House passes health care reform bill - CNN

If we can come this far, there's no telling what else we can change. We can become a more compassionate and conscious people. A more perfect union is always possible, if we can put forth the effort. Yes we can.

One of the 39 Democrats to vote against it was Scott Murphy from my district. I called his office on Friday, the first time I've called a Congressman and learned he was still reading it, but I told them my preference.

I just sent an email asking him to explain his vote, so we'll see how that goes.

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Mood: accomplished

CNN - Obama signs hate crimes bill into law... a law that makes it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity... Former President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure, but Obama brought a reversal of that policy to the White House."

"Our nation's first major piece of civil rights legislation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people." - Joe Solmonese, HRC President

This makes me feel better about being out in society, although I still try to avoid violence, regardless.

( President Obama Commemorates Enactment of Hate Crimes Prevention Act )

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Mood: ecstatic

Today is my first day of hormone replacement therapy as you can see in my new video! I also got my ears pierced with 14 gage, 1/2" hoops, since they had closed up after I took my earrings out 2 years ago. Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009, showing that many in the world stand behind our vision. There will be more good days in the near future, but today is one that I will be special in my heart. Tomorrow, it's time to celebrate!

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Mood: happy

Honestly, even with all the challenges ahead, the future has never looked brighter. Looking back at the last year of preparations, 8 years of this journal, and the 30 years I’ve been alive, it has all come to this moment. It’s an amazing thing to be starting over, yet still carrying three decades of experience. I actually have another week until I’ll have some specific news, but I’m ready for whatever comes. Dreams are not something that you achieve, but something you work at, as a life goal. There have been many transformative moments along my path, but I finally feel like I am finally living a good life, and able to find the truth beyond the creations of society. Year Zero is now!

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Mood: good

President Obama's speech on health care moved me to tears, and also made me cheer! I hope the days when people's lives are destroyed by medical bills or lack of coverage will soon come to an end in this country. I'm going to watch the speech again soon, to pick up the parts I missed. I will include a video here when it's available, so you can watch it, too.

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Mood: enthralled

I was thinking about how bodies change, and how they can easily grow, but you can't easily make things go away. Then I had a weird feeling where I felt the super low friction of my knee joints while I was standing doing my work. I started laughing as I jiggled my frictionless knees back and forth, feeling the smoothness of their motion under my weight. Bodies are so funny!

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Mood: silly

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Mood: accomplished

I saw Stephen Lynch at the Egg in Albany on Saturday, and I got to hear most of his new songs for the first time, and get his new album! I also shaved my legs before meeting up with Cora before we went to the show, which ended up with me getting dressed up as you see in the picture. Most of the time, I was covered in a coat, so I wouldn't scare the public too much. His first song was a new one and it mentioned trannies! I yelled out that he still owed me $20 after that verse... Fun times.

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Mood: tired

( Video )

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Mood: giggly

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Mood: giggly