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May 3, 13 •
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By Leela Ginelle, PQ Monthly When I was born, I was assigned “male.” That meant boy’s clothes, boy’s hair, little footballs, and so on. When I could talk, I said I was a girl. I’m not sure how I knew that, or what being one...
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Feb 20, 13 •
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February/March 2013, ID Check •
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Anger, loss, and the closet By Leela Ginelle, PQ Monthly If I want to get angry, I think of the word “closeted.” I don’t like to get angry, though, so it’s a word I’ve avoided for the two years I’ve transitioned. The idea of having hidden a...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Columns, ID Check, October/November 2012 •
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Everything’s terrible, except when it isn’t By Leela Ginelle, PQ Monthly Sometimes I forget I’m a transwoman. In a way, it’s an improvement from the first 18 months of my transition, when I was acutely self-conscious of the fact...
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May 17, 12 •
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ID Check, May/June 2012 •
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These are the facts, I think … ID Check, By Leela Ginelle, PQ Monthly I’m a transwoman. It’s not the largest category of people. For one thing, you have to self-select, or self-identify, to join, which not many people do. For another, once...