Altruism

Man altruistically donates part of his liver to a complete stranger. He was asked to see three psychiatrists to find out what his real motivation was.

Seeester!

As a transsexual writer, I cannot communicate how deep my frustration and anger runs over the incessant querying of the roots of transsexual identity. Over and over again we are not allowed to identify ourselves as transsexual without explaining how we came to understand ourselves that way.

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When I hear the question directed at me, "When did you first wear a dress?" I want to yell, "Fuck off! I was talking about George W. and Admiral Poindexter."

-- Diana Courvant, "Thoughts on 'Now That You're a White Man'"

Hey, LiveJournal, Please Do My Homework For Me!

Is anyone familiar with a good paper that talks about the concept of homophobia/transphobia -- in particular, something that covers the use of the term as broader than the literal translation of "fear of..."?