Most people will recognize the picture above is of a woman. But why? Is it the top with the spaghetti type of strap she is wearing? Is it the hint of long hair? Is it the jewelry? These are all visual cultural clues we use to identify a person. Is…

So I had my follow-up this week, where I had to make the decision I was regretting as referenced in this story: Decisions, decisions TW: Please note that this is a frank discussion about genitals, related structures, and surgeries. If you're not…christinepenn.medium.com It ended up being not nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be. Still, I had some concerns that I felt needed to be worked out…

Statistics! Do you ever look at them? The ones Medium keeps. They both impress me and keep me humble at the same time. All of my numbers are probably insignificant in the grand scheme of things and nothing when compared to the professionals out there, but they impress the heck…

Opening — Funeral for the death of a spouse. We can’t really see the spouse (gender) just the fact that someone died. It was a beautiful summer day. The kind where you didn’t mind the sun glare, because of the warmth provided almost felt like a gentle hug. It was…

Damn Right They Do! — Ok, let’s get some things straight right off the bat. The reasons for use may be a little different, but the solution is still the same. There are two things all (post GCS) transgender women and women have in common: a Vagina and the laws of Gravity! True, transgender women…

And its relationship to Women’s Sport in general — Everyone has an opinion, (opinions are like asshole$, everyone has one) and maybe this is mine, but it irritates me when someone gives one without knowing all the facts. So, you get a lot of opinions that contain assumptions or based on incomplete knowledge that then get referenced over and…

Issues behind the scenes that transgender people may experience — Note: I am not a doctor, nor am I trained to perform any sort of medical analysis. I am just a person with an interest in these types of things, particularly when they affect me. …

My journey with the first ever all Transgender Sports Team — the Trans National Women’s Cycling Team (TNWCT formed in 2016, an active cycling team 2017–2019) — The Backstory It’s probably important to mention the flow of rules. Typically the IOC (International Olympic Committee) establishes global rules for athletes to participate in the Olympics. So, international sports leagues (in cycling, this is the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale)), because they have athletes participating in the league who could be sent…

Somethings I noticed on a recent x-ray — Note: I am not a doctor, nor am I trained to perform any sort of medical analysis. I am just a person with an interest in these types of things, particularly when they affect me. I recently broke my pelvis and something came as a surprise, but wasn’t necessarily a…