The previous version of this site had occasional essays and news posts between 2003 and 2014. This is an archive of those notes, shown in reverse chronological order.
Items in bold have been ported to this site. Other links go to archive.org for now.
2014
July
March
January
2013
November
October
September
- New study on transition-related health care coverage in employee health benefits
- New series seeking trans women outside LA or NYC
- GATE Funding Survey: seeking data on trans human rights funding
August
July
June
February
2012
December
November
- Another transgender woman hoaxed by Denise Magner/Kiira Triea comes forward
- Transkids hoaxer Denise Magner (Kiira Triea) has died. Some final comments.
October
- Family Restaurant children’s film now available
- Speaking at Chatham University on 17 October
- Toronto schools list local trans-friendly resources, CAMH rightfully omitted
September
July
June
May
- New TV series seeks trans people planning a wedding
- Transgender & applying to college? See how schools rank for inclusivity
March
- Family Restaurant, film for kids with LGBT parents
- Fourfold increase in transgender youth clients at new clinic
- Dr. Oz Show seeks trans women guests for mid-March taping
February
January
- Transgender voice consultations available via videoconferencing
- Filmmaker seeks transgender individuals struggling with religion
- Transgender employee’s work transition letter
2011
November
October
September
August
July
- Gender Identity & Expression in the Workplace: Pragmatic Guide for Lawyers & Human Resource Pros
- Reader note about “passing” and “acceptance”
- Outfest 2011: Groundbreaking transgender films and more
- Updated list of websites selling clothes for tall women
- New GIRES wiki resource lists UK support groups, plans expansion
June
- “DSD” supporters on track to get intersex listed among DSM-V’s disorders
- British Psychological Society joins critics of proposed DSM-V revisions
- New book challenges reparative therapists bent on “curing” trans children
- TransYouth Family Allies’ Kim Pearson wins Vanguard Award at LGBTA Youth Awards
- More European rights groups oppose “gender identity disorder” in DSM-V
April
- New Short Survey on Respectful Language for Trans People
- UCLA demographic report: about 700,000 transgender Americans
March
- New young adult novel about trans teen: I Am J
- Transformingfamily.org: Los Angeles resource for trans youth and parents
- Transgender rights: can potential employers ask your old name?
- First-hand reader orchiectomy report: Harold Reed, Miami
January
- Sample transgender coming out letter for coworkers
- 26 suicide prevention experts call for end to trans pathologization in DSM-5 by 2013
2010
December
- Letter from a grandmother who transitioned decades ago
- Spouses of trans people sought for study
- First-hand orchiectomy report from a reader
October
- Julia Serano: The Case Against Autogynephilia
- Ten Reasons Why the Transvestic Disorder Diagnosis in the DSM-5 Has Got to Go
September
- Suspicious organization GenID.org/GIEC targeting trans people
- Bank safe deposit boxes and financial planning
- New Vermont trans organization: VETO
August
July
- Ontario moves to end CAMH death grip on trans health services
- Transición de hombre a mujer: consideraciones básicas
- Feds take a stand on housing discrimination faced by transgender people
- Injected silicone removal: medical resources
- Central Florida transgender resources
June
- Fun new Bad Questions To Ask A Transsexual merchandise
- Stop trans pathologization: International response
- Rectovaginal fistula: first-hand report
May
- Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) needs your help to pass!
- Trans Bodies, Trans Selves chapter proposals due June 1
- Anthropology graduate thesis on trans identities
- Another anti-LGBT “expert” busted: George Rekers and his vacation “rent boy”
April
- Support our next film: join us for a night on the town!
- Answers About Transgender Issues in the New York Times
- My comment on the DSM-V proposals
- Applications for Trans Bodies, Trans Selves interns due May 15
- Canada: Psychiatrist arrested for crimes against sex/gender minorities. Is CAMH next?
March
- Demand LGBT employment rights today
- Response to a thoughtful blogger regarding HBS and transkids.us hoaxers
- More transkids.us hoax weirdness: The case of the purloined plane
- Controversy continues over APA and gender variance
- Canadian minor skips “gender clinics,” gets post office box for hormones
- Dr. Oz y niños trangéneros: Con subtítulos en español
- Transgender fringe flare-ups: “PurpleGirl” and “Cloudy”/”Sillyolme”
February
- Transgender Health Handbook for transwomen in Asia
- Transsexual Road Map German translation (Wegweiser für Transsexuelle)
- Facial feminization patient guide from Agave Clinic
- New project: Trans Bodies, Trans Selves
- Paul McHugh still fighting against rights for sex and gender minorities
- Trans film news: Paulista, Prodigal Sons
- Two new books on the trans experience
January
- New support forum for couples where both partners are trans
- US Dept. of Justice joins in federal case on behalf of gender-variant teen
- Update: FFS surgeon Douglas Ousterhout no longer planning to retire
- New transgender community referral / resource site: Trans411
- Essays expose CAMH’s despicable practices toward transgender people
- Trans social event in LA, Saturday 30 January
- Expanded services for trans teens and young adults in San Jose, CA
2009
December
- Montreal surgeon Yvon Ménard retires; Pierre Brassard continues trans health services
- Point Foundation 2010 Scholarships Available
- New book: ‘Facial Feminization for the Transgendered Woman’ by Douglas Ousterhout
November
- Sam Winter calls for end to trans psychopathologization
- Ira Pauly and transsexualism
- Melanie Anne Phillips’ Raised by Wolves eBook and paperpack
- Malgorzata Lamacz and transsexualism
- Seeking Stories: Gender Transition and Health Insurance Coverage
- TransYouth in the news
- Peter Collins on transsexualism
- What motivates Ray Blanchard’s oppression of sex and gender minorities?
October
- Transgender disclosure letter for conservative workplace
- Visualizing CAMH’s stranglehold on Canadian trans health services
- New Irish trans documentary: Identities
- ‘Bodyshock’ episode on transgender youth
- Trans physician Dana Beyer kicks off state office run
- Transgender people in trade unions
- UK Commission releases detailed report on trans research
- Hate Crimes Bill Passes: First Federal Protections of Transgender People
- HUD Plans to Prohibit Gender Identity Discrimination
- New LA transgender educational support: Office Hours
- No more “doctor’s note” for New York transgender name change
- Reading list critical of DSM and the bio-psych merge
- $325,000+ in salaries for Zucker & Blanchard to pathologize trans people
- Colorado Gold Rush February 25-28 2010
- Intersex is not a self-diagnosis
- Recent International Trans Depathologization Network events
- Ken Zucker to discuss intersex physical and mental “disorders”
- Kim Petras, Norman Spack, Carla Antonelli on trans youth
- 2010 Angels of Change calendar of transgender models available
- Broad expansion of “paraphilia” planned for 2012
- UK article on trans youth
- Dallas-area attorney that handles trans legal issues
- New book: Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not
- Private transgender social event in Los Angeles, October 11th
September
- fMRI “proves” dead salmon can see humans
- Another (gasp!) actual intersex person on the Caster Semenya fiasco
- ‘Rocky Horror’ creator on corrosive effects of trans pathologization
- Transgender policy change for Ohio Drivers Licenses
- New Trans and Faith YouTube channel
- Thailand tightens rules on trans surgery for young people
- New booklet: Lower Surgery for Trans Men
- Yogurt for dilation smell improvement
- New primer on transgender “passing”
- Auction: Two box seat tix with Calpernia & me @ One Night StandUp Drag Queens (benefits Oufest)
- National Geographic transgender episode (features trans youth)
- 60 Minutes piece on trans youth
- Psycograph and plethysmograph: separated at birth?
- Trans counseling in Long Island City, Queens, NY
- Free counseling for LGBT youth ages 16-24 in San Jose, CA
- Angels of Change benefit in LA September 21, 2009
- Caster Semenya intersex controversy from (gasp!) an intersex person’s perspective
- Stanford Male to Female Transgender Metabolic Study seeks participants
- LGBT Friendly Charter School in Los Angeles
- Canada: emerging treatment options for trans teens
- Support the International Campaign against Trans Pathologization
- Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) updates
- More transgender travel updates in US
- Two articles from a Thai contributor
August
- Calpernia Addams: What I Wish I Had Known About Transition When I Was Younger
- Please help! ‘Queens at Heart’ restoration
- Reader: My sixth visit to E3000
- Sweden reviewing regressive policies for access to trans health services
- Good overview of policy issues affecting trans people
- Transgender passport amendment process revised
- University of Denver researcher seeks trans participants
- Excellent paper on “disorder” models of sex and gender minorities
- New site on trans surgery results: TransBucket.com
- What a gender “assessment” from Toronto’s CAMH looks like
- Ken Zucker discusses his reparative therapy of gender-variant children
July
June
- Twenty hallmarks of fake trans personae
- Paper: Revision Suggestions for Gender Related Diagnoses in the DSM and ICD
- Toronto LGBT academics meeting June 18 at The 519 (researchwithpride.org)
- Chinese transsexuals now face regressive Toronto-style requirements
- Arizona name change for out-of-state students
- Megan B. McCormick, transsexualism, and J. Michael Bailey
- Trial for Teish Green’s murder– let’s raise awareness!
- 40 Trans Heroes named in honor of Stonewall 40th anniversary
- UK Paper: 1 in 166 gender variant; trans clients double every 5 years
- Lynn Conway files a formal complaint against Ken Zucker
- US DVD release of French Film ‘Another Woman’ (Une Autre Femme)
- Reader report: 5th visit to E3000 (transgender facial hair rmeoval)
- CPATH conference today
- Reader tips: gender transition (full-time at 24)
- UK Domestic Violence survey for Trans people
- Reader tip: Passport gender marker change without surgery
- Reader tip: Montana transgender name change
- Reader tip: real-time voice monitoring via Audacity
- Orchiectomy resource in Atlanta
May
- Security tip for transgender people posting photos
- TransYouth Family Allies interview on transgender minors
- Transgender video “Coming Out Vol. 1” now on YouTube
- Report on trans protest at American Psychiatric Association
- Poster for APA convention protest May 18 in San Francisco
- Transsexuality will no longer be classified as mental illness in France
- We Count Trans-Census 2010
- Help TYFA raise $3,750 more to help trans youth at upcoming events
- APA protest of “gender identity disorder” May 18 in San Francisco
- Article on trans history in Philadelphia
April
- Lynn Conway analyzes ‘The War Within’ CAMH over trans services
- New Jersey updates policy on drivers license gender change
- More PR on “gender identity disorder” at upcoming APA meeting
- A good day for trans rights!
- CNN/Fortune article on workplace transition
- Revising Gender: A new ‘In The Life’ episode
- New APA Task Force To Review Possible “GID” Treatment Guidelines
- Close the CAMH Gender Identity Clinic
- Trans DSM-V rally/protest in San Francisco May 18
- Finding Your Female Voice booklet now in German
- Transvestic Disorder and Policy Dysfunction in the DSM-V
- Transition advice from a non-transgender friend
- Two good media pieces on silicone “pumping”
- TYFA’s Kim Pearson discussing National Geographic documentary on trans youth
- Philadelphia trans students: OutFront scholarship opportunity
- CAMH internal report: “Dismissive, condescending and authoritarian attitudes” at gender clinic
- New book: Transitions
March
- Circles Retreat/Conference at Manzanita Village April 10-12
- Transgender voice feminization: A musical approach
- Reader reply: Credit Report Changes
- Finding Your Female Voice clip: vocal anatomy
- Logo online introduces Transgender Stories page
- GLSEN National School Climate results
- Trans Sister Tales March 19 in LA
- New Website: Transgender Friendly Religious Alliance
- Building Stronger Awareness for Transgender in Your LGBTQ Employee Resource Group
- Ontario plans infusion of tax money for CAMH to subsidize their control over trans people
- New LA support group for masculinizing trans people
- “Disordered” No More: Challenging Transphobia in Psychology, Academia and Society
- New book: Magna Sententia: The Logical Cure for Our Society
- New book: Transsexuality in the Late 20th Century: What It Was and What It Wasn’t
- New book: Understanding Transgender People and the Diveristy of Human Sexuality
- Credit report name change for transgender people
- National Center for Transgender Equality Lobby Days 4/26-28
- Transgender Equality and the Federal Government
- Erotic components of transgender feelings
- Educational materials on “Transamerica”
- Transgender “standards of care” and the male mind
- Outfest FUSION 2009 Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival
- Transgender kids: How young is too young for a sex change?
- Town Hall 3/30 in LA: Educational Experiences for Trans Communities
- Tips for “feminizing” your hands
- ‘Work It Out’ Job Fair, West Hollywood 4/25 : Employers & applicants invited
- Transgender veterans in media spotlight
- Pam’s House Blend: Hate Crimes & ENDA
- National Transgender Advocacy Coalition Lobby Days: Washington DC, May 6-8
- Lynn Conway discusses Kenneth Zucker’s legal threats on CBS News
February
- Queenz of Media appearance Feb 26 at 9:30pm Pacific
- NHS Choices on YouTube – Ruth’s Story
- New: ‘Women Born Transsexual’ blog
- Kim Petras in the news
- Kenneth Zucker’s legal threats: A pattern of silencing transgender critics
- Disclosing your transgender status: a married reader shares her thoughts
- Transgender, and Looking for Work…During A Recession
- “Transproofed” website launches
- All-trans V-Day 5th anniversary
- Gender Madness in American Psychiatry author in LA February 23rd
- More trans leaders weigh in on Ken Zucker’s intimidation tactics
- Zucker v. Conway, Round 1000
- My letter to the New York Times on “What Do Women Want?”
- Reader poem honoring Murray Kimmel’s service to our community
- Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative
- Groundbreaking legal guide to assist transgender immigrants
- Photos: An evening with April Ashley
- Reader report: 4th visit to E3000
- Sheila Mengert: Extend Protections to Transgendered Community
- Queerty: Dr. Kenneth Zucker’s War on Transgenders
- Ken Zucker nastygram to Lynn Conway threatening a libel lawsuit
January
- llinois transsexual women challenge birth certificate law
- New book: Gender Madness in American Psychiatry
- Philadelphia: Dr. Murray Kimmel closes practice
- Point Foundation mentorship program cites transgender NWSA panel
- Retin-A and surgical scars
- Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner denounces transgender discrimination
- Proposed transgender initiatives posted on change.gov
- Book for Trans Youth: 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders’ secrecy criticized
- PLOS: The Role of Medical Language in Changing Public Perceptions of Illness
- At IFGE 2009: “Disordered” No More: Challenging Transphobia in Psychology, Academia and Society
- Reader report: third visit to Electrology 3000
- Intersex case sets precedent for Mexican transsexual birth certificates
- Colorado Gold Rush, March 26 – 29, 2009
- transkids.us hoax: Kiira Triea pals “Cloudy” and Teresa Binstock
- transkids.us hoaxer Kiira Triea’s sockpuppet “Janelle Laren”
2008
December
- Lynn Conway: APA’s inadequate response to bad GID prevalence data
- Transkids.us hoax site IP analysis, pre-2005
- Transkids.us hoax origins: Kiira Triea sockpuppet “Deni”
- Jenn Ross and the transkids.us hoax
- Easing transitions with gender assignmentEasing transitions with gender assignment
- DHHS “Provider Conscience” may affect access to trans health care
- Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Name Change Project
- Harvard Business Review article on gender transition at work
- New Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations to Affect Transgender People
- This is H.O.W.: Phoenix housing for homeless/recovering trans people
- Another intersex activist on issues raised by Kiira Triea (aka Denise Tree)
- New website for facial feminization surgeon Jeffrey Spiegel MD
- AARP and New York Life Change Insurance Contracting Rules to Recognize Affirmed Transpeople
- The transkids.us hoax: Another Kiira Triea victim comes forward
- Douglas Ousterhout plans to retire in January 2011
- DES’s Other Daughters: Neglected Evidence of Prenatal Gender Development
- 1937 article: Can Sex in Humans Be Changed?
- Psychiatric Politics: Look Who’s lobbying Who down at the APA?
- New guideline: Medical care for gender variant adolescents
- Survey on Gender Variant Children announced
- Stories and poems by Li Sam
November
- The Gender Gulag: Voices of the Asylum
- Psychosexual Outcome of Gender-Dysphoric Children
- More anonymity options for transgender online resources
- The Portman Clinic and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: eugenic hotbeds
- Autogynephilia: The Infallible Derogatory Hypothesis, Part 2
- Should new mental illness be made up in secret or debated openly?
- Opinion: Non-normative gender is not a disease
- Transgender employment rights get an important federal win
- APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance: Comparison of drafts
- “JT LeRoy,” “Danny Ryan,” and “transkid” hoaxes
October
- Ma Vie En Rose/Queens at Heart in Hollywood 11/19
- “The Transgender Phenomenon: A Workshop” November 9, Escondido, CA
- Atlantic Monthly and NPR discuss transgender youth
- Reader report: Possible option for saving on transgender hormones
- Reader report: recent feminizing procedures
- Reader report: My second visit to Electrology 3000
- Harvard Business Review weighs in on transgender workplace issues
- Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) web updates
- GID Reform Blog posts “Blinded Me With Science: The Burden of Proof”
- First-hand report: Washington State transgender name change
- Snap-happy Ken Zucker and Richard Green compiling a Transgender Enemies album?
September
- Trans for Obama initiative nearly doubles its donors in one day
- Trans for Obama blog day update!
- September 29 is Trans for Obama Day!
- Transpeople: Repudiation, Trauma, Healing
- NCTE Resource: U.S. Passports for transgender people
- The Transgender Economy: Our Money is as Good as Your Money!
- Transworkplace: Transgender Workplace Diversity Network
- Protest Ken Zucker October 1st, 8.30am, The Royal Society of Medicine, London
- Outfest Legacy Awards, September 24th in LA
- Angels of Change benefit for trans youth, September 29
- Trans group: reflect all views in DSM-V revision committee
- Stephen Whittle on the real life test
- NCTE/Task Force transgender survey: please participate!
- Lynn Conway’s open letter to the APA regarding Task Force data dispute
- Reader experience at Electrology 3000 (E3K)
- Reader Jona Kompa’s thoughts for trans people starting out
- Survey: 7 in 10 straight adults say trans status shouldn’t affect employment
- Falsification of GID prevalence results by the APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance
- Finding Your Female Voice workbook Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian translation
August
- Facial Feminization Surgery (FFS) with Dr. Bart: One woman’s experience
- A reader’s notes to young transitioners
- Ken Zucker blows off scheduled appearance at American Psychology Association
- American Psychology Association’s transphobic flack Kim Mills
- My comments on draft of APA trans task force report
- Trans task force report for American Psychological Association is out
- Diagnosis vs. Treatment: Barriers to Medical Care
- Transgender Access to Health Care
- Resource for Southern California trans people: genderpath.com
- Ken Zucker to appear at UK gender conference
July
- NWSA panel video: The Bailey Brouhaha
- Reader has second thoughts on vaginoplasty
- Transgender “Second Coming Out” question
- Dangers of Ontario trans health funding controlled by CAMH
- WPATH Clarification on Medical Necessity for Sex Reassignment Surgery
- Top Ten Problems with the GID Diagnosis
- Blinded Me With Science: Sampling Error
- Equality & Parity II: Statewide Action for Transgender HIV Prevention & Care
- Reader experience with colon graft vaginoplasty
- Teen tips on coming out as trans to parents
- Fast-track electrology recommendation: Arizona Electrolysis in Phoenix
- Disordered Identities: The Focus of Pathology
- Diagnosis vs. Treatment: The Horns of a False Dilemma
June
- Painful postoperative dilation for trans woman
- Maligning Terminology in the DSM: The Language of Oppression
- TYFA/Ian Benson and the trans work discrimination hearing
- Aubrey’s poem inspired by “My Secret Self”
- Calpernia Addams’ new blog for Psychology Today
- GEAR: Dallas Transgender resources
- Electrolysis and blood-borne illnesses
- ISNA’s legacy of shame and secrecy: The Sextard Movement
- Ken Zucker defends Ken Zucker for the APA
- Fair comment, foul play
- Alice Dreger’s Defense of J. Michael Bailey: Peer Commentary Papers Tear It Apart
- NWSA conference materials for panel on Bailey controversy
- American Medical Association Supports Transgender Health Care
- This is H.O.W. Phoenix residence for trans people
- CNN sensationalized coverage of “sex change” for children
- New support group: Partners of Trans Folk
- Planned play Trans Youth Tales needs talent
- Mothering Magazine publishes TYFA survey request
- Gay marriage: make change, not lawsuits
- Reminder: Milton Diamond seeks twins where one or both is transsexual
May
- New petition about Ontario human rights for trans/intersex people
- Paul McHugh vs. Norman Spack on helping trans youth
- PFLAG commitment to the trans community highlighted in new ads with Calpernia Addams
- New Book: The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals
- Dr. Linda Miskimen: oppose Ken Zucker and Ray Blanchard on DSM committee
- Why Kenneth J. Zucker Should Resign as Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Chair
- Update on the DSM-V Issue from Dr. Marshall Forstein
- CAMH Clarke Institute to control funding for trans health services again
- Current TV: Silent T Party
- Ray “man without a penis” Blanchard: I am not transphobic
- Kenneth Zucker’s racist analogy of gender variance
- More on consultant for CAMH Clarke Institute’s GLBT image problem
- Torontoist: “problematic and harsh” treatment of trans children at CAMH Clarke Institute
- NPR profiles supportive parents of trans youth vs. reparative therapist Ken Zucker
- Letter to consultant brought in to clean up CAMH Clarke Institute
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- Europe-wide substantial research in trans experiences of discrimination
- Interview with UK Department of Health Programme Director for Equality Policy
- Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund Third Anniversary Benefit, June 10
- Deep Stealth’s “Coming Out” video for transsexual people FREE online
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- Changing legal gender assignment in Canada
- Victoria Kolakowski for Alameda County Superior Court Judge
- Opening the Door to the Inclusion of Transgender People
- New England Trans Pride March Announces Rally Lineup, Seeks Support
April
- Kim Pearson of TYFA on TransFM Sunday @ 6:45 pm
- Colorado OutSpoken segment on Trans Youth Coming Out
- Gender Dysphoria: A Mother’s Tale
- Author seeks interviews with trans women who are married or in LTR
- Transitioning early in life: Kay’s advice
- Catharsisonline.net offers anonymous trans counseling
- New clinic for facial feminizing surgery in Marbella, Spain
- GenderVision Releases First Video Program, “Sex & Gender”
- LGBT resources in Tonga
- Sparkle Conference June 27-29, Manchester UK
- “Youth Out Loud! II” in pre-production
March
- Boston Globe profiles Norman Spack on treating trans youth
- New British Columbia trans healthcare group
- Trans women in Middle East face more crackdowns and abuses
- Lobby Day: April 14-15, 2008
- New Rally Location Set for June 7 New England Transgender Pride March
- Call for papers: Trans issue of ‘Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy’
- Circles Retreat at Manzanita Retreat Center, April 11-13
- Two Coffeetalks; revamped GenderQueer Revolution Site
- NCTE analysis and review of REAL ID Act
- ICRME Board accepts resignation of Benjamin Paige
- Benjamin Paige remains on ICRME board, issues statement
- ICRME formal statement on Banjamin Paige controversy
- Soul Source – Dilation Stents
- Dana Yost: Imperial Court’s anti-trans climate
- New Julia Serano piece on Alice Dreger and J. Michael Bailey
- Gayzette Denver retracts Benjamin Paige article attacking trans youth
- Transfigurations Stanford Presentation on iTunes
February
- Bad Questions to Ask a Transsexual – THE VIDEO!
- Important scientific document: SCIENTIFIC TRUTH
- Alice Dreger, J. Michael Bailey face new ethics charges
- Papillon Gender Wellness Center
- New England Transgender Pride March and Rally: Theme, Speakers and Performers
- Georgia transgender name change: how to avoid bad Cobb County judges
- Maddie Deutsch updated practice address
- Beginning Life moved to beginninglifeforums.com
- Coming out as transsexual to entire family made it easier
- New Los Angeles under-30 trans support group
- UK report on LGBT community safety issued
- TYFA’s new name, look, mission, vision and materials
- Transkids.us published server logs
- APA Trans/Intersex Task Force status update
- More intersex activist response to Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea)
- Letter to Howard Jones re Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea)
- transkids.us offline, intersex activists respond
- 10-year-old trans child commits suicide
- Community vigil for Lawrence King, 14-year-old shot in California
- Jobs and security clearances for trans people
- No matter how you slice it: parsing Alice Dreger’s self-defense
- Kim Pearson of TYFA on CNN (video clip)
- Paper: Trans media depictions and real-life effects
- New articles on medical care for gender variant adolescents
- Another fake transsexual site: tgbeauties.com
- Protest vigil outside HRC Annual Dinner 2/9 in Philadelphia
- Early transition: navigating Toronto’s shelter system
January
- Trans SOFFA anthology call for submissions
- Help! My twin is transsexual!
- Female-to-? Coming Out Support Group in LA
- Advocate article: Life without Puberty
- GIRES publishes for Department of Health on trans experiences and hormones
- GIRES/Mermaids grant to Dutch neuroscientist
- Is transgenderism unnatural?
- Social Security Gender No-Match Letters and Transgender Employees
- Indiana transgender legal and therapy resources
- Study: Cross-sex hormones “acceptably safe over the short and medium term”
- ‘Mom, I need to be a girl’ 2nd edition issued: Proceeds benefit TYFA
2007
December
- Weight loss and transsexual transition
- Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea) gets probation and fine at trial
- Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea) trial update
- 9 year old transitioner in New Hampshire
- A mom’s story of accepting her 21-year-old transsexual daughter
- Comments on transition and question on body measurements
- I’m 14 and I really need your help!
- Blue Cross California Clinical UM Guideline for GRS
- Questions about voice feminization training exercises
- Response about dating and disclosure
November
- I recently got married! Now I’m considering facial feminization…
- New trans comic: Between the Lines
- History book notes 2003 trans stand against academic exploitation
- Update from teen transitioner in Puerto Rico
- Alice Dreger’s “slice it” joke riles intersex activists
- Excellent advice about transgender medical care
- I am 27 and considering transition sometimes
- TYFA’s Kim Pearson radio interview: TransFM on Thursday
- Gender identity and the chemical delay of puberty
- Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel’s online questionnaire for FFS patients
- 19 year old with questions on hormones and hair removal
- Help, Transitioning, Questioning for a Minor
- Job Opening: Policy Advocate at Transgender Law Center in SF
- New personal site from helpful reader
- A cry for help: GLBT suicide
- Time Magazine profile on doctors helping trans youth
- CAMH Clarke Institute tries revising its horrible reputation
- New book: Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery
- I’m very confused…
- Transgender Day of Remembrance is next week
- ‘Paris is Burning’ screens in LA on 14 November
- Transsexual disclosure, stealth and self-acceptance
- Parents of trans child share story of transition at age 7
- Trans/Formed screening in LA on 13 November
- Question About Androgyny?
- TYFA’s Amethyst Ribbon Campaign battles transgender youth suicide
October
- “Free to be she — or he” by Deirdre McCloskey
- VDay castmember Valerie Spencer’s new blog
- Male Bodies, Women’s Souls by Andrew Matzner
- New spiritual resource for Cybele revivalism
- Dr. Maddie Deutsch on NPR’s ‘Marketplace Money’ 10/28
- Transition advice from a transsexual veteran: don’t join the military
- Call for Transsexual Narratives
- Legal troubles for Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea) expose more lies
- Trans/Giving 4th anniversary show in Los Angeles
- Recommended speakers on intersex
- Alicia’s early transition advice
- Youth trans clinic in San Francisco: Dimensions Clinic
- TransYouth Family Advocates’ 15-year-old activist
- Updated New York transgender name change info
- TransFaith Online redesigned and updated
- New Zealand transsexual resource
- “Incongruent gender identity,” part two
- Hair Grafting after forehead work (transsexual FFS)
- “Incongruent gender identity” vs. “gender identity disorder”?
- Obtaining transsexual hormones as a minor: a reader’s experience
- Transsexual resources and role models in Brazil?
- Update from a teen transsexual
- What can be done to feminize hips?
- When should a transsexual person tell someone they are dating?
- Putting transsexual transition in perspective for self and friends
- Staying focused and positive during transition
- Is it safe to take vitamins with anti-androgens and hormones?
- Illinois drivers license change for transgender people
- Updated pagan spirituality resources for transgender people
- New book on transgender workplace diversity
- Your info on FFS, financing, and DIY electrolysis was a turning point
- Will hormones and facial surgery lead to a satisfying transition?
- Lambda Literary Foundation’s “complete overhaul” in wake of Bailey book
- Nutrition and weight issues for transgendered people
- Reason #56 why transsexual people need a court order for name change
- Feminine accessories at work before full-time caused me problems!
- Jelly lubrication, not liquid, for postoperative vaginal dilation
- Transition and ability to play musical instruments
- Finding transsexual medical resources: how to start?
- A fundamentalist Christian comments on my transsexual site
- Coming out as transsexual at work when my dad is the boss?
- Facial feminization: minor cosmetic revision to chin
- Transsexual therapy, insurance, depression
September
- Recent Receipt of U.S. Passport for Post-Op Transsexual Woman
- Am I a transsexual?
- Mamá, necesito ser una chíca (en PDF)
- Does rhinoplasty affect voice and singing quality?
- Concealing transsexual breast development in public
- Balancing immigration, school, job, and transition expenses
- Comment from a non-trans reader
- Anti-androgens and hair removal?
- Changing careers at the start of transition?
- How do I determine if transition is right for me?
- Turning transition hopes into tangible goals
- Breast augmentation, silicone injections, timing
- Hair loss after scalp advancement?
- Transition progress report from a reader
- Are long-term relationships with trans people possible?
- The basic facts of transsexuality?
- Transition in a small town?
- Solutions for big feet and broad shoulders?
- Finding the courage to transition
- Panic attacks and transition
- Height, weight, and assimilation
- What hormones should teen transsexuals take?
- ‘Mom, I need to be a girl’: Now in PDF format
- Writing for an international audience?
- Will FFS make my forehead too thin?
- Gunter Dorner and preventing gender variance through peace?
- Laud Humphreys, Steven Pinker, and other attention-seeking pseudoscientists
- Should I even waste my time on transition?
- Body hair has me afraid to transition!
- Telling parents and the fear of the unknown
- Resources for transgendered families?
- Hair removal, ingrown hair, and scams affect women with PCOS, too
- Transsexual regrets and going against Mother Nature
- Hairline and transplants?
- Unaccepting parents are stressing me out!
- Reactions at work to FFS? Hormone stoppage before FFS?
- Will unsupervised hormones as a teen make finding a doctor as an adult harder?
- Finding work mid-transition
- Direct loan consolidation simplifies student loan name changes
- Changing name: student loans, credit cards, and credit reporting
- FFS on a scale from 1 to 10?
- Obtaining female hormones at 16?
- Passing as male after FFS?
- Plastic surgery and diminishing returns
- FFS complication with nasal packing
- Transition and school applications
- Welcome to Transsexual Road Map notes!
Transcendence
I wrote a few essays in 2003, outlining philosophical and theoretical issues that have an effect on our community and beyond. They were intended to correct misunderstandings which arise in the course of debates.
Index of Transcendence [archive]
1: Under the spell of science [archive]
- This addresses accusations that I am “anti-science” and gives an overview of some ethical issues raised by first-wave sexologists like Bailey-Blanchard-Lawrence.
2: Gender terrorists [archive]
- A short commentary on a Department of Homeland Security press release warning that “male bombers may dress as females.”
3: Thresholds {archive]
- A reply to a post from Kendra Blewitt regarding my comments about those who identify as “autogynephiles.”