Author Archives: Ashley
Weapon of Mass Destruction II: This isn’t about money
"'¦But when a long Train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their…
Weapon of Mass Destruction: Money is Power
It seems to me that we Transgendered, as a group, are not overly prosperous. Oh, I know that some of us are, but they seem to be the exceptions.…
Coverage Denied: health insurance, gender and financial discrimination
About a year and a half ago I unexpectedly lost my health insurance coverage. As you may have read in my posts about transitioning on the job, the client I…
The Price of Redemption: A Gift to Self
Redemption came to me on the evening of Monday, November 7th, 2005 between the hours of 6:30 and 7:30. It was a long time in coming, 47 years. As…
How are you going to pay for surgery?
How many transgendered persons are there in this country? I don't remember ever seeing any real research on that. I keep reading and being told that there aren't…
Gender, Hormones, and Health Insurance: “We Don’t Cover That!”
Back when I actually had health insurance I used to get these elaborate monthly account statements from my endocrinologist. I could never figure them out. They were page…
Doctors, Healthcare Givers and Transsexuals: Discrimination Happens Part Two
The first time I visited my endocrinologist he took what seemed to be a gallon of blood. He ordered more kinds of blood test than I ever imagined existed. About…
Doctors, Healthcare Givers and Transsexuals: Discrimination Happens Part One
Given their high degree of education, you would think that doctors, and healthcare givers in general, would be quite forward thinking and accepting of the transgendered. I have not…
How-to buy a dress when you look like a guy
No sweat. (Really!) One of the important things I learned during my transition is this: a great many of the issues I perceived as 'œbarriers' preventing me from being my…
Financial impact of coming out on the job.
Last time, I shared with you the story of my friend's very positive experience coming out on the job. This time, I'm going to share with you the story…