What is Autogynephilia?
The term was coined in 1989 by Ray Blanchard of the then Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto (now the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health = CAMH). The term means ‘love of oneself as a woman’. At first glance this seems innocent enough. Any parent will recognize that most teenage girls go through a [...]
‘Transgender women are not gay men’
By Danton Remoto | Remote Control | 03/24/2009 12:03 AM Views and analysis section www.abs-cbnNEWS.com My transgender friends in Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP) met with me for coffee one night in Makati and told me they want to write a rejoinder to my column about our common friend, BB Gandanghari. I [...]
‘Transgender women are not gay men’
By Danton Remoto | Remote Control | 03/24/2009 12:03 AM Views and analysis www.abs-cbnNEWS.com My transgender friends in Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP) met with me for coffee one night in Makati and told me they want to write a rejoinder to my column about our common friend, BB Gandanghari. I was [...]
Ruben Coronado: Spain’s first pregnant transsexual Coronado (photo)
By Therese Lisieux on March 21st, 2009 The first Spanish transsexual to become pregnant is Ruben Noe Coronado, 25. Coronado is expecting twins. Coronado had planned to have transgender surgery to become a man but he has decided to postpone this in order to give birth to his twins.Coronado had undergone fertility treatment after learning [...]
It’s in a book! It must be true!
I read the piece Speech about transgender surgery makes points for both sides ( link here ) in the Northern Star – “the all student-produced, independent media at Northern Illinois University” – with an increasing sense of frustration and a certain amount of headdesking at the seemingly inevitable display of rectal-cranial inversion demonstrated by high-powered [...]
I’m clearly upset!
Hi Everyone, This one may be short, we’ll see what happens. The other day I was reading someone’s blog (I’m really sorry I forgot where I originally saw this. If anyone knows, please give credit where credit is due.) and was guided to the following link: Intersex Infant surgical abuse . PLEASE watch the video. [...]
VA reviewing policy against transsexual surgery Studies of brains, DNA find transgender physical differences (Arizona Daily Star)
“You people don’t exist.”
I’m clearly upset!
Hi Everyone, This one may be short, we’ll see what happens. The other day I was reading someone’s blog (I’m really sorry I forgot where I originally saw this. If anyone knows, please give credit where credit is due.) and was guided to the following link: Intersex Infant surgical abuse . PLEASE watch the video. [...]
Dealing With Gender Dysphoria During Your Adulthood
gender dysphoria When someone feels uncomfortable or unhappy with his or her physical sex, the result is gender dysphoria. It often manifests in children as young as two to four years of age as a desire to be, or a belief that he or she is of the opposite sex. A boy may engage in [...]
Your Health is Your Business
My recent blog entries have been full of my own personal quest to staty healthy. The mid-life birthday milestone that I recently passed is a reminder that I’ve reached a stage in life where I’ll need to be more vigilant, where things we take for granted in younger years suddenly have renewed urgency. Coincidentally, this [...]