Kickin’ it with the lovely OP Bois at the Philly Trans Health Conference!
All the bois getting ready to go out last night!
Both Philly and the trans health conference have been amazing!
Officially on my way to Philly for the Trans Health Conference! Should be getting in tonight!
If you are there and want to meet up let me know!
-Eli
ashelbee asked: Hi Eli, we don't know each other, but I was at MHS with your brother and sister. A friend told me about the YouTube video with you and your siblings, so I watched it, and then discovered the rest of your updates and your blogs. For the past couple months, I have been keeping up on your journey, and enjoying it immensely! You are courageous, inspiring, and lots of fun to listen to. Thanks for sharing your journey! We're all rooting for you back home in MN.
Hey there!
Thank you do much! That was really sweet. And thanks for following and taking the time to see what’s going on with my life. It’s been quite the ride so far!
Hope all is well in Minnesota!
-Eli
Gender is more then just “boys have a penis and girls have a vigina”.
In popular imagination, gender is a 2-category system. If you have a penis, your gender is “boy”; if you have a vagina, your gender is “girl”. This system is factually false and laced with sexism.
In lived reality, gender refers to how we see ourselves.
How people see and identify themselves (gender identity) is variable and intrinsic. In most cases, gender identities do not fit completely into the 2-category system (the gender binary). This is because many of the attributes of these 2 categories are not mutually exclusive.∴ Owing to its high level of variability, gender is an ineffective way to categorize people. Biological sex (genitalia), while still highly varied, conveys much more stable categories. However, categorizing people by their biological sex is only helpful in health/body contexts (medical care, reproductive services, body-specific clothing, etc) because biological sex says nothing about a person’s gender identity.
Not only is she talking about gender, she busted out a ukulele. Win.
A little some somethin’ from this past Saturday night’s show.
Things I don’t normally do when I perform…
-Eli
4 months on T update video for you all!
Things I forgot to mention in my video..because I always forget things:
-Two of the three guys I’m headed to Philly with are the co-owners of The Art of Transliness. Shout outs to them and those bad ass dudes!
-Are you going to the Philly Trans Health Conference? If so, HIT ME UP! FIND ME! LET’S HANG OUT! I love meeting new people!
Ok, I guess those were the only two things I forgot to mention.
Oh! I made a fundraising site/account/thingy. If you can donate ANYTHING…even if it’s like…mmmm 2 cents, that would be AMAZING. You can donate here!
-Eli
Well, it’s been four months on T! Crazy stuff.
I decided to do a comparison. Boy, have things changed…except the smirk
Hoping to get a video up soon, hopefully by the end of the weekend early next week!
-Eli
harlemheartbeatvillagesoul asked: Video update soon?
Hey there!
I’m actually hoping to get a video up sometime this week. Just need to find time to record!
Thanks for following and what not!
-Eli
So I just realized that I haven’t seen my family since December. Last time I was home was for the holidays.
Tomorrow morning I’m flying out to Boston to see my sister graduate from college. This will be the first time my parents and sister will be seeing me since I’ve started T. (Unfortunately baby brother has to stay home :/)
I am both excited and a tinsy bit nervous. My parents have both noticed my voice…and I’m sure both my siblings have too.
I’m sure things will be fine. Just been thinking about that this week.
-Eli
