Today, Patty left a comment on a post, commenting specifically on not hearing from me for a while, hoping all is well and that married life is treating me okay. So, I suppose I should quickly update people on the state of Jules. Things are well, overall. Married life is great. I’m just extremely busy… Read More
Category Archives: Brain Vomit
An Open Letter To LGBT Allies Regarding National Coming Out Day, Plus Same-Sex Marriage vs Same-Gender Marriage
First, I want to preface this open letter by thanking all of my allies; LBGT*, cis, and hetero alike. I receive hate on a daily basis. Knowing there are people who have my back helps. Second, I want to preface this open letter by stating that in this letter, I am speaking on my own… Read More
Name Change Adventures Continue and Sexism Veiled as “Feminism”
My new birth certificate arrived on Wednesday. Today, I went back to Service Canada and Service BC to order new ID with my new name. I also had to go to my cable provider and bank to update my name. For the most part, it was a much better experience than last week. But, I… Read More
The FTM Transgender Funk
It happens. For a variety of reasons. It’s normal. I’d probably call a transgender individual a liar if they denied they ever experienced this. I call it, “transgender funk.” This funk can be a fleeting low or it could be a full-blown depression. The causes could be any number of things. I’m currently experiencing one.… Read More
Bob Edgar Memorial – April 27, 2013
Bob Edgar was born May 29, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Leroy and Marion Edgar. He was raised in Springfield, Delaware County, PA. He graduated in 1965 from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA and three years later received a Masters of Divinity degree from Drew University in Madison, NJ. He also hold five… Read More
The Impact of Bob Edgar
Few things plunge your world into a surreal fog of, “Is this really happening?” like being woken up, at approximately 3:30 am, by the paralyzed and dumbfounded shouts from your partner stating that his dad, your father-in-law, could be dead. Followed by cries of, “What do I do?!” before your partner heads out of the… Read More
Why Canada Needed The Transgender Rights Bill
Yesterday, the House of Commons passed a very important bill. The Transgender Equal Rights Bill — officially: Bill C-279. An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) — is not just important, it’s really fucking important. You can read the full bill here. As you can… Read More
I Am NOT a Girlfriend – The Dangers of Misapplying Labels
Sex and gender. Two words that are so often misused in conversation. Misusing these labels can have terrible consequences. These consequences can become even more terrible when other labels used in conjunction with gender — wife/husband, girlfriend/boyfriend, she/he — are used incorrectly when making introductions. Even more so if, for some reason, you are making the introduction on… Read More
The Blame Game and Coping In New Situations
Being a parent isn’t easy, not even in the best of circumstances. Every family has its own share of trials, with new situations cropping up in the most inconvenient of times — which is whenever trials happen. If your family comes with built-in trials, then… well, things can get tricky. I am finding myself in… Read More
My Zombies Have Been Pirated!! Yay?
You may or may not be aware that I’ve just published my third book. It is called Five Little Zombies And Fred. This book was made possible thanks to generous donations. In exchange for their donations, they received a number of perks. One of these perks was a DRM-Free eVersion of the book in either EPUB, MOBI,… Read More
