“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
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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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Hey Guys, I’m Still Alive and Kicking!
It isn’t hard to notice that I haven’t posted in a while. I make no apologies for it because that will only feed my bad wolf rather than my good. Instead I will begin where I left off which was my … Continue reading
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
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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Why Are Men More Likely to Be “Couch Potatoes?”
I have been thinking about a lot more things lately. This not to say that I don’t think about a lot of things all of the time. My experience living in a woman’s shoes has shown me that as a woman, I … Continue reading
The Care and Feeding of A Vagina
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
Posted in Deanna's Awesome Adventure, Post=op, Transgender
Tagged consultation, estrogen, estrogen therapy, female, gender, hormonal therapy, surgery, transgender, vagina, women
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Am I Still Transgender?
I have been pondering both before and since my GRS in February whether I identify as a post-op transgender woman or just a woman. Sure I can be one or the other or both, given the context into which I … Continue reading
Posted in Transgender
Tagged dressing up, fantasy, gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder, girl, transgender, transition, woman, women
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The Road to Bangkok: Another Rite of Passage
Yesterday, I had my first mammogram. I had heard from girlfriends that the procedure was not fun but this was a new experience for me and I wanted to savor every moment, paying attention to every detail of the process, … Continue reading
Posted in passages
Tagged estrogen, hormonal therapy, sisterhood, transition, woman, women
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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
A New Perspective on the “Nice Guy” versus the “Bad Boy”
Back when I was still pretending to be David, the man I never was, I was one of the “nice guys.” Looking back on it from a woman’s perspective today, I can see that I was so starved for affection … Continue reading
Posted in Juicier by the moment, Possibilities, Shift Happens
Tagged divine, female, feminine, sexual arousal, transition, woman, women
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A Spy in the Enemy Camp 