Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
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After time off, I am ready to announce the next phase of my work! Welcome to the February 2023 edition of “Ame’s Hammy Jamming!” Those of you following the Hammy Jamming posts (both of you!) may…
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At least I’m not running around nude, amirite? In the movie “The Invisible Man,” Claude Rains plays chemist Dr. Jack Griffin, who must wear full body wrap — hat, goggles, bandages, gloves, coat, boots — i…
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What could be the nature of your primary difficulty, you silly goose? In the movie “Full Metal Jacket,” Gunnery Sergeant Hartman unleashes a fusillade of profanity, metaphor, insult, and nicknames upon a squa…
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Something about slicing blocks with a pink lightsaber makes me feel like a true transgender woman. When the Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset was released to market in 2020, I was sorely tempted
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“Who could ever love a beast so hideous and ugly?” Princess Fiona, “Shrek” In the movie “Shrek,” Princess Fiona is cursed to change from human to ogre form when the sun sets. She lives in constant fear…
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When being a risk meant bonding with your community. I grew up in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s. Diversity — while certain circles…
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Yet another excuse to indulge my vanity! The Five Favorite Phrases (Frases?) Challenge is simple — report the five phrases you love…and the five phrases you hate. It sounds easy, but I had to go through a day…
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“May I have your name?” asked the Fey Prince. “Yeah, sure — I’m not using it,” answered Amethysta v1.0. In myths of the Fae — also…
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Purge your life of people who choose not to support you in being who you are. I came out as a transgender woman in August, 2022 — six weeks after I had begun gender-affirming hormone therapy. It took…
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Before I accepted my transgender, my life’s work was killing myself. A recent conversation about the most interesting people I met evolved…
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