February 2012
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WatchToday I appeared on MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts discussing the power of sharing our stories. I know I’m only one of many, but am so happy to be able to lend my story to the collective.
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“I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow. If I fail, if I...”
– Whitney Houston, The Greatest Love of All. RIP Ms. Houston, who passed away at age 48 on February 11, 2012
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“We all have a story to tell. Will you be brave enough to tell yours?”
– Janet Mock (yup I quote myself!), in a post I wrote for Revolution.Is, where I encourage others to live and share their truth
January 2012
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“Rape is not pretty, and we’d rather not look at it. Still, it’s a...”
– xojane.com managing editor Emily McCombs, on why she talks about being raped and why she’ll never be silent
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“If we haven’t resolved it, it doesn’t go up. That’s the line...”
– Aaron Tredwell, on the rules of transparency in episode 22 of The Missing Piece Podcast
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“If you want to change the world, change your mind. Your mind. Not anyone...”
– Drag superstar RuPaul told the Huffington Post Gay Voices about the use of the word. I agree with part of his views, but it’s difficult to understand why a gay man who performs in drag aims to tell trans women how to feel about the use of the word.
Our journeys beyond gender are similar, but...
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“The air gets heavy before the rain breaks and with your clothes soaked, you...”
– Tweet from Billy, a Missing Piece Podcast listener who heard the emotional episode 21
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I've never been more vulnerable than I am in... →
The Missing Piece Podcast with Aaron Tredwell and Janet Mock is dedicated to authenticity and transparency when it comes to showing what relationships really look like.
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Missing Piece Podcast 21 | The Breakdown
Aaron: Honey I don’t that this should go up. We can edit around it
Janet: Nope, I think it’s real and we just have to put it up.
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“A new roof was definitely more of a priority.”
– Chaz Bono tells PEOPLE.com of not feeling the need to have bottom surgery to feel 100% male
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What has 2011 taught me? That sharing my truth set... →
In my latest blog post, I reflect on 2011, a year that saw me step forward publicly as a trans woman, changing my life forever and establishing my commitment to live visibly in the hopes of altering society’s views on what it means to be transgender.
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“We are the nucleus of something else, something beyond us.”
– Aaron Tredwell, on his commitment to live visibly with me, in our first Missing Piece Podcast of 2012
December 2011
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“I was once told that a star in the night sky could have died out long ago but...”
– Mayor Cory Booker, on letting your life shine via his Facebook page
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“We’re a perfect fit.”
– my boyfriend Aaron Tredwell, breaking his silence about my xojane/huffington post essay, “I Told My Boyfriend I Was Born a Boy”, in our latest episode of the Missing Piece Podcast
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“He’s better because he’s real, because he exists, because he wants...”
– oft quoted words from readers of my xojane piece: “It Happened to Me: I Told My Boyfriend I Was Born a Boy”. I had to read it again because I wrote it through tears and forgot writing it. I’m so full of love today.
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“While she’s interested in boys, she has expressed fear that ‘nobody is...”
– Boston Globe piece on Nicole Maines, a 14-year-old girl who is fearful of finding (and losing) love because she’s transgender. Nicole, I can tell you that love, real love is possible.
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“My 12 year old transgender daughter is my mentor. It’s tough to put into words...”
– A father, writing about how his transgender daughter has taught him about change and acceptance. Via Children’s Hospital Boston’s pediatric health blog
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myroomiswhite asked: hi!
i dont have the same struggle as you as far as gender but! i will say you inspire me because you have achieved so much! your life seems absolutely perfect! i aspire to be you one day.. i know im like 22 but i'm pretty lost but i'm sure through reading your positive post/podcast from your site i too can be someone.i'm struggling to try to reach that goal of happiness after...
i dont have the same struggle as you as far as gender but! i will say you inspire me because you have achieved so much! your life seems absolutely perfect! i aspire to be you one day.. i know im like 22 but i'm pretty lost but i'm sure through reading your positive post/podcast from your site i too can be someone.i'm struggling to try to reach that goal of happiness after...
naijanyc asked: Thank you for sharing your story! That took great courage and I respect you tremendously for that.
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kynx asked: The photo on the steps in Marie Claire is lovely! Thank you for your story in Marie Claire. Best wishes!
vaibhavuditasantos asked: reading ur story was really gud , i hope i also be like you some day since i have also the same feelings!!
adlicio asked: Your icon is breath-taking! You're beautiful inside and out! Keep being you.
kieferdixon asked: what do you do?
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“I would like to be clear that I am gay, very gay, and I cannot remember a time...”
– Taylor Greeson, in a revealing It Happened to Me piece about being molested as a kid, on xojane
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My First xojane Column: How I Told My Boyfriend I... →
Though many guys I’ve dated do not and may never know the gender history of the girl they randomly made out with on the street, I have relayed my story to a select few, including the man of my dreams.
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“For the first time in my life, I feel like the African American trans community...”
– Activist Danielle King of the National Center for Transgender Equality writes in a post on Colorlines about being a trans woman of color http://t.co/oHdQS7lg
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