Author Archives: Andrea James

A reader notes: I’m really more concerned about passing well even after the surgery… but I’ve gotten to the point that it doesn’t devastate me to not pass as long as I do the best that I can to present as a woman.  Part of doing the best that I can is to get FFS.  […]

Biologist Julia Serano has published a peer-reviewed analysis of ”autogynephilia,” a sex-fueled mental illness created in 1989 by psychologist Ray Blanchard. This theory emerged from a convenience sample that presented at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, a group which is unlikely to be a representative sample of the nonclinical trans population. Most trans people avoid […]

Denise_Tree_DI68005.pdf Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea), the 56-year-old Baltimore computer technician best known as author of the transkids.us hoax site, entered a not guilty plea in her December 10 trial and was given probation and a fine. Tree was cited in 2005 for several offenses and failed to appear at trial. After being released from […]

Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea), the 56-year-old Baltimore computer technician and author of the transkids.us hoax site, was cited in 2005 for several traffic offenses and failed to appear at trial. In 2007, the case moved to trial. The prosecutor declined to proceed on the two lesser charges (failure to display registration card on demand […]

Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea*) has a long history of lying to second-rate scholars who don’t independently confirm her many dubious statements before publishing them as fact. Tree is especially popular among a transphobic clique of academics that includes Simon LeVay, James Cantor, J. Michael Bailey, and Alice Dreger. They have published information provided by Tree in textbooks, papers, anthologies, […]

A reader notes: I have my court order and I’m just about to head to the SSA in my area to get my social security info updated.  I have a question that I haven’t found answered on your site as far as I can tell: how do I get the name changed on my credit […]

A reader notes: I’m a 22-year-old FTM who has been transitioning for about four years now.  I’m full-time but not taking hormones, which as you might guess affects my ability to pass as male consistently.  My voice pitch is a bit uneven and my voice overall is a bit squeaky (I’m working on those things), […]

I had a few student loans, under 3 different lenders, and one lender would not change my name with a court order—I’d send them a copy of the order, they’d say they didn’t get it, I’d send a new one, wash rinse repeat.  This summer what I did was do a direct loan consolidation (which […]

A reader notes: Hi, I’m a 16 (almost 17) year old MtF transsexual, I have a question about the age limit on receiving hormones or if you require a parent’s consent to receive a prescription for hormones if you are under 18. I already have a therapist but I haven’t discussed hormone issues yet. Thanks, […]

A reader notes: I’ve had an FFS consultation and would really, really, like to get facial surgery.  I need to work as a male for 4 more years until I retire and then can go full time.  (I’m 51) The surgeon has told me that passing as a male should not be a problem, but […]