Attempting to Collect a Reading List

[Zphal]

For my dad, so he can better understand my transgenderism.

http://www.imatyfa.org/permanent_files/learning-the-lingo-06-08.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transgender-related_topics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_identity_disorder
http://avitale.com/developmentalreview.htm
http://www.gendercentre.org.au/pdf/kits/female-to-male-information-kit.pdf (35-38 especially)
http://safeschoolscoalition.org/whydontyoutellthem.pdf (it's a cute story)  

[LennaSuace]

ninja

I'm afraid I'm a bit, confused on this topic, dear. I thought that statement of your transgenderism was part of your "shameless humorism" but I see it's serious neutral I guess I'm sorry for not taking it seriously emo

Must be hard to explain to family. neutral  

[Zphal]

LennaSuace

ninja

I'm afraid I'm a bit, confused on this topic, dear. I thought that statement of your transgenderism was part of your "shameless humorism" but I see it's serious neutral I guess I'm sorry for not taking it seriously emo

Must be hard to explain to family. neutral

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.  

[LennaSuace]

Zphal

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.

Mothers are always difficult. Once I got suspended from school and my mom made a fuss about it - instead of helping me to get over it, she was like trying to make me sink. talk2hand Dad was more sensible and sensitive smile

I remember you wrote you were married? Or is it my imagination?  

[B1g_crunch]

LennaSuace

Zphal

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.

Mothers are always difficult. Once I got suspended from school and my mom made a fuss about it - instead of helping me to get over it, she was like trying to make me sink. talk2hand Dad was more sensible and sensitive smile

I remember you wrote you were married? Or is it my imagination?

He is. Dude's been married for almost 9 years (it's in his signature).  

[LennaSuace]

B1g_crunch

LennaSuace

Zphal

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.

Mothers are always difficult. Once I got suspended from school and my mom made a fuss about it - instead of helping me to get over it, she was like trying to make me sink. talk2hand Dad was more sensible and sensitive smile

I remember you wrote you were married? Or is it my imagination?

He is. Dude's been married for almost 9 years (it's in his signature).

Nine years... And I'm reaching the second... When I meet somebody that has endured so much time, it almost makes me cry gonk  

[Zphal]

LennaSuace

Zphal

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.

Mothers are always difficult. Once I got suspended from school and my mom made a fuss about it - instead of helping me to get over it, she was like trying to make me sink. talk2hand Dad was more sensible and sensitive smile

I remember you wrote you were married? Or is it my imagination?

Yeah, the first thing out of my mom's mouth when I said I was legally changing my name was "I wanted to be there for you like my mom wasn't for me when you had your first child!"

Which wasn't even relevant to the discussion of a name change. So illogical. rolleyes

And yup, I'm married to a very understanding man. xd Who says he isn't bi, but if you want my opinion has some telling tendencies. 8U  

[Zphal]

B1g_crunch

LennaSuace

Zphal

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.

Mothers are always difficult. Once I got suspended from school and my mom made a fuss about it - instead of helping me to get over it, she was like trying to make me sink. talk2hand Dad was more sensible and sensitive smile

I remember you wrote you were married? Or is it my imagination?

He is. Dude's been married for almost 9 years (it's in his signature).

Technically that's how long we've been an item, but we kinda felt married from the start (didn't much do the dating phase); plus we got engaged seven months into the relationship, so yeah. xd We've been legally married since February of 2006, so we're rapidly approaching our seventh year of marriage. smile  

[B1g_crunch]

Zphal

LennaSuace

ninja

I'm afraid I'm a bit, confused on this topic, dear. I thought that statement of your transgenderism was part of your "shameless humorism" but I see it's serious neutral I guess I'm sorry for not taking it seriously emo

Must be hard to explain to family. neutral

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.

Sorry to hear about your mom, but at least your dad's trying.  

[LennaSuace]

Zphal

Glad to read about your husband's understanding.

Seven years?? And you seem to write with a smile crying  

[Zphal]

B1g_crunch

Zphal

LennaSuace

ninja

I'm afraid I'm a bit, confused on this topic, dear. I thought that statement of your transgenderism was part of your "shameless humorism" but I see it's serious neutral I guess I'm sorry for not taking it seriously emo

Must be hard to explain to family. neutral

At least my dad is open to trying to understand and learning about it.

My mom... well, she's too selfish and self-centered to care about my feelings.

Sorry to hear about your mom, but at least your dad's trying.

Yeah, I'm really glad he is, and to be perfectly honest, I care more about my dad's acceptance than my mom's. xp I mean, he's a role model to me. My mom... eh, never really has been.  

[Zphal]

LennaSuace

Zphal

Glad to read about your husband's understanding.

Seven years?? And you seem to write with a smile crying

I do cuz he's an awesome dude. xd Good friend too. heart

The sex could be better though. 8U  

[wellwisher]

I'm going to suggest some actual books for you.

try books written by Jamison Green. one in particular. Becoming a Visable Man should be a really good insightful book (was a required text for my Sociology of Gender class last spring)

Something a little more comedic, but very intellectually written would be Gerd Brantenberg's book Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes which isn't so much insightful on the trans topic, but it's an interesting book that shows how sex has impacted culture (in a fictional reverse society) Might be worth a read even if it's not going to be the most helpful in explaining being trans.  

[Zphal]

wellwisher

I'm going to suggest some actual books for you.

try books written by Jamison Green. one in particular. Becoming a Visable Man should be a really good insightful book (was a required text for my Sociology of Gender class last spring)

Something a little more comedic, but very intellectually written would be Gerd Brantenberg's book Egalia's Daughters: A Satire of the Sexes which isn't so much insightful on the trans topic, but it's an interesting book that shows how sex has impacted culture (in a fictional reverse society) Might be worth a read even if it's not going to be the most helpful in explaining being trans.

Someone else suggested that first one to me as well. Two recs sounds like a good reason to check it out.  

[Zphal]

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/04/hen_sweden_s_new_gender_neutral_pronoun_causes_controversy_.html