When truth is braver than fiction

27 March 2008 | 6 Comments

In my life, and my work, gender is many things — a gauntlet, a playground, a stage, a sex toy, a vulnerability, a power, an expectation, and a wide open space. I’ve done things that women aren’t “supposed” to do, and been told I’m either more or less of a woman for doing them. I have at various times either (or both) accepted and resisted gender expectations. I’ve done my share of boundary pushing.

But I’ve never had to be this brave.

There are billions of ways to be human. Here’s one. Good for these people. I hope they raise a beautiful little girl.

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Vandana Singh on gender

28 February 2008 | Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed this interview with Vandana Singh on the Aqueduct blog. Singh’s experiences are very different from mine, but her perspectives feel very… hmm, what’s the word I want? Sympathetic, in the sense of resonance.

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Can the lady write like a man?

14 December 2007 | Leave a Comment

*Snork!*

Gakked from Cheryl, who very sensibly points out that if Drs. Riccobono and Pedriali really think this is such a new topic, they should sit down with a cup of coffee and a few Tiptree stories. (Mom, can I be ineluctably masculine when I grow up? Of course, dear, now put your pith helmet on and go outside…).

You can learn more about the fascinating Tiptree from the fascinating biography by Julie Phillips.

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Interview: Speculating Gender

6 December 2007 | Leave a Comment

I recently sat down with Jesse Vernon of Aqueduct Press for beer and conversation about Dangerous Space, Mars, and gender in life and fiction. I enjoyed it: I hope you will too.

Read the interview on the Aqueduct Press blog, and wander back this way if you’d like to talk more about it.

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