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| Topic: Having a good cry |
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| Having a good cry [message #103162] |
Sat, 05 June 2010 22:55 |
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I just watched The lovely Bones for the first time, dear Lord what an emotional roller coaster ride. I have not cried this deeply for quite a while.
What movies bring you to tears, yet you watch them over and over again?
What Dreams May Come does every time.
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| | Topic: Industrial Silacone Pumping |
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| Industrial Silacone Pumping [message #102127] |
Sun, 30 May 2010 11:20 |
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Who sick in one's mind and desperate can a person get that they would do such a thing?
Being born gender dysphoric is not a mental illness, but the risks and and extreme behavior that some exhibit to mutate their body, well, that is where the mental illness comes into the picture.
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| | Topic: A request |
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| A request [message #99007] |
Sat, 01 May 2010 08:00 |
 Hilary 
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We have been approached by a researcher looking for volunteers who meet the following criteria:
1) Only Male to Female participants are being recruited.
2) Participants are required to be 30 years old or above.
3) Participants must have undergone gender reassignment already at least 5 years previously.
As always, BL advises caution in these matters. We have done what we can to verify that these people and courses are for real, but cannot be held responsible for misrepresentations.
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My name is Anna Wachowska, I am a third year Psychology student at Thames Valley University in London.
I am currently recruiting participants for the research project tittled: Within The Frames of Transsexual Identity - Qualitative Exploration of Gender Consciousness, Gender Identity Formation and Gender Embodiment.
The study has been approved by TVU Departmental Ethics Comittee and obtained ethical clearance on the 29rd of March 2010.
The study is Psychology dissertation project and is conducted for educational purposes only.
I am writing to you as I wish to ask whether you would be able to offer me some form of assistance or advice in terms of finding participants for current study? Any help would be highly appreciated.
Below, as well as attached file, you shall find detailed information about the study and its aims. That includes Info Sheet for participants and Consent Form.
I am looking forward to hearing from you in due course,
Yours Sincerely,
Anna Wachowska
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RESEARCH STUDY
INFORMATION SHEET for Participants
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CONSENT FORM
Title of Project: Within The Frames of Transsexual Identity - Qualitative Exploration of Gender Consciousness, Gender Identity Formation and Gender Embodiment.
Name of Researcher: Anna Wachowska
You are asked to participate in a research study conducted by Anna Wachowska, who is an undergraduate student in Bsc(Hons) Psychology (Faculty of Health and Human Sciences) at Thames Valley University.
Taking into consideration research's aims and its methodological concerns:-
1) Only Male to Female participants are being recruited.
2) Participants are required to be 30 years old or above.
3) Participants must have undergone gender reassignment already at least 5 years previously.
If you have any questions or concerns about the research, please feel free to contact Anna Wachowska via email address: - wachowska@yahoo.co.uk
Or via telephone number 07929264720.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The broad goal of this research study is to explore how transsexual individuals experience and view their body and their gender identity throughout life-course issues.
The study is Psychology dissertation project and is conducted for educational purposes only.
PROCEDURES
Estimated start date: April/May 2010
Estimated duration of the project: April 2010 - December 2010
A qualitative approach is proposed for this study. The theoretical perspective most often associated with qualitative research is phenomenology which seeks to understand meanings in human interactions and events. Qualitative design aims to study the subjective objectively.
If you volunteer to participate in this study, I would ask you to answer approximately seven questions.
The interviews will be face to face, informal, open-ended and carried out in a conversational style. Length of time for participation is difficult to estimate as it will depend on participants.
All interviews will be audio- recorded in order to be transcribed and analyzed inductively, (see: CONFIDENTIALITY section below)
Questions will focus on issues related to social interactions, self-definition, well-being and quality of life.
Preferable location for the interview will be in a building of a transgender/transsexual organisation or support group via which participants are recruited.
Participants will be provided with a brief explanation of the study at the end of their participation.
Research findings will be available to participants on request in December 2010.
POTENTIAL RISKS AND DISCOMFORTS
It is anticipated that there will be no any realistic risk of participants experiencing psychological or physiological distress.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS AND/OR TO SOCIETY
What may be seen as a potential benefit is that the study provides participants with an opportunity to express and share their experiences.
Literature has provided limited insight into issues of gender identity formation and gender embodiment among transsexual individuals and this study is hoped to enhance such knowledge by focusing on individuals' subjective experiences in the light of social construct and social influences.
PAYMENT FOR PARTICIPATION
Participation in this research is not subject to any payments.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Every effort will be made to ensure confidentiality of any identifying information that is obtained in connection with this study.
All interviews will be audio- recorded in order to be transcribed and analyzed inductively. Participants will have the right to review and edit the tapes of transcripts at any time. Data will be used for educational purposes only; tapes will be erased shortly after transcription process is completed.
Participants' names will not be linked with the research materials. All data will be treated with full confidentiality and even if published will not be identifiable.
PARTICIPATION AND WITHDRAWAL
You can choose whether to be in this study or not. If you volunteer to be in this study, you may withdraw for any reason at any time without consequences of any kind. You may exercise the option of removing your data from the study. You may also refuse to answer any questions you do not want to answer and still remain in the study.
RIGHTS OF RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
You may withdraw your consent and discontinue participation at any time of the study. This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through the Thames Valley University Departmental Ethics Committee.
If you have questions regarding your rights as a research participant or if you have any comments or concerns about the ethics procedures employed in this study, you can contact researcher's supervisor at TVU-Victoria Guitierrez via e-mail: VictoriaGuitierrez@tvu.ac.uk
CONSENT FORM
SIGNATURE OF RESEARCH PARTICIPANT
Please tick to confirm
I have read the information provided for the study Within the Frames of Transsexual Identity - Qualitative Exploration of Gender Consciousness, Gender Identity Formation and Gender Embodiment as described herein.
I have had the opportunity to consider the information, ask questions and have had these answered satisfactorily.
I understand that my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw at any time without giving any reason.
I have been given a copy of this form.
I agree to take part in the above research study.
______________________________________
Name of Participant (please print)
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Signature of Participant
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| | Topic: Dr. Marcie Bowers to speak in Tulsa on Friday evening. |
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| Dr. Marcie Bowers to speak in Tulsa on Friday evening. [message #97138] |
Tue, 13 April 2010 11:20 |
CarolynnL
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Dr. Marcie Bowers (the famous SRS surgeon from Trinidad, Colorado) will speak in Tulsa on Friday. I thought that I would post it here just in case someone in the Oklahoma, Arkansas or Kansas area reading or lurking on the board might be interested. Dr. Bowers will speak at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center this coming Friday, April 16th at 8:00 pm. The center is located in downtown Tulsa at 621 East 4th Street.
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| | Topic: My own site |
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| My own site [message #66573] |
Sun, 06 September 2009 14:30 |
JoannaM
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http://joanna.thepumas.net/forum
basically a small startup right now. Open to all members of the spetrum, fully moderated to make it more difficutlt for prevs and naredowells to harass our memebers.
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| | Topic: A letter to my friend |
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| A letter to my friend [message #40605] |
Tue, 09 September 2008 18:41 |
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The following is a letter I wrote to my friend. I share it because I think the subject speaks to us all. It also raises issues about leading blended vs. open lives, and just what reality awaits for us. Some statements you will disagree with. I left them in anyway, so you can see the whole letter.
FYI, I am post-op and live a largely blended life, and recently had someone from my past appear to maliciously wreak havoc in my present. The person is a woman who was attracted to me as a man -- which in my life were often the people least accepting of my transition. Here is the letter:
Yeah, you were 100% right: anything said by [Jane Doe] shouldn't bother me. That's absolutely correct and I agree. It "shouldn't." It totally should not. I mean, in a perfect world, we would all be immune to the slings and arrows of others. No one would be bothered by anyone else's words or deeds. But no matter how desirable that would be, that's not the world I actually live in. I'm not a perfect enough person to be unaffected by [Jane]'s words and deeds. Oh, most of what she says ... doesn't bother me one bit. But this thing about attacking me as a human being, denying me equal human status, that does bother me. "Should" it? I don't know. It's easy to say no, but in some ways, I think it definitely should.
Let's face it, we don't like to admit it out loud, but I am a member of an oppressed minority. I know we like to talk about how I'm not, and functionally I am doing my best to be just another woman. But in real world terms my relative lack of current oppression has everything to do with my success at hiding the cues of my minority status, and not from any great strides by humanity in recognizing me as "real." And while we can all cheerfully agree that I am "simply a real woman," and no longer a "transwoman," there are about six billion people walking the earth today who would disagree with us if they read me. Some would disagree to the point of murder and obliteration. And that is a reality I can't ignore. [Jane] is one of those people, and since she arrived from the past I can't "hide" my status from her.
Crimes against transwomen are on the rise, which is due to our increased visibility. We can't be immune from the hatred, we can only hide ourselves from it. When we are discovered, we make people uncomfortable...we pull the rug out from under people's assumptions. We're catalysts for a changed paradigm, and most people don't want to change their views of the world. They'd rather kill the catalyst, obliterate it. And when transwomen are killed, they are not simply shot or stabbed, their faces and bodies are mutilated in an attempt to erase their humanity. That is a reflection of how people feel, even in 2008, and that is the silent reality I live with that I can never discuss. I don't think we can stop the people from feeling that way. I think we can only hide when we can, and stand up for ourselves when we are confronted with it.
Aside from the very palpable shame and damage to our sense of self that is caused by haters, failing to stand up for ourselves when confronted with hate simply emboldens the haters. If I can go this far, they wonder, how much farther might I be able to go? Some go as far as killing and mutilating. Others take more hidden actions against us: denying us jobs, spitting in our restaurant food, puncturing our tires, excluding us from groups and snickering behind our backs.
[Jane Doe] is a symbol of the hidden hatred that is all around me. If I didn't pass well – if I looked and talked like [name deleted], for instance – I could see and feel that hatred on a daily basis if I were aware enough. And even when I did not see it, even when good and decent people encountered me, the discomfort would still be there. When we don't blend in well, we make people uncomfortable, sometimes enough to turn them to rage and an attempt to obliterate us in order to save their concept of an orderly world.
[Jane Doe] is doing what she can to obliterate me. If she was the killing kind of person, I have no doubt that she would kill me. She would not just end my life, she would smash my face with a rock until it was nothing but a pile of red mush, unrecognizable as a human being. She would dismember me, cutting off the offending parts, and obliterate them, as well.
That's what [Jane] means to me: the person who would obliterate my humanity from the face of the earth. If you think that is an exaggeration, I say you're wrong. It is exactly what she would do literally if she could bring herself to, and is what she is trying to do figuratively and functionally, instead. [Jane] is the face of hate in my life.
I understand that there are possible hidden consequences to sending the letter I wanted to send. You are wise to caution me that it is risky to poke a grizzly bear, even when you think it can't reach you. If the bear is sufficiently motivated, you might find that it discovers a way to get at you. And so, despite the strong desire to stand up for myself and give her as good as she gives me, I demur.
And that leaves the effects of hatred poured all over me like sticky honey. Covering me. Difficult to get off. Making me feel dirty. And it evokes the feelings of all the people in my transitioning past who have ever hated me for who I am: The man who raped and beat me. My parents. My brother. My ex. [My customers] who left me and complained about me. The teens in the gas station who yelled threats and threw beer bottles at me, and scared the shit out of me. The many people who stared and snickered. The waiter who made a point of calling me "sir." The religious nuts who said I am an abomination before God and who threatened me with eternal torture. The politicians who want to take away what few rights I have. The jokes we transwomen are made of on TV. And the asshats in the [organization]. All these things are real. All these things inflicted a collective hurt that lingers, even though I really, really, really want to be able to wish the hurt away, just like people suggest. "Just don't let it bother you. What do you care what they think?" (Sigh...) If only I could. You have no idea how badly I want to be able to do that.
You may discount those things I mentioned. You may believe them unimportant or unworthy of acknowledging, or simply drama from the past. But their effects are real and unavoidable for me, as is the case for each one of us who have undertaken this path. I am one of the lucky ones. For me, all that stuff means only emotional remnants, and those relatively minor. But for 75% of us, it means chronic unemployment. Uncounted numbers of us suffer neuroses and psychiatric disabilities because of it. A third of us are killed or take our own lives. The vast majority of us suffer marginalization and varying levels of exclusion from the mass of society. And there are many other effects. I could not run for political office if I wanted to. Because I don't think I "pass" (i.e., "hide") flawlessly, there are hundreds of jobs I could not hold. (There goes my career as a weather bimbo on the local news!) And as much as I try to carve myself out from the collective of transwomen, when I think of them I realize that there, but for the grace of god, go I.
And so, when caution and fear command that I not stand up to [Jane Doe], I am left with little outlet for my hurt and rage, save for a ceremonial blood-letting with someone who knows and understands. A shared event of meaning, like a wedding or a funeral or a church service. Or perhaps more like an exorcism. A chance to rail together and shake our fists at the air, to give the evil a name and to give it voice and recognition. To shake it loose from inside, and send it out into the universe where it can no longer do me harm. A ceremonial venting.
So that's what I was going for. But it was brought up short in the form of loving but premature advice to "get over it" being poured on my vent like cold water. I get that not everyone understands or enjoys this process, and that you may be one of them. Some don't see the need for it; some see it as a waste of time and energy. Some don't understand why the person in need can't just cut to the chase and do the "obvious" healing thing. I'm not sure where you stand, but you certainly do not see the same necessity for it that I do. People all over the planet seek the process out, though, for myriad reasons, from a bad day at work, to break-ups, to murders, so I'm pretty sure there is some validity to my feeling of need.
I actually don't disagree with you about sending the letter. I don't see the potential harm, but I recognize that there could be some somewhere that I don't see, and I acknowledge the wisdom of your caution, even if it seems to go against everything you've told me about standing up for myself. I'm not disagreeing with you. I accept the truth of what you said, or at least the wisdom of it. I accept it even if I don't like it. You convinced me, and that's why I deleted my letter and didn't save it.
So, you see, I listen to you. I didn't get angry because you said things I didn't agree with. I agreed with you, albeit reluctantly about the letter. And the proof of that agreement is that I deleted my letter when I could have saved it or sent it. You did, in fact, convince me. And I absolutely agree with you that I shouldn't let [Jane] bother me. Believe it or not, that concept wasn't new to me last night, and I was not shying from it. I want very much to feel as you say I should feel. My inability to do so may be a failure on my part, but it is not to ignore you, or disagree with you, or be angry with you. I do agree that doing that would be a wonderful resolution. Absolutely. I'm just not sure how to get there from here without going through the venting process. But I heard you, and I agree with you.
Anyway, I just thought you should know that I agree with you, I heard you, and I was just looking to vent.
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| | Topic: Introducing Queers United |
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| Introducing Queers United [message #40351] |
Fri, 05 September 2008 13:37 |
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As a trans and Queer activist I want to say hello and take the opportunity to share my activist site Queers United with you all.
http://www.queersunited.blogspot.com
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| | Topic: A Movie About Trinidad, CO |
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| A Movie About Trinidad, CO [message #39855] |
Fri, 29 August 2008 09:37 |
CarolynnL
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US - Film - "Trinidad" - A fascinating visit to the 'sex change
capital of the world...' [2008-08-28 Austin 360]
http://www.austin360.com/movies/content/movies/stories/2008/ 08/0829agliff.html
A fascinating visit to the 'sex change capital of the world'
In their documentary 'Trinidad,' Austin filmmakers PJ Raval and Jay
Hodges look at Colorado's transsexual underground that is very much
above ground
By Chris Garcia
AMERICAN-STATESMAN FILM WRITER
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Gracefully does the small town of Trinidad, Colo., wear its title as
the "sex change capital of the world." It's a fact of life, taken
with a shrug here, the random wrinkled nose there. Mostly, the
population of 9,000 coolly accepts the designation with even,
perhaps, a ray of pride.
File the phenomenon under: "When very progressive things happen to
small rural towns."
It began when a Dr. Stanley Biber conducted the area's first genital
reassignment surgery in 1969 and took off from there. In 2003, after
performing almost 6,000 sex-change operations, Biber, then 80, handed
over his practice to Dr. Marci Bowers. Marci used to be Mark, and she
became the first transgender surgeon to perform these operations.
Two of her patients are Laura and Sabrina, and the three of them and
their captivating life dramas are the focus of Austin filmmakers PJ
Raval and Jay Hodges' documentary "Trinidad," which screens Thursday
at the Alamo Ritz during the Austin Gay and Lesbian International
Film Festival. The festival runs Wednesday through Sept. 7.
Avoiding "before and after" sensationalism — part of a sex-change
operation is tastefully depicted — Raval and Hodges trace the women's
personal stories with curiosity and sensitivity, using quaint, rural
Trinidad as a mountain-girdled backdrop. As in any documentary worth
its video stock, universality about the human condition is the
subtext of "Trinidad."
"It makes (viewers) think about their own lives, if they're living on
their own terms and really expressing who they are," Raval says. "If
anything, it will give them the courage to be who they are."
The film's directors met five years ago as co-workers at Cinematexas.
While Hodges is new to filmmaking, Raval has cultivated a long résumé
that's made him something of an Austin film star. He's best known as
the cinematographer on the features "Room" and "The Cassidy Kids" and
the recent Sundance Film Festival documentary winner "Trouble the
Water." He also shot "Trinidad."
Much of the crew on "Trinidad" boasts strong local connections,
including editor Kyle Henry (the director of "Room") and executive
producer Matt Dentler (former South by Southwest Film producer).
Hodges and Raval express breathless gratitude to the Austin Film
Society, City of Austin, AGLIFF and fellow filmmakers for aiding the
production.
"It's about a town in Colorado, but it's really an Austin film,"
Raval says.
Earlier this summer, "Trinidad" enjoyed a well-received world
premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, followed by screenings at
Outfest. (Raval says they're negotiating for a distribution deal.)
Playing it for Austin is something else, though. It's a homecoming.
American-Statesman: Why Trinidad?
Hodges: We heard about Trinidad at a dinner party from a psychologist
of one of the patients there, because patients have to go through a
year of psychological evaluation to make sure they really identify as
a transgender. We were like, "Wow, there's this town in the middle of
nowhere with tons of transsexuals in it?" It was built up with all
this mythology created around it.
Raval: It sounded like a town where you walk down the street and
there's transgender women everywhere. We saw articles that made
claims that there were size-12 pumps in all the stores and lots of
big women clothing stores all over.
Was there a lot of de-mystification once you got there?
Raval: Absolutely.
Hodges: We contacted Marci Bowers, the main surgeon in the film, and
she invited us out to check it out and to talk in person. Our first
trip was about five days in 2004.
Raval: It was initially a "research trip," but we brought our cameras
and started shooting a little bit, met people and got the feel for
the town. What interested us is that there really is this universal
idea of acceptance and self-expression, which is something everyone
goes through. This is just a particular form of it.
Hodges: Usually this subject is treated voyeuristically.
Raval: We were coming at it as personal stories, portraits of these
women and what they've gone through to express who they are.
Hodges: We shot over two and a half years and spent about four months
out there, so we really got to know the characters, and they opened
up to us and let us in.
With the pickups, strong religious foundation and cowboy culture,
there seem to be parallels between Trinidad and, say, any small town
in Texas. Except, of course, for the transgender population.
Hodges: I grew up partly in West Texas and I was, like, "There's no
way this could possibly happen there!" But it's been part of
Trinidad's landscape for more than 30 years.
Raval: It's a small town and everyone has a stereotype about a small
town, especially in America. That intrigued us. It defied the
stereotype of small-town America. Generally you think of that as very
conservative, very unaccepting.
Yet you show that side of the town in the film. Some of the interview
subjects express distaste.
Raval: The question is: Can people coexist? And they do. That's what
we set out to explore. Fine, we meet these people who say they're
very religious and have a very specific value system. But does that
mean they're going to actively impose their thoughts on someone else
in the town? For the most part they don't. They're respectful.
Hodges: It's "live and let live." We heard that a lot: "Trinidad's a
live and let live place."
Raval: "To each their own." "Who's to say?" We heard that one a lot,
too.
What did you learn about people and life making the film? Any
epiphanies?
Hodges: That my problems are really minor. (Laughs) I learned a lot
of confidence from the women. They're incredibly strong people who've
been through a lot. Look at Sabrina, who's been knocked down time
after time. But she's still great, happy and confident.
Raval: They're incredible women who inspire both of us. They really
know who they are and are committed to finding out who they are. They
understand what the consequences are, but they also understand the
importance of expressing yourself and being true to yourself.
Something that's a little sad is how most of the transgender patients
are deep into middle-age and only now fulfilling their dream of
complete transformation.
Raval: I think that all of them tried for several years to suppress
what was in them.
Hodges: Sabrina actually says in the film that when she met her wife,
she told her she was a cross-dresser. It became more of an identity
issue, not just something she did on the side.
Raval: They come from a different age and generation. Transsexual and
transgender issues are at the forefront now. You can read about kids
who are 12 or 13 who identify themselves like that. There's a greater
understanding of it, and people like Marci, Laura and Sabrina are out
there educating people. That's something we're hoping to do with the
documentary. Transgenders are part of every community. All the women
in the movie were fathers, husbands, brothers. It's not like a small
community tucked away somewhere. This is someone you might actually
know.
'Trinidad'
SCREENING
'Trinidad' screens at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Alamo Ritz (320 E. Sixth
St.). Directors Jay Hodges, below left, and PJ Raval will be there.
The 21st annual Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival
When: Wednesday through Sept. 7
Where: Alamo Ritz, 320 E. Sixth St.
Cost: $10 per movie; all-access badges and film passes are also
available
Information: www.agliff.org
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Copyright 2008 The Austin American-Statesman.
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| Thank You! [message #37025] |
Tue, 22 July 2008 22:34 |
DJ
Messages: 12183
Registered: October 2007 |
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Well......the New Beginnings page finally got a little action.
About time.
Ok Peps....we need to keep a little action going on out here.
It's our "Face" on the web......
There are people out there seeking answers.....
WE have them.
Let's get their attention.
If YOU are new to this site.....stick around.
Questions? Stress? Anxiety? This is the place to find comfort..
This is where I found hope.....you can to.
Show Up
Don't Worry
Bring Your Sense of Humor!
[Updated on: Fri, 23 April 2010 13:17]
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| | Topic: Rebirth: A Transgendering Surgery Creates a New Life |
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| Rebirth: A Transgendering Surgery Creates a New Life [message #34860] |
Fri, 20 June 2008 19:59 |
| Anonymous |
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If you like astrology, you may be interested in this:
http://ayurastro.com/astrology/?p=28
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| | Topic: Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem. |
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| | Topic: Being whom but just being you thats what it's all about ? |
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| Being whom but just being you thats what it's all about ? [message #23315] |
Mon, 17 March 2008 20:45 |
Diana
Messages: 387
Registered: October 2007
Location: Colorado |
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How do you feel about yourself?
How do you feel about others?
Really do you really care and you should?
What do you feel about life in general?
I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
The New Seekers
You know are you hiding within yourself I know I did for many years so now its time to come out and celebrate but for everyone so enjoy be apart of everyone both new and old and that includes you!!!
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love!!!!!!
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves!!!!!
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony!!!!!
I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And hear them echo through the hills "Ah, peace throughout the land"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(That's the song I hear)
I'd like to teach the world to sing (that the world sings today)
In perfect harmony
(Lead singer and background singers singing simultaneously)
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
Id like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves
Sorry but it is the real thing about what but all of us so lets all just love and be caring about one and everyone!!!!
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| | Topic: A pointed reminder |
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| A pointed reminder [message #3400] |
Wed, 07 November 2007 18:54 |
Nicole_Joy
Messages: 393
Registered: October 2007
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About three months ago, an author at BigCloset-Topshelf was killed in an accident. Monday, her partner/spouse posted a question to the site, trying to understand.
The post, plus some on-line responses, is here.
It's a pointed reminder that letting family know what we're struggling with is important.
And yes, I'm putting myself on the "Talk to them, silly girl!" list.
Nicole Joy
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