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transmanaz

48 year old Transman active in the transgender community. I run several websites specifically for transgender men and women. I am the Executive Director of TransMentors International, Inc. www.TransMentors.org A few of the other websites I manage: www.CAGAPhoenix.org (local Gender Alliance website) www.AllTransHosting.com www.GayActivistsAlliance.org SKYPE: transmanaz Twitter: www.twitter.com/transmanaz Find me on Facebook: Michael Brown, transmanaz@live.com

Observations of the Trans Community

The following thoughts are strictly based on my own personal observations of the trans community over the last few years. This is written without any intent to upset anyone, accuse, blame, or point the finger at. It’s simply what I’ve seen, and thought about.
I believe, from what I’ve seen, that there are five “groups” of trans [...]

Stonewall and Pride – A Proud Transman’s Perspective

(This is a repost of my Facebook Note posted yesterday, June 9, 2009. I believe the subject is important enough that it must be shared with those not on Facebook).
Among my endeavors is the title of Webmaster of the modern-day Gay Activists Alliance International website. (http://www.gayactivistsalliance.org). The GAAI have taken a stance along with other organizations [...]

Seeing the Beauty

My boy contacted me just minutes after I posted my status line this morning that said ” Life is beautiful! Be thankful, and see the beauty.” Little did I know that a miracle would be happening.
Sitting here once again, after a shopping trip with him, and the emotions are flooding. The tears streaming down my [...]

Online Networking and Strangers

“Out here we treat the internet like a public BBQ: you might talk a minute to the person eating next to you, even give them your extra fork, but once you go home neither of you don’t vouch for the other as a friend just because you both like BBQ.”

I received an email with the [...]

When our brains are “socially constricted”

I find myself needing to comment on the issue of bathroom usage after reading a recent blog post which can be found here: ( When Does “Sex” Matter to Trans People )

I know this may seem like I’m “behind the times” in this issue, but until one has actually experienced a situation, one cannot [...]

Failed “Rescue”Attempt – Repost from Facebook Note

For those of you not on Facebook, I am reposting this here so you’ll know what happened when I went to Hawaii to pick up my boy earlier this month.  Thanks to all of you for the supportive comments on the Facebook note (over 30 comments). If you aren’t my friend on Facebook, be sure [...]

On Becoming a Parent

For those of you who read my writings, you’ll find this one is different than others. It’s not insightful, or humorous, or ranting about something or other. It’s simply about a situation I’ve found myself in within the last few months.
You see, I’ve been mentoring a young FtM friend online for several months now. He [...]

I Simply Am.

Many people upon meeting me, or just discovering that I am a Transman, ask me who I am, and ask me to share more with them about myself.
I have always found this difficult to share. Oh, there are a lot of words to describe the type of person I am, to explain why I do the [...]

Trans is Trans – Regardless of the Ending

A blog comment on one of my friend’s blogs came up in my email today that touched upon a subject that completely eludes me as to why a certain discussion occurs within the transgender community. The subject of these discussions is the (apparently) never-ending argument of the differences between the meanings [...]

Society and the Realities of “Blending in”

A friend of mine and I have been engaged in an email conversation, which evolved into a discussion about transgender people not being able to easily “blend” into society. My friend is a male to female transgender woman (MTF), and I am pasting here a portion of what she wrote, followed [...]