“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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Still Think Trans Women Have Male Privilege? These 7 Points Prove They Don’t
This article reads like the nightmare I lived in since I was around age five. Reblogged from everyday feminism Deanna Joy Hallmark
Posted in Advocacy, Feminism, Growing Up
Tagged cisgender, feminism, gender, gender identity, girl, memory, objectification, survival, transgender, trauma, women
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Do We As Women Apologize Too Much?
There seems to be a tendency in women to be apologetic, sometimes to a fault, so it would seem. Part of the Women’s Liberation Movement, which began in the 1960’s, addressed the issue of women’s equality in social roles and role … Continue reading
“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
It’s About Time We Got Over It
What I’m about to say is offered with love and very tough love at that. I have been thinking a lot lately about what I see happening in the Trans blogsphere and I want to share my feelings about that. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Growing Up, Possibilities
Tagged feminine, gender reassignment surgery, girl, transgender, transition, woman
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“Free At Last, Free At Last…”
I believe few if any people can begin to fathom just how joyful and grateful I am to be alive and healthy these days. As we approach the 4th of July this week, you may have noticed many posts with … 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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Vulnerability and Mindfulness
Last evening I went to our Santa Fe town plaza ,probably the oldest in post Columbian America still in use after more than four centuries. Every summer, many evenings there is live music from a bandstand recently rebuilt on the Plaza and last night … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Memories, passages
Tagged bras, gender, girl, memory, sexual arousal
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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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Thus Spake Deanna
“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” -Sherlock Holmes Science, whether it be physics or politics is about having an idea, a supposition, if you will, and then experimenting with the … Continue reading
Posted in Possibilities, Shadow, Taking charge, Transgender
Tagged coming out, dressing up, female, feminine, gender, girl, memory, transgender, transition, woman, women
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I Refused to Grow Up to Putting On My Big Girl Panties
I came to a very startling revelation this evening which I believe, has it’s roots in being born transgender and has been running my life until I “took the bull by the horns” and chose to finally come out to begin … Continue reading
Posted in Growing Up, Memories, Transgender
Tagged coming out, gender, gender reassignment surgery, girl, memory, sister, transition, woman
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