Below are additional materials I had published online in the 1990s about pioneering facial feminization surgeon Douglas Ousterhout. Preserved here for historic interest. Information and… Read More »Douglas Ousterhout: my overview (1998)
Below are historical first-hand reports from transgender patients of American plastic surgeon Douglas Ousterhout. They were written between 1996 and Ousterhout’s retirement in 2014. Andrea… Read More »Douglas Ousterhout: notes from patients
These surgeons offered transgender surgery but have since stopped. Kept for historical interest. B Robert Barham (born 1942, retired) Elmer Belt (April 10, 1893 – May… Read More »Historic gender surgeons
Eugene Arnold Schrang (October 27, 1931–November 7, 2019) was an American plastic surgeon best known for his work with the trans community. Background Schrang was… Read More »Eugene Schrang archive
After a vaginoplasty, you should use a dilator as shown by your surgeon. Dilation can help you avoid: loss of depth vaginal constriction (stenosis) partial or… Read More »Dilation after vaginoplasty
Roberta Angela Dee (October 31, 1950–March 13, 2003) was an American author and transgender rights activist. A longtime critic of sexologists Ray Blanchard and Anne… Read More »Roberta Angela Dee and transgender people
The most up-to-date guide is the Ultimate Transgender Survival Guide (Chicago edition) created and maintained by A.S. See also this site’s Illinois transgender resources. Websites… Read More »Chicago area transgender resources
The American Psychological Association Division 44 (The Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues) was founded in 1985 to represent sexual… Read More »American Psychological Association Division 44 vs. transgender people
Dave King (born 1947) is a British sociologist who wrote extensively about gender identity and expression, often with fellow sociologist Richard Ekins. “Erotic femaling” According… Read More »Dave King and transgender people
Richard Ekins is a British sociologist who wrote extensively about gender identity and expression, often with fellow sociologist Dave King. Background Richard John Marcus Ekins… Read More »Richard Ekins and transgender people