Greetings blenders from balmy Atlanta, where the 20th annual Southern Comfort Conference is about to get underway.

There is something for everyone on the SCC. Whatever your connection to the transgender community – whether you are transsexual, a cross dresser or in between; a spouse, a partner or a family member; straight, gay, bi or omni-sexual; post-op, pre-op or non-op; young or old; married or single; FtM or MtF – if transgender is an issue in your life, you are welcome!

Autumn and I arrived on the scene today, and Pam will join us tomorrow.  Posting will be a bit light until Thursday evening due to the untimely spillage of coffee on Autumn’s laptop, which happened after Amtrak lost her luggage and before she learned that our hotel reservation was MIA.  After hearing Autumn’s tale of travelers woe cheerfully retold, the hotel graciously upgraded us to a suite.

In the mean time, here’s a little teaser photo posted to the Blend from one of the Crown Plaza’s much appreciated lobby computers.  Monica Helms and Autumn Sandeen are modeling the temporary interview studio now set up in the Pam’s House Blend suite.  Monica was our first interview guest. (more…)