Dollification in Montreal

For those interested in learning about Dollification, I will be giving 2 workshops at the ALCC/CCVA in July. One on July 10, the other July 13. See the ALCC site schedule or our Facebook page for the events as well.

Since it is 90 minutes, it will be given in English, but I will have the material available in French as well, plus there are usually some who can help translate for you if needed (I can as well, but if it requires too much I'll talk about it afterwards).

" You must RSVP at least 24 hours in advance at info@thealcc.org, in order to attend. If no RSVP’s have been made by 24 hours prior to the workshop, it will be cancelled.

Instructor: Vanessa Cummings
Cost: $15 per person

Ever want to be one of those "love dolls" that are sold in stores and online? Ever even just want to look like one? Want to play with a live human doll or have one to call your own? Just enjoy being a doll outside of the sexual pleasure of it? This workshop will show you how.

Dollification is fairly new, but growing fast in popularity. Sites such as "The Rubber Sisters" show just how popular this is. The cost of some of the items and materials sold to make yourself or someone else up as a doll shows this as well!

There are people who live the "doll lifestyle" and enjoy it. Believe it or not, dollification is a lifestyle for some. From looking like an anime character to looking like a sex doll... this workshop explores it all.

In this workshop we will cover:
- the doll fetish
- the why's behind dollification
- female masking
- other facial maskings
- the "doll body"
- the 'Femskin' and alternatives
- how to make your own doll outfit
- where to buy the masks
- the "doll lifestyle"

BIO: While fairly new to Dollification, only about a year, Vanessa Cummings (Vanessa Fetish) has embraced it, learned about it, promoted it, and has been working to be an actual doll herself in the "doll lifestyle" and has even been featured in "Hot Girls Magazine" in January 2011 - http://thehotgirlsmagazine.com/jan2011/jan2011.htm "

Politics... the necessary evil... ugh!

So, here in Canada we are upon yet another election. Ugh. And a really huh-yuuuge UGH over some stuff dying in our Senate because of the call, namely C-389 for trans rights and a veterans bill. Did I want an election? NO... not until the stuff that benefits passes like the two previously mentioned. Had they passed and made law, then hell yeah go for it. See, these two bills that died because of the election call affected me biggest. Why? Well duh, I am transsexual, and I am a veteran who has been bloody well fighting to get what I deserve. And this can potentially affect more who are in either situation or like me in both. The one in the drivers seat to ensure this passed was the NDP, and yes, I am rather upset at them for allowing this election to be called at this *point*. Yes, I have heard "well the Liberals or Bloc Quebecois could have stopped it"... but the Liberals are led by an utter IDIOT in Ignatief, and no matter would never vote to pass anything their opposite numbers wanted passed while having a minority government. The blockheads? They're a joke, they have only one interest in mind - separation, not Quebec's interests, Quebec separation, which is NOT in the interest of ANY Canadian. So yeah, Jack Layton and crew dropped the ball. That said, I will very likely vote NDP. No way am I going to vote for the Conservatives, no way for the Blockheads, and with idiot Iggy in charge of the Liberals there is NO way I'll vote for them. I may be pissed right the hell off at Jack and crew... but they are the only viable option (the Green Party just isn't ready to much yet despite some pretty good ideas). And, that said... there was no need yet for a call. The country was being run actually fairly good (those saying "oh scandal scandal!" in regards to Harper... remember - the Libs under Johnny the Cretin had a LOT more scandal that was a LOT worse. No, I am NOT praising Harper, just saying that because he had a MINORITY he had to cater to other interests than his own, which in some ways is better than a majority govt - because the minority govt has to bite the bullet and suck it up sometimes. And the budget? Heck, looked it over many times, not the greatest, but considering the crap going on in the world, it was passable. But Iggy wants to waste the countries money. Not just by calling an election that really was not needed *at this point*... but doing yet ANOTHER Liberal party idiocy - if elected cancelling the F-35. Ok, it may be a good plane, may not be, and no open tender was really offered. BUT... like the cancelled choppers of Johnny the Cretin's govt, this will cost us MORE in the end. It's maybe best to just buy them. They are not that bad a plane, yeah sure not proven yet, and only one engine (solved by our air refueling capability which knocks that argument out, and the fact the F-16 has proven itself as a single engine fighter/interceptor/bomber in many nations). But a) we have already invested money in the plane b) money would be put into CANADIAN companies by buying them c) we need top of the line planes and d) cancelling would result in both cancellation fees (like before!) AND a costly "evaluation/tender process". I like that Layton would invest money in ships for the Navy, but he does have to remember that the CF-18 is nearing it's end of life. They are breaking down, crashing, and costing a lot to keep flying now. Perhaps keeping some for Air Reserve units for domestic ops, but we need, IMO, 75+ actual NEW fighters. And the subs... scrap them... build new ones. PERIOD. Buying used has cost us MORE than it would have cost to buy 4-6 NEW nuclear subs (and yes we need nuclear subs because of the ARCTIC). Health care... right now the best platform is the NDP. Libs and Greens tied for second, the blockheads can be tossed out of the equation. We have a LOT of foreign trained doctors who actually have EXPERIENCE here in this country, driving cabs or working at fast food joints. Why? The CMA and its Quebec equivalent only favour LOCALLY trained docs, with US & UK as secondary. And in Quebec add in the stupid, dumbass LANGUAGE crap! Economy... well... hard to call there. They all have good ideas (throw out the Blockheads again... ). Yes, the Libs are probably the best for that, BUT... with Idiot Iggy in charge... I do not trust him. As for here in Quebec, I really urge Quebecois NOT to waste their vote on the BQ. It really IS a wasted vote. All the BQ has ever got us is TOKENS. When the province elected for the party in majority? We got MORE. How this is not seen is beyond me, since it is obvious.

Bill C-389

Time to push the members of the Canadian Senate, to ensure that this bill goes through and becomes law.

For those who are unaware of what Bill C-389 is, it is to protect gender identity and gender expression. In other words, it protects those of us who are transsexual and as well the crossdressers/transvestites, gender fluid, etc, from discrimination etc.

Why do we need it?

Well, for one it means that if you are fired from your job or denied a job, for instance, because you are transsexual, you have a basis to file a discrimination case. It also means that you could not be denied housing even.

"But, hey whoah, Vanessa!" you say... "they surely cannot deny renting you an apartment just because you are trannssexual?" Oh yeah? Realllllly? Then why was the one and only time I presented as a male I got my apartment? And every single other time I was refused or given some lame excuse? Where they sound so willing and needing to rent the place, ask if there is any kind of things like references needed, etc, then when I show up to view the place there is all of a sudden such things then declared as being required? Or the applications that I made, showing that I could afford say $350 rent for a place, but yet not get? Yet I show up for this place, as a guy, show the same exact proof, for $495 a month, and I get it right there and then, no application, no wait?

Discrimination against us is rampant. Try finding a job that is not in a call center or somewhere where you are out of the public eye and as well out of the eyes of most employees. No way, Pedro! You will have one hell of a time, no matter your qualifications. There are always a crapload of excuses that are chosen from, among the most popular are "You are overqualified", "you are underqualified", "we have decided that we no longer need to fill this position".

Getting this bill through the Senate, and into law, is urgent. It would not surprise me to see Harper and his conservatives trigger an election for it's scheduled reading, so that it dies. We MUST push the Senate to get this through right now, period. It is far, far, FAR too important to die.