" >Age 8 and Wanting a Sex-Change
I don’t recall the first time I heard the “trapped in the wrong body” analogy to explain being transgender. But while it was certainly a narrative that captured the public’s imagination as the struggle for greater acceptance and understanding burgeoned, it also turned out to be an overly simplistic way to describe the actual experiences … Read more
Sarah Elspeth Patterson is Fighting For Your Sexual Liberties
To talk to Sarah Patterson about sexual freedom is enchanting. There’s no doubt she knows her shit and she’s passionate about sexuality education, but she is also just so frickin cool. Discussing everything from transgender prostitutes to rape culture, she is thoughtful, informed and compassionate. It’s immediately apparent how she can reach as many populations … Read more
Yeehaw! Check out the RodeoH!
I’m going to assume that you don’t already know a great deal about the history of strap-on harnesses. This is not because I underestimate your knowledge, simply because there isn’t a ton in the written record about the ingenious minds that thought to attach dongs to things in order to make it easier to bang … Read more
The Boy Who Was Turned Into A Girl
Rarely a week goes by where we don’t discuss transgender issues on this site. So if you’re a regular visitor (AKA an awesome and sexy beast), you’re probably pretty familiar with the concept. You probably grasp that many people feel their gender identity differs from the physical sex of their bodies. And you know others … Read more
Be Like Others: Transsexuals in Iran
Although homosexual relationships are illegal and punishable by death in Iran, sex reassignment operations are permitted. In 1983, Ayatollah Khomeini passed a fatwa allowing sex-change operations as a cure for “diagnosed transsexuals”. This documentary, known as both Be Like Others and Transsexuals in Iran, shows the experiences of male and female patients at Dr. Bahram … Read more
