Category Archives: Post=op

My First Post-Op Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Deanna Joy Hallmark

This Christmas holiday is the first since I completed my physical transition last February.  It is a Christmas I will spend with friends and this year with family.  My son is in town from California and will spend Christmas Eve as … Continue reading →

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Sentenced For A Crime I Did Not Commit

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Deanna Joy Hallmark

As I begin my fourth year since I came out and began my transition, now complete, it has become harder to remember how it once felt living trapped in a male body with which I no longer identified.  All the pain and anguish I … Continue reading →

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The Freedom to Be Exactly Who We Are and Who We Are Not

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Deanna Joy Hallmark

I was reading an article at everyday feminism [sic] digital magazine on the topic of racial prejudice and it brought to mind what I see on other blogs or in articles written on topics related to transgender and feminist issues.  I have written … Continue reading →

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The Care and Feeding of A Vagina

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Deanna Joy Hallmark

I had planned to write this post after I completed my surgery, but I didn’t. Simple as that! I will try to make this palatable for at least most of my readers although I will forewarn you that I have a … Continue reading →

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Geesh Deanna! Where have you been?

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Deanna Joy Hallmark

It’s been almost two months since my GRS and I haven’t posted anything on this blog. It is time to get back to it, kiddo bambiddo, as my late beloved used to say. I still think of her often, sometimes … Continue reading →

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