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Trans Teen's Taboos, Bullies, Demonsnew

Peers have more questions than problems as Jas navigates gender transition in the high school world of Fishers, Ind.
Tags: transsexual, transgender
Why a Sex Change is Not Extraordinarynew

All that seems arcane about transsexuality -- hormone replacement therapy, surgeries, name changes -- can be understood as marks of healing and of the desire to live well.
Tags: Transsexual, Sex Change
Transgenderism and Transsexualism are Expressions of Life-Loving Inventionnew

By living their lives, transpeople invite everyone to question his or her assumptions. The invitation is a reminder to us all that change is what we are.
Transcending Gendernew

In a world where he’s long felt invisible, Aydin Kennedy reflects on the man he’s become, and the female identity he left behind.
Chico News & Review |
Stacey Kennelly |
03-21-2011 |
Culture
Verizon Says No to Trans-Inclusive Policynew
What would make a company who ranked number one on DiversityInc's "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" the past two years take a less than favorable action on a policy to included gender identity and expression in its non-dsicrimination policy?
Shoulder Pads, Pom-Poms, and the Angry Inchnew
Washington's high-school sports regulators find themselves in a transgender bind.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
10-22-2007 |
Sex
His and Hirsnew
For today's young transsexual, there are many ways of being trans -- a medical transition is only one option.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Brendan Dunbar |
07-20-2007 |
Sex
Trans 911new
My ER visit shook up some staff, but everyone else took my unusual equipment in stride.
NOW Magazine |
Hershel T. Russell |
06-25-2007 |
Sex
And God Said ... Be a Mannew

Claven Snow was born a girl, found God as a woman and nearly died as a man.
Tags: transgendered, transsexual
What Sex Am I?new

When Cynthia was born, doctors took their best guess as to whether she was a girl or a boy, and a surgeon altered her genitalia to match -- but the experiences of those like her have led to a radical reconsideration the treatment of intersex children.
Chicago Reader |
Dennis Rodkin |
02-06-2007 |
Sex
Difficult Transitionsnew
One Vermont mom struggles to help her daughter become a man.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
08-16-2006 |
Sex
Pink Pistols Take Militant Approach to Self-Defensenew
"Pick on someone your own caliber" is the motto of the Houston chapter of Pink Pistols, a group of concealed-pistol-toting, Second Amendment-defending sexual minorities. Their approach to self-defense hasn't won many supporters in Houston's gun-shy gay community.
Houston Press |
Mosi Secret |
01-10-2005 |
LGBT
Misdirectednew
The Spanish director's latest is a movie about a movie, which Almodóvar addresses with his usual strengths -- zest, humor, and sharp visual beauty -- as well as his weaknesses, including the failure to acknowledge the gravity of his subject.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Melissa Levine |
11-30-2004 |
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