Monthly Archives: April 2009

Three decades ago, Catherine Carlson underwent surgery to become a woman and remove her male name from public records. But after all this time, she’s battling anew her past as a man.

Since Tommy Douglas fought valiantly for the right of universal health care, Canadians have been blessed to know that in times of illness our medical needs would be covered by the state. Universal health care has become one of our … Continue reading →

Officials fear that a growing number of women are using illegal silicone injections instead of cosmetic surgery.

Seated at her Park Avenue office on a recent afternoon, podiatrist Dr. Suzanne Levine, D.P.M, was describing the kinds of patients that often drop by her office for a quick “foot facial,” chemical peel or perhaps a little Botox or … Continue reading →

I know that I did not choose to be the way I am. I’m writing this after reading an article where the author calls transsexuals (those who seek to change their sex to the gender with which they identify) perverts. … Continue reading →

Newsweek (once again) discovers that the girls are not all right.

By kelli Anne Busey April 16, 2009 planetransgender.blogspot Tamil Nadu : Forced Prostitution In Exchange for Sexual Reassignment Surgery(SRS) I published an article on Friday, March 13, 2009 Sex-change for Free : Tamil Nadu India . I was very impressed … Continue reading →

For Michelle Ann Duff, it wasn’t a choice between changing a few body parts through surgery, or learning to live with what she was born with. For Duff, sex-change surgery was a decision between an early grave, or a new … Continue reading →

For Michelle Ann Duff, it wasn”t a choice between changing a few body parts through surgery, or learning to live with what she was born with.

Some call it “cutting the rose.” The term is a veiled reference to a widespread practice of paring away parts of a girl’s genitals — usually in crude conditions and without anesthesia — to render her “clean” in her culture’s … Continue reading →