It Is me I got your mail and logged on to your web site I find it interesting so far but I have barely gotten started see ya later Sarah
YOU may be. That is not an Identification with
which I share. Please be careful when you Name
things -- for in Naming is the giving of Power
and Form, as you should well know. I am a transsexual. I am completing the process
of gender transition, with the end of the medical
part of the process being SRS. I am not an
"altered male", a femaling male, or any of these
other words. Nor am I a "trapped woman". I
recognize and affirm my bigendered nature, even though
I strive for a femme ideal and choose to live that
way 24/7. I am NOT a "two spirit", shaman/person, or any
similar being; this is not the path that I choose
to walk (or was chosen for me). I think that it
is terribly unfortunate that so many practitioners
of pagan faiths assume that their experience of "dual
natures" is the same as mine or that this is my
status because they read "Blossom of Bone" or
"Zuni Man/Woman". My "gender variance" is NOT a "gender blend". I am
getting very tired of being told that this is the
"wholistic" version of newage gender transgression.
I also have a Public Face and a Private Face and it
is not the Crass Deception of a Pseudofemale to choose
which facets are in public purview. The facet that
my co workers see is different than the one that
my lesbian friends of choice see and the one that my
wiccan comrades see, or that my lovers see. This is NOT an aspect of self-deception, buying into
the gender binarism, or lacking in the sort of
"enlightenment" you espouse. Finally, I would warn you against singling out
transsexuals for apparent derision; much of
your language mirrors Janice Raymond and other
Gender Defenders that sees "our" Otherness as
a pitiful, blanket affliction. You are coming
very close to crossing the line of re-ifying the
Hierarchy you claim to dislike: replacing
post-op F2Ms who pass at the top and transvestic
fetishits at the bottom with one that replaces it
with bigendered/transgendered "enlightened ones"
at the top and medicalized TS's at the bottom
serves no one in any way. And, speaking in the I,
I feel NO qualifications in describing the life
experience of any female to male TS or TG, with
regard to any of their self-concepts or beliefs. Bright Blessings,
Rhiannon C.
Both Julia and I are transsexual, a healthy biological condition ... but we are not transsexuals, in that transsexuality is only one small part of what and who we are. We have a wonderful life, happy, fulfilled, and offer much consolation for others like ourselves. We regret any discomfort our words may have caused you, but must affirm our right to present our opinions. I think you have only read one or two pieces, and superficially, to think that this site, which extols gender diversity in all forms as wholesome, is an attack on gender diversity ... because, wether you understand it or not, by definition, you are a gender diverse person!
email: paulain@aol.com
name: Paula Kracke
country: USA
message: First time to view this and you have a lot of good information. I'll be back again and again. Thank you
email: niried@sedona.net
name: niried:THE RIMROCK MUTANT
country: usa
message: Your site is devine and I especially luv your myths of the gallae. I consider myself a two spirit and often write myths about such beings as the gallae. It's nice to find kindred souls.
email: rebus @ panix.com
name: ReevesB
country: USA
message: Wonderful, A blend of reason and spirit. No they are not
opposed!! Especially liked the attitude towards gender modification and the myth of the female trapped within a male body.
What will these crazy Christians do next?
email:
name: Walter
country: Phila. PA
message: Keep sorting facts and opinion and continue to spread the true history no matter how painful it may be to all. I will use some of the information you shared for my book. you will know it it a year or so. Enjoy your bliss.
email:
name: Walter
country: Phila PA
message: I found this site while looking for origin of religions. I am straight, married, and have two daughters. Folks, BE YOU. Be happy. This is your eternity. The time will come very soon in this life time that more and more people are going to let everyone be themself. You are God, Everything is you choice. Now that you know you are god, do what you want to do, enjoy this life. Never hurt yourself or others but defend yourself if needed. I must
keep moving on for my data. There will be a special book by a fellow named Walter within the next year or two. It will cause much bliss for many in the world and will be the bible for many people going foward. You'll know it when it is published.
email: davran@lmi.net
name: David Sparks/Randy Conner
country: USA
message: Dear Gallae, Thanks for your beautiful and informative site!! As a musician loved the inclusion of music! Thanks for including Randy's first book "Blossom of Bone" in your bibliography. Have you seen our recent encyclopedic dictionary of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lore? It called Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit (London: Cassell, 1997) now in paperback and cheaper! Thanks again, Davide
Blossom of Bone is one of the finest books ever written on the subject of gender variance. We will be looking forward to Cassell's Encylopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit ... and yes, in paperback is good.
email: philabuster@usa.net
name: Andre(Clarissa)
country: USA
message: Found this fascinating! I have felt some urges and longings in this direction, but feel you could help to shape and form my urges into something useful and productive. I am a single white hetero male who wishes to explore and revel in the feminine in me! I live in NYC, and am seeking a kindred female soul here to help in my evolution and progress toward the femme!
Hope to hear from you!
Your question is an important one. Many people are gender variant in one form or another. Where can they find someone to love them? The SCA, Society for Creative Anacrhonisms, is an organizatiion of people who love role playing, new age religions tend to view gender variants as two spirits and a bit magical, and then there are high IQ groups and correspondence clubs. If none of those are of interest ... join any group that does interest you. Then, always, always, always be up front with the people you meet and tell them of your interest. Those who aren't interested will go away and those who are interested will stay. Separates those that aren't suited from the start! And don't forget ... some naturally born males make really special, understanding women. They may not be as pretty, but they make up for it by heart.
email: Pamelampls@aol.com
name: Pamela Anne Williams
country: usa
message: I was looking for TG/Wicca sites. What a pleasent find! will visit often! I am 51 yr old M2F TG that has had interest in Wicca since teens! Thanks for a lovely informative site!
email: ledge9@webtv.net
name: Ron
country: usa
message: I liked the web site and wanted some of the artwork for an e-mail background!
email: TBA
name: One of the Lady's dogs...
country:
message: Keep the faith, sisters!
email: 100640.514@compuserve.com
name: Claire Lawrence
country: UK
message: There just had to be a reason, I now understand myself so much more, thank you for taking the time to find some of my answers for me. Eternally in debt.
email: Aeslyn@netscape.net
name: Aeslyn
country: US
message: In my soul there are scars cut as deeply as the imprint of my ideal self. I can not tell you I am Hypatia--only that I know her as well as I know myself. I thank you for giving me the key to this ancient mystery. At last I understand the fears and the strange expectation--the aspects of myself that I cannot attribute to anything in this life. Now, at last, I can begin to heal. Blessed be.
email:
name:
country: U S A
message: Exstensive, Interesting, Bookmarked!!!
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name: Chinatown
country: Melbourne, Australia
message: It's a lovely site. I was actually searching for information on the notorious 14K Triad,Chinese-based heroin importers, but was transported to your family pictures page. Still, it was very pleasant. Thank you
email:
name:Esther
country:Japan
message: Dear Laura, Joan, and Julia
Sorry, I have no courage to show my e-mail address. Your web-site is beautiful, in both pictures and delicate musics and its theme. I feel very confused in gender in a gender-divided world. There is simply a question, which I have, "Why are there men and women, two sexes on the Earth." Platoon, an ancient Greek philosopher wrote the myth of Hermaphrodiitee, as he wrote, and as Diotima said in the "Symposion", I think human beings are hermaphrodite beings in their heart nature. I want to feel I am both male and female, that is, hermaphrodite. By the way, you have knowledges of the ancient world, Rome and Greek, and their cultures and languages, Then, do you think about Sapho of Lesbos? Sapho was a love teacher and holy leader of young girls in the island Lesbos, and she was a sacred female too. Her poems are beautiful, I think, yet I have not enough knowledges of the old Greek (both Athican and Ionian). so I cannnot read her poems sufficiently in the Ancient Greek text. And I have interests in Demeter-Kore relation, and the meaning of their myth. Demeter means a Mother of Daa, and Kore means simply "daughter". Persephone is an another name of the Kore, who is a queen of Hades, and was kidnapped by Hades, the male God of the Underground. Japanese have no Christian suppression. As I know it, Japanese culture has allowed both Paiderasitiaa and Amor Lesbiscus. Or saying, in the history of Japanese cultures, there has not been strong, social forbiddenness against paiderastiaa kai amor lesbiscus, I think. I have not enough ability to read your long, many documents totally, At present, I have only read a little of them. In the physical category, I may be a male, but I have confusion in my sexual identity. I wish I am a young, beautiful girl (female), but at the same time, I wish I am a male.
I wish the Reconciliation of the human beings, through the Great Goddesses, Magnae Matres. But I am a member of another culture than yours. Though I call myself Esther or Marie, I am still in the not-Euro-American culture. I have more interest in Demeter-Kore relation than Attis-Cybele-relation. Attis and Cybele relation is Magnae Mater and puer aeternus relation.(This is the relation of St. Maria and Khristos.) And Demeter-Kore relation is Mater kai puella aeterna relation. And I want to have friends of adelphai(sisters), and I want to join in your "Sapphire Circle". If you want to send a pesonal mail to me, please use an address: "YHY11113@nifty.ne.jp". Of course, I have other addresses on net. YHY11113 is but only receiving address. Sorry, I have not enough knowledge to send a mail on internet. Hoping. And thank you. (Esther alias Marie).
Dear Esther, we would love to have you join us on The Sapphire Circle. We have sent you a reply to your receiving address, but we need to have a reply from you and you will need to give us an E-mail address that we can use! Send it to me, Laura, at gallae@azstarnet.com as soon as you find out how to do so! We are all looking forward to your being with us!
email: CinCity2@juno.com
name: Cindy S.
country: USA
message: Dear Laura, Joan & Julia
What a wonderful and interesting site. I'm a 39ish, 5ft12 (sounds better for a girl) 157lb transgender from Buffalo, NY, who's always looking for new friends of "ALL" kinds. Anyone looking for a "meaningful" friendship (or more) PLEASE give me a chance and write to me. Thanks Sweeties. Big Hugs Cindy
email: coocatz@aol.com
name:Lorena
country:USA
message: I really like your site. It is very informative and creative.
email: rhian1@nycap.rr.com
name: Rhiannon C.
country: risen Atlantis
message: "We are not merely male, not merely female,
we are (O)ther. We are gallae!"Thank you for a wonderful rant ... well said! We welcome diversity and all people no matter what self-definition they hold to be true! We present our opinions and thoughts for others, such as yourself, to read and consider. If they, in your mind and heart, are not applicable to you, then they were not meant for you. I don't know what to make of your warning ... what is it you threaten, that we will be thought mean, wicked, or cruel ... that is not the impression any other visitor has
expressed. Perhaps you need to examine your own mind and heart and reflect on why you express yourself in such an angry tone against a web site designed to help others find their way in a hostile world!