“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.” -Goethe
“An Optimist is someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s more like a cha-cha!” -Robert Brault
Deanna Joy Hallmark
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Category Archives: Transgender
Happy 5th Birthday and the Transgender Bodhisattva
Yesterday, November 27, 2016 marked my 5th anniversary of coming out to the world and beginning my life as Deanna. soon after I would start this blog under the name, “I Am Deanna.” I went to the place where it … Continue reading
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I’m Trans, I’m Proud, Get Over It
Here I am in the 2016 Santa Fe Pride Parade!
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Sentenced For A Crime I Did Not Commit
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
Posted in Gratitude, Post=op, Transgender
Tagged gender reassignment surgery, shadow, transition
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“It Just Comes With the Territory”
You might be asking yourself when I will be coming up for air and take a break from blogging. Already I have posted eight times in half as many days . Tomorrow is the 4th of July holiday and you … Continue reading
Second Thoughts on Being Invisible
My post the other day about the lack of visibility for trans folks I must admit was so full of blaming others that it’s not even funny. I could have easily revised it or taken it off but then I … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Possibilities, Taking charge, Transgender, unconditional love
Tagged cisgender, coming out, diversity, girl, sister, transgender
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Coming Out in A Big Way!
Santa Fe Pride Day on the Plaza Saturday June 28, 2014 What else is there to say! Deanna Joy Hallmark
Queer and Proud of It
As a recently post-op transgender woman this past February, this year’s Pride Parade and Festival this weekend in Santa Fe and in many communities around the country and the world, has taken on a complete new meaning for me, as … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Feminism, Labeling, Transgender
Tagged diversity, gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender
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Taking the Wind Out the Sails When It’s Blowing Us Off Course
I have been noticing lately that there are a lot of well-meaning folks out there purporting to be trans-allies and trans-advocates who seem to not be doing those of us who are transgender a favor, but rather making it more … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Feminism, Global shift, Gratitude, Shift Happens, Taking charge, Transgender
Tagged choice, feminism, integrity, transgender
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The True Meaning to Me of “Living Outside of the Box”
A dear young friend of mine with whom I have formed a connection was writing in his Facebook status the other evening about a change in his present living situation and he mentioned a few possibilities to tide him over … Continue reading
Posted in Living Outside the Box, Transgender
Tagged girl, memory, transgender, woman
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