Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
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In the article “Feral Cats Make Me a Better Woman,” I discussed the Warriors series of books as an allegory for human life in general, and the transgender experience in particular. I will be using terminology…
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My son discovered a series of books in the past year. In the United States, the series is called Warriors; it originated in the UK from several authors publishing under the pseudonym Erin Hunter. The official web site is…
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Before I jump into what I have named The Reflection, I want to summarize some of the points that I have tried to make so far. The first major point is the distinction between sex and gender. Although…
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In the last article, I promised to discuss how my cognition — my thoughts, emotions, and methodology of observing the world around me — have changed since I began Hormone Replacement…
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Dear Reader, I would like to come out to you. I voted for Ross Perot in 1992. Yeah…it’s true. In fact, I voted for him again in 1996. My father told me that I was responsible for electing Bill Clinton…
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In the article “Genetics and Gender,” the title ties together the scientific study of genetics with the less obvious word gender. At the conclusion, however, I deferred discussion of gende…
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I have a quickie thought that I wanted to get out of my head since three completely unrelated conversations recently led me to reconsider…
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My last article was only an introduction and didn’t carry much substance with it. I hope to rectify that with this article. Strap yourself in, because I’m about to dispense a…
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Three months ago today — 07 July, 2022 — I applied my first estradiol patch and began my gender transition from presenting as a man to presenting as a woman. Three months ago, I would never have believed that the changes that I experienced could be possible in my life…
By AmethystaPosted on After much debate, I decided I would create a web site. I debated because I didn’t want to have to work too hard on software. Luckily, I have not! I hope that this becomes a great hub for all things Amethysty!