tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21919276.post2882981972813165812..comments2023-10-17T05:21:29.845-07:00Comments on Eli's Coming: beards & necktiesElihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16435069005018966208noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21919276.post-51043950339541248662009-10-20T02:58:45.040-07:002009-10-20T02:58:45.040-07:00man, just reading this, i could so easily have wri...man, just reading this, i could so easily have written the exact same things. its uncanny how true your story is to me too!<br /><br />i'm just a random who stumbled across your journal via a trans community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21919276.post-42427213269608098452009-06-26T14:15:42.446-07:002009-06-26T14:15:42.446-07:00er... "which is certainly not something about...er... "which is certainly not something about which I'll ever complain."<br /><br /><br />How very embarrassing.Jacksonhttp://jakesgotarake.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21919276.post-67789018480497994222009-06-26T12:20:54.243-07:002009-06-26T12:20:54.243-07:00I use ties (and fedoras) for the same purpose. Not...I use ties (and fedoras) for the same purpose. Not only do they give me a strong sense of "masculinity asserted", but they help me feel quite dapper as well, which is certainly not something I'll ever complain about.Jacksonhttp://jakesgotarake.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21919276.post-63383906963002761182009-06-25T15:58:54.432-07:002009-06-25T15:58:54.432-07:00you are such a good writer. damn. makes me excited...you are such a good writer. damn. makes me excited for the work ahead of us. <br /><br />xoxo <br />sisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21919276.post-25898055377878713182009-06-23T09:32:53.577-07:002009-06-23T09:32:53.577-07:00Hi Eli,
I've been reading your blog for over ...Hi Eli,<br /><br />I've been reading your blog for over a year and have found it most helpful on several occasions. Today's post seem extra fitting. I'm obsessed with ties. I knew I was using them as a means to beef up my masculinity but also as a fashionable expression. I'm a dandy and I know it. I think I used my yarmulke as more of a shield than I do ties. I wore it as a means but still...https://www.blogger.com/profile/10726829675472184687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21919276.post-3063709411951743242009-06-23T05:53:05.958-07:002009-06-23T05:53:05.958-07:00I feel very similar about my beard, yarmulke and J...I feel very similar about my beard, yarmulke and Jewishness. Perhaps even my masculinity, although wanna hear a shameful secret? I've never really taken a good hard look at my gender identity, despite all the wonderful invitations I've had to do so.I wonder if I'm scared.Mordecai Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922053172689354257noreply@blogger.com