Courage, or the Lack of
An example of what it is and an example of what it is notWhatever your belief structure you've discerned from Scripture, I think there is one lesson upon which we can all - Conservative or Liberal,...
View ArticleAn Amazing Three Years
Welcome to My Church!The phone rang last night a bit after 8:30. It was Nancy from church. That usually means only one thing since she coordinates who participates as an usher or communion aide for our...
View ArticleMy Knight(mare) in Shining (Rusted) Armor
With Friends Like Barney......who needs Republicans? Looks like Rep. Barney Frank still wants to kick me out of his little club. The gay blog, Towleroad, interviewed the Ol' Barn at the Democratic...
View ArticleOne Down.....
"Activist" Judges?It always happens. Someone, usually the neo-con right, loses a court decision and immediately the declaration arises from the loudest lungs "activist judges". The are "legislating"...
View ArticleA Solemn Duty
Transgender Day of RemembranceI am honored to be involved in the planning of my local Transgender Day of Remembrance gathering. The memorial, planned for the traditional date of November 20th, is to...
View ArticleWhy I Won't Vote
For either Obama or McCainWell, let's just face it, there's no way I could support John McCain. While once a distinct possibility in 2000, McCain has rapidly deteriorated into a toady of the...
View ArticleNational Coming Out Day
Taking the Leap of FaithToday is National Coming Out Day, a time when people who have been closeted are encouraged to come into the light of life, to be open, honest and authentic unto themselves. I...
View ArticleDivided Within
Why Can't We Be Friends?I wrote in an earlier entry, "Our Ugly Truth", about how the transgender "community" has an unfortunate tendency to divide and stratify itself - post-ops are higher than...
View ArticleMike to Christine to Mike
The Re-Transition of Mike PennerWord is spreading today that Los Angeles Times Sports Columnist Christine Daniels is transitioning back to her former life as Mike Penner. Mike/Christine made a huge...
View ArticleThe Transgender Gene?
Science or Hokum?The transworld is all a dither about a report in Biological Psychiatry that suggests there is a "transgender gene" that has been identified. Some suggest this "validates" our...
View ArticleDo I Dare Hope?
What lies ahead?I will admit listening to President-elect Barack Obama's victory speech and getting a little tearful. It was moving, powerful and optimistic. He stayed true to his overarching message...
View ArticleGuide Us to a Place
"The Prayer"I have been actively involved in the preparation and organization for our local Transgender Day of Remembrance gathering this coming Thursday evening. It is a deeply emotional and solemn...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
Why I am so ThankfulI am Thankful for two loving daughters who remain in my life, for many transgenders are alienated or prohibited from contact with their children.I am Thankful for a wonderful spouse...
View ArticleMaking Up the Rules
A Trans Pastor is CalledThis smiling face is Rev. Jay Wilson who has special cause for joy this week as he was formally called to service at First United Lutheran Church in San Francisco this week. It...
View ArticleHRC's Trans and Faith Curriculum
Thanks, but no thanksThe Human Rights Campaign's "Gender Identity and our Faith Communities" curriculum has finally been released. Can't say I'm very impressed and if you are a pastor or rabbi or...
View ArticleThoughts on the "hope" of 2009
Losing FocusI attended a meeting at my church for our Open and Affirming Task Force. The group was established a few years ago as an outreach of the congregation's declaration in the late 90's to be...
View ArticleMay I Have the Audacity to Hope?
President Obama's Inauguration SpeechThere is no doubt, today is an historic day and a day in which I am truly proud to be an American. The inauguration of an African-American as our 44th President is...
View ArticleKinda P-oed
Two StoriesAs someone who tries to advocate and educate about the transgender experience, I try my best to keep up to date with the new of and about our community. Sometimes it's not an easy read....
View ArticleAlmost, but not quite
Getting it rightOne of the hazards of being a minority within a group - in my case transgender within the larger gay/lesbian community - is that you are never sure just how inclusive and understanding...
View ArticleNow its only Five Years, actually Three
First Bulgaria, now IrelandLess than two weeks ago, I wrote about the lack of adequate justice meted for the death of a transwoman in Bulgaria. She was chased down, stabbed forty times, had her head...
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