Sensuous in Satin

Reflections on Transgender Life in Australia

Another 5 years pass in the life of ‘Transgender’

This is post for those who might share my interest in words and the evolution of the English language. It seems strange that just 5 years ago we were discussing the death (or otherwise) of the ‘Transgender’ umbrella.http://bilerico.lgbtqnation.com/2011/06/the_death_of_transgender.php Now barely Read more…


Varieties of Love and Lust

My thoughts for this post came from a paper written by Dr Brian Knutson, professor of neuroscience and psychology at Stanford University. http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~knutson/ans/ansch12.pdf In the paper Brian Knutson proposes a  biochemical basis behind sexuality and gender. It’s a hard read Read more…


The Rocky Road to Acceptance

I’ve tried to put acceptance into some sort of context because it isn’t very well understood. The better we understand it the more chance there is of some positive outcomes for the Trans community. This post illustrates how the attitudes Read more…


The elephant in the bra

Breasts are perceived in our society as a symbol of femininity, a determinant of fashion, and a measure of beauty. So in the transgender community it is unusual to find someone expressing themselves in a feminine way without the shape Read more…


Brain Sex – does it exist?

Without wishing to curtail the fun we can have taking ‘tests’ to demonstrate we have a transgender brain – the serious question remains “Is there such a thing as a female or male brain”. Brain sex is a lovely concept Read more…


Transgender Transitioning vs Transexual Transition

I was revisiting some old bookmarks today and came across again the web pages by Lynn Conway titled “Basic TG/TS/IS Information” http://www.lynnconway.com/ I’m not sure how much these articles have been updated since they were written, nor how much they Read more…