http://www.antijen.org http://www.antijen.org/images/rssfeed.gif http://www.antijen.org en Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:44:18 GMT Incomedia WebSite X5 Evolution [Australia] SRS Results

The most comprehensive study of post-SRS outcomes is “Sex Reassignment.
Thirty Years of International Follow-up
Studies”
by Friedemann Pfaefflin and Astrid Junge (1992 in German, English
translation 1998). Pfaefflin and Junge used data from over 70 studies, in total considering the outcomes of over 2000 patients from 13 countries. They found that outcomes - measured in terms of “subjective satisfaction; mental stability; socioeconomic functioning; and partnership and sexual experience” - of SRS are generally positive. Overall, 71% of male-to-female (MTF) and 90% of female-to-male (FTM) operations had positive results. When they limited their sample only to more recent patients (who benefited from improvements in techniques and procedures over the decades), the results were positive for 87% of MTFs and 97% for FTMs.]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:58:26 GMT http://www.antijen.org/mm Madison school district offers support for transgendered students

Isthmus, WI, USA
Madison school district offers support for transgendered students
Bill Lueders on Thursday 05/14/2009


A few weeks back, parents of students at a Madison elementary school
received an unusual note, about a student in the fifth grade who
"while born male, has for some time felt he is female." The student,
with support from family, doctors and the school community, was about
to start being a girl.
]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:55:56 GMT http://www.antijen.org/bg The ABC's of LGBT


To discourage taunting of gay students, the Alameda Unified School
District turned what should be a basic Golden Rule lesson into a
primer on sexual identity for kindergartners through fifth-graders.

June 19, 2009


It's high time that schools took anti-bullying measures more
seriously. We just never thought that would include requiring
fifth-graders to recite the meaning of each letter in LGBT.]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:25:46 GMT http://www.antijen.org/yd Born to be different

BABURAM KHAREL

Kailash Shrestha would cry for hours in childhood, but not for sweetmeats or clothes. It was for something that he could not change — his gender. He was fond of women's apparels and female garments and dolls were his favourite items.
All this did not go well with other members of the society. Fearing this, he concealed his feelings and secretly waited for divine intervention to change his identity.
None came his way. The resulting frustrations gave rise to suicidal thoughts during his school.
"The feelings were irresistible." Taking himself as a girl, he was attracted towards boys. School environment was hostile towards him. Classmates as well as teachers would tease him for his voice and his lady-like gestures. He used to fear them and this fear forced him to opt out of formal education.
However, society's refusal to accept him forced him to fight back. Facing worst forms of discrimination every]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:15:33 GMT http://www.antijen.org/eg Girls Don't Cry

An HBO documentary explores the growing number of transsexuals in Iran
Thursday, June 18, 2009
By Ann Lewinson

Much of the best science fiction posits a society operating under a
set of rules that cast our own society's unexamined assumptions in
relief. Let's just say, for example, that homosexuality was a crime,
punishable by death. And what if, in this same society, transsexuality
were merely seen as an illness, curable with an operation partially
funded by the state? But this is no Ursula Le Guin novel — this is
Iran, which is second only to Thailand in the number of sex-change
operations performed each year. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad mayclaim that there are no homosexuals in Iran, but estimates of
transsexuals run as high as 150,000. What happens when gender is
mutable but sexual orientation is not? When science produces a medical solution for what religion prohibits? Tanaz Eshaghian, an
Iranian-Am]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:12:11 GMT http://www.antijen.org/py 'Two Spirits' screens this summer

Matt Kailey
Denver Transgender Issues Examiner

In June 2001, a 16-year-old Navajo youth, Fred C. Martinez Jr., was brutally murdered in Cortez, Colorado. A young man named Shaun Murphy was later convicted of second-degree murder in the slaying.

There is every indication that Martinez was killed because he was Two Spirit, a term that the Two Spirit Society of Denver says refers to “another gender role believed to be common among most, if not all, first peoples of Turtle Island (North America), one that had a proper and accepted place within indigenous societies.”]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:09:48 GMT http://www.antijen.org/yf LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Foster Care and Adoption in Texas



Tracy Kachtick-Anders

Houston LGBT Parenting Examiner


As a foster and adoptive parent since 1997, and director of Open Arms
Campaign (www.OpenArmsCampaign.org), I am quite passionate about
finding homes for the 500,000 children in foster care in the US. Over
100,000 of these kids are available for adoption and they could be
part of your family.

California recently created an ad campaign to recruit families
interested in adopting LGBT youth. Family Builders by Adoption
(http://www.familybuilders.org/) is one of the few campaigns I have
seen that includes transgender folks in its recruitment. According to
the US Census 2000, Texas ranks 4th in the nation for number of
adopted children being raised by gays and lesbians, with 3580
children. ]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:07:34 GMT http://www.antijen.org/my WEDDING CRASHERS DUO FOOLS CITY INTO OKING 1ST GAY NUPS

WEDDING CRASHERS
DUO FOOLS CITY INTO OKING 1ST GAY NUPS
By DAVID SEIFMAN and STEFANIE COHEN

dupe, I dupe!

While political arguments rage, New York City has certified its first
gay marriage -- of two men who fooled the City Clerk's Office into
letting them tie the knot.

Hakim Nelson and Jason Stenson married on May 26 with nary a raised
eyebrow among the oblivious city bureaucrats who not only OK'd the
marriage license, but conducted the ceremony, despite gay marriage
being illegal in the state.

The plucky couple filled out their marriage application online at the
Apple Store on 14th Street in May. A few days later, they went to the
City Clerk's Office on Worth Street to complete the form and get their
marriage license.

Nelson -- who goes by the name "Kimah" and hopes to one day have
surgery to become a "full female" -- w
]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:03:34 GMT http://www.antijen.org/zs Teish Trial Updates, Notes And Thoughts

ooks like there's been some positive developments in the wake of my post on the lack of coverage of the DeLee trial vis-a-vis the Zapata one.

Cara posted on Feministe, and hopefully we'll see other commentary elsewhere in the blogosphere. If Teish is going to receive justice, we have to relentlessly remind people now that transpeople are human beings, too.

The trial of Teish's alleged murderer has been pushed back to a Monday, July 13 start, assuming it doesn't get delayed again.

I'm hoping that Black transpeople actually get some media face time in terms of being spokespersons about this case.

Thanks to TransGriot regular reader Gina, a Facebook group has bee started as an info clearinghouse for the upcoming case. ]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:59:03 GMT http://www.antijen.org/gg Transsexual Celebrity Acquitted Of "Alienating People From Military Service"

Transsexual Celebrity Acquitted Of "Alienating People From Military Service"

Famous transsexual singer Bülent Ersoy is acquitted of the accusation
of "alienating people from military service", which she faced for her
words during a TV show that if she had a son she would not send him to the war with the PKK in the east.]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:56:37 GMT http://www.antijen.org/xd All in a Name: New Software Benefits Transgender Students

All in a Name: New Software Benefits Transgender Students

Release Date: 06-12-2009

Author: Jeffrey R. Wakefield1
Email: Jeffrey.Wakefield@uvm.edu2
Phone: 802/656-2005 Fax: (802) 656-3203

In addition to buying books, making last minute changes to his course
schedule, and stocking up on three-ring binders, senior art history
major Davin Sokup's pre-semester to-do list always included one more
task: emailing his professors to tell them that, when classes started,
he preferred not to be called the name on their class rosters or the
pronouns it implied.

Sokup, a transgender student born female, asked professors to address him as Davin, not the feminine name on the class list, and to use the pronouns "he" and "his."]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:05:48 GMT http://www.antijen.org/hk When Sex Meets Murder

Out.com has published a collection of photos titled Mementi Mori, a
body of work that features locations where biological men, sometimes
boys, were murdered because they were gay or transgender.

An Advocate.com exclusive posted June 12, 2009


Out.com has published a collection of photos titled Mementi Mori, a body of work that features locations where biological men, sometimes boys, were murdered because they were gay or transgender.

The photos don’t show any of the blood or violence. They simply
capture the spots where a life was taken. You can view them by
clicking here .
]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:03:10 GMT http://www.antijen.org/zp Candis Cayne to Cher: "Show Love And Support"

Candis Cayne to Cher: "Show Love And Support"
Marc Malkin
Jun 12, 4:13 pm ET

Los Angeles (E! Online) ­ Candis Cayne knows a thing or two about
changing genders.

You may remember Cayne: She's the transgender actress who played
William Baldwin's mistress on Dirty Sexy Money.

"It's such a private thing," Cayne told me shortly after learning that
Cher's daughter, Chastity Bono, was transitioning from a woman to a
man. "It's a huge decision. It's not like you wake up one day and say,
'Oh, I'm going to change my sex—won't that be fun?'"]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:02:03 GMT http://www.antijen.org/by Estrogens Do Not Protect Against Cardiovascular Death For Transsexuals

Estrogens Do Not Protect Against Cardiovascular Death For Transsexuals

13 Jun 2009


Long-term estrogen use does not protect male-to-female transsexuals
from death due to cardiovascular disease but does not appear to raise their overall death rate, a new study found. The results were
presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in
Washington, D.C.

"Treatment with hormones of the opposite sex is safe in the short
term, but little was known about the longer-term effects," said
study's lead author, Henk Asscheman, MD, PhD, a clinical researcher at Vrije University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:59:16 GMT http://www.antijen.org/xh Parents hound out the Muslim school secretary they thought was a man

Parents hound out the Muslim school secretary they thought was a man

By Jaya Narain
Last updated at 12:12 AM on 13th June 2009


Angry parents hounded a woman out of her job at a Muslim girls school because they believed she was a man.

Shifa Patel, a 28-year-old secretary, was accused of hiding her
masculinity beneath a traditional headscarf and robes.

The hate campaign started when photographs of a short-haired Miss
Patel wearing a shirt and trousers were spotted on Facebook. They were copied and emailed to dozens of concerned parents as 'proof' that Miss Patel was a man.
]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:56:36 GMT http://www.antijen.org/zw What It's Like To Be Transgendered

What It's Like To Be Transgendered

In her own words, a transgender teen talks candidly about acceptance and tolerance.
Friday, June 12, 2009

Yesterday, Chaz Bono announced his plans to have a sex change. Rika, a 17-year-old boy who came out as a girl during her freshman year, sheds a little light on what it means to be transgendered.

momlogic: How did your parents react when you realized that you were really a girl?

Rika: I was in this depressive state. I didn't know if I was gay. I
had good friends I was able to connect with, but I wasn't really sure
of myself. At that point, it was a taboo thing for me to wear female
clothing. I was doing badly in school. And my parents asked me
questions to know what was wrong and to help them help me. Finally I
came out and told them, "Yes, I am transgender.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:52:28 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ej http://www.antijen.org/pfc_news1.html From: Stephanie Stevens
Subject: [UK] Adoption Success

[Via e-mail from PFC Vice President Ben Thom and Press For Change News]


[6/10/09]

Earlier this year PFC were contacted by a trans man wanting to adopt a child with his partner. He needed to know his legal rights ­ were trans people able to adopt. Indeed we have every right to adopt as any other prospective parent ­ the problem was I had not heard of any successful case. It came as a pleasant surprise to discover the success story below kindly forwarded by Christine Burns, Diversity and Equality Specialist. On behalf of PFC I wish the couple all the very best as parents and hope your sleepness nights are few. The news cast below includes a useful link which I hope will assist other trans people and their partners as they navigate the very stringent adoption process all prospective parents face.
]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:50:19 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ep National Transgender Day of Action

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
National Transgender Day of Action

Endorse Trans Day of Action 2009!

On June 26, 2009, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color and allies will take to the streets of NYC once again and demand justice to let the world know, that on the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the rebellion is not over and we will continue fighting for justice, raising our voices until we are heard. We call on all activist and organizers for justice, both local and organizations around the
country and world to endorse this call to action and to build contingents to march in solidarity together. Below and attached are
the points of unity which hold together the purpose of this march.

To endorse TDOA 2009, send an email to endorsetdoa@alp.org

For more info contact - info4tdoa@alp.org or Mya at 718-596-0342 x 23.

SAVE THE DATE ­ Trans Day of Ac]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:39:56 GMT http://www.antijen.org/gf Vermont School District Funds Gender Program

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
The mess in the NY legislature

Statement from Empire State Pride Agenda:

“The Empire State Pride Agenda and our allies have fought hard to
make sure that same-sex couples in New York are given access to
marriage and the 1,324 rights and responsibilities that come with a
state marriage license. We have also fought hard to end legal
discrimination against transgender New Yorkers and bias-based
harassment in schools.

"The marriage equality bill recently passed by an overwhelming
margin in the State Assembly and was gaining momentum in the State
Senate as the end of the session approached. The same is true for the
Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act and the Dignity for All
Students Act.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:37:37 GMT http://www.antijen.org/un The Gender Identity Center of Colorado — right in your own backyard

The Gender Identity Center of Colorado — right in your own backyard

June 9, 5:42 AM
Matt Kailey
Denver Transgender Issues Examiner


This trans thing I’ve been writing about isn’t some modern invention,
folks. Transgendered people have been around since the dawn of time (at least I have — or I feel like it most days).

But Colorado, as conservative as its reputation has been in the past,
has actually been at the forefront of a lot of progressive social
movements, and trans issues has been one of them.

Most people aren’t even aware that the Denver Metro area has one of
the oldest gender centers in]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:34:41 GMT http://www.antijen.org/hy Place in the world

Place in the world

How the story of Lili Elbe, one of history’s most intriguing
transgender pioneers, inspired the work of out author David Ebershoff.

Written by Clive Simmons
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 17:59

David Ebershoff says writing gives him “an understanding of my life in
a way that nothing else does”.

“I have a better understanding of who I am after I’ve written, and
that tells me about myself and about my place in the world.”

Ebershoff’s place in the world was informed, he says, by growing up in
Pasadena, California. He was in his early teens when he discovered he
was gay. “When I was about 12,” he says, “I started reading and really
seeking out stories which told me something about life and that gave
me a sense of identity. As a gay kid, that’s how I figured things out,
and through reading, it made me want to express my own feelings.

Ebershoff studied Asian History and Literature]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:33:22 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ms Sirsa singing sensation wants to be a boy

Sirsa singing sensation wants to be a boy
9 Jun 2009, 0439 hrs IST, Swati Sethi, TNN


SIRSA: In what has come as a startling decision by one so young,
Diksha Sharma, at 14, and a singing sensation says she wants to change
her sex and become a boy at 18.

For one who flaunts a crew cut and is always in masculine attire,
Diksha has already decided on a name for herself once she undergoes
sex-change. "I'll be Daksha Sharma then,'' she told TOI on Monday.

This petite Class XI student who is barely 5 feet tall has an
independent mind. When she went to Mumbai recently to participate in
the Sa Re Ga Ma Little Champs contest, with her dad in tow, she
surprised judge Abhijeet by joining the boy contestants. "Abhijeet Sir
thought it was a spelling mistake, but I told him that I was a girl.
When he told me to join the girls, who were be]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:53:53 GMT http://www.antijen.org/jw [India] 'I want to be a boy'

I want to be a boy'

14-year-old reality show participant believes sex change will help her
be a star singer; feels like a boy in a girl's body

By: Alisha Coelho
Date: 2009-06-08
Place: Mumbai


Diksha Sharma (14) believes her gender is stopping her from realising
her dreams that of becoming a singer. The girl from Haryana was
recently in Mumbai to audition for a reality show, but didn't get
selected.

She says she feels like an "outsider" in her girls' school and wants
to get a sex change as soon as she turns 18.]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:52:29 GMT http://www.antijen.org/oi Setting the record straight

RE: "SEX change clinic got it wrong" (31/5). Until recently, I was a member of Dr Kennedy's clinical team at the Gender Dysphoria Clinic and can reassure the readership that she is anything but the irresponsible maverick depicted by sections of the article. She is a skilled and conservative psychiatrist who led a team of seven clinicians, consisting of both medical and allied health professionals.

The team was collectively responsible for all decisions made in relation to treatment but, above all, every aspect of the treatment process was governed by international standards of care. In contrast to the impression made by the article, the rate of post-operative regret is minuscule compared with the rate of post-operative relief — precisely because Dr Kennedy and her team were painstakingly careful to offer hormonal and surgical treatment to only the most suitable of candidates.]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:15:48 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ks The Cliks Challenge Gender With the New York Dolls

Although Cliks frontman Lucas Silveira was only three years old when the New York Dolls broke up (circa 1975), the two groups have more than a few similarities between them. The Dolls were one of the first rock bands to play with androgyny on and off stage. That said, even though their gender play was always evident, the main focus and appeal of the seminal Seventies band remained squarely centered on the music itself.

Sitting down to talk on the final date of the Dolls' West Coast tour, the Cliks frontman is clearly a bit of a groundbreaker in his own right. While their infectious blues- and soul-affected rock is the key to their success -- gaining not just praise but opening tour slots from the likes of the Cult and the True Colors human rights concert series -- the band is breaking new ground as the first-ever group signed to a major label that featur]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:14:35 GMT http://www.antijen.org/fi Transsexual takes to the footy field

Jill Stark
June 6, 2009 .
LIKE many young Victorian males, Will loves his footy. He dreams of joining the thousands of men who lace up their boots every weekend and play in amateur competitions. He's just like them in every way but one — he was born female.

When the 25-year-old takes to the field he will become Australia's first female-to-male transsexual to play competitive football in a men's team.

"I'm just an ordinary guy who wants to play football, just with slightly different circumstances of how I came to be a guy," he says.
]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:09:31 GMT http://www.antijen.org/qb Tough times prompt transgender job fair in L.A.

By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sydney Dupree came to Los Angeles because, as a young male-to-female transsexual, she found Memphis hostile. She came to the transgender job fair because jobs are hard for her to find, even in Los Angeles.

Dupree has been frustrated by discrimination and employers who turn skittish when confronted with documents identifying her as male, both typical reasons why the transgendered struggle to find and keep jobs, especially during a recession.

Until now the 23-year-old, who came to the job fair at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center dressed conservatively in tan slacks, a beige top and heels, has supported herself largely through adult films
]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:06:13 GMT http://www.antijen.org/az New survey shows possible crisis among area LGBT youth

By Renee Baker Contributing Writer
Jun 4, 2009 - 5:40:53 PM Email this article

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First-of-its-kind survey in North Texas indicates family rejection, religious issues lead to higher rate of depression, thoughts of suicide



Youth First Texas recently released the results of a first-ever comprehensive survey of LGBT youth in the Dallas metropolitan area, and it suggests there may be a widespread mental health crisis among that population.

YFT officials said the study was born out of a need to determine if the nonprofit organization was meeting the needs of the youth it has pledged to serve]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:04:26 GMT http://www.antijen.org/jg Transgenders find place in college admission forms

Dhanya Matsa
First Published : 05 Jun 2009 03:10:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 05 Jun 2009 11:02:40 AM IST

CHENNAI: When Shakthi Sundar was filling up the application form for a course in Madras Christian College, she noticed that the application form had a third option in gender - transgender.


This coming of age move from colleges in the city is a result of a directive from the State Education Department last year asking all colleges to not discriminate against transgenders, to recognise the gender and provide facilities for them.]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:01:47 GMT http://www.antijen.org/jd Is Health Care Failing Transgender Patients?

by Michael A. Jones
categories: LGBT Health Care, Transgender Issues
Published June 04, 2009 @ 09:22AM PT

Eek, these are some scary statistics if accurate. The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association released a study, based on the survey responses of more than 90 hospitals and 70 health clinics in the United States, on the care provided to LGBT patients, and the findings show an epidemic of insufficient care for transgender patients.

Of the more than 90 hospitals and 70 outpatient clinics that responded, only 7% had non-discrimination policies that included gender identity and expression. And the meaning behind this? Well, as Gay and Lesbian Medical Association President-Elect Rebecca A. Allison said, "This means that in the other 93%, a transgender patient may be addressed by an incorrect name or incorrect pronouns, perhaps even placed in a room with other ]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ik Working Together for Transgender Children

In the past few weeks, we’ve fielded some amazing phone calls about transgender children and their families. A school nurse called the other day about a trans child who will be starting 5th grade in the fall. She was looking ahead to ways they could work over the summer to prepare so that the child will have a positive experience. A woman called a couple of weeks ago because her church had refused to allow a 2nd grader to return to their parochial school next year, unless the child was dressed according to her birth gender, not her gender identity. She was outraged that this little girl had been excluded from school activities simply because she had been identified male at birth. She said, “this just isn’t right.” What is right is that she reached out in caring for a child.
]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:58:45 GMT http://www.antijen.org/iq NDP MP Bill Siksay calls for coverage of sex reassignment surgery

By Stephen Hui
NDP MP Bill Siksay tabled today (June 3) a motion in the House of Commons which calls on the federal government to take action to ensure that sex reassignment surgery is covered by Canada’s health system.

“Sex Reassignment Surgery is a medically necessary procedure that must be available to members of the transgender and transsexual community,” Siksay, the MP for Burnaby-Douglas and his party’s critic for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues, stated in a press release today. “SRS is not a frill nor is it an elective process but rather it’s a necessity for the health, happiness and well-being of some Canadians. As a medically necessary procedure, it and its related therapies must be fully covered under the provisions of the Canada Health Act.” ]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:57:00 GMT http://www.antijen.org/jq A Boy's Life

Since he could speak, Brandon, now 8, has insisted that he was meant to be a girl. This summer, his parents decided to let him grow up as one. His case, and a rising number of others like it, illuminates a heated scientific debate about the nature of gender—and raises troubling questions about whether the limits of child indulgence have stretched too far.
by Hanna Rosin
]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:55:48 GMT http://www.antijen.org/uf CA SUPERIOR COURT UPHOLDS STUDENT CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Posted by admin on June 02, 2009
Press Releases
CA SUPERIOR COURT UPHOLDS STUDENT CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

(Sacramento, June 1, 2009) –Today, a Sacramento Superior Court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate SB 777, the California Student Civil Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination against students on the basis of race, religion, disability, gender, and sexual orientation. The lawsuit was brought by a right-wing group that specifically objected to protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. The court held that the plaintiffs had failed to show any way in which the statute was even allegedly unlawful.

“We are pleased the court rejected this attack on the Student Civil Rights Act,” said Carolyn Laub, Gay-Straight Alliance Network Executive Director. “School should be safe place for all chi]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:52:06 GMT http://www.antijen.org/oo Taking note of a landmark bias case
Discrimination against transgender people is human rights issue
By Crystal Middlestadt and Avy Skolnik, McClatchy-Tribune
Monday, June 1, 2009

Last month, we witnessed a historic case in the fight against hatred and bias in America.

You may not have heard about the case, or you may not have grasped the significance of it. Or you may not even quite get what the case was about: anti-transgender hate.

People who are transgender understand that the sex they were assigned at birth feels like an incorrect or incomplete description of who they are.

Angie Zapata was an 18-year-old Latina transgender woman living in Greeley. Allen Ray Andrade brutally beat her to death with a fire extinguisher in July 2008.

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2009 09:50:01 GMT http://www.antijen.org/wc Ekaete in need of ?2 million for surgery

May 29, 2009 08:40PMT

The sum of ?2 million is what is required to save the career of a Falcon teenager, Bessy Ekaete Boniface who is having an intersex problem.

This was revealed by Gbenga Omole, who runs Goldenwing33 Nigeria Limited, an outfit aimed at saving barracks boys and girls from going into organised criminal activities using sports.

Ekaete, a striker, last played for Delta Queens of Asaba and was in the Falcons camp in 2007.

Mr. Omole explained that It was while she was in the falcons camp in 2007 as a 16 year old that the problem was discovered and she was sent out of camp and her team, Delta Queens also quickly abandoned her but her teammates rallied to gather about ?50,000 for her.

Her case was brought to Mr. Omole's notice two months ago and for him, it is time to help raise funds, ma]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:45:29 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ef Principal drops photo display

Principal drops photo display The controversy that erupted over the photo of a transgender individual convinced the administrator to cancel the exhibit

By Anne Williams

The Register-Guard

Posted to Web: Saturday, May 30, 2009 12:29AM

The Register-Guard
Tobi Hill-Meyer says the controversy has put her in an uncomfortable spotlight.
News: Local: Story

Principal BJ Blake has shelved plans to put up a controversial photo display at her two elementary schools, but said Friday she’s more dedicated than ever to finding ways to acknowledge and welcome a diverse community at her northeast Eugene campus.

“Make no mistake — I and the school district remain steadfast in the commitment to create and sustain a multicultural and inclusive school environment that is welcoming to]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:43:41 GMT http://www.antijen.org/cs Keys of Life: A local trans musician went through hell to get here.

By Catherine Caperello

Vivacious 29-year-old Desiree Hines has a laugh that fills the First Unitarian Church just as grandly as the pipe organ she plays there. As part-time music associate, her hands move across three tiers of keyboards, her feet work pedals and when she pulls out the stoppers, the great hall explodes with sound.

As a transsexual African-American female organist, Hines has encountered her fair share of discrimination in a field dominated by white men. But along her rough road she’s developed a commitment to visibility. The director of the Traverse Arts Project (TAP)’s upcoming LGBT festival, Hines sat down to talk with PW about her long journey.]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:40:07 GMT http://www.antijen.org/kh Against all odds: Meet Lakshya Rajesh
‘I believe in my art!’- Lakshya Rajesh

Be it, tackling the transgender issues or meeting financial commitments, she has overcome all odds to pursue what her heart said. Her name means the ‘Ultimate Goal’ and true to her name, she has achieved her goal all by herself. Meet Lakshya Rajesh, a dancer and a choreographer who has created a niche for herself in a short span of time

]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:35:50 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ue ALIGNING BODIES WITH MINDS: THE CASE FOR MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GENDER DYSPHORIA

A Guest Essay by
Rebecca Allison, M.D., FACC, FACP
Chair, American Medical Association Advisory Committee
On Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues
President-Elect, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

A presentation given to the
Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association
San Francisco, May 18, 2009

As a physician who has successfully completed the process of transition from male to female, I find it strange and inappropriate that I may still be considered ?mentally ill? by those who would take literally the diagnosis of ?gender identity disorder? in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). I believe such a diagnosis is incorrect, and submit this review to support my belief.]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:25:47 GMT http://www.antijen.org/yw New programs for youth of color, trans youth may suffer under budget cuts
by Ethan Jacobs
staff reporter
Wednesday May 27, 2009

Back in 2007 the Department of Public Health (DPH) took its LGBT youth programs in a bold new direction, focusing its resources on segments of the LGBT youth population thought to be at greatest risk for health and safety problems: youth of color, transgender youth and homeless youth. Yet just as the state is working to develop an infrastructure to serve these young people, the money to fund those efforts is in jeopardy. With state revenues plummeting in the current economic crisis state agencies across the board are being hit with substantial budget cuts; in recent months the House and Senate both eliminated earmarks guaranteeing funding for LGBT youth programs as part of a broader effort to remove earmarks from..]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:24:55 GMT http://www.antijen.org/an Bethany Black

* Source: The List (Issue 630)
* Date: 28 May 2009
* Written by: Jay Richardson

As the UK's foremost goth, lesbian, post-op transsexual stand-up, Bethany Black worries about being pigeonholed. So it's a recovering alcoholic, drug addict and love addict too who will be showcasing material from her forthcoming Fringe show this fortnight. After an admission of two botched suicide attempts in her debut, Beth Becomes Her, it's reassuring to know that Love and a Colt 45 doesn't presage "lucky" number three but an American malt lager favoured by the comic in her youth. Her debut recalled Black's transformation from Ben Horsley in intimate, sometimes queasy, detail and she explains that because that show was really personal, I thought I'd go with something a bit more accessible this time, about all the stupid things I've done because of love and alcohol.]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:23:26 GMT http://www.antijen.org/se Second Life Bursting With Health Care Options

As use of virtual spaces steadily increases among businesses, there is a similar increase in use among those in the health care field, say researchers at the University of Toronto. Looking solely at Second Life, researchers saw a wide array of health- and illness-related activities on the rise in the virtual world.

These activities include education; training programs for physicians, nurses and medical students; an increased presence of disease-specific support and discussion groups; and fundraisers that benefit medical research (with real-world dollars going into coffers). ]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:22:44 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ve Lawmakers: Anti-bully bill not about gay rights

By Paul Woolverton
Staff writer

RALEIGH Lawmakers pushing for a new anti-bullying law in public schools on Tuesday addressed claims by opponents that the proposal is really about gay rights.

Opponents say the state would be better served by a generic anti-bullying law, in contrast to the bill the legislature is moving.

The version that is advancing names 16 potential victims of bullies, including gay students. Other potential reasons for bullying include race, religion, ethnicity and disability, but the bill leaves open the possibility that people might be bullied for other, unspecified reasons. ]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:21:56 GMT http://www.antijen.org/zm Freezer Project eases the transition LOCAL / Post SRS, trans folk get a boost from meal program

Sarah Fraser / Ottawa / Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Now entering its second year, the Freezer Project is an initiative that provides a portable freezer containing 30 homemade frozen meals and the occasional ice cream bar or eclair to individuals who have undergone sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

The project, started by trans activist and community agitator Elizabeth Tyler in 2008, is a free service open to both trans men and trans women. It fills a critical gap for people who may not have other options in terms of household support post-surgery.

'The freezers typically go out to folks who are living alone or who are low income.'

The project began after Tyler observed an acquaintance recuperating from a bilateral mastectomy. His recovery was a painful and difficult one.
]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:20:53 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ex Tolerance School Curriculum Approved in Alameda

Posted: 10:50 pm PDT May 26, 2009
Updated: 12:32 am PDT May 27, 2009

ALAMEDA -- After hours of heated debate, the Alameda School Board on Tuesday evening voted in favor of a controversial curriculum for elementary school students.

Supporters said it teaches tolerance. But opponents say it goes too far and impinges on the rights of parents.

At issue is "Lesson 9." The curriculum is to be introduced in kindergarten and continue through the 5th grade.

The six 45-minute lessons would include story books, group discussions, and art projects about different definitions of families. Leland Traiman is an Alameda father of two. As a gay parent, he said the curriculum a step in the right direction.]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:19:57 GMT http://www.antijen.org/fw A Place in the World

Written by Clive Simmons
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 14:04
Clive Simmons meets the author of The Danish Girl, David Ebershoff.

David Ebershoff says writing gives him “an understanding of my life in a way that nothing else does”.

“I can see the patterns of my behaviour, my thinking, and my impulses, even if I’m not writing autobiographically. I have a better understanding of who I am after I’ve written, and that tells me about myself and about my place in the world.”

]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:18:18 GMT http://www.antijen.org/dj My Turn: Anti-gay bullying has consequences
By Christopher Neff • May 26, 2009

There is some important, sobering information that I wanted to share. I don't know if you heard about the two 11-year-old boys who tragically committed suicide because of anti-gay taunts at school in the past two weeks -- Jaheem Herrera lived in the state of Georgia and Carl Walker-Hooper lived in Massachusetts. Both were called "gay" all the time at school and both Carl and Jaheem's moms complained to their schools. They hung themselves because they couldn't take it anymore.
]]> Sat, 30 May 2009 12:16:23 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ao
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104452266]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 17:43:56 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ln
This past week, the Sioux City Journal reported that a local family planned to enroll their 8-year old son in a different school next year. Why? According to them, he is transgender and has wanted to be a girl since he was 4. The evidence? He says he’s wanted to be a girl, been allowed to wear girl clothes at home, and claims his inside doesn’t match his outside. No news on whether surgery will be involved.


http://www.examiner.com/x-11685-Ada-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m5d25-Life-the-60s-transgender-tots-and-parental-abdication]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 17:41:31 GMT http://www.antijen.org/go
(May 19) - An Omaha child born a boy will start the next school year
with a new name and a new identity -- as Katie, a girl.

According to the Omaha World-Herald , the parents of the 8-year-old say the child they first named Ben exhibited girlish tendencies as young as 2, when he would create long hair using scarves. A year later, he donned a tiara and dressed as a princess for Halloween.

http://news.aol.com/health/article/boy-or-girl/489615


]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 16:06:41 GMT http://www.antijen.org/aj
By Julie Bolcer

A lesbian high school student who endured harassment and
discrimination because of her sexual orientation reached a settlement
with the Vallejo City Unified School District in California, the
American Civil Liberties Union announced on Monday. The settlement
includes district-wide training for students and staff regarding
harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid84629.asp

]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 16:05:22 GMT http://www.antijen.org/jr
Elisa Wiebe
Denver Parenting Examiner
May 19, 8:58 AM

My middle son will be ten in a couple of weeks; he's been asking for a
kilt a lot lately, and I've been thinking about having one made for
him. I told him he was going to have to listen to stupid remarks about
wearing a skirt, and he said the comfort level would be well worth it.

http://www.examiner.com/x-233-Denver-Parenting-Examiner~y2009m5d19-Overwrought-principal-calls-kilt-crossdressing]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 16:03:53 GMT http://www.antijen.org/yj
Mother: Delicate Balance Between Protecting Child, Educating People

An Omaha family has made the painstaking decision to allow their child
to live a transgendered life. Now the family is explaining why they
decided to go public with that decision.

The child is biologically a boy who started living openly as a girl
this week. For years the parents consulted experts and therapists who eventually gave them the go-ahead to transition.

“I know 8½ sounds pretty young, but when we’ve been dealing with it for six of those 8½ years, that’s a pretty long time,” the girl’s
mother said.

http://www.ketv.com/news/19501680/detail.html
]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 16:00:29 GMT http://www.antijen.org/pi
Many love Alpharetta for its small town charm. But in 2009, anything
is possible, even in the mostly quiet suburbs.

Take the May 6 case reported by Alpharetta police. An officer was
working traffic enforcement on Mansell Road at Ga. 400 when he noticed a teenage girl in a green Lincoln Towncar was not wearing a seat belt.

He pulled the car over and asked the 17-year-old for some
identification. She said she had none and began looking through her
purse. That's when the officer noticed there was a clear baggie filled
with some sort of white powder allegedly in the purse.

http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-c-2009-05-18-177787.114126-sub_Arrest_has_its_surprises_for_police_officer.html

The teenager reportedly said it was cocaine — 3.2 grams of it — so the officer arrested her.]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 15:56:41 GMT http://www.antijen.org/bb
Elleigha Reed left regulars at the Wetherspoon’s Leading Light pub in Faversham stunned after becoming a woman following the four-hour NHS procedure

http://www.kentnews.co.uk/kent-news/Barman-becomes-barmaid-after-going-under-the-knife-newsinkent24498.aspx
]]> Wed, 20 May 2009 15:54:27 GMT http://www.antijen.org/wb Parents Of 8-Year-Old Allow 'Him' To Live As 'Her'

OMAHA, Neb. -- An Omaha couple is allowing their 8-year-old son to
openly live life as a girl. It’s a decision that means the child is no
longer able to attend Catholic school.

Therapists and the child’s parents say the second grade student is
transgender, a medical condition where a person’s inner sense of
identity doesn’t match their biological gender. Some gender experts
say as many as one in 500 people may be transgender or carry
significant traits of the opposite sex.

http://www.wptz.com/family/19491867/detail.html
]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 19:07:57 GMT http://www.antijen.org/xi

Call me Katie: U.S. boy, 8, to live as a girl after being diagnosed
with 'gender identity disorder'

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 5:25 PM on 18th May 2009

A boy of eight has been re-named 'Katie' and will live the rest of his
childhood out as a girl after his parents took advice from
psychiatrists.

The youngster has thrown away the last of his boy clothes after
finding a school and church that will accept him for who he says he is
inside - a little girl.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1184245/Call-Katie-U-S-boy-8-live-girl-diagnosed-gender-identity-disorder.html
]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 19:06:07 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ng

Nebraska Parents Allow Biological Son, 8, to Live as the Girl She Says She Is

by Kilian Melloy
EDGE Staff Reporter
Monday May 18, 2009

Parents of an 8-year-old transgendered child who insists on her gender
identity despite her male physiology have decided that it’s in their
child’s best interests to allow her to live as a girl.

The decision means removing the child from Catholic school, where the
issue of the child--now free to live as "Katie," rather than
"Ben"--being transgendered was regarded as "unfair" to ask others to
accept.

http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=91354]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 19:04:04 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ii

News Briefs

Omaha archdiocese: ‘Transgendered’ 8-year-old boy can’t come to school as a girl

May 19, 2009


An eight-year-old boy whose mother is actively supporting his desire
to become a girl is not being permitted to act like a girl at his
Catholic school. “The child is welcomed to come, but it would not be
acceptable to change the child’s gender and present as a girl,” said
archdiocesan chancellor Father Joseph Taphorn.

Copyright © 2009 Trinity Communications. All rights reserved.


http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=2967

]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:36 GMT http://www.antijen.org/in asked to apologize for forcing a kilt-wearing student to change his
clothes.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/05/18/apology_sought_for_making_boy_change_kilt/]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 16:24:33 GMT http://www.antijen.org/uo
By Brooke Nelson


WEST HAVEN - Gavin McFarland ins't a cross-dresser, he's Scottish.

The 14-year-old Hooper lad was told he could be mistaken for a
cross-dresser, though, when he wore a kilt to school Wednesday for a
school project.

"I was kind of surprised," Gavin said. "No teachers had gotten mad at
me for it. A lot of them thought it was really cool."

http://www.standard.net/live/news/173494
]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 16:22:50 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ce
The parents say their middle child is transgender, and he's asked to be called a girl since age 4.

"One night she said, 'Every night when I go to bed, I pray my inside will match my outside. But it never happens,"' the mother said, recalling a conversation with her child.


http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2009/05/18/news/nebraska/8e56143ffd25972f862575ba0017b40f.txt]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 16:21:29 GMT http://www.antijen.org/vd
Madison school district offers support for transgendered students
Bill Lueders on Thursday 05/14/2009


A few weeks back, parents of students at a Madison elementary school
received an unusual note, about a student in the fifth grade who
"while born male, has for some time felt he is female." The student,
with support from family, doctors and the school community, was about
to start being a girl.

http://www.isthmus.com/isthmus/article.php?article=25885
]]> Thu, 14 May 2009 22:00:09 GMT http://www.antijen.org/ay