Close one?

Suddenly I feel almost happy about FTM invisibility.  Well, not really, but sometimes even shitty things have their advantages.

One reason I haven't been updating that often (as well as the fact that I'm at summer camp right now, which is another animal in and of itself) is that I've been in a little bit of a bind as far as how my transsexualism is being used against me in other contexts.  I'm not going to go into a lot of detail because I want to protect myself, even though the issue should be over with, but the basic story is as follows.

I was accused of sexual misconduct with a child I was watching.  I'm not going to go into detail, again, as to what I was accused of doing, but it was by the girl's father, who has limited custody.  I should mention, of course, that it was not true and that I was not the only person he falsely accused.  I freaked out, had a good talk with a friend, was a little better, wound up talking to my boss about it (remember I work at a summer camp?  Awkward.)

In the end, the people involved had a phone conference in which he told the entire story of what he "thought" I had done and said.  The entire story was based on the premise that I was a male-to-female transsexual.  Not even in a generic sense.  It was clear that the guy had made up this entire story based on the premise that because I am trans, I am a trans woman.

In other words, it was so utterly unbelievable that only the most mind-stretchingly stupid people could have possibly believed it.

So I'm back, probably, because that blew over and also because I have my computer back.  Huzzah!  Assume that a lot of my personal information from here on is going to be about how camp has been handling my transition, the answer to which is "surprisingly well, actually."

Regards,
-- Jack

I was a chugger, too.

This video showed up in my Original Plumbing feed today.

It's the testimony of somebody who worked for what I have come to know as a "liberal sweatshop," it's a canvassing contractor used by a lot of large lobby organizations like the Human Rights Campaign.  And I totally was a canvasser for them, so this is a very personal thing for me.

So you're not a dysphoric transsexual. Want a cookie?

We're going to make this I guess an etiquette article as well as a viewpoints article because although it's clearly a viewpoint essay it's also based on etiquette.  And that etiquette lesson has to do with an open disregard for other trans people regarding identity and dysphoria.  Recently it reared its head in a discussion of non-dysphoric trans men.  It started with an honest question and then devolved rapidly into mocking dysphoric trans people.

There were a couple myths thrown around in this discussion I'd like to address, as well as a sort of etiquette warning.

1. Dysphoria isn't what everyone seems to think it is.
2. Dysphoria isn't a failing on the part of dysphoric people.
3. It is not cool to mock dysphoria if you don't have it.

Which I will explain after the jump.

Therapy session five. Also, therapy isn't that bad. Seriously.

Scientologists.

Has it been two weeks since I posted anything?  Wow.  Oh, it was a little less than that because I delayed my therapy post.

So I had my last therapy session until September.  I already planned on postponing to work on the other half of the state through the summer, I had to postpone early because a clinic I went to five years ago decided I needed a surprise bill! for about what one of my sessions cost, and I want to avoid borrowing money.  I'm not in a bad mood about it, though, because I'm excited for the summer, my brother's wedding, and some other stuff and I know testosterone is going to happen anyway.  I told my best friend about this and he said "You've been waiting a quarter of a century, what's another two weeks?"

So today's session was actually devoid of depressing stuff!  But I've also for the past few weeks been thinking about the attitude I've been seeing among trans people with regard to therapy.  I'd like to address that, and we'll see how long it takes for my little hit counter to spike from somebody being angry at me ^_^