The Introduction I picked up Jumpstart the World, by Catherine Ryan Hyde, after seeing it listed as a Lambda Award Finalist, and promptly sped through it in two days. It begins with Elle, who is a few days shy of turning 16, and whose mother has just dropped her off in her new apartment in New York City. Thus, we get to know Elle and … Continue reading Book Review: Jumpstart the World
You can read the whole article on the GLAAD Blog: Peabody Awards Honor Groundbreaking Degrassi Episodes. Hinging on the article though, I’ll take it as an opportunity to tell you about a groundbreaking occurrence in TV history. If you’re like me, you own a TV only to stream Netflix from it, and don’t actually watch anything on Cable, or live in another continent, you might … Continue reading In the News: Degrassi
A few days ago I saw that someone had linked to my blog, and went over to see what it was all about. I was thoroughly disappointed to see that the person who had linked to my posts, twice, was less than positive – they were downright hateful. After my initial upset calmed down, I opted against engaging in a flamebait war by arguing against … Continue reading Translating Hate: Questions
The Jim Collins Foundation http://jimcollinsfoundation.org/ I found The Jim Collins Foundation on my usual internet browsing sprees. It might be useful to some of you, so I thought I’d pass it on. (Disclaimer: I have no knowledge of who they are, what they do, who they serve, or how they operate. I’m just passing on a link). From their site: The Jim Collins Foundation raises … Continue reading Funding for Transgender Surgery
FTM vs FTN Most FTM’s eagerly anticipate changing their appearance in one basic way: facial hair. But I’m not FTM, I’m FTN, meaning hair in places other than my head does not fly with me. The thought of purposefully growing facial hair is terrifying, and the thought of any sort of body hair is disgusting. Just one of the many perks of being agender. However, … Continue reading Hair!
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