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You like fat ones? Wait, so now you’re attracted
to guys?
Well, it’s funny. I didn’t start becoming attracted
to guys until I started the sex change. It must be
the hormone treatment, I can’t think of what else it
would be. You’ll find this with a lot of transsexuals.
So yeah, now I like guys, girls, whatever. I’m pretty
fluid in my sexuality now. I’m still a man, but the
hormones have freed me. I don’t have any issues
about my sexuality now, it’s pretty much whatever.
Looking at your tats, muscles, and goatee,
you’re more masculine than some guys I know.
One might argue that your look is “hypermasculine.” Why such a tough look?
I do try to shoot for that kind of look. For me, those
guys were always my role models growing up. My
dad was this real macho guy. Later, when I got
ahold of the whole Tom of Finland thing, I knew
that was how I wanted to look. I’m not saying it’s
the only way to look masculine, because it’s not.
But it‘s what I wanted.
What’s sex like for you? Are you aggressive or
receptive?
I had to figure it out on my own, to invent the wheel
so to speak. I finally found a doctor who would
work with me and told him my story. So I went
on hormones, testosterone, for a long time. Got
to where I could inject them on my own. After
about two years of treatment, I started looking for
a surgeon who would help me with my breasts. I
finally found one who was willing to try it, a surgery
with minimal scarring. Today, this procedure is very
popular but I was one of the first people to do it.
To me, that was it. That was my sex change right
there. I got a note from my surgeon that said I had
sex reassignment and now I’ve had my passport
and birth certificate changed. I still give myself
hormone shots about every ten days.
What about the penis surgery?
I wanted to have it, as a lot of people like myself do.
But I decided not to. I didn’t like the functionality of
it. That wasn’t an easy decision for me, but I came
to grips that I wouldn’t ever have one. Now I’m fully
a man, with or without it, and that’s how I’m going
to live my life.
But you’ve obviously thought about having one
before. If you could wish for a penis, what kind
would you like?
You want me to describe it? (Laughs.) Okay. I
would want it to about seven inches longs. Kind of
fat; I like fat dicks. It’d be awesome have a real big
head and lots of veins. Oh, and cut.
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I’m a very dominant guy in bed. With that said, I do
receive. For me, that has nothing to do with being
in the bottom position. I always feel very much in
control. It’s one of the things I’m excited to share
with the world: I’m a man, I have a vagina, I like to
get penetrated, and yes, it feels good and no, it
doesn’t make me feel like less of a man. I don’t feel
like it makes me weak. For some reason there’s a
weakness with being penetrated in today’s society,
whether you’re a woman, or a man taking it in the
ass. And there shouldn’t be. I mean, if you want it
to feel that way, then that’s awesome. Go ahead.
But it doesn’t have to feel that way.
Do you miss anything about your female body?
No. No way would I ever go back.
What advice can you give to those who might
be like you?
To find a support group. There are so are many
out there now. Get on the internet and Google it.
I’m a huge fan of therapy. Find a great therapist,
explore your feelings, do what’s right for you.
I do discourage getting into the politics of the
transgendered and transsexual communities.
Stay focused on what you want, and have the
change because of what you want, not what the
community is telling you to do.
Robert Stahl is the daytime bartender
at Dallas Eagle
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unquestionably the driving force in the extremely
high rate of LGBT suicides and the continuation of
violence against the LGBT community.”
This is what was added to the article in response
to my contact with the paper, “Opponents contend
Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy is anti-gay, and they
say he has donated millions of dollars to Christian
groups opposing homosexuality.”
Finally, I would like to share some words that were
written in Huffington Post (Gaughan, 2012), which
is arguably the most mainstream LGBT media
outlet, “Growing up is never easy. But, teenagers
who grow up gay are four times more likely to take
their own lives. No, that has nothing to do with our
sexuality on its own -- suicide rates are lower where
gay kids are accepted. It’s because our institutions,
and all too often the adults in our lives, tell us we’re
not as good as our straight peers. In 29 states, it
is legal for an employer to fire me for who I am. In
31 states, leaders and voters have told me that I
am not worthy of the fundamental human right to
marry. You want to marry because you love your
Mr. Right; I have no rights to do the same. And, the
consequences of this inequality are terrifying and
real. For example, I can be denied access to my
loved one on his deathbed. There are over 1,100
other rights that I am denied.”
So, there it is. Most mainstream media outlets
completely missed the story. In the case of the
Topeka Capital Journal, they had the opportunity to
correct it before it actually went to press, but chose
not to. The motivation for this, I believe, is the need
to sell papers. On August 1st, 2012, selling papers
was about chicken sandwiches and people feeling
good about “family values” that include prejudice,
discrimination, exclusion, and inequality - but we
won’t talk about that last part.
Resources
Fry, S. (2012, August 1). Supporters beef up
numbers at Chick-fil-A. Topeka Capital Journal.
Retrieved from http://cjonline.com/news/2012-0801/supporters-beef-numbers-chick-fil
Gaughan, C. (2012, July 27). We are not arguing
over chicken. Huffington Post. Retrieved from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/conor-gaughan/
chick-fil-a-homophobia_b_1711566.html
Hsu, T., Hautala, L., D’Urso, W. (2012, August
1). Chick-fil-A fans and critics take to the
streets. Los Angels Times. Retrieved from http://
www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chick-fil-aday-20120802,0,1647505.story
Salbu, S. (2012, August 1). Let Chick-fil-A fly free.
New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.
nytimes.com/2012/08/02/opinion/let-chick-fil-afly-free.html
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Music
Forward 25 years later, we now have the release
of Bad in all its glory. This is not just a gift for
MJ fans, this is a history lesson in pop music.
This box set has 3 cds and one dvd. The cds
have the full Bad album remastered , plus dance
mixes and remakes of some the hits from Bad
and also songs that were never released that
were recorded for the Bad album.. I was so very
happy to see what Sony was doing for the 25th
anniversary. Bad 25 is a wonderful celebration
of this often underrated album. Bad ended up
being regarded at the time by some (sales dept
at Sony), as a disappointing follow up to the bestselling album of all time, Thriller. While Thriller was
certainly a hard act to follow, Jackson did so by
stepping up his songwriting and producing skills.
With only two exceptions (“Man in the Mirror”
and “Just Good Friends”), he wrote all the songs
himself. The songs on Bad helped shaped pop
music to what it is today , a fusion of R&B, Dance
and Rock. In addition to the song Bad, it also
contains the hits, Dirty Diana and Smooth Criminal
(which I feel is the best video ever made).
Michael Jackson
“BAD 25th Anniversary Box”
Mjj/Sony Music
www.michaeljackson.com
By Thomas “DJ Big Daddy” Edmond
This week marks the 25th anniversary of Michael
Jackson’s Bad Album. Its hard for me to believe
it has been that’s long. I still listen to this album
faithfully. The summer the first single was released
from Bad , many people shook their head and
didn’t know what in the world he was doing ..Bad
came out 5 years after Thriller and the first single,
“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”, was a ballad
and a duet with an almost unknown background
singer. On top of that, no video was released with
the song, so this was really not a good move to
release a major album by the world’s biggest pop
star, but MJ and Sony had a plan that the song
really was just a teaser to make the world talk
again and get them ready for what was to be BAD
the album. So this was about the time MJ took on
his whole BRACE YOURSELF moniker, and after
5 years, “Bad” was ready and MJ was ready for
the world. And the world was ready for Michael
Jackson. So a little history lesson for the babies
after Bad was released, there was a major sold
out world tour (3 nights in Houston at the Summit),
an autobiography (Moonwalker), a mini movie(
Captain End), many awards , Neverland Ranch,
and some great videos from the Bad album.
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I’m going to jump right to the DVD, which I have
watched more than the movie, Magic Mike, this
week. The DVD contains a full, unedited two-hour
concert from London’s Wembley Stadium. It
was taped on July 16, 1988 and no one has ever
seen this footage except Michael until now. It
was found after he died. The fun part is seeing
a 26-year-old Cheryl Crow dueting with MJ on “I
Just Can’t Stop Loving You”. Crow was on the
Bad tour as a back-up singer, and it was the best
part of the tour. There are a few surprises in the
set list, like a slamming take on the Jacksons’
1980 hit, “This Place Hotel.” This concert is
simply incredible from start to finish. It was what
I remember from when I was 17 years old and, as
always, Jackson literally finishes “She’s Out of My
Life” in tears, and breaks the crowd down
So, Bad 25 is a treasure chest, and a treat
to have or a great gift. The Estate of Michael
Jackson meant business when they put together
this special anniversary edition. The remastered
album sounds great, but the draw for fans is the
additional material and seeing Jackson in his
prime in concert. It’s sad that the “King” is gone
but he lives forever in this box set. Long live the
king !
Thomas “DJ Big Daddy” Edmond operates
PrideDJsRadio.com and can be reached at
[email protected].
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Pics - El Paso Nightlife
Photos by “The Dovarazzi” and Rigo Lezama
Val, Alonso
at Briar Hyde Patio Garden
Electroboy, Kasandra, Ares, Rex,
Kameron and Kat at San Antonio Mining Co
Valerie Nicole Taylor
at San Antonio Mining Co
Luis, Luis, David
at Briar Hyde Patio Garden
Bouncers at Club Alive
Edward, Ray at 8 1-2
Patty, Olivia, Rigo @
The Whatever Lounge
DJ Kidd King Gilbert
(KKG)
Sally, Frankie, Marcos, Marcia at
Briar Hyde Patio Garden
Jenny, Arianna, Gizelle, Valerie,
Kasandra and Luna at SA Mining Co
Demonika Santos at The OP
Hybrid Drag Battle
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Javier, Princessito and Misael
at San Antonio Mining Co
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at San Antonio Mining Co
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