Archive for category: Real World Issues

Afterwards and Afterthoughts

Sabrina MacTavish April 1, 2021 Brina's thoughts 27

After things get back to normal I’ll… It might surprise some of you but my normal is pretty much the way things currently are. Most introverts like me are used to being stuck at home (by choice) and avoiding large gatherings (by choice) as well as doing our shopping online. W...

I am woman

Chelsea Marie October 2, 2020 Gender Roles 12

This is the poetry that comes through me as I am on this journey… this journey of this man to woman…. perhaps more accurately, this woman freeing herself from man? This is my poetry… it’s how I journal and express what’s happening inside. Perhaps t...

Where I Am

Shannyn July 15, 2020 Real World Issues 14

It’s funny; I write a blog a few times per month and having done so for a couple of years. Deciding to submit an article here makes me feel a bit nervous. In my other writings, I have a feel for the audience. It’s very small and rarely interacts back. I wish they did. Here, I...

GI Joe and Trans Identity

Melissa Ingle June 8, 2020 Gender Roles 4

In 1964, Hasbro introduced the now-classic line of poseable action figures known as G.I. Joe, the name a play on the generic term for soldiers in the US military. G.I. Joe was the brainchild of Manhattan licensing agent Stan Weston, who presented them to Hasbro executive Donald L...

Being open and without fear, a Transgender life

SophieFR May 11, 2020 Real World Issues 0

There have been moments in my life that I’ve never really discussed with anyone before, small things that have accumulated in my memory over the years and are continually added to, here are a few recent ones. I remain unclear on just how much they affect me or not and have ...

Why Do We Do What We Do?

April King April 29, 2020 Gender Roles 8

I have noticed that when I write I tend to be contemplative, as in always wondering why. It could be any topic that has my interest, and it’s no different with my dressing. I’m wondering the why exactly for not feeling fulfilled when presenting in my birth gender only...

Down the rabbit hole

SophieFR April 17, 2020 Real World Issues 1

The lunatics are on the grass and they are being joined by self-appointed harbingers of truth and knowledge while the rest of the world is watching, thinking this looks like it might be fun! Many of these purveyors have false or no real qualifications to substantiate their claims...

TSA information on air travel while CD/TG

Wanda Full August 17, 2019 Real World Issues, Uncategorized 0

Transgender Passengers TSA recognizes the concerns that some members of the transgender community may have with certain security screening procedures at the nation’s security checkpoints. TSA is committed to ensuring all travelers are treated with respect and courtesy. Screenin...

How We Present Ourselves On-Line

Gerri Aka Niall August 8, 2019 Real World Issues 2

How do you appear online — your image, your name? Maybe it’s not “glamming it up” and not the “everyday housewife” look, nor is about the looks / pictures / and imagery as such, but more so about the name you use. My main Social Media is Faceb...

What am I?

Winter Clark May 15, 2019 Real World Issues 20

What am I? This is the question I’ve asked myself many times over the years. The easy answer is; I am a NOBODY. Let me explain this answer. I am not a celebrity nor am I an actor, singer, painter, author, or journalist. I am not a social blogger or vlogger; I am not a promi...