http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/two-spirits/

June 14 10 pm

Fred Martinez was one of the youngest hate-crime victims in modern history when he was brutally murdered at 16. Two Spirits explores the life and death of a boy who was also a girl, and the essentially spiritual nature of gender.

Although I get annoyed at the reporter's choice of pronoun!

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43230133/ns/today-today_people...

i so enjoyed this story and was grateful to have found it. then i was shocked when i looked over at in memoriam and saw darlas name. that was even worse than when i realized i wouldnt be reading more new material from teddi aldonetti. from what i read at the end of chapter 17 book 3, sounds like darla had pretty rough time of it.
robert

I say this in the news today and thought i would share with the rest of you! transgender becomes prom queen.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43230133/ns/today-today_people...

This is from an article in todays's, May 31, 2011, Ft. Lauderdale (Florida) Sun Sentinel, which is my local paper.
See the article at the link below.

The title of the article is

Transgender teen from Davie crowned prom queen.

This is the link to the short article.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/davie/fl-prom-queen...

That this is his first time in 4" heels, that is. I spotted this in today's Guardian I read over breakfast. Looks quite convincing in the photo and it would be interesting to learn more about the circumstances. The court hearing seems to be over a relatively trivial matter though it could be a serious breach of safety legislation as he's a gas fitter ... and gas goes bang.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/30/gas-fitter-in-drag-...

Robi

PS I'm surprised I beat Angharad to this. She's usually quick off the mark on Guardian references :)

Well, I have discovered I am getting an honest-to-God side effect from my T-Blockers. Mainly, I am almost continually thirsty. I've been taking a 1 liter bottle of water to work with me, and a can of pop, and usually polish off both over the course of a night. At home, I'm drinking a glass of milk, a glass of orange juice, a glass of apple juice, a TON of water, and occasionally, a pop. Darn if I can figure out where all this fluid is going, I'm not peeing THAT often.....

I've had a PM that makes me think I should clarify my opinion on the use of Prescription Drugs. After 9/11 their use way more than doubled, and I was one of the people who was put on them.

Time doesn't stand still. Moving toward a transition, while still with ones family does contribute stresses. Sometimes these stresses can become more than a person can take, when combined with everything else going on.

Okay, this week and next week at least deals with the storm clouds that have been growing around Melanie and company. So there is some intensity in the next few go rounds. Be prepared.

Like for real though.

Some of the content may be distressing for some viewers.

Just FYI.

Tomorrow we're off to France for just over a week to take possession of our new house.

Well, that's what we hope is going to happen. We'll have to see when we get there.

The house is ours - well all bar the shouting, but the shouting isn't over. At least it wasn't yesterday. The certificate d'urbanism, which basically means we don't get taxed for owning a commercial property wasn't changed as it was supposed to have been, so we're not 100% sure about what we're walking into.

I just wanted to apologize for the delay in part 3 of "Between one step and the next". I felt like I had written myself into a corner, and was about to despair, but I think I see a way out now. Unfortunately, with real life being what it is at the moment, my writing time is seriously curtailed, so it will take a bit. It will come when it does, so thank you for your patience. and again, my apologies.

Little Silky, the model for Randi Lewis Deere's familiar, managed to get latex house paint on her paws. I think she may have cleaned her brother off, too. He brushed against a freshly painted door. He avoided a barrier and brushed by the door. Of course she washed it off - not using the tap at the sink. I first noticed she was drooling a whole lot - drip, drip, drip. She's a bit unhappy with the painters tresspassing as it is, and knows of 20 more hiding places than we do. She's vomited several times, and is drinking a lot of water on her own.

Home from the hospital, at least for a while! The surgeon removed a large calloused area on the bottom of my foot (like I have that much to spare!). I have to go in for surgery in two weeks ro "stretch the Achilles tendon" which the surgeon says will be quite painful! I'm sooooo lucky!
If you didn't notice, chapter 2 of my story is up, as promised. I hope y'all like it! If not, be nice and tell me why! If you do like it, be nice and tell me why! I want to be a better writer, suggestions are welcome! (Hey y'all, over there! We'll have none of that kind of talk, thar's LADIES present!)

Wren

Despite the criticism and even condemnation of this type of therapy, people are still doing it and getting away with it. It says more about the therapist than the client.

This article appeared in todays Guardian, it was quite interesting.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/27/gay-conversion-t...

Angharad.