TransLate

Lunacy

Joyce — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:56:37 +0000

A few days ago, I got a note from a friend of mine saying that she wanted to give me a heads up, that my existence had prompted her to write the following blog post after seeing my post about a Seattle video project. She said in a personal message, “your video posting yesterday inspired [...]

Bible, Trans*, and Identity

Joyce — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:45:42 +0000

CitizenLink, a blog of the Focus on the Family, is concerned with trans* people and what they (and their requests of society) do to God’s plan: We’re in a World of Gender Confusion ‘Transgenderism’ and the Deconstruction of Gender What about “Transgenderism”? What about Intersexuality? If you’re concerned with these issues that Focus on the [...]

Media Exposure Choices

Joyce — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:25:38 +0000

I received an email invitation to participate in a national documentary, but despite the benefits to the trans*community, I declined because my gut feeling is that it's unwise to introduce media exposure into a family that has worked through a lot of issues, but that still has far to go.

80,000 Pages

Joyce — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:30:19 +0000

The TransLate blog just hit 80,000 page views (see 20,000, 30,000, 40,000, 50,000, 60,000, and 70,000 for historical context). The period of November 26th, 2009 to April 1, 2010 is 17 weeks, which represents a slow pace with a few search engine hits and a few spikes when someone new discovers the blog. There hasn’t [...]

Kids and Joyce

Joyce — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:10:52 +0000

Nothing is straightforward in a transsexual transition, and that includes my feelings today about my acceptance by my kids, acceptance that simultaneously gives me deep joy and also causes me to mourn what has been lost.