Scott Leibowitz, MD, delivers a comprehensive lecture on gender dysphoria in children and adolescents: diagnosis, treatment and support options. https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=21571&bhcp=1
Darlene Wagner, PhD, presents part one of three, in a retrospective of transgender and gender non-conforming military service members throughout American history. TGNC individuals who want to serve their country still have to remain hidden, in order to keep their military status.
A video uploaded by the European Society of Urology shows a detailed example of how female Gender Confirming Surgery (GCS) works and it is indeed far more complex than simply removing the penis. The animation shows a surgeon opening up the scrotum, removing the testicles, and removing the head of the penis to create a[…]
Mathias Sørensen’s short and sweet video of Megan Moore, Danish drag performer, who, in her own words tells it: “In this video i’m surprising the sweetest little girl i’ve ever met. Her name is Hannah. She has been to some of my shows over the years, and has always brought me gifts and a lot of love.[…]
Even as attacks against trans people of color increased, 2015 saw greater acceptance for gender-variant people. Below, we celebrate some of the people who opened hearts and minds! http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/12/31/25-trans-pioneers-who-took-us-past-tipping-point-2015
My name is Tom. I am a husband, a father, and most of all, I try to be a decent human being. At 4 years old, my child revealed her true self by stating very clearly and articulately “I am really a girl, I am a girl on the inside.” This statement altered my life[…]
Some children insist, from the moment they can speak, that they are not the gender indicated by their biological sex. So where does this knowledge reside? And is it possible to discern a genetic or anatomical basis for transgender identity? Exploration of these questions is relatively new, but there is a bit of evidence for[…]
These men are using their life experiences to make a lasting impact on the transgender community: https://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2015/06/_9_transgender_men_of_color.html
Recent entertainment news in media representations of trans people from a variety of sources uploaded and posted regularly on Tumblr – everything from television series, books, films and of course the ubiquitous Web: https://www.tumblr.com/search/transgender%20tv
We are headed to a place where we recognize that gender is not always one fixed category – not male or female – and that culturally we can become more comfortable with that idea. Hormones and surgery are always going to be options for people, but some do not feel compelled to use them. Here[…]