Kappa Beta Serving the transgendered community since 1988

I was struggling with the term "Gender Dysphoria" because it seems to connote a rare disease. I may have a cold now and then, but I certainly do not have a disease that has lasted since I was six years old. I first came to the conclusion that this was a disease created by the TS community in order that insurance companies would now have an identified disease and thus agree to pay for transition surgery (which I certainly do not object to at all). I still was not satisfied that that I knew what the definition of "Gender Dysphoria" was because it is not only used to describe a condition present in transsexuals, but also to describe the reason crossdressers dress.

I was still not satisfied with the media's definition of Gender Dysphoria, until I finally deduced the correct definition of "Gender Dysphoria":

Talking feet? I've heard of noses running and feet smelling, but talking feet? Boy, Nancy really lost it now!

Just because you and I are crossdressing doesn't make us any less human, nor does it make us sinners. When you run into someone who treats you like that, just WALK away! Let your feet do the talking.

I have no idea why some people seem to think their opinion of you is any of your business, but they certainly seem to think they can express it in front of you. It runs from the turned head and little snicker, to telling everyone else that "there's a drag queen out here," to even refusing to provide you service.

Well, here we are in the month of May, getting ready for the meeting to take place in N. Augusta at Kari and Marilyn's house. I for one can hardly wait to attend as it promises to be exciting for all who attend.

The group is lucky to have members like Kari and Marilyn who graciously allow us to meet at their home when we need to relocate from Charlotte during the May race week. I hope that everyone will thank them for their generosity.

We have had several new candidates for membership lately. Marilyn and Pamela have been corresponding with them. We need new members! I hope that each and every one of us would email them and try to bring them into the group; you could possibly make a new friend out of the experience!

About our June meeting: We are planning to pay tribute to a very dear member of KB with the first ever, "Kappa Beta Roast" of Ms. Dyana Lea! That's right, the first KB roast of a member, bring your BBQ sauce! Just kidding... It promises to be a great time for all. If anyone wants to roast Dyana, let us know as we must arrange the speakers for the event. So, let us know ahead of time.

That's all from the Chair for this month.

Ladies, you may or may not have gotten the word by now, but here is the real scoop on our June get-together. Forget about doing your laundry or your hair that weekend, and join us for a really different meeting (If you have to remain home to do one of those things, please don’t get them confused).

When you think about it, it really makes a lot of sense to have a special party in June, because this is the midway point from our annual Christmas party. By the way, for any of you who may have missed the Christmas party last December, it was truly special. We were favored with "entertainment" from several of the girls, and I was in awe of the talent — and the guts that it took to get up there and sing and dance for the party. Really, really special and I think that it set a high mark for expectations in ’07!

Anyway, back to June. First of all we have moved the meeting weekend to June 23rd (NOTE: do not show up on June 16th, the usual meeting date -- you will be very lonely… ). This was done so as not to compete with Fathers’ Day.

What else is different you might ask? I’ll tell you that this meeting is a once in a lifetime event. And the lifetime that we are celebrating is that of Dyana Lea, our resident Charlotte queen of the “Queen City”. Dyana Lea has been a longtime member and supporter of Kappa Beta and of T-girls in general. She has made many, many friends over the years, and we are asking any of you who can make it to this event to come and help us honor her.