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Depression

Hello All who care to read this, i have read a lot of post recently (including my own) on depression. I, for one am glad people are starting to speak up about this potentially dangerous subject openly, as it can be deadly.

I have an offsite blog Looking Forward, Moving Forward where i write about T* issues and very often about depression and the gender gifted, but it is for everyone, no matter how they identify.

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'My Transsexual Summer'

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I watched this against my better judgement - usually, I stay well away from cliche TV - and on the whole was pleasantly surprised. There were still cliches, Drew takes two and half hours each day to apply her makeup, and sadly looks like she should either be on the catwalk or stage - it's OTT big time. Presumably a case of overcompensation, sadly because both she and Donna - who is all tattoos and piercings could make quite attractive females in a more conventional way. All the new women had rather male voices which also shattered the illusion they were trying to create.

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Taking a Break

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Robinverse has basically blown up in my face, and I now have authors who previously were interested running like hell the other way because I made the mistake of making overt the fact that magic has subtly existed all along.

I promised I'd continue to post Becoming Robin here, and maybe I will eventually finish posting it, but for the foreseeable future, I'm going to step down as a TopShelf author.

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I was red in the face last night and this morning

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Well, at our lunch break last night, a co-worker said I looked red in the face, and then when I got home this morning, my mom said the same thing. It could be a sign of high blood pressure, which would be very bad. If I have to stop the hormones due to high BP I don't know what I'll do ....

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Europe's first transsexual MP

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Found this article while browsing the newspapers earlier , She might be Europe's first MP, However Georgina Beyer was elected to the New Zealand parliament in 1999 and served as an MP for 8 years

Anna-Grodska MP

Kirri

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Gay couple fights for names on child's birth certificate

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Melissa Gartner will have to wait a bit longer to find out if she'll be listed on the birth certificate of the child her wife bore.

Melissa Gartner, 41, and Heather Gartner, 39, sued the state when the Iowa Department of Public Health refused in 2009 to list both names on the birth certificate of their daughter, Mackenzie.
Iowa District Judge Eliza Ovrom heard arguments in the case Monday and will issue a written ruling at a later date.

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Genre Baiting

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Genre-based attacks on stories posted as comments are not allowed. I'm tired of this unfriendly behavior. Multiple and repeated attacks of this sort MAY NOT get further warnings and MAY result in banning from the site.

If you don't like the genre of the story you are reading, exercise the muscle between your ears and stop reading it! You don't have to tell anyone publicly about it either.

If you like BC as a place to come and read the kind of stories you like, allow other people the same dignity and respect you would like to have.

Hugs to all,
Erin

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Everything is done, as of now, I'm home 24/7

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At last, all the t's are crossed and the i's are dotted. I am officially home full time-no more nursing home! I can't believe I'm 700 stories behind! I will catch up, though! Time to start reading!

Wren

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Wouldn't you know it!

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Wouldn't you know it! Now that I've finally got stuff to post and am being productive again, here comes a disruption, A Really Big One. Understanding Spouse has been transfered from Columbia SC to Clearwater Fl. There's not a pay increase but they are picking a large chunk of the moving cost. Additionally, there has been talk of closing the office here in Columbia anyways. Better a job in Fl. than unemployed in SC if you know what I mean. Plus the standard of living is about the same or so I'm assured by the web.

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Can writing be that draining, really?

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I've been beavering away at two different stories that are funny at times and quite poignant others, and I am doing an extensive scriptural study along with exhaustive notes and am feeling quite drained.

Both stories were meant to be dramas with postively comical moments in them and now I find it quite difficult to keep them that way, at times breaking out in tears, and thunder for no real reason. My God, I thought my drama days were long over!

Come on, can writing really be that draining or am a simply a selfish wimp?

Much peace

Gwendolyn

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Lulu offer

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Lulu seem to like having regular offers - they've just launched another one for UK readers, which is valid until 11:59pm Friday.

20% off site-wide, up to a maximum discount of  £100.

The code is: EARLYSHOPPERUK305

So if you've been procrastinating over the possibility of buying one of Maddy's books... :)

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BigCloset TopShelf's October 2011 TG Terror Contest Results

And now for the Contest Results:

We had 33 wonderful entries in the 2011 TG Terror Contest and had 144 votes cast by Site Members. Here are the Top Results.

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\o/ YAY \o/

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For those who have been following the numbers, I have finished the Tegan story. While it is only 160 pages and 56.7k words it was difficult to write for a number of reasons. But its completion means I can get back to other things that I want to finish. Now I can do more 300 Rains, Journey is the Destination, Whateley, Kim Possible and other fun stuff that is out there like Chalice and the Wand. The editing phase of this will take a bit but not be as time consumptive as the writing nor as problematic. So I am really excited to be finished.

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Busy week and Twisted Dreams on Amazon Kindle.

Hi

What a week! Been writing so much that my fingers are bleeding... not quite, but almost. Have amost finished MARINE Book 1, just waiting on my Muse for a cracking ending that grabs people and makes them want the next book so badly... so perhaps a week or two to get it just right. I've just had another light bulb moment for a new book, so we'll have to wait and see. I have a week away with the family soon, so may get a chance to do some more writing.

Managed to get another title.. TWISTED DREAMS.. onto Kindle with slight revisions, but it is still on my site and here for free.

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Any rules on this site for fan fiction?

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I'm sure it's been discussed here before, but I was curious if there are any rules or discouragement for a story that might be considered "fan fiction"? I ask because I was developing a story that involves the setting, but none of the characters of a commercially published work. Do you just need a disclaimer or should derivative works be avoided? I don't want to cause the site any trouble.

Thanks,
Melanie

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I'm Home

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I'm Home.

I've been on a journey of discovery, pain, love, and hope these last few weeks. I shared some of it, with some of you. You see, my mom remembered my telling her I'd been abused.

I've also spent the last week+ on the road, with my wife DJ most of the time, with one of my sisters and her spouse part of the time, and running down the corridors of my mind whenever I allowed my self to think.

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Killing off characters

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Killing Billie off in Bike is the hardest thing I've had to do and it's left me feeling like I've had a real bereavement, I've been flat and depressed since - so why did I do it?

At times I've allowed the fantasy stuff take us away from the realities of life. Cathy's had to deal with all sorts of low-lifes and some quite absurd incidents too. At times the story has been humorous, verging on comedic; at others it's been more like a thriller and just to let you get your breath back I slip in a couple of domestic bliss storylines.

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Alone: The Series!

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I swore I would never write a serial. After posting my first novel in parts just as soon as I finished them, I decided that method just didn't work for me. If I wanted to go back and changed something due to the way the story was currently developing, whoops sorry! So what am I doing? Writing Alone. Honestly I never intended on there being any additional chapters, but a few of the comments got me thinking. My muse whispered seductive clues in my ear and the next I know there's an 'Alone2' and an 'Alone3' I might add.

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Recruiting Authors

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I'm recruiting authors to join my new universe, the DarkRealms. I've already written one story for it, Life is Precious. Maggie and Lilith have both contributed as well, both their stories are still currently on the front page for those of you who haven't read them. So if anyone is interested in writing a story, PM me and pitch me an idea :)

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UK Television series

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I spotted the following on TVGuide.co.uk

Channel 4, Tuesday 8 November 22:00

My Transsexual Summer

New series. Seven transgender men and women convene at a summer retreat, where they share a mutual understanding of what it is like to be a transsexual in Britain today. In various stages of gender reassignment, members of the group share experiences and provide an insight into the problems and prejudices they face in everyday life, and build the support network they need to reach their long-term goals

URL: http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=107607931

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Well, finally!

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I'm coming back! There are a few more things to take care of yet, but I'm now able to get in my house safely, so I should be home for good sometime in the coming week. There is now a ramp for my wheelchair, so until my stump is healed and I can use my prosthetic, I can still get in.

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For romantics everywhere

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For romantics everywhere

This has no transgender element in the story. However, for all of the visitors to this site who love a good romantic story this is for you.

He has arranged it all just to propose, so click the link and shed a tear of happiness.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057689/Groom-YouTub...

Perhaps one of the writers on this site could use something similar in one of their stories.

Love to all

Anne G.

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right place, right time

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You ever get the impression that you are in a place for a higher purpose? Well, in my case, it was more than an impression, it was like getting a smack on the head. See, while I was in Slave Lake, one of the girls I was working with told me her son just came out to her as trans, and she had been doing research into it, when along comes me, doing my RLT. I talked with her awhile, and then gave her my e-mail addy so she can get a hold of me if she needs to. The rest of my time there was okay, but that little moment was just ... special.

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Transient global amnesia

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I saw this article in today's Guardian, which has possible implications for scientists understanding and ultimately treating Alzheimers.

It has absolutely nothing to do with transgenderism but does have an amazing picture of a fluorescent micrograph of a mouse's hippocampus (part of the brain).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/neurophilosophy/2011/nov/0...

Angharad

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The Definition of Insanity

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A giant redwood fell over the other day and was featured on the daily evening news. It seems this tree was old. Older than me. I wonder what it figured out about life that caused it to uproot itself.

After I posted my last story I asked myself . . . What the Fuck?

You see -- I never quite get around the idea that my next story will be my best.

I never see the rejection coming until Lucy's pulled that GD ball out from under my swingin' boot.

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Guest Readers

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I am lucky, as most of my stories have a good number of comments and kudos.

However, some very good stories by brilliant authors don’t get many of either and that’s a shame. I am sure that some writers are put off by the apparent lack of response when just a few more comments or kudos might give them the encouragement to continue.

The reasons are probably many, a few of which are the very success of the site, the sheer number of stories to read and the lack of time to read everything.

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Revisiting my stories

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Nancy's current story sent me back to reread one or two of my own, which is an odd feeling. It was brought about by one of my male colleagues, who wanted to read some of my stuff. That brought back my thoughts as I wrote it, and I went looking for some of my memories on the net.

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Aleksa Lundberg, Swedish Transgender Actress, Mourns Forced

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Rami

Aleksa Lundberg, Swedish Transgender Actress, Mourns Forced Steriliztion

Saw this article. Thought it would be of interest to this community. See link below. This seems to be truly harsh and cruel. I can see no justification for it. I wonder if anyone here can justify this or support it.

RAMI

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/02/transgender-forced-...

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Not fitting the binary definition of gender

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day 1 in Slave Lake

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Well, I had my first shift here in Slave Lake, and it went okay. the hotel is nice, but I dont expect to have a lot of time to look around the town between work and sleep. Interesingly, one of the staff here has a son who just recently came out to them as trans, and has been doing some research on it, so she wanted to ask me how I'm finding it. My responce is "so far, so good." The hotel has a internet kiosk that charges by the hour, so I can check in on you wonderful people, so behave!

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Happy videos 'cause I needed this

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-1F-CokXNU A kitten VS apples

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjtwZ97h85E

I needed a good feel good video, and so does everyone else.

Oh yeah, can't forget Cookie the penguin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fbt1fVfi-g

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Progress

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Okay... lots of progress today. I wrote 13 pages today on the Tegan story I have been working on. So it is at 150 pages and 52+k words. Yay! That means I can soon get to other things in the near future. And once the edits are done I can get to selling it. Whee! Here's hoping that it goes well.

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TYFA Is A Wonderful Organization

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Andrea James posted a link for a wonderful organization called Trans Youth Family Allies on her page today. I have contacted them to see if I can volunteer. I have seen and read stories here locally about parents who were totally clueless about what it means for their child to be Trans. One case resulted in suicide from being bullied and rejected by their mother. I tried to get our Trans support group involved in this worthy cause, but they didn't want to "Rock the boat" and chose not get involved.

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DarkRealms Universe

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I've decided to create a universe out of my Halloween story, Life is Precious. Its now apart of The DarkRealms Universe. There's a universe page up now and I'm looking for any interested authors who might want to write in it---I already have a few but am looking for more.

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When the rapist is the victim

Yesterday I reread an old story of Lorrain B.
It's the alien within.

The protagonist wakes up in a female body and a male person stalks the new her and is pissed about the protagonist stealing his life/baby. He goes completly bonkers and breaks in and tries to rape the protagonist and to kill the child.
Apparently he's gone completly nuts over a memory wipe/alteration.

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I'm on my way to Slave Lake

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Well, I'm just about to leave for Slave Lake Alberta. They changed my destination, and now I'm going to be there an extra day, so more than likely this will be my last chance to talk to you guys until Friday. Wish me luck, I'm a little nervous.

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Faery, Fairy, Djinn, Djin Me speller ant workin.

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Well, I am beavering away on a story and have come to an impasse regarding how to spell some words. The premise of the story is that it is written with the primary protagonist doing some of the naration, and she is from Worcester, UK. So, I've been trying to write using correct UK spelling and must admit that at least in this last chapter, I am mucking it up.

I've come within a few miles of the UK, having flown over enroute to Kenya, but that is all I have.

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Transgendered Children - On line video

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I enjoyed the program - seemed to be fair & modern views except for one doctor who alluded to TG children deciding that they would revert back to their birth gender. Not my experience for myself & those of my aquaintence.

http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/episode/post-1.html is the web address enjoy. I cannot figure out how to make the address a hyperlink.

Queen Ruth

May the sun always shine on your parade

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Okay, so I should warn you all

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Was almost ready to send off four chapters to get edited for Through the years and I realized how much I hated them. So right now I am in the process of changing a lot of stuff around. I am also deciding to work on the "Impossible dream." I know, I need to do more, but been busy lately watching very bad slasher films.

also noticed something. I have a few ideas outlines for other stories and I came to an interesting discovery about my stories. They're all named from songs.

Through the years: Kenny Rogers
Could I have this dance: Anne Murry

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Going to be away Tuesday and Wednesday

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Well, I'm going to be away Tuesday and Wednesday, as my work has asked me to go to a store in the far north of Alberta for two shifts. I'll stay in the town overnight between them at hotel on Walmart's dime, and my meals and gas will be paid for as well. I could use the extra work, but I'll be without a computer for the two days, so more than likely you guys wont hear from me until I get back. Super hugs to all.

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A TG horror movie on today.

So I was looking through to see what movies were being shown today, and found that TCM is showing Frankenstein Created Woman http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061683/ this afternoon. 3:15 Eastern (check to make sure of the time).

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Another title on Kindle - Weird Wednesday.

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Hi

Just to let those who may be interested know - WEIRD WEDNESDAY is now available for Kindle.

Tanya Allan's Page

On Kindle US

On Kindle UK

My next Title will be the previously unseen and unpublished MARINE... hopefully within the week... WATCH THIS SPACE.

Thanks

Tanya

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Wicked! - Encore

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I know it is off topic, but for any musical theatre fans out there, tonight Wicked! is celebrating an anniversary, and after the performance they are webcasting a special Encore with the whole cast performing in concert mode, a song that was voted on by fans.

It will only be availble tonight at 9pm EDT.

You can catch it at http://www.livestream.com/wickedbroadway?rsvptoeventid=418277

This is streaming some older content right now.

At 9pmEDT it will also be available at

http://www.youtube.com/officialwicked

It's only about 15 minutes away.

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Transgendered Children - Clarification

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I have been told that I was not clear in my Blog on the above noted program. According to the CBC's website, the program airs tonight, October the 30th at 22:00. It is followed by one titled "The Third Sex" at 23:00.

My apologies for any confusion I may have caused. I have a DVD player hooked to my boob tube but have never used it but will try tonight if the weather is clear - I only have satellite reception - no reception when there is nothing to do but watch TV - LOL.

I hope the program lives up to the trailer I saw.

Queen Ruth

May the sun always shine on your parade

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My, my, what my little post has wrought....

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Edited slightly, to eliminate some rather embarrassing errors your gentle writer has found...

Well, it does seem that I made my debut here with a bang, did I not? The massive response to my debut blog entry, on the supposed dearth of disabled protagonists in TG fiction, was completely unexpected. I thank those of you who responded, and especially those inspired to write (such as Bailey Summers and Raff01). This tells me I've chosen the right corner of the Internet in which to kick back and relax.

Some of you have no doubt wondered why I don't attempt such a story myself.

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Transgendered Children

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The CBC has announced that its program "The Passionate Eye" will present a documentary next Sunday at 22:00 eastern time dealing with transgendered children and their parents. The trailer, shown tonight, led me to believe that the parents were supportive and the children young.

This for your information in case that you are interested in viewing.

Queen Ruth

May the sun always shine on your parade

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Problems opening BC

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Has anyone recently had problems logging in to BC? For the last 3 or 4 days I haven't been able to open the site using http://bigcloset.ateros.com/newstuff/index.html. (That is what the computer calls up when I start typing Big....) Just to check, I went to acouple of other sites and clicked on the link to BC and they didn't seem to work either.

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good news

Here's what you've all be waiting for - more of book 9!

http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/gaby---more-changes-2/119...
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/gaby---more-chang...

I've started the next set already!

Mads

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a sign of growth?

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Well, last night I had an incident that shows how much I've changed in the last while. See, I was on my way to work, and I stopped in at sub place to grab lunch, and the kid behind the counter said "What can I get you sir?" Now, I was in my wig, my wal-mart clothes, and was carrying a purse, so "sir" just wasn't the pronoun I would have preferred him to use. But while not that long ago an incident like that would have sent me spiraling downwards, I immediately thought "poor kid, needs better glasses, cant tell sirs from ma'ams." I think its a good sign, dont you guys?

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Where are the disabled characters in TG fiction?

I'm still fairly new to this site, so I should probably start with a bit of an introduction.

As my screen name (Ragtime Rachel) indicates, I'm a ragtime enthusiast. I'm quite enamored as well of the music of the Roaring Twenties and swing eras, and have dabbled a bit in composing ragtime on the computer. (I just wish I could play the piano worth a darn....)

I'm also a male-to-female pre-op transsexual who, incidentally, has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.

It has always amazed me that I have never seen a protagonist in transgender fiction who is like me--a wheelchair user with a neurological disorder.

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Ho hum. Annuder HHH update,

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I got the final word just this afternoon.

My Chemotherapy starts around noon on Monday.

And I have been accepted into the trial study of the immunosuppressant inoculations. There was a fifty fifty chance I would actually receive the injections, and the other fifty percent, that I would just be in the other half, being monitored periodically the rest of my life.

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Can you read my mind?

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This week I've really been out of it, but I wanted to post the two stories I had ready. Knight and Dragon to BCTS and Spinning to StarDust. However, like I said I've been ill and actually messed up the title to my own story. LOL! I posted it as Dragon and Knight instead of Knight and Dragon. Even that wasn't the original title because someone else posted a St. George and the Dragon tale. The two stories are very different but I changed mine because I like all authors want to be remembered and unique. Then working on my Voodun story, I saw someone had posted one with that in the title too!

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My Journey

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Well I have posted a little bit about some of my dorm experiences. I know it has been a while since I posted. This is a very short post, but I may add more to it if inspired. A lot has happened in the past two months. At the end of August, I had to live out of my car for about a week or two. That is an experience I would like not to repeat. I moved into a house that I am renting and getting used to that. As to not writing, my stories' characters have been silent in telling me where they want to go.

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A Very Big Thank You

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I just wanted to thank all my readers for their response to my latest effort, St. George and the Dragon. I was concerned that the reception might be considerably less positive than it was. Those of you who have been reading it know that the theme is not tightly tied to the TG experience; however, many of the trials one of the characters goes through are directly due to the homophobic beliefs of the people in the circle where she lives.

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"We girls"

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Last night, I was putting cardboard into the baler (a device that squishes it down and makes it ready for recycling) with another lady, and we were trying to figure out if the baler was full. She asked one of the guys to help us make a bale if it was needed, and put it this way - "We girls need a strong guy like you to help us."

It came across so naturally, like she never even considered me as anything but a girl, and it kinda made me tear up with happiness.

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Not bad view out there this morning!

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I got up this morning had a stretch and opened the curtains and smiled.

sunr1.jpg

Not a bad view and I didn't need Photoshop. The mist on the ground over the fields was lovely.

Hugs
Sue

PS: taken with an Olympus E-510 with a 40-150 lens

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One for the diary

Channel four is airing a documentary series as from the 8th November. "My Transexual Summer."

It portrays four MtF's and two FtM's undergoing SRS together.

Despite the dubious title judging by the trailers the subject will be handled sensitively and candidly. (I hope so anyway.)

Sorry to say, those outside the UK may not have access.

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Interesting how location affects the way news is presented

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Though I haven't lived in San Jose since 2010, I still read the online version of the paper. I did live there or work within the range of the printed paper from 1973 - 2010, and have many friends living there, so I still identify with the city. Besides, I like their online comics!

This article,
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19199091

about the murder of a transgendered woman does give her name as James (Lucie) Parkin.

But, it states that her transgendered status was not the cause of the murder, and most importantly,

ALL OF THE PRONOUNS USED FOR HER ARE FEMALE.

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I am outta here!

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Edeyn Don't Panic! I'm not leaving the site. But in just a few hours, I'm traveling to a nearby town to catch a train that will take me to another city where I'll wait for a couple of hours and then catch a train that will take me to meet up with my partner.
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I'm sorry if i haven't posted any new chapters lately

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i have been feeling ...i don't know... it's not a colour... grim is a decent enough word. i'm trying i am... i mean if i cannot feel good without popping prescriptions or smoking herbal pharma... shrugs... i do what i have to do, my bills are paid... so i've been sleeping a lot... anyways (headshake) i just wanted to apologize in advance.
diana

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Last ditched effort to save my site.

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This is a last ditched effort to save my site from being lost forever. I would assume that if you clicked the link to open this message, you would know who I am (Dawn Hamilton) or on this site as (Rountree Dawn) and what my site was (transgender tales from Roundtree Bay)

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Bailey Winter Series

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Bailey will return next month with the first part of the Winter series. I took some time away from the story to work on another project for a request. It was a foot fetish story that I couldn't pass up, and I may post it here in the future. That story, however, will be done this week, and then after enjoying a little bit of Halloween mischief, I'll be back to work on writing more Bailey. Luckily it was at 1/3 completion before I took on the other project. So it won't be long.

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the results of my experiment

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well, my little experiment with tampons is over. While the feeling was slightly uncomfortable, it wasnt horrible. Assuming it felt at all like what a g-girl feels like once a month, I have more appreciation for what they go through ...

mostly, for me this was mostly about being able to be stimulated there without feeling "dirty." In doing this, I took a little more ownership of my body today, and that's a good thing

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Kindle books

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I have read most of Tanya Allans books and one Nick B book on my Kindle from Amazon.Can anyone tell me of any other BCTS authors on Amazon.co.uk please.
P.S the two authors I have allready read I would recommend to all.

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End of the world?

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It's down to 55F in the daytime and water falls from the sky every half-hour or so. Some locals think this may be the last days but I've seen this before, it gets worse before it gets better. I think we'll survive. :)

Hugs from Sunny (not so much) California,
Erin

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