Comments for GenderBlog http://genderblog.gendersong.com Thoughts about Gender and Transgender Sun, 20 May 2012 09:44:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Gender Is Not an Academic Exercise by Sheldon Hearn http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-11341 Sheldon Hearn Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:47:43 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-11341 Touche! :-) Touche! :-)

]]> Comment on A Christmas Embarrassment by Kelly http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/12/23/a-christmas-embarrassment/#comment-11203 Kelly Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:32:31 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/12/23/a-christmas-embarrassment/#comment-11203 Hello. I'm so glad I found your blog. I'm a genetic female married to Lisa a MTF non-op. When I read your post it makes me feel not so alone. Navigating our way in this world is hard and trying to find others "like" us seems almost impossible. I just want to say thank you. Peace and blessings, Kelly Hello. I’m so glad I found your blog. I’m a genetic female married to Lisa a MTF non-op. When I read your post it makes me feel not so alone. Navigating our way in this world is hard and trying to find others “like” us seems almost impossible. I just want to say thank you.
Peace and blessings,
Kelly

]]> Comment on Almost a New Film by kathleen http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2012/01/19/almost-a-new-film/#comment-11136 kathleen Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:51:40 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2012/01/19/almost-a-new-film/#comment-11136 Congratulations to the team making <i>The Joneses</i>. It's Sunday evening, and the KickStarter site shows they reached their funding goal. Congratulations to the team making The Joneses. It’s Sunday evening, and the KickStarter site shows they reached their funding goal.

]]> Comment on Passing at a Distance by kathleen http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2012/01/12/passing-at-a-distance/#comment-10931 kathleen Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:26:49 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2012/01/12/passing-at-a-distance/#comment-10931 Petra, there must have been an error in the email address you left.  Please email kathleen@gendersong.com and I will answer your questions.  I am reluctant to answer in a comment because of the sensitive nature of your questions. Petra, there must have been an error in the email address you left.  Please email kathleen@gendersong.com and I will answer your questions.  I am reluctant to answer in a comment because of the sensitive nature of your questions.

]]> Comment on Passing at a Distance by Petra http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2012/01/12/passing-at-a-distance/#comment-10912 Petra Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:59:05 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2012/01/12/passing-at-a-distance/#comment-10912 <p>Hello,<br /> Read about Your problems with prostate cancer and SRS. I am exactly in the same position (66 year old but in rather good shape). I´ve been in transition for 3-4 years now interrupted by my prostate cancer (surgery one year ago) with a surgery where everything was "taken out". Today I am totally ok, my PSA is zero and I have very little leakage. But anyway I am worried for SRS (which is planned late this Year). No one seems to know what might happen. As You point out the vaginal depth will be short (but the surgeon can´t say any details). What I am afraid of is other side effects no one knows about and therefore can´t tell me. What do I have to be afraid of? Do You have any good advice? I does´nt seem to be a good idea not to perform the surgery but on the other hand You are responsible Yourself of Your health (in the end)?<br /> Cheers,<br /> Petra</p> Hello,
Read about Your problems with prostate cancer and SRS. I am exactly in the same position (66 year old but in rather good shape). I´ve been in transition for 3-4 years now interrupted by my prostate cancer (surgery one year ago) with a surgery where everything was “taken out”. Today I am totally ok, my PSA is zero and I have very little leakage. But anyway I am worried for SRS (which is planned late this Year). No one seems to know what might happen. As You point out the vaginal depth will be short (but the surgeon can´t say any details). What I am afraid of is other side effects no one knows about and therefore can´t tell me. What do I have to be afraid of? Do You have any good advice? I does´nt seem to be a good idea not to perform the surgery but on the other hand You are responsible Yourself of Your health (in the end)?
Cheers,
Petra

]]> Comment on Gender Is Not an Academic Exercise by kathleen http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-10533 kathleen Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:18:45 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-10533 I think Sheldon and Sergio have a good point: why is a web site asking my gender at all? and if there is a legitimate reason (e.g. medical information), then a "creative" response to the gender question is inappropriate. Hence, I think we agree: the world is not better off for having imaginative descriptions of gender. I think Sheldon and Sergio have a good point: why is a web site asking my gender at all? and if there is a legitimate reason (e.g. medical information), then a “creative” response to the gender question is inappropriate.

Hence, I think we agree: the world is not better off for having imaginative descriptions of gender.

]]> Comment on Gender Is Not an Academic Exercise by Sergio http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-10525 Sergio Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:31:44 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-10525 So, how would you fill your just-born child "gender" text field? MtF FtM Bi Female Curious Straight Male How do you address a public campaign for STD's ? Will you offer condoms to MtF boys ? Will you advise for breast implant risks to FtM or MtF -or both- ? What about prostate cancer ? How do you know to whom should you inform ? Beyond personal likes, there are some things that -for public interest- should be discriminated. So, how would you fill your just-born child “gender” text field?

MtF
FtM
Bi
Female
Curious
Straight
Male

How do you address a public campaign for STD’s ? Will you offer condoms to MtF boys ? Will you advise for breast implant risks to FtM or MtF -or both- ? What about prostate cancer ?

How do you know to whom should you inform ?

Beyond personal likes, there are some things that -for public interest- should be discriminated.

]]> Comment on Hormones and Breast Growth by the wife http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/11/13/hormones-and-breast-growth/#comment-9573 the wife Thu, 24 Nov 2011 23:18:46 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/11/13/hormones-and-breast-growth/#comment-9573 But they sure are cute! But they sure are cute!

]]> Comment on Gender Is Not an Academic Exercise by Sheldon Hearn http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-9016 Sheldon Hearn Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:18:24 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/01/29/gender-is-not-an-academic-exercise/#comment-9016 Epic context fail. When web sites insist on knowing your gender and offer you only "male" and "female", they're really asking "What have you got between your legs?" What an outrageous thing for a website operator to ask me! That your agenda prohibits you from creating space for Sarah to make a website less outrageous, diminishes you. Rise up, and let others do good even when it is not the ultimate good you want. Epic context fail.

When web sites insist on knowing your gender and offer you only “male” and “female”, they’re really asking “What have you got between your legs?”

What an outrageous thing for a website operator to ask me! That your agenda prohibits you from creating space for Sarah to make a website less outrageous, diminishes you. Rise up, and let others do good even when it is not the ultimate good you want.

]]> Comment on Notes on Red Without Blue from Snag Films by David Haas http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/08/13/notes-on-red-without-blue-from-snag-films/#comment-8615 David Haas Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:30:38 +0000 http://genderblog.gendersong.com/2011/08/13/notes-on-red-without-blue-from-snag-films/#comment-8615 Hello, I have a question about your blog. Please email me! Thanks, David Hello,
I have a question about your blog. Please email me!
Thanks,
David

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