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 path & is this a viable career choice? I’m feeling as if the relationship I [...]
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 path & is this a viable career choice? I’m feeling as if the relationship I [...]
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 of 2009, according to search ranking. ( Gone Hollywood ) Cat fight: Brooke Mueller vs [...]
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 allow transgender athletes to participate in the Olympics starting with the 2004 Athens Games. Under [...]
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” can have real social effects for transitioning people whose documentation doesn’t match their gender presentation. [...]
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” can have real social effects for transitioning people whose documentation doesn’t match their gender presentation. [...]
"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 month at the Berlin World Championships, sparked a “sex panic” when some observers questioned Semenya’s [...]
“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, things have turned a troubling corner in this matter this week. An Australian newspaper reported [...]
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 list is great for not only journalists, but for anyone in relationship with Intersex persons [...]
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 discussion. The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) has disbanded since I originally wrote this [...]