Hi everyone,

You haven't heard from me for a while because I have been very disappointed with the direction this country has decided to take.

Of course I'm talking about the new President Elect Donald J. Trump and company.

Many of my fellow transgender Americans share my feeling of dread at the thought of what this maniac will do after he and his group of clowns takes office.

I know he has said many things about what he intends to do:

1.  Remove any definition that does not define gender as anything other than what the doctor assigns at birth.

2.  Kick all transgender military personal again.

3.  Enact a bunch of tariffs on imported products.

4.  Begin his mass deportation program.

Of course there is more on the horizon for all of us to look forward to.

One part which he originally touted as being something he was going to fix right away was the price of groceries, a promise that he has since backed off saying that he may not be able to fix this.

The other promise that I have heard is that he will make gas a lot cheaper than it was under Biden.  When asked how his only answer is "drill baby drill".

I'm not sure what he understands about economics but personally I think he slept through much of that class.

The President of the United States does not have the power to raise or lower the price of gas except through the addition of removal of taxes.

Petroleum providers all operate in much the same manner.  When the price of crude oil is above a certain level which makes drilling and refinement profitable and as long as there is a demand for fuel that people are wiling to pay then they will drill.

If the demand for fuel goes down or the price of drilling goes up then companies like Exxon and Chevron will slow down or stop the production of crude into gasoline until the demand goes back up or the price of drilling goes down.

This happened during the COVID-19 pandemic when many Americans were forced to shelter in place and very few of us were out there driving around.  

Trump was president during this time and his answer to this problem was to encourage oil companies to cut production until prices came back up.  Once they did (at the end of the pandemic) they have stayed around that level with little change.

Let's face it.  No company will willingly give up profitable business.

That's only good business.

We see that all across the board in the increase of prices for literally everything from clothes to food to rent.

If they can raise prices and make more money companies will.

Companies like Walmart, Target, Chipolte, General Mills and Starbucks have recorded record profits for 2024.  

Why are prices going up?  

Profit.

Think about it.

Whose getting more boob jobs?

Okay, this one made my jaw drop.

There was a study called "Prevalence of Gender-Affirming Surgical Procedures Among Minors and Adults in the US," which showed that out all the kids that had gender affirming surgery in 2019 approximately 96.4% of those kids were between 15 and 17 out of 150 boob jobs 146 of the surgeries were performed on cisgender boys who had gynecomastia who had boob reduction surgery.

That's right Republicans.  The majority of kids having boob jobs were regular, otherwise normal boys who for whatever reason developed unwanted breast development.

So no Mr. Trump.  The left is not mutilating our children by turning them into sex-changing freaks.

Here is the article published in LGBTQ Nation.

Discrimination

Hi everyone,

First things first.

I'll be willing to bet that the vast majority of my readers (all 6 of them) think they know what discrimination is and what to do if it ever raises it's ugly head at them.

What I'm about to tell you may shock you but I doubt that there is a human being on the planet that is not currently engaging in wide spread discrimination.

In fact I will go out on a limb and state that my readers (yes, all 6) are also engaged in discriminatory practices on a daily basis.

But Meeka, how can that be?  Why I have never once discriminated against anyone in my life.  I swear.

Well boys, girls and others, here is were the rubber meets the road.

The fact is we all discriminate in fact that's all we do.  Why just today when you were picking out your lunch you were discriminating against the rye and the pumpernickel in favor of the white bread which you paired with American cheese, black forest ham and mayo. Sounds yummy doesn't it?

Discrimination by its very nature is the act of picking and choosing either in favor of one item over the selection and use of another.  Broccoli instead of peas.  Pasta rather than humus.  Etc.

And for the most part it is not illegal.

However, if the reason for the discrimination has to do with one or more of the protected statuses listed in Title 7 of the Federal Code of Regulations and only in certain circumstances.

So Meeka, you say.  How the hell can I tell if I have been discriminated against and what can I do about it?

Simple my loyal reader.  You reach out to a professional who knows the law and knows how to go about getting it enforced.

Yes, there are a lot of people who have hung out their shingle in this field so where can you start?

Joseph & Norinsberg is a large firm with offices in more than a couple of major cities but of course they are only a click away.

Take a moment and check out their page on LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace https://employeejustice.com/lgbtq-discrimination-in-the-workplace/.

I think that just reading this guide (which is extensive) will give you enough information to help you take that next step.

Sun Tzu said "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."

Ghosted

Hi everyone,

This is a painful subject because unless you are a very fortunate you have had to deal with being ghosted by some of those in your life.

What I'm talking about is when someone from your life before you came out had a place in your life and responded to and initiated communication with you, and now that you have announced to the world that you are in fact transgender and since then they have been conspicuously absent and silent.

I'll give you an example.

I have a relative who pre announcement had a place in my life and when locality or subject came close to each other we would talk, sometimes meet to catch up and share our lives.

Now this is someone who I have known since their birth.  I watched them grow and learn and become an adult and they have accomplished much to be proud of, rightly so.

But since the day I came out to my family and friends I have not heard a word, not one, from this person.

At first I thought it may be because during most of his life he was told that he was very much like me growing up.  Apparently we faced many of the same challenges and found some of the same ways to deal with them.

I thought maybe he was afraid that the people in his life would assume that he would take after me in other ways, i.e. come out as transgender like me.

I can tell you that if that were true, I would be there for him just like I have always been there for him regardless of the issue or problem.

But just because he likes some of the same things that I do or he reminds his mother of me does not mean he will follow me down every step that I have taken.

But here comes the problem that I am looking for a solution to...

What do I do to the ghosts in my life?

Do I continue to offer my support?  

Do I wait patently for them to decide to reach out to me? 

Or do I grant them the freedom they desire and cut them out of my life?

Don't get me wrong this one person is not the only ghost that I have in my life and frankly I am getting sick and tired of carting around the baggage of their personal issues with my life choices.

Here are the options:

1.  Continue to do what I'm doing right now and silently watch from the sidelines, having no active part in their lives.

2.  Excise them from my lives and treat them as though they were really ghosts in the afterlife.  Accept that they are gone from this world and if we are all fortunate then perhaps we will meet up in whatever comes next.

Personally I am leaning towards number two.  Just start treating them as if they had died in some mysterious incident and only look back on the good memories of the times we had shared.

Now there are people who have been forcibly exorcised from my life and often times this is due to the toxicity of the relationship as a whole.  I mean the only healthy option is to cut them out and leave them out there to drift forever.  

So what would you do if one of these ghosts suddenly decide to pop back into my life?  

I guess I would have some questions and some requirements before opening the door to let them back in.  

I would require an explanation why they treated me like shit and why should I even think about changing my mind.

I mean, why are they suddenly wanting back in now? 

If it is because they hope to gain something from me I would have to respond the same way they responded to me when I invited them to be part of my new life.

Who Makes the Gas Prices Go Up and Down? Who Can You Blame or Credit?

Hi Voters,

I personally hate arguing with people over politics and who did what to whom.  

I have made no secret over the fact that I hate Trump as well as the fact that I can't stand Biden.  In fact I don't know a politician that I like or trust other than Pete Buttieg whom I feel has potential.

All that being said one thing that I'm sick and tired of hearing from both sides of the swamp is who made the price of gas go up and who made it go down.

Popular opinion is that Trump made the gas prices go down during his presidency while Biden and allowed the prices to rise beyond control.

Funny thing is that no one, and I mean no one can tell me how did they accomplish this?

I mean if Orange Man Bad was able to magically lower the gas prices then other presidential buffoons should be able to reproduce this magic therefore keeping drivers happy as clams.

But something tells me that is not the case.

So I did a little digging and my research found a very informative video on YouTube that Rollie Williams and a ragtag group of really smart people open a big can of smart beans and explain it so even I can understand it.

I have watched it twice now and I can hardly believe what the real answer is.

And for those of you who doubt only one source of information, here is another video that says much the same thing.

Remember, a mind is like a parachute.  It only works when it's open.

Watch and learn.

What Donald Trump has planned for Transgender Americans

First things first and foremost.

I don't like any, ANY Presidential candidate that we are forced to choose from.

Joe Biden makes George W. Bush look like a candidate for MENSA.  If you don't believe me go to YouTube and search for Biden or Bush mistakes.  

Let me be clear.  I don't like any politicians involved in the 2024 election.

With that being said I not only dislike Trump, I go to bed every night hoping and praying that something will befall him that keeps him from becoming our 47th President.

Just the fact that I'm transgender puts me firmly in any anti-Trump party that is out there.

If you are transgender and you want or hope to start or continue your transition you need to find out just what Donald Trump has planned for us.

I have read the articles and viewed the videos and I for one are afraid for my future.

Please take some of your very valuable time and do the research.  Then once you too are afraid, start telling those in your family that know and love you about what this maniac has planned.

What Trump has planned for us.

Do you hear the box cars?

Caitlyn Jenner: Poor Thing

Hi Cuties,

I have been content to remain silent however this lasted one has really steamed my shorts.

I'm talking about a recent interview given by Republican Transwoman Caitlyn Jenner.  Why Trans people don't like Caitlyn

"They don't like [me] because I'm white, I have a job, I actually work for a living."

I swear, even I couldn't make this shit up if I tried.

She goes on to say that "I've had trans people picket events that I'm at, stuff like that, and be very mean on social media,"

She goes on to talk about her now failed Caitlyn Jenner Foundation. "I started a foundation, gave a millions, $2.5 million to trans organizations," and how "I got so much hate for that."

Poor thing.  I'm sure her application for sainthood is sitting on the Pope's desk right now waiting for his approval.

I would have to say that there are only three things that Caitlyn and I have in common.

1.  We are both white.

2.  We both have jobs (although I have no idea what hers could be).

3.  We are both transgender.

The differences are legion and let's start with the obvious.  

She is rich and I seriously doubt she had any problem getting any medication, treatment or surgery her little heart desired.

Me, I have the Veterans Administration which means I have endless waiting and jumping through hoops just to get and keep a regular supply of titty skittles amongst other pills and 0% chance of getting any surgeries ever.

As far as jobs, I work for a living and don't make much as all.  

Hey Caitlyn.  Have you ever had to clean the change out of your car/piggy bank to get ramen between paydays?  No.  Didn't think so.

How about the damage she has either outright helped by running her gob to the press whenever TMZ or some other rag needs a sound bite? 

In case you haven't realized it yet, you don't have to answer every question some clown with a camera and microphone throws at you.

I understand that you don't want to be a trans activist but you need to understand that you don't have to damage to the cause and make life harder for the rest of us.

I personally don't care that she ran for governor of California and lost.  I had that item on my bucket list too but then I moved to Nevada.

I guess I can sum this whole thing by saying that maybe Caitlyn should concentrate on what she does best which is reality tv and wacking little balls around a green field.

No, not those balls, lol.