Health Care Reform: My Number One Issue
Certainly, in this time of great uncertainty in the United States, many issues are of importance to me, and indeed to us all. The poor state of our economy, and the handout of billions to the very...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform: My Number One Issue - Redux
It's been about 15 months since I wrote Health Care Reform: My Number One Issue, and I have many times thought, "just a little while longer and I will write the epilogue to that story". Today, I am...
View ArticleDeepwater Horizon and Halliburton
What, you haven't heard that Halliburton is involved in the massive oil spill currently despoiling Gulf fishing and shrimping, and threatening your favorite Florida beaches and the Keys4? Then read on.
View ArticleHealth Care Reform: My Number One Issue - The Promised Epilogue
Back in the end of March, I promised to write the epilogue to our story of intimate encounters with the healthcare industry in the United States. If you follow me on twitter, then you already know how...
View ArticlePolice to drop off undocumented immigrants at Congressional Offices? Only in...
That's right. A state legislator in Texas has introduced a bill to instruct law enforcement to turn over custody of undocumented immigrants ("illegal aliens") to members of Congress. (ht ThinkProgress...
View ArticleLupus Advocacy Day 2011
Lupus kills. Today is Lupus Advocacy Day 2011. It's too late for Barbara, but maybe we can save someone else. We need more research. More after the jump (with video).
View ArticleAn Estate Sale To Plan
I'm faced with downsizing in the very near future. The belongings I must trim were mostly those of my recently deceased wife Barbara, many of which she inherited from her parents. I no longer can...
View ArticleIt's been nine months since she died
Nine months ago, the one true love of my life, my Barbara, passed away. The pain is only slightly less intense than it was in the first weeks. I was so busy then. There were two memorial services to...
View ArticleWherein I "out" myself
I am a trans woman. I have been diagnosed with gender identity disorder. Since I am primarily attracted to women, this makes me a lesbian. There is a common misconception among cissexual folk that...
View ArticleOn Mother's Day, I contemplate motherhood
For those of you who don't know, I do have children. I didn't have the joy of carrying them in my womb, but they are no less my children for it. Some of them carry my DNA, some do not. I am not their...
View Article"Becoming Chaz", media coverage of trans issues, and living authentically
Originally posted at Progressive Blue.Tonight the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), will present the world premiere of Becoming Chaz, a documentary that follows the story of Chaz Bono's transition from his...
View Article"Who's Going To Love Someone Like Me?" - Becoming Chaz
Originally posted at Progressive Blue.Such a common question. And like so many other trans people, Chaz Bono asked the same question. He has been lucky, though, because he has Jenny, and she accepts...
View Article"News of the TG Widow of the Deceased Firefighter"
Attorney for Nikki Araguz, trans widow of Thomas Araguz, announced today that the decision against Mrs. Araguz will be appealed. News release today from Phyllis Randolph Frye, attorney representing...
View ArticleTexas State Rep: "We're not wise enough to do it. We're not a house of God."
Previously published at Progressive BlueDriven by his deeply held beliefs in liberty and God, Simpson said he set out in his first legislative session to restrict government. “One hundred eighty-one...
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The Grieving Room: I Guess I Made It
On the eighth of June, I will mark the one year anniversary of Barbara's death. I still don't know exactly how I will do so. Anecdotal evidence indicates that most spouses who survive the first year as...
View ArticleMother Jones: Texas Governor to "Host Hate-Group Funded Summit"
Originally posted to Progressive BlueMost here have probably heard of the American Family Association. I'd even venture to guess that you are likely aware that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)...
View ArticleAction: Help Keep Gay Bashing Murderer in Prison
Can you spare a few minutes to write a letter or an email to help prevent a gay bashing murderer from being released after serving only twenty years of a forty-five year sentence? Whether you are in...
View ArticleWorld Professional Association for Transgender Health: Standards of Care...
I attended a session today on the new WPATH Standards of Care given by the Transgender Foundation of America, and two young researchers in transgender care. "A leading researcher in FTM health, Colt...
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