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Ella Marques is an extraordinary woman who chose to start transitioning when she was 60 years old. She wrote about her journey to finally being true to herself in a refreshingly frank and enthralling memoir I WAS A BOY FROM VENUS. Ella sat down to talk to queerguru on the eve of her Book Signing at Stonewall National Museum – Wilton Manors Gallery on 1/17
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Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterA quinceañera is a Latin American tradition celebrating a girl’s coming of age on her 15th birthday. Zoey a Mexican/American living in Los Angeles however is a little difference as she is a transgender girl. She is dedicating her quinceañera to her trans godmothers who helped her through her transitioning but who never got … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThis very compelling documentary is the tale of Kim Byford, who at the age of 49 had decided that the time is finally right to complete her transition from female to male. It is a journey that was started when as a 13 year old girl she was constantly bullied and picked on by her … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBrooke Guinan’s second-generation New York City firefighter father is a hero. He was one of the first responders who worked tirelessly at the site of the World Trade Center for weeks after 9/11. Brooke, a firefighter too, is also very much a heroine for a very different reason. She is the only openly-trans member of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhatever else is going on globally this week in these very tough and trying times, we still need to take a moment to honor the memory of Gwynevere River Song who was the 17th transgender person to be killed in the United States in 2017. Song, aged 26 and a 2015 graduate of the University of … Continue reading
