Monthly Archives: September 2009
Divinity, Love & Living!
Last week I announced that we were going to be embarking on a fabulous new adventure — & here we are! My amazing friend & psychic advisor Joycelle will be doing weekly readings right here! Am I on the right … Continue reading
Divinity, Love & Living!
Last week I announced that we were going to be embarking on a fabulous new adventure — & here we are! My amazing friend & psychic advisor Joycelle will be doing weekly readings right here! Am I on the right … Continue reading
Quickies: Robble, Robble
Baywatch’s Nicole Eggert got FAT. ( The Blemish ) Perez Hilton nearly killed off Jacklyn Smith ! ( Socialite Life ) Cheryl Cole looking positively drinkable in a sexy Absynth photo shoot. ( Glamzilla ) Google’s Top Ten Hottest Women … Continue reading
American Women Athletes Part Three: Trans women edition
First thing we need to do is define the word Transgender Transgriot as usual leads off: Transgender Athletes Get Into The Game So as a transgender sports fan I was pleased to hear about the International Olympic Committee’s decision to … Continue reading
The Biology of Forms
So, I promised a follow-up to this post . Indeed, I’ve been promising it to a few of you for quite awhile. So, in my previous post, I made the argument that the discursive, legal categories of “male” and “female” … Continue reading
The Biology of Forms
So, I promised a follow-up to this post . Indeed, I’ve been promising it to a few of you for quite awhile. So, in my previous post, I made the argument that the discursive, legal categories of “male” and “female” … Continue reading
"Gender Verification in Sports:" We All Have a Stake in Caster Semenya’s Medal
Katherine Franke’s article was originally published at the Gender and Sexuality Law Blog of Columbia University Law School. As many will recall, the gold medal performance in the 800 meter track competition by Caster Semenya, a South African athlete, last … Continue reading
“Gender Verification Tests” in Sports – We All Have A Stake in Caster Semenya’s Medal
As many will recall, the gold medal performance in the 800 meter track competition by Caster Semenya, a South African athlete, last month at the Berlin World Championships, sparked a “sex panic” when some observers questioned Semenya’s “real” sex. Well, … Continue reading
Some Notes on Intersex
The Australian affiliate of Organisation Internationale des Intersexués (OII) published a great list of Intersex Terms for Journalists . The goal is for people to understand Intersex persons better and to language conversations in respect and accuracy. I think the … Continue reading
The Scientific Problem With Sex And Gender Dichotomies
This is a piece I originally posted at the Ex-Gay Watch on February 11, 2007. Given the recent media attention on Caster Semenya , I thought reposting this piece here at Pam’s House Blend would create some space for good … Continue reading