I have two standard answers for this depending on my mood.

1. Are you hitting on me?
2. Dont worry , we won’t be having sex.

I often wish I had a better way of dealing with harassment. Although I’m subjected more to “general” street harassment and all-round skeevy sexual inappropriateness than anything specifically transphobic. Unfortunately the only response I’ve come up with is to put my head down, make myself as small as possible and keep walking. So I’m no help…[Read more]

If you feel threatened, just ignore them/walk away. No sense trying to educate the belligerent. In a safe situation, I have used a few times: “I am both and neither, and like it that way”

I haven’t gotten into any fights so far :) Worst response I’ve gotten is a Deer In Headlights Look which made me chuckle.

I often just say “Nope, I’m a…[Read more]

I usually go with “are you a bigoted asshole or just an idiot?” It may not be the most appropriate response, but it works for me!

Fuck that shit! Get your hair did whatever way you want! Plus, I just cut mine in a “boyish” style and all I’ve gotten since have been compliments…mostly because *I* feel great about how I look now and confidence totally shows to others.

(Although, that said, I waited until AFTER the big reunion with the conservative heterosexist Southern…[Read more]

I agree with bookbound. Plus if you decide to go for the fauxhawk I am pretty much 100% certain that it will look awesome (because fauxhawks generally are pretty awesome).

I did iiiiit. It is amazing. I can either be sexy or pretend to be a velociraptor, and those are the two things on my haircut checksheet.

oh geez, guess i am not allowed in because i have NO IDEA what gas tank you are talking about…this could be due to my high-anxiety-white-knuckled-hands-on-the-wheel-eyes-on-the-road driving.

ho chi minh!

I am. When I was little I always heard that each stripe is supposed to be the picture of something. So I always have to intensely stare at it when I go into boston. I always knew the bearded man one and I heard that one is supposed to be a ballet slipper but I can see how maybe three of the stripes could be ballet slippers

I’ve never heard of lake chargoggndsjklnfsdkjhgbsjhbfsjdfsjb but I will definitely look out for frankenstein next time I go into boston.

I’ve never heard of lake chargoggndsjklnfsdkjhgbsjhbfsjdfsjb but I will definitely look out for frankenstein next time I go into boston.

or, you know, whatever (non)label you wish to use.

Glad I’m not the only one who thinks “dyke” is not exclusive to lesbians but applies to all women-loving women. I got five or six 0-star ratings on AfterEllen for expressing that.

Seconded!

Me too – Let’s get something together for June!

Yes yes, within ten days so I won’t have left for DC yet?

I just created an event on the Facebook group so we can discuss when and where!

THANKS! i’ll check it out – i was planning on going, but shit came up. #thusislife :)