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A Day of Doubts

     Yesterday was a really bad day.  I mean... there weren't any disasters, no one was sick.  Nothing like that.  It's what was going on in my head that was the problem.  It seemed like every social media platform I logged onto yesterday morning was filled with anti-trans propaganda.  It didn't take long before I started thinking, "I really shouldn't be doing this."  I almost called the clinic to tell them to take me off their patient list, but I'm pretty stubborn so I resolved to hold off on that.  I didn't say anything to my wife about my doubts.  I thought I had kept it pretty well to myself but I forgot, my wife knows me better than I know myself.     This morning, I decided to mention it to my wife who looked at me and said, "I know.  You forget I know you."  Well... yeah... sometimes I do.  She told me that no matter what I decide to do, she would be here to support me.  But, the way the negativi...

Freedom for Thee, But Not for Me

      It amazes me how hypocritical people are when they talk about their religion, or political ideologies.  I'll take on their religious views another time.  Right now, I think it's more important, especially for the trans community, to take a look at the hypocrisy of the political Right.      The Right tout how important it is to them to be free to live their lives as they see fit, as long as it causes no harm to another.  However, they fought like hell to block same-sex couples from marrying, and now they're using every resource at their disposal to rob the trans community of their constitutional right to pursue happiness.  We're causing no harm to others in this pursuit!  They will probably say that we're harming society as a whole, but is it really the job of the federal government to shape and direct society?  According to the Constitution of the United States of America, the federal government's job is to protect our ri...