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A butch roadmap

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The rest of us

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June 8, 2009
The driver had gay hands
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The driver had gay hands

He asked if I was married and it went from there

May 7, 2009
Gifted
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Gifted

The little dog just knows

April 8, 2009
Unabashed beefy biker tears
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Unabashed beefy biker tears

First he uncrossed his arms, then his handlebar moustache began to quiver

March 15, 2009
Objects in mirror are queerer than they appear
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Objects in mirror are queerer than they appear

I was the only one wondering about me

February 11, 2009
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Boner preservation
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Boner preservation

Putting the cock back in lesbian bed death

January 21, 2009
Straighten up
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Straighten up

December 18, 2008
Good old days
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Good old days

Falling in love with 40 older women

November 19, 2008
Lessons in looping a double Windsor
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Lessons in looping a double Windsor

Let me show you

October 26, 2008
One of these things
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A perfect storm of gender binary blindness, accidental oversight and lack of due diligence

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Four days in gay camp
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Four days in gay camp

I watched him stand taller and smile bigger and swish wider every day

August 28, 2008
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Hair today, grown tomorrow
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Hair today, grown tomorrow

Trying to find the perfect barber

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Je suis femme
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Je suis femme

Less than butch leanings and French bathrooms checks

July 2, 2008
Which doctor
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Which doctor

She told me I was just going to have to get over my social phobia if I wanted medical attention

June 5, 2008
Cooling down
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Cooling down

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‘Nobody ever reminds me of me’

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