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Coffee and Feelings: I woke up this way #7 Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

I came out as trans between 1994-1996.  I’ve been on T since August of 1996.   Back then I so often felt isolated and alone.   When I first started coming out, I had one trans guy friend.  I was a novelty…

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Coffee and Feelings: I woke up this way #6 Rex Cameron and Body Alchemy

The news broke a couple of weeks ago that Rex (Loren) Cameron had passed away in November of 2022.  This photo is of my original copy of his book, Body Alchemy, that I still have.  I studied that book daily…

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Coffee and Feelings: I Woke Up This Way #5 Homo A Go Go's 20th Anniversary!

We just passed the 20th anniversary of Homo A Go Go!  Crazy!  The first festival was  September 26-29, 2002 in Olympia.  It feels like a lifetime ago sometimes and yet it’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years.  I really…

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Coffee and Feelings: I Woke Up This Way #4 For Abbie

I believe that the year was 1996 and I made a trip to the Homocore Minneapolis PO Box like I did back then, usually once a week.  On this particular trip I found a letter from some kids in Lincoln…

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Coffee and Feelings: I woke up this way #2

I tell stories at my live shows between songs.  I consider it a part of my set, maybe more interesting than the songs for some people.  I write out a story or notes set list next to the song set…

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Coffee and Feelings: I woke up this way #1

With all the news about student loans yesterday, I woke up and meant to write about what it was to graduate in 1994 with $20k in student load debt and only myself to rely on.  Instead I rambled a little…

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