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  • Blogging Award

    I received my 2012 OutSmart blogging award today:

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  • Jennifer Usher Being Jennifer Usher

    It was brought to my attention that I – well, not me… a rhetorical strawman a troll claims to be me – was the subject of yet another post. Jennifer Usher claims to be critiquing my critique of Serano’s assertion which asserts that noting that I’m a trans[pause]woman is good while noting that I’m MTF…

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  • Who Is Queer?

    First of all, the question I’m about to ask isn’t about setting up boundaries, gatekeepers or telling someone what they can/can’t identify as. I’m simply curious about how the queer community views what it means to be queer. So, with that in mind, here’s the question: Q: Can a 100% heterosexual person also be queer?…

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  • Thank you Outsmart Magazine!

    Thank you Outsmart Magazine!

    OutSmart Magazine, October 2012 For those of you who don’t know, each year OutSmart Magazine collects nominations and votes from the Houston LGBT community and features winners in their annual Gayest & Greatest issue. Thank you OutSmart Magazine and all of you who nominated and voted for me! This is the second year in a…

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  • A Whipping Girl’s Offence

    A Whipping Girl’s Offence

    A friend of mine asked me to comment on a passage in Whipping Girl: While “MTF” may be useful as an adjective, as it describes the direction of my transition, using it as a noun – i.e., literally referring to me as a male-to-female” – completely negates the fact that I identify and live as…

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  • Because You’ve Become Stupid

    Because You’ve Become Stupid

    So you believe Obama wants to redistribute your wealth because AM radio and FOX News told you so?* Here’s why your ‘news’ sources are making you stupid: They lie to you. Here’s the actual quote: “Chicago Housing Authority has not been a model of good policymaking. And neither necessarily have been the Chicago Public Schools. What…

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