Making Transgender Normal Since 2022
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In a maelstrom of normal, the eye of oddity is queerly quiet — In the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Flower Drum Song” lies a campy little ditty entitled “I Enjoy Being a Girl.” Laying aside the questionable…
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All the things the dead cannot say directly — I turned 53 years old recently. The event was met with few accolades — at least from me. I…
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Making Self-Care Normal Since…well, never…but maybe I should I start! — Although I came to adulthood in the 1980s, I grew up as a child in the 1970s, with all its attendant oddities and idiosyncrasies. As a…
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Hello, and welcome to another edition of Ame’s Hammy Jamming! As customary when I kick these posts off: I am Amethysta (Ame), I can act a bit like a ham, and I will be writing this post with little preparation…
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Relying too much on physical strength reveals metaphysical fragility — Boxing — as a sport — consistently fails to capture my attention. I don’t want to watch people get punched in the face; I don’t want to engage in…
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In between Patriarchs and Infants lie geeks who transition gender — There are two realizations I made this week. First, I am not a woman. Second, I am not a father, and — by extension — not a man. I exist in…