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Remember Them, Not Me
"This year I became one of the 41%, and I can thank my friends and my kids that my name will not be among those read tonight."
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Me, the Pope, Two Guys Named Benedict and the late Alan Turing
"...being trans in America now and being gay in post-war Europe are not at all similar. And even if you're not an American you ought to know better than to quote The New York Post."
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Plan B from Inner Space
"I am scared because for the second time in one year, I find myself without a plan. No Plan A, nor a Plan B. So don't even ask me about Plan C. Ain't happening. "
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Why We Need to Listen to Bruce Jenner
"...there is a real person at the center of this frenzy. As someone who used to assign journalists stories for a living, and whose gender transition ironically became your assignment, I beg you to...
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So Long, And Thanks For All The Nietzsche
"Now begins my last 24 hours here in Georgia. Soon enough it'll be time for me to pack up and head out..."
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Ha, Me Boys
"...I see my transition as a bonus for them, in that my boys will benefit from my experience as a boy, as a man, as a woman, and as someone who can help them understand the difference in ways their...
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“Back and Forth”
"...a lot of people have said that phrase, "back and forth," and I do understand why. To them, I was "Don," then I was "Dawn," then "Don" again, then "Dawn" again. I'm thinking maybe I'll change it to...
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Thank you, but please don’t wish me a Happy Mother’s Day.
"I think of motherhood as a miracle, as proof of a woman's strength. For every woman who becomes a mom, whether she does so biologically or through the selfless act of adoption, that woman is connected...
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Shame On Me
"...to those who blasted me for putting my preference for showing manners ahead of her cause, for spotlighting what Gutiérrez did in the context of civility, and for deploring the disrespect she showed...
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“Don’t Be A Stupid One”
"I heard Jenny Boylan talking to me, too. When she challenged her friend, frankly, directly, honestly -- the way only a true friend can -- she didn't cushion her words to spare Caitlyn Jenner's feelings."
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New Year, Old Luck
"For the first time since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, I'm stepping forward into the spotlight in a new way..."
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My Love Letter to Bill, or Everything You Need to Know About Bathrooms and...
"I am a woman. That's why I use the ladies room."
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#TransHands
Thirty years ago tomorrow, millions of people did something that had never been done before, and never repeated since. They held one another’s hands across America, from sea to shining sea. Well,...
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It could have been me
I’m hardly a barfly but yes: I’ve danced, drank, met friends and enjoyed music in some of Central Florida’s gay-friendly bars. And I’ve done the same in Tampa, St. Pete, and Jacksonville, too. And...
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Meet the “Dad/Mom”
Starting tonight I am a video blogger as well as the lady wordsmith here at lifeafterdawn.com. The term a decade ago was vlogger but I doubt that it is still in use today. Whatever you call it, I’m...
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Hey, Pride. Gimme a raincheck.
My Pride story is of my eldest son, who took on a roomful of more than 100 other teenage boys who were denigrating people like his father.
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The #Dad/Mom welcomes your questions, your stories
A trust has been established by Wendy’s brother, Robert Lachs, to assist with furthering the education of the Ennis children. Anyone wishing to donate to the fund may send a check, payable to “Ennis...
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Do trans people support women’s rights? Go ask your DadMom
"What I want to know as a woman is are trans women going to become allies on women’s issues such as equal pay, access to reproductive health care, affordable health care... and equal access to the to...
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Greetings from hell
I want a do-over. Not just today but this whole damn week, this month, all that violence and bloodshed and hated for one another.
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