President? To my knowledge (please correct me if I'm wrong) the French language has no usage of the word "transgender." I do know that many news articles use the word "transexuelle" which somehow seems so much more beautiful than the English spelling. That said, It's rather odd that in conservative France there's a possibility of the next French president being....

Transgender Seizure at McDonald's Toilet : Crissy Lee Polis

2011-04-23T16:37:00.000-04:00

Where does anyone ever go to the toilet when they're not at home? Of course, McDonald's. It's a safe, clean, and offers the possibility for a vanilla ice-cream cone at the end. So when Chrissy Lee Polis decided to stop for her Big Mac attack and just happened to be in need of relief of her human digestive system in other ways- she went into the womens' toilet at a Rosedale, Baltimore McDonald's.

Do Hormones affect language learning? Are women more prone to be a multilingual?

2011-04-19T16:01:00.000-04:00

Reading another blog this morning, I learned about polyglots, or people who master multiple languages. The point was made that often the majority of polylingual individuals are women. Of course this is true simply from my observational experiences. I'm currently taking French in college, and it is a majority of women. The same was true of my two years of Spanish and high school French. Now it

Biological Bathroom - No toilet for you, even after surgery.

2011-04-13T16:45:00.000-04:00

Republicans continue their attempts to bring fascism to America and you might want to pay attention. The political party that side-lined health-care, stalled America politics, and believes our president is a non-citizen aims to make toilets in the U.S. biologically based. What this means to you is that, even in the case of GRS or SRS, the respective bathroom you would be required to use is that

Female to Male Surgery

2011-04-10T11:38:00.000-04:00

With the format change of the website, I decided to continue to provide a way of people posting questions. I'll try my best to answer them, and here's one of the first: Hina A, asks: Hi,one of my cousins wants to change her sex to male. I want to ask about sex change operation female to male. Can you tell me about the procedure and operation Please reply me as soon as possible. I shall be very