Politeness

09Nov09

Obviously it’s a good thing that people seem to want to ‘not say the wrong thing’ to you, but it’s a simple enough concept really. In my last blog post I talked about someone that was asking about me, rather than actually asking me. All of this made me think of something I was going […]

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Tags: politeness, public, questions

Why didn’t you do it sooner?

01Apr09

Someone asked a little while ago; if I knew who I was – why didn’t I do anything about it sooner. I guess it’s a complex answer, so thought I’d try to reply – albeit in this open forum.. Probably the first thought that springs to mind when I think about that question is ‘choice’. […]

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Tags: choice, cognitive dissonance, gender, gender dissonance, identity, questions, sex, transition

Strange things people have said to me #1

30Mar09

I thought I’d post up some of the strange questions people have asked me, not to ridicule them in any way, but more to answer them all together. I do get the same questions a lot, so sounded like a good idea! #1: If you’re going for ‘the full op’, you need to be very […]

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