Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by Huck
Yesterday the jury ruled to convict the Allen Andrade to life in prison without parole for murdering Angie Zapata.
A man who claimed he snapped before killing a transgender woman was swiftly convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime Wednesday for savagely beating the woman with a fire extinguisher.
Allen Andrade, 32, of Thornton, was sentenced [...]
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Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Huck
Yesterday, my mom called me back about an email I sent her a while ago. I was telling her about how I decided (rather last minute) to walk for graduation. Instead of walking with the larger university ceremony (where they would use my legal name, and I would spend hours waiting for my name to [...]
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Posted on April 15th, 2009 by Huck
Go check it out! The last section still needs to be completed, but will be soon Thanks for all the help everyone!
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Posted on April 13th, 2009 by Huck
Today marks me being on Testosterone for two months. So, here are some changes I have noticed:
1. Voice – Keeps getting lower, and is at its lowest point in the later hours of the day. It’s cracking less, and staying at a lower “normal” range as opposed to going back to the pitch were it [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2009 by Huck
Thanks to all of you who are reading, have been reading, or once read this blog! I appreciate every one of you. Seriously.
Two questions though…
1. What’s your favorite thing on this site? Is it when I talk about my personal gender experiences? The resources page? Or something else?
2. What would you like to see done [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2009 by Huck
I used to be part of a collaborative channel on YouTube that answers questions and addresses topics on genderqueerness each week. Unfortunately my computer’s video camera coupled with the editing software and YouTube’s craziness made it intensely difficult to make videos and get them online on time. So I am no longer a part of [...]
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Posted on April 10th, 2009 by Huck
Today I was driving a long way to visit some friends. Windows down, and music up, the weather was hot and windy. I was sweating a lot, thanks to my double front binder, and two shirts to make myself look virtually flat chested. Feeling gross for sweating, I pulled over and took my shirts off, [...]
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Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Huck
This is too important to not post about. The full article can be found here .
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire House reversed itself Wednesday and passed a bill extending anti-discrimination protections to transgender individuals by a single vote.
The House voted 181-149 last month to kill the bill but reconsidered Wednesday after a passionate [...]
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Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Huck
Here’s the letter I wrote to my parents. It is edited to protect some personal information about myself. Also, my thoughts on hormones/surgery and how I view my sense of self has changed slightly since then – for those who may notice discrepancies. I hope in posting this, that those out there who are currently [...]
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Posted on April 8th, 2009 by Huck
My cousin expressed interest in seeing this, so I decided to post it on my blog for safekeeping just incase my computer ever crashes.
First I came out on Facebook in October 2008. Then I came out on Livejournal, right around the same time. Facebook was easy, because I changed my name, and pretty much [...]
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