“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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Tag Archives: sister
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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Is Home Really Where the Heart Is?
I was inspired to write this post by a sister transgender blogger who most probably already recognizes who she is. With my late beloved wife passed away and our son living far away, I have the task of redefining what “home” means to … Continue reading
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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Early Childhood Recollections and Gender Self-Identity
I have a few different trains of thought running through my head as I write this and I will attempt to bring them all together by putting fingers to keys and words to screen, my own contemporary version of “putting … Continue reading
Posted in Memories, Transgender
Tagged emotion, gender, gender identity, girl, memory, sister
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A Week of Absolute Miracles
My Prosperity fairy has certainly been busy blessing me this past week. First of all, a new girlfriend from Embodydance has moved in with me and although our relationship remains on a platonic basis, I am totally in love with … Continue reading
Posted in Living in Grace, Providence, Shift Happens, Sisterhood, The Road to Bangkok
Tagged blessings, sister, transition
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Happy Birthday, My Beloveds
Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. happy birthday dear hunny bunny, happy birthday to you! Our son, would have added “…and many more on channel four, and all the rest on CBS.” Today would have been my late … Continue reading
Hey-la-day-la my Mojo’s back
Forgive my impertinence, and I may be somewhat biased but mean no disrespect, but I have been wondering lately when I log on to the blogosphere to be a vocal advocate of things gender, sexuality, feminism and discrimination, whether I … Continue reading
Posted in Divine, Feminism
Tagged estrogen, female, gender, sister, sisterhood, testosterone induced stupidity, transition, women
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Deanna’s first birthday
It’s been weeks since my last post and in the meantime, I have moved once again, this time to share a house with a woman. Also, last Saturday, the 7th of July was my birthday and I had not made … Continue reading
My very first “Girl’s Night Out”
Two things have happened this week, since I returned from a wonderful retreat last weekend of my Celebration community at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. The first thing that happened was that I was invited by one of my new “girlfriends” … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Sisterhood
Tagged coming out, consultation, cosmetic, feminine, gender, gender affirmation, girl, sister, transgender, woman, women
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A humble correction to my post “The burden and the gift”
I feel that it is fair that I offer a correction to an important detail in my last post that unfairly portrays my partner in a very bad light. She does not deserve to be portrayed in that way and … Continue reading
A Spy in the Enemy Camp 