I thought you might find this interesting and encouraging. It was posted on AOL and I put the essential link below.

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10636013

Portia

Revised, with minor corrections and additions.

"I hope you don't mind me saying this," said June, the vivacious, large-bosomed, tattooed, gum-chewing, 30-year-old bartender, looking me over again, "but I think you might actually look," pause for emphasis and hand gesture, "better like this."

In everything there are certain stereotypes that get played upon constantly whether people intend to or not. Everybody knows that not everyone fits them, but when we think of whatever subject they apply to, they immediately spring to mind. 'Baseball players do steroids,' 'the good guy always wins,' these are just a couple of the more common stereotypes and tropes that people can easily identify from popular culture.

Here's my question: what do you consider to be the stereotypes of TG fiction? There's a ton of them, so they should be easy to list. Bonus points for catchy names for them.

I'm settled, finally, and I will be resuming duties. If you want to be in the drawing for the next Featured Friday Freelancer, leave a comment here or PM me!

Sorry had a hypertensive crisis need a few days to recover before I get back to my story.

Subject Line of Comments and Revealing the Story Content.

Sometimes the subject line of a comment can give away an important element of the story.

Well, giggle, I had gotten confused and was not on the panel but in the audience. I did get to make my points in the question and answer period. There was a Drug Company rep there and I am sure that I pissed him off. Had I known before hand, I'd have misbehaved much more.

I did not allow them to take pictures of me because I have been told to behave at my mosque and not speak of it. So, I went there in a knee length skirt, leggings and a loose top sans headcovering so I would not embarass them. I felt half naked. I do not like leading a double life.

This is such a wonderful story. I can imagine that we all wish this could be us at one time or another.

I think all T folk want to know the big WHY of it all. To test my own understanding of what I just read, it seems that in T folk, we experience certain smells the way that women do. I hope I live long enough to see this so firmly resolved that even the religious perverts who have greviously injured so many of us will finally be SHUT UP !

http://transray.com/1.6569

Gwendolyn

I've been following the amateur video series, Aurora Trek since it first began in 2006. I wondered if the creator would ever have the time to finish such an ambitious project, what looks to be about a forty minute sci-fi animation. I was relieved to see part three of four came out a couple of days ago, and it looks as though the finish will be something special.

Ok so I've posted chapter six to "A Prayer Answered" I hope everyone enjoys this installment. I plan on continuing the series so don't fret it's coming.