Entry for February 03, 2009
I had so much work to do at work that I was able to finish the book Gender Outlaw by Kate Bornstein. This is my first TG book. It is interesting book, makes you think, although to me I think that there is too much thinking about who we are and why we are this way, I think that a lot of the thinking is just so we can explain to a straight person why we are the way we are, I don't even think that I really care why I am this way, it's just nice to know. I am glad to now have the label Transsexual, only because now I know where I fit in after all this time. back to the book, It talks a lot about the power that men have and when you become a woman you loose that power. I have never felt that power, maybe when I become a women then I will know what it's like to not have the power. When I was married my wife was always the one wearing the pants, was this just another sign that I am not a man. The book also talked a lot about not being male or female, that they are lot more than just two genders. for me this means that I don't have to be a man or a women, I can be something else or both. the book is interesting and and makes you think so I would recommend reading Susan