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Hi, just would like to tell you all, i saw a very moving and poignant film today,it's not new. it came out about 5 years ago,but is a must see.I watched the dvd today with 2 of my closest trans woman friends,and we all agreed it was a very heartfelt documentary about  Claire (Formally Alex Farley) 28 year old Post-Op Transsexual Female.…

A lot of photos are STILL being submitted w/o a real title* and/or with no description.

BOTH are required. 

PE has never been a photo depository where one  effortlessly dumps off all their photos. This is what Photobucket and Flickr are for. Here at PE, we kindly ask that you be selective and submit only…

Well, this shouldn't take long.  I just want to make an observation; WHY do people come in and blog about where they are at and want to know what any/everyone thinks about their situation, BUT! (and isn't there always caveat in there someplace?)...........

The only people that can get to whomsoever are usually (but not always) in the same boat and often have no idea what comes next or how to get there.  So if that's the case, what's the point of posting?  If you do it just to vent…

I told my spouse about six months ago about my trans issues, mostly dressing but a bit open ended.  She was shocked, but eventually accepting. She is a very open minded person, so I wasn't expecting that to be an issue in a general sense.  I said I didn't want anything to change with our lives, but I no longer could hold it in or lie to myself.  I needed to like myself, which was part of therapy.

After that really nothing has changed in our world.  We can make an inside joke here or…

It dawns on me, as my week wraps up, I make invoices for the photo work I did this week, and wonder where I am going to get my scooter fixed, that I missed the second anniversary of my new (to me) kidney.  Much like a used car, you always hope you get a good one, it will last a while, and it won't cause too many problems.  Well.......usually.…

About two years ago I went full time at work, so this is kind of an anniversary for me.  A friend of mine reminded me of that fact a few days ago via Facebook comment.  There is a whole lot I should be sharing about what I learned since then. No doubt it will take me quite a few hours or days to begin to list all the things I have learned.  Perhaps it might even take several weeks, so I am not going to begin that list right now. But there is a story from today that I want to share that kind…

So the other day I was inspired by a TV commercial to look into just what a sarong was and how to make one ( I sew for fun)  turns out this is the worlds easiest garment and I ran to the store and purchased 2 yards of incredibly silky polyester and made one...it feels like a dream to wear.   Afterwards playing with the leftover fabric I made myself a miniskirt (somthing I would never wear in public but fun for around the house) not long after donning this new fun garment I realized that I…

First I would thank Barb and Rachel for their kind and supportive thoughts.I writting this with some regret for the emotional tiraid that I wrote.We all have from time to time have totaly gone off on others especially loved ones under the premiss that they should implicibly understand all that we are going through. When in reality they are in their our way. But some times if you are as thick headed as I can be at times you fail to see the forest from the trees.It is by the grace of God…

Inducing lactation in a transgendered or transsexual person probably isn't on the list of everyone's topics of interest, however, if you are currently lacatating or thinking about trying to induce lactation www.TranssexualLactation.com is a great online resource. At the very least it's both interesting and entertaining so you may want to check it out.

Yeah, I know I talk about Pride Fest a lot, but it’s coming up soon, and if you can’t tell, I’m kind of jazzed about it. Now that we are on the same page, in case you were unsure of this before, let’s talk about the strange phenomena of people coming out to protest thousands of people celebrating together in the joyous harmony of self empowerment. Seriously, what’s up with that?

Last year as we stood around waiting for the parade to begin, my friend’s spouse came up to me and…

Virginia DMV makes gender marker change process easier and no longer requires surgery. A statement by a treating health care professional that the applicant is a patient of the provider and that the applicant's "gender identity" is either female or male and "can reasonably be expected to continue as such for the foreseeable future." works just fine.

See link to form below for the actual form.…

Boyfriend and I left SA about 10am on Wed and spent night at Louisiana Downs in Vinton, LA.  We ate and watched horse racing.  Next morning we stopped at one of my favorite on the road truckstops for breakfast.  A man walked by and said to my bf, what are you doing with such a pretty woman.  BF said I am trying to keep her happy.  The man then introduced himself as the owner and set down and talked with us as we had breakfast.  He then said a couple of more times how pretty I was and that my…

5/24/2012

I just finished my first therapy session with, well; my therapist since my return from Virginia and I feel great! I told her about the stuff I previously journalled about, the suicidal thoughts, the transition etc.. and it felt so good to get that out to her and get her feedback. Her feedback was this: are you imagining transition or planning transition? I think I am planning.. Also, she knew there was more to this transgender thing than I was aware of and she felt like…

      Good afternoon everyone, Sorry I have not been around of late. So much is going on I don't know where to began. Well I moved out of my apartment due to not having a paying job anymore. That sucked, getting fired for a medical problem will always suck. I'm still looking for a new job but there are not many around here these days. My doctors want me to go on SSI anyway but I'm not giving up just yet. With my income tax returns I bought my self a Travel trailer…

Growing up as an unaware trans, the single greatest worry I think we all share is getting caught. Dressing that is. I think that makes it a fine topic for a little reminiscing, don’t you? I’d like to say that never happened to me, but of course, it did. Seriously, what a boring post that would be. This one time, in my parents’ house, I was almost caught, but wasn’t! Isn’t that a scream?

In my younger days I spent the equivalent of the Niagara Falls hydroelectric plant in mental energy…

When I last visited Dr. McGinn she said my testosterone was low.  She got with my doctor and I was given a new strength to apply.  I had a blood test last week and saw my Dr. today.  He said my levels were twice as high as recommended by Dr. McGinn.

This was all in an effort to make me more orgasmic.  There was no change in my bodies response.  So we talked and ask how I felt.

This is where I find that I must be different.  I have never had any highs, lows, depressions, or…

I have a friend who recently told me that in order to learn to be a better woman, I should just observe women when I see them and learn to emulate them. I took that advice to heart today while I was shopping in Wal-Mart. I was watching the women there and seeing how they dressed & acted. My main concern...Do I HAVE to follow my friends advice to the letter at all times or is there (I HOPE) an exception? LOL

I was wondering if someone can share or point me in the right direction to gender marker change on the Florida Drivers Lic.

I have heard people say this and that while others say it does not work, So I wanted to put together a packet for our group and the Orlando LGBT center.  If you have the state website information or other verified sites where it lists how to do it.

Thanks Morgan