Comments for Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents http://www.pghlesbian.com Pittsburgh's LGBTQ Blog Since 2005 ... Sat, 18 May 2013 01:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Comment on Ask Pgh 7-Eleven Franchise Owner to Meet and Discuss Trans Bashing Incident by Jessie Ramey http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/05/ask-pgh-7-eleven-franchise-owner-to-meet-and-discuss-trans-bashing-incident/#comment-444 Jessie Ramey Thu, 09 May 2013 12:15:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3700#comment-444 Very reasonable — and helpful, because you are offering to educate and move people towards understanding. I would also love to see this effort aimed at the KISS 91.6 “morning freak show” hosts who constantly talk about “trannies and grannies” for no apparent reason (other than it rhymes and seems incongruous — you know, because there are no elderly LGBTQI people. Ugh.).

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]]> Comment on Transwoman brutally slain, and media fail by Victoria N Finney http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/04/transwoman-brutally-slain-and-media-fail/#comment-441 Victoria N Finney Sun, 05 May 2013 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3561#comment-441 I am a GG and sometimes wear three bras, ranging from a smaller up to a larger size, with the larger being underwired. If you put them on from smallest to largest, and carefully jiggle around what you have to “play” with, it gives you really great uplifted cleavage. It is a trick used often in the cosplay scene. Just an idea…. But aside from that, poor cici. She was a beautiful woman, and having read the article I must say she will be on my mind all day.

]]> Comment on Giveaway: Tickets to See Lisa Ferraro and Erika Luckett at Club Cafe by disqus_iefBvVzuwW http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/05/giveaway-tickets-to-see-lisa-ferraro-and-erika-luckett-at-club-cafe/#comment-438 disqus_iefBvVzuwW Thu, 02 May 2013 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3564#comment-438 I would live to see these two women and would live ti take my friend, Marjorie.

]]> Comment on Giveaway: Tickets to See Lisa Ferraro and Erika Luckett at Club Cafe by Debbie http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/05/giveaway-tickets-to-see-lisa-ferraro-and-erika-luckett-at-club-cafe/#comment-436 Debbie Wed, 01 May 2013 18:48:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3564#comment-436 Thanks, Sue. Haven’t been to Club Cafe in years. Would love to go to this show.

]]> Comment on Giveaway: Tickets to See Lisa Ferraro and Erika Luckett at Club Cafe by disqus_xYef2ijnU5 http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/05/giveaway-tickets-to-see-lisa-ferraro-and-erika-luckett-at-club-cafe/#comment-435 disqus_xYef2ijnU5 Wed, 01 May 2013 17:11:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3564#comment-435 I love Rumi – his poetry always gets me through a challenging day!

]]> Comment on Transwoman brutally slain, and media fail by Sue Kerr http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/04/transwoman-brutally-slain-and-media-fail/#comment-434 Sue Kerr Wed, 01 May 2013 02:37:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3561#comment-434 Trish – a friend wrote this today http://oneangryqueer.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-letter-to-john-aravosis-and-other.html

It addresses some of your comments. Clearly, we aren’t outraged enough b/c while we can’t always stop the murders, there’s simply no reason we as a society can’t impact media coverage.

And it is really a damn shame that effort that should be invested in supporting Ci Ci’s family & loved ones while pushing for a thorough investigation to catch a murderer will have to be somewhat diverted to address this sordid mess. That shouldn’t be the issue.

I’m not sure how eloquent I am tonight – but I really appreciate your post and hope we can continue to bring attention to Ci Ci’s life and give her the dignity she deserves in death.

]]> Comment on Go ahead and ask: How do you know you’re “trans”? by TrishMifflin http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/04/go-ahead-and-ask-how-do-you-know-youre-trans/#comment-429 TrishMifflin Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3498#comment-429 Thanks, Jennifer! :)

About the best one I’ve read is “She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders” by Jennifer Finney Boylan.
She’s just written an updated version that’s coming out next week:
http://www.amazon.com/Shes-Not-There-Life-Genders/dp/0385346972/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367006887&sr=1-3&keywords=jennifer+finney+boylan

She’s also written a new book about being a transgender parent:
http://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Middle-You-Parenting-Genders/dp/0767921763/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367006887&sr=1-1&keywords=jennifer+finney+boylan

Hers is a MtF perspective, of course. Jamison Green’s “Becoming a Visible Man” is a good book from a FtM perspective.

]]> Comment on Go ahead and ask: How do you know you’re “trans”? by Jennifer Tyrrell http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/04/go-ahead-and-ask-how-do-you-know-youre-trans/#comment-428 Jennifer Tyrrell Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3498#comment-428 Great POV Trish! I have recently committed to educating myself on trans “issues” (for lack of a better word). I have had the pleasure of meeting Jazz, a 12 yr old MtoF kid who absolutely amazes me on a daily basis. I am wondering if there are any books you might recommend. Not necessarily medically based, but real stories of trans people that I could read.

]]> Comment on Change the Conversation: Untitled by Anonymous by Lou Rain http://www.pghlesbian.com/2013/04/change-the-conversation-untitled-by-anonymous/#comment-413 Lou Rain Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.pghlesbian.com/?p=3359#comment-413 A very touching post, my heart goes out to you. Thank you for sharing your story so that others can learn.

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