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T A B L E O F n
FEATURE
SILICONE DIVAS: PUMMPED
The Silicone Files 36
TheyJust Want to Pump You Up
Cheekbones From Hell, or Injectable Silicone: Bad News 39
TrueStories from theSilicone Wars
Disfiguring Beauty that Kills!!!
Silicone Use: Illicit, Disfiguring, Dangerous 36
GEA's LongstandingMedicalAdvisory
ARTICLES
Reluctant Activism 23
Sometimes You Just Have to Step Up
Trans History Made in Ann Arbor 26
A Large Collection ofTransgenderHistoricalMaterials Findsa Home
FICTION
The Confessions of Frankenstien (GIRL) 30
A UniqueSlant on an OldArchetype
In The Company of Men—It's Not Size That Counts 46
It's Tool Time!
HUMOR
Take Off Your Knickers! 32
TapestryLightens Up
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Transcending Genders 22
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Transgender Emergence 56 Shoe Express 19
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TAPESTRY • A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
The Naughties
using terrorist tactics; A1 Qaeda CEO floor ofCongress (even his nickname is
Osama Bin Ladin says (on videotape) naughty!),and San Francisco Mayor
that America is naughty for more than Gavin Newsom, who, in defiance ofstate
100 years ofinterference in Middle law, married hundreds ofgaycouples.
Eastern politics.Americans say France GeorgeW. Bush has a historyofextreme
(and other nations, but France is for naughtiness, even ifno one has been able
some reason considered the most culpa- to prove it to the satisfaction ofhis sup-
ble) are naughtyfor not supporting our porters. Even the Governator, it seems,
invasion ofIraq; other nations say has been naughty in his demeaning treat-
America is naughty for starting a war ment ofwomen on his movie sets.
based on fabricated evidence. And why Celebrities havebeen naughtier than
did we start the war in the first place? usual,even icons ofgood housekeeping
Because Saddam Hussein had been,you like Martha Stewart. Martha was punished
guessed it, naughty. forher naughtiness; Robert Blakeand
Democrats sayRepublicans are Kobe Bryant were,perhaps, much naugh-
naughtyfor proposing an anti-gay mar- tierand—got awayw—ith it.Another
riage amendment; Republicans sayDems Jackson Michael hasbeen naughty
Over the past century and more, most are naughtybecause,well, they’re liberals. withyoungboys, and went on trial for it.
decades have acquired a name and an The FCC says Janet Jackson’s wardrobe Governments around theworld are
identity: the GayNineties, the Roaring malfunction was naughtyand has being naughty. Think North Korea. Think
Twenties, the Swinging Sixties, the cla—mped down on the television indus- any axis ofevil aspirant. Even cartoons
Dec—ade ofGreed. There’s an exception to try but the Desperate Housewives and like Spongebob Squarepants and Shrek II
this the“00”decades, the first in their the Sopranos are still as naughty as they are naughty (ifyou believe theAmerican
cbeensttuorwieesd,utpenodnntohtemt.o hWahveennaitmceosmes to wanFtuntdoabmee.ntalists saygays are naughty Finamfiaclty,AIstshoicnikatAiFonA.iItsdeolnf’stetbselaiehvieghAFsAta;n-
the first decade, even the wags seem to forwanting the right to marry dard in naughtiness!)
come up short in the nomenclature although what reallyconcerns them are lust about everyone, it seems, is being,
department. the naughty things they imagine gays do or has recentlybeen, or is planning on
So far as I’vebeen able to determine, with one another in bed. Gays say funda- being, orwould like to be, naughty. In
the present decade—is no exception: it has mentalists are naughtyfor interfering fact, I get the feeling I’m beingjust a little
no name. It should it’s hardly—been with their fight for equalityand for being bit naughty in writing this.
lacking in events ofimportance includ- hypocriteswho do theverysame sorts of So thereyou are: I giveyou 2000-2009:
ing the controversial,nation-changing things in bed. the Naughties, the NaughtyDecade. -W
election of2000, the 9/11 attacks, the Farge corporations have been
invasions ofAfghanistan and Iraq, naughty: Enron, Tyco,WorldCom, the © 2005 byDallas Denny
nuclear prol—iferation, the gay marriage United Sates. Politicians have been
controversy but asyet, it has no name. naughty, for instanceVice-President Dick
It’s high time the decade was given a Cheney,who said abad word on the
title, and I propose to propose one. Why
me,you ask? Why not me? It’s a dirtyjob,
but someone has to do it.
So okay, here goes: I’m putting in my iTshseuephwoast,ooitfttuhrensworueta,thnotintohueralcatsut-
claim early so historians ofthe future will alonelaidbytheTransgender
give me credit for it: I saylet’s call 2000- AThmiesriiscathneVaectteuraalnswrAesastohc.iatOiuonr.
2009 A.D. the Naughties. apologies.
Why
the Naughties? Well, first, those
who are old enough to have learned how
to cipher in school will know 0 is called
not onlyzero,but naught. This gives the
appellation“the Naughties”an air of
arithmatic legitimacy. But there’s another
reason: lots offolks are beingvery,very
naughty.
So, who is being so mischevious? It
depends on yourviewpoint, I guess.
Americans sayA1 Queda is naughty for
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TAPESTRY • FROM THE BRIDGE #6
Through Winter to Spring: Moving on
From Tough Times
A wordfrom the Chairofthe IFCEBoardofDirectors, Moonhawk RiverStone
In myefforts to reframe myworld, the fered from the current climate ofright
new image is“Water flows down hill.” wing conservatism. The war in Afghan-
The old thought, the negative one, was istan and Iraq, the lousyeconomy, and
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“S flows down hill.” the cutting ofsocial programs, have been
Yes, readers, things have been tough particularlyharsh realities for non prof-
here at 1FGE, but not s—-ty. They’ve been its. The outpouring ofindividual funds
flowing, hut the flow has been a trickle at for tsunami relief, as what happened for
times, and this issue of Transgender 9/11, has hurt the fundraising efforts of
Tapestryis going to be in your hands sev- the smaller non profits.Yet, we’re still
eral months late. Nothing much we can here, and we’ll be here. Our programs,
do about that, except say,“We’re truly our outreach, education and advocacy
sorry, and we’re working on it.” will continue to function and continue to
hooking around the community at the grow as we meet these challenges and
attrition this past year ofTransgender overcome them.
Community News had to stop publishing —
and Ladylike appears to be in jeopardyas stream comics Opus, Mother Goose
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It is IFGE’s intention to continue to pub- lenge for our com- on television in a varietyofshows, both
lish Transgender Tapestryregularly. We — documentary and entertainment, in posi-
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from grants, major donors, and other do the work. publishingbooks at greater rates, and
ongoing fundraising efforts, like maga- others are consultingwith transgender
zine advertisers and the professional list- community members to learn how to
ings in the magazine to help the maga- So th—is is the challenge for our com- portrayus in mainstream literature and
zine pay for itself. Thanks to our efficient munity to raise the funds necessary to movies.Yes, the nasty, disparaging, sensa-
and frugal Executive Director, Denise do the work. Every donation large or tionalizing stuffis still happening, but
Leclair, we have cut costs ofproduction small makes an immeasurable difference sudd—enly, we’re everywhere. That’s IFGE’s
wherever we could to maximize the fund- in the lives oftransgender people. The goal to be as everywhere as we can be
ingwe do have. more we are able to advocate and educate educating, advocating, outreaching. Like
I believe Transgender Tapestryis one of for transgender people, the more the our fabulous transgender community,
the most significant outreach resources general public learns about us and our IFGE is here to stay, unlike the Bush
we have in the transgender community. issues, then the closer we are to living in Administration which is not. Until next
During mytenure as Publisher, I have a societyand countrywhich is trulythe time... -W
striven to work with our Editor-in-Chief, land ofthe free.
Dallas Denny, to bring a diversityof As I write this column I sit overlook-
opinions to its pages in an effort to spark ing my beautiful pink star magnolia ©2005 byMoonhawk RiverStone
debate and conversation in our commu- which is in the blush offull bloom with HawkStonecan bereachedat:
nity about the important issues facing us hundreds ofblossoms. Last yearwhen HawkStonelFGE&aol.com
today. We have taken bold steps to push Marc Mario took the photo ofme (pub-
the envelope with our readers on such lished in #107) the magnolia was also in
topics as body size and the ongoing dis- bloom, havingsurvived a 50-year winter
cussions ofautogynephilia, and state of ofdrastic depths, its blossoming was
transgender politics and civil rights. We quite sparse. This year, not only is IFGE
will continue to address other such blossoming out fully once again,but so,
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