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| That is very disappointing. The Doer government is just as punitive as the Stelmach hicks!? You suck Gary Doer! I am blown away by this. |
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I'm warming up another rant about that. I am outraged. I was outraged when Stelmach did it, and for Doer to do so? What party is he again?
Heph, since you posted the story first, do you think it would be an idea to split out the Caster Semanya story from this thread? |
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| Tehanu wrote: | | I'm warming up another rant about that. I am outraged. I was outraged when Stelmach did it, and for Doer to do so? What party is he again? |
I sure hope that this does not reflect the views of the federal NDP.
Maybe Doer should get drunk and kick a homeless person around like King Ralph did. You know, the horrible Conservative who cut budgets like mad and never pulled SRS funding? Maybe start Manitoba NDP rallies with "Drill baby drill!"? Start toting assault rifles at the next fundraiser?
Gary Doer is a fucking scumbag asshole. |
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| Tehanu wrote: | | Heph, since you posted the story first, do you think it would be an idea to split out the Caster Semanya story from this thread? |
Works for me...
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| Done! It's now over here. |
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Here is a list of Manitoba MLAs.
Specifically:
Gary Doer (for the moment): premier@leg.gov.mb.ca
Minister of Finance Gregory Selinger: minfin@leg.gov.mb.ca
Minister of Health Theresa Oswald: minhlt@leg.gov.mb.ca
Minister of Healthy Living Kerri Irvin-Ross: http://www.gov.mb.ca/minister/minliv.html
Might be worth quoting the Manitoba NDP Party Principles:
| Quote: | Our society must change from one based on competition to one based on cooperation.
We wish to create a society where individuals give according to their abilities, and receive according to their needs.
We believe present human endeavours must become environmentally sound in order to ensure that future generations may have access to an abundant and diverse biosphere.
Our commitment to the electorate is to be forthright about our long-range goals as well as practical about our short-term political activities.
Our purpose as a movement is to foster social change toward a more cooperative society. Our purpose as a political party is to develop a public mandate for that social change through giving individuals greater control in the economy, their workplace, and their community.
Our actions and words must reflect our fundamental faith in the capacity of people to live cooperatively and to work for the betterment of all. |
NDP Provincial Secretary: Provincial Secretary
Sonia Kowalewich
(204) 987-4854
sonia@todaysndp.mb.ca
Manitoba Liberals:
Manitoba Liberal Party Headquarters
635 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 0X1
Phone: (204) 988-9380
Fax: (204) 284-1492
E-mail: manager@manitobaliberals.ca
Executive Director: Dennis Trochim
Manitoba Conservatives:
Room 227, Legislative Building
450 Broadway Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 0V8
Phone: (204) 945-3709
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Fax: (204) 945-1284
pccaucus@leg.gov.mb.ca |
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Canadian Policy Changes Remove Transgender Recognition
| Quote: | It looks like the transgender community is being left in the dust after some government-approved language changes at Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian International Development Agency. All occurrences of “gender equality” in policy documents have been replaced with “equality of men and women,” leaving out everyone in-between.
Lindsay Mossman, a campaigner at Amnesty International, said the change is more significant than it may seem:
| Quote: | | [Equality of men and women] is language that was used in development circles years ago. Language has progressed for reasons and moved forward and the Canadian government doesn’t seem to be reflecting [that]. |
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon (henceforth known as Alien Matters Manager Orderance Trebuchet) confirmed to the press (henceforth known as the ironing) that some of the wording changes did, indeed, signal a change in policy, although he wouldn’t confirm whether this change was one of them. If this is a policy change, it has implications for immigrants and refugees, as well as funding decisions for GLBT organisations. Sneaky sneaky! |
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| Jesus. I'd have thought Lawrence Cannon would be too busy swiping non-white, non-Christian Canadians' passports. |
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Mourning a daughter, celebrating a son
| Quote: | | More transgender teens are coming out than ever before – and at increasingly earlier ages. But even as resources for families grow, parents struggle with being supportive while coping with their own conflicting emotions. |
A surprisingly decent article on trans teens from the Globe and Mail...dear god I hope they don't open the comments to the inevitable idiot hordes. |
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| They did open the comments. Only three so far, all three obnoxious (well, two obnoxious, one about zoning that went over my head). The article was pretty good for the MSM, I thought ... although it will be nice if we could get to a stage in which parents don't feel the need to mourn their child's old gender identity while embracing the new one. |
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| Quote: | | it will be nice if we could get to a stage in which parents don't feel the need to mourn their child's old gender identity while embracing the new one. |
You have a way with words Tehanu. Well done. |
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Methodist Minister Comes Out to His Congregation as Transgender
| Quote: | Reverend David Weekley of the Epworth United Methodist Church in southeast Portland, Oregon, took a big step on Sunday:
| Quote: | | Just months after telling his own children that he was not their biological father, Weekley, who is in his late-50s, came out to his congregation of 221 members. Standing behind his pulpit, Weekley began his usual worship service. About halfway through, he paused to share a personal message he called 'My Book Report.' He told them that in 1984, just nine years after undergoing extensive sex-reassignment surgeries, he was ordained by the Methodist Church without telling anyone of his original gender at birth. Following his story, the congregation, who had remained silent throughout his talk, broke into thunderous applause. Church members then proclaimed their support for their pastor.' It doesn’t change him; he’s still Reverend David, and that’s what counts,' says congregation member Robbie Tsuboi, who has been attending Epworth since 1964. |
Weekley has been married to his wife Deborah for 13 years and has served as a clergyman for 27. |
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Trans woman runs for mayor in Idaho
| Quote: | | A trans woman running for mayor in Nampa in the US state of Idaho says she has been warmly received by voters. Melissa Sue Robinson filed her application last month after announcing her plans to run for the role in June. |
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National Post article: "No bias found against sex-changed woman."
| Quote: | | The federal human rights tribunal ruled yesterday that the Canadian Forces did not discriminate against a transgendered woman when it refused to enrol her. |
The complainant in question is Micheline Montreuil, a transgendered lawyer who has brought forward several complaints in the past regarding discrimination in the workplace. She previously won a suit against the Canadian Forces, and another against National Bank. You may also recall she was nominated as a federal NDP candidate in 2007, and her candidacy was subsequently annulled by the party "for not being a team player." |
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"Partners often bear the brunt of transition"
| Quote: | ... [Frances Mahon] says partners of trans people often feel invisible during their partner’s transition. “While we support our partners through their transition our own concerns are often put aside and actually it’s partners who often bear the brunt of the transition,” she says.
“When you have questions about the process of transition you can’t really turn to your partner during that time, because it’s such a stressful time for them. Then there are further isolation questions with class concerns or disability or other issues that affect people.”
At this point all of the facilitators involved in TPN are partners of trans men, says Mahon, “however we really see the need for diversity among facilitators so we’re open to having another one join us in the future. The group is open to partners of trans men and trans women.”
The group is also open to partners of any sexual orientation, including those who themselves identify as trans or gender-variant.
“We have this one common thing, but we all experience that in a completely unique and different way,” says Mahon. “It’s valuable to share that and strength comes from that diversity.” |
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Iran may allow trans marriage
| Quote: | | Iran is set to allow a woman to marry a trans man. A woman, known only as Shaghayegh, told Tehran's family court she wanted to marry her best friend from school, who recently underwent gender reassignment to become male. |
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British school calls emergency assembly over sex change of 12-year-old boy:
| Quote: | | What has really upset the parents is that the school didn't see fit to send us a letter first so we could explain it to children in our own way. Maybe we could have explained sexual politics and encouraged our kids to be more sensitive. They were simply told, 'You may notice one pupil is not present in this assembly – that is because the pupil is now a girl'. The girl, as she now is, will go through hell because of how this has been handled. |
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Disgusting detail in the case of the 12-year-old girl mentioned in the post above:
| Quote: | | ... The pupil's parents, who are under police protection from fear of attack, had hoped that the transition would be easier as the 12-year-old child was moving from primary to secondary school. |
Repulsive. Sickening. Typical.
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Chicago gay bar insists patron match the gender on their ID
| Quote: | A Chicago gay bar has come under fire for insisting that patrons' appearances match the gender specified on their identification.
Hunters Nightclub in Elk Grove Village said it had to take the measure after reports of drag queen prostitutes advertising on Craigslist and mentioning the venue. Manager Peter Landorf told the Chicago Tribune he could lose his licence if prostitutes were using the premises to solicit business.
It means that patrons must look like the photo on their ID and appear to be the same gender that is listed on it. However, the move has been met with anger by a number of trans and cross-dressing customers.
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The bar is now working on finding a new solution. |
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| TheDeviantE wrote: | We'll start off with a "Cisgender Privilege Checklist"—based, as I'm sure you know, on Peggy McIntosh's groundbreaking "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack," which decades later is still considered pretty revolutionary for white folks looking to understand racism and oppression of PoC. [...]
Casual Offenses
• Strangers don't assume they can ask me what my genitals look like and how I have sex.
• My validity as a man/woman/human is not based upon how much surgery I've had or how accurately other people view my gender.
• Strangers do not ask me what my "real name" is and then assume that they have a right to call me by that name.
• People do not disrespect me by purposefully using incorrect pronouns even after they've been corrected.
• If I tell people about my gender, I don't have to hear "so have you had THE surgery?" or "oh, so you're REALLY a [incorrect sex or gender]?"
• I am not expected to explain to friends, family, or strangers what it means to be my gender, how I knew what my gender was, or whether my gender is just a "phase." |
There are more: Medical Issues, Others' Perceptions, Safety, Government/Bureaucratic Issues, and Emotional Issues.
Some Simple Steps to Being Trans* Inclusive: Part I (Understand Cis* Privilege) (guest blogger TheDeviantE, Shakesville, October 8, 2009)
It draws in part on the T-Vox Wiki page, Cisgender privilege, which also offers a list. |
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| TheDeviantE wrote: | As far as I know, there isn't a comprehensive list out there for people trying to make their workplaces/organizations trans*-friendly. So I sent out a call last night to my friends asking for trans* individuals and allies to add to my germ (as in seed) of a set of guidelines. As with any community, there was some disagreement about how best to change the systems we deal with. I hope this will be viewed as a jumping off point for people, rather than an ending point. [...]
[Here's just a sample; read the whole list!:]
• Always ask for a person's "preferred name." If you require legal names, ask those after preferred name, it will help establish that you respect the person's identity first and foremost. If legal and preferred names differ, make sure to use legal names in only those situations where it is necessary. [...]
• If you are cis* and someone asks you what pronouns you prefer, don't say "I don't care" – many trans* people regularly have to defend their gender and pronouns and treating pronouns use as something that doesn't matter trivializes trans people's experiences.
• If you have a front office or area where you leave information for clients, put out something that shows that you are aware of trans* issues and are trans* friendly.
• Make policies regarding how to treat trans* clients and staff. Since our society is transphobic, not having trans*-inclusive policies is often the same as having transphobic ones. [...]
• Keep in mind that being gay-friendly is not the same as being trans*-friendly.
• While for some individuals, their trans* status is an extremely salient aspect of their identity, for many others, it is not. Do not assume that all trans* clients view being trans* as important to their everyday lives or will want to identify as it all the time.
• Make sure to defend trans* clients in all situations where it is necessary without the prompting or initiation of the individual, i.e. if a trans* person prefers a certain pronoun and is being misgendered, correct the offending person yourself, don't wait for the offended person to do it. It is intimidating, alienating, and often unsafe for a trans* person to have to defend zirself alone. |
Some Simple Steps to Being Trans* Inclusive: Part II (How To Make Your Organization Accessible and Safe for Trans* Individuals) (guest blogger TheDeviantE, Shakesville, October 12, 2009) |
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While Schwarzenegger did well today with recognizing out of state same sex marriages and celebrating Harvey Milk, he's apparently thrown trans folks under the bus.
| Quote: | ... Two bills affecting and of concern to California trans people were ones that got sent to the veto pile by the Governator.
... AB 1185 would have allowed qualified transgender people born in California to return to the county of their birth to obtain a new birth certificate reflecting the correct gender, as well as any accompanying name change.
It would have ensured that transgender people born in California can return to the county of their birth to obtain a corrected birth certificate. It would also have provided greater access to transgender persons living in the state, allowing them for first time to petition the court in their home counties. This legislation would have had no fiscal impact to the state.
Schwarzenegger also vetoed AB 382 which would have established protections for LGBT prisoners, which he said was “unnecessary.”
The measure was sponsored by openly gay Assembly Member Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) and would have amended the Sexual Abuse in Detention Elimination Act by adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the current list of factors that should be considered in the classification of prisoners for purposes of housing.
... He cited a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation study that found 67 percent of LGBT prisoners report being sexually assaulted by another inmate, "a rate 15 times higher" than the overall population, explained Ammiano.
Miss Major also testified before the committee in her role as a community organizing director for the TGI Justice Project.
She cited a 2007 University of California Irvine study that showed, "transgender women in California's prison system are 13 times more likely to be sexually assaulted in prison, and that half of all transgender women in prison in this state have been raped." |
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Uruguay Approves Sex Change Bill
| Quote: | | Transsexuals in Uruguay will soon be able to legally register a change of name and gender after the country's senate approved a controversial bill. |
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| Tehanu wrote: | Here is a list of Manitoba MLAs.
Specifically:
Gary Doer (for the moment): premier@leg.gov.mb.ca
Minister of Finance Gregory Selinger: minfin@leg.gov.mb.ca
Minister of Health Theresa Oswald: minhlt@leg.gov.mb.ca
Minister of Healthy Living Kerri Irvin-Ross: http://www.gov.mb.ca/minister/minliv.html
Might be worth quoting the Manitoba NDP Party Principles:
| Quote: | Our society must change from one based on competition to one based on cooperation.
We wish to create a society where individuals give according to their abilities, and receive according to their needs.
We believe present human endeavours must become environmentally sound in order to ensure that future generations may have access to an abundant and diverse biosphere.
Our commitment to the electorate is to be forthright about our long-range goals as well as practical about our short-term political activities.
Our purpose as a movement is to foster social change toward a more cooperative society. Our purpose as a political party is to develop a public mandate for that social change through giving individuals greater control in the economy, their workplace, and their community.
Our actions and words must reflect our fundamental faith in the capacity of people to live cooperatively and to work for the betterment of all. |
NDP Provincial Secretary: Provincial Secretary
Sonia Kowalewich
(204) 987-4854
sonia@todaysndp.mb.ca
Manitoba Liberals:
Manitoba Liberal Party Headquarters
635 Broadway
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 0X1
Phone: (204) 988-9380
Fax: (204) 284-1492
E-mail: manager@manitobaliberals.ca
Executive Director: Dennis Trochim
Manitoba Conservatives:
Room 227, Legislative Building
450 Broadway Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3C 0V8
Phone: (204) 945-3709
Toll Free: 1-800-282-8069
Fax: (204) 945-1284
pccaucus@leg.gov.mb.ca |
Let's not let this issue die... who're the new faces in Cabinet? Let's write to them and raise a stink!
ETA: Ooops! re: this.
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Australian Department of Foreign Affairs apologizes to trans woman for passport fiasco. Seems the former Howard government stopped issuing gender-appropriate ID to pre-operative trans people travelling for surgery. Needless to say, this caused a lot of problems for people. The Labour government is reversing the policy.
| Quote: | ... Stefanie Imbruglia, 42 - a first cousin of the pop star Natalie Imbruglia - has also secured the department's agreement to other measures that amount to fairer treatment of transsexuals who apply for passports.
Ms Imbruglia had lived for two years as a woman before applying for a passport to travel to Thailand for sex realignment surgery in October 2007. She wanted her passport to identify her as a female. But the Howard government rescinded an established practice of issuing transsexuals who were to travel abroad for surgery a one-year limited passport in their nominated gender.
Forced to travel on a passport that identified her as a male, Ms Imbruglia said she was subjected to ridicule by an Australian passport officer who insisted on calling her ''sir'' even though she was wearing a skirt and jacket.
... On return to Australia after successful surgery, Ms Imbruglia lodged complaints against the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with the Australian Human Rights Commission. She claimed the department had breached her civil and political rights by knowingly placing her in danger, and was guilty of sex discrimination. By this time, Labor was in power in Canberra.
... Ms Imbruglia said the department had agreed to restore the right of transsexuals travelling abroad for gender surgery to a passport in the appropriate gender. It has also agreed some people of diverse or indeterminate gender identity who may not be suitable for genital surgery should be able to get a suitable passport. Ms Imbruglia said she was delighted that common sense had prevailed. |
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| Yeah, they're basing it on October 2009 so didn't include that Manitoba has cut funding. |
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Ontario MPP reintroduces trans rights bill
| Quote: | A day before the Trans Day of Remembrance, Ontario NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo reintroduced her private member's bill to amend the province's human rights code to recognize gender identity.
"I'm tabling this again, for a second time. I'm sorry in a sense that I have to, [and] that this is not law already," said DiNovo at a press conference on Nov 19. "This time we hope the government acts."
She's not alone. At the federal level, NDP MP Bill Siksay has tried three times to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to include explicit protection for trans people. His first two attempts failed because Parliament was dissolved or prorogued before the bill could be debated. DiNovo first introduced her bill in March 2007, and it died without being heard before the 2007 Ontario election.
Despite the lack of progress, trans activist Susan Gapka said she is hopeful.
"Ontario has a chance to be a leader," said Gapka. In Canada, only the Northwest Territories and the City of Toronto offer explicit protection for trans people. The Ontario Human Rights Commission recommended adding gender identity to the provincial rights code in 1999 and again in 2008.
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For more info, check out:
Transhumanrightscampaign.ca
Rainbowhealthnetwork.ca |
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Trans woman to put her body on display after death
| Quote: | Not many people spend time thinking about their deaths, but Dina Paige has. She's made plans to put her body on display for the education of the world through the Body Worlds travelling science exhibits.
Paige is the first transgendered person to donate her body to the program, which preserves bodies through a process called "plastination" and puts them on display in cities around the world.
The process was created by German scientist Gunther von Hagens, who initially used plastinated bodies for medical instruction and later created the Body Worlds series of public exhibits. More than 28 million people have seen the exhibit around the world, according to the Body Worlds web site.
Paige, a 54-year-old "full-blooded Italian," runs her own business coaching transgendered people through the transitioning process and says being part of the Body Worlds exhibit will allow her work to continue long after she dies.
"The preserved bodies will last for a thousand years and beyond. The preservation technique is better than the pharaohs," she says. "I was born a man, and look like a female, and yet have breasts and a penis. I couldn't think of a better way for humanity to look at and evaluate the issues of what it means to be male, female, or both."
Visitors who see Paige's body on display will see up close the results of an extensive surgical male-to-female transition. She has had full cranial facial reconstruction and separate feminization surgeries for her nose, lips, cheeks, breasts, hips and hair line — plus full-body laser hair removal. |
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| Quote: | | She has had full cranial facial reconstruction and separate feminization surgeries for her nose, lips, cheeks, breasts, hips and hair line — plus full-body laser hair removal. |
The cranial facial reconstruction is scary stuff as is surgery on the nose. Ouch! |
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A fluffy but nice little article on Cinematical: Stop Calling Them the Wachowski Brothers!
| Quote: | | As almost every article is quick to point out, Lana was "originally" Larry; a few years after the two gained notice for their futuristic blockbuster The Matrix, rumors were flying about why the two were so reclusive. Then Lana came out as a woman, even holding a press conference for the official announcement, which is truly awesome. And while it's not a shocker than fanboys can't resist taking potshots at Lana's appearance or referring to her as him or, I'm sure, a variety of derogatory terms, is it necessary for journalists to mention this every chance the directors are mentioned? |
http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/08/stop-calling-them-the-wachows... |
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Gene Discovery May Aid Transgender And Intersex Therapies
| Quote: | Scientists have discovered a genetic "on-off" switch that tells the body what gender it is.
| Quote: | | An international team found that the action of a single gene is all that stops females from developing male physical traits, including testes and facial hair. When this gene was artificially “switched off” in adult female mice their ovaries began to turn into testes and they started to produce a level of testosterone found in healthy male mice. The discovery could eventually revolutionise gender reassignment therapy and improve treatments for babies who are born with a mixed gender. The research, published today in the journal Cell, challenges a common perception that gender is determined purely by the X-chromosomes and Y-chromosomes. The gene that was switched off, known as FOXL2, lies on a non-sex chromosome that is shared by males and females. |
Researchers had merely expected the female mice to stop producing eggs. Other than the change in gender characteristics, the test animals appeared to experience no other physical changes and lived a normal lifespan. |
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| Hephaestion wrote: | Gene Discovery May Aid Transgender And Intersex Therapies
| Quote: | Scientists have discovered a genetic "on-off" switch that tells the body what gender it is.
| Quote: | | An international team found that the action of a single gene is all that stops females from developing male physical traits, including testes and facial hair. When this gene was artificially “switched off” in adult female mice their ovaries began to turn into testes and they started to produce a level of testosterone found in healthy male mice. The discovery could eventually revolutionise gender reassignment therapy and improve treatments for babies who are born with a mixed gender. The research, published today in the journal Cell, challenges a common perception that gender is determined purely by the X-chromosomes and Y-chromosomes. The gene that was switched off, known as FOXL2, lies on a non-sex chromosome that is shared by males and females. |
Researchers had merely expected the female mice to stop producing eggs. Other than the change in gender characteristics, the test animals appeared to experience no other physical changes and lived a normal lifespan. |
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Woah, that's crazy stuff! Hopefully that will make it a lot easier for transgendered folks to complete their transitions should they decide they want to transition.
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I don't quite follow. It seems to me that they assume the transgendered are genetically abnormal and can be fixed by altering their genetic structure.
ETA: Personally, I think that they should look for the religious gene that makes people believe in all-powerful gods obsessed with how evil folks have sex. |
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Going to the original article they're not talking about trans people being genetically abnormal, but rather how if gene therapy develops to switch these genes on or off, the body will naturally start producing testosterone, which would mean for FTM transition, it would mean not having to be constantly taking testosterone. They also speculate that the reverse may be true around estrogen production.
They're not commenting on genetic causes of transsexuality, rather than on using genetic therapy for transition treatment.
| Quote: | ... FOXL2 was already known to be important for the growth of ovaries during development and for their maintenance during a woman’s life. However, scientists did not anticipate that egg-producing cells in the ovary could be co-opted by a competing male gene to carry out the male reproductive functions.
“We expected the mice to stop producing eggs, but what happened was much more dramatic,” said Mathias Treier, of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, who led the study.
Using genetic engineering techniques, the FOXL2 gene was switched off in adult female mice. Any developed eggs in the ovary died. Follicles, which eventually grow into eggs, slowly transformed into cells that looked like Sertoli cells, which produce sperm in the testes.
After the genetic therapy, the female mice also developed testosterone-producing cells, and their levels of testosterone surged.
... The researchers anticipate that temporarily suppressing SOX9 in males would have the opposite effect. Turning it off would automatically trigger the ovary development gene to come on, leading to cells in the testes turning into follicles and ceasing the production of testosterone.
Applying the therapy in humans is a long way off, but the researchers say that it could dramatically improve clinicians’ ability to change a person’s gender. Rather than be placed on medication for the rest of their life, only a short course of gene therapy would be required. |
(Grr, though, note: "in gender reassignment therapy this causes females to lose developed breasts and grow beards" ... actually, how about saying "trans males" please and thank you.) |
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NYT: NY Governor Paterson to Protect Transgender Workers
| Quote: | | ... Mr. Paterson will carry out the decision through an executive order, to be signed on Wednesday, that will require state agencies to include transgender individuals in their nondiscrimination policies, these people said. Though state antidiscrimination law includes gay men and lesbians, it is silent on the issue of transgender people. And while Mr. Paterson’s order will not have the sweep of a statute enacted by the State Legislature because it will apply only to state agencies, gay and transgender rights advocates said it would be a first step toward including gender identity and expression protections in state law. |
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| Not experienced in this area, hoping to help a trans friend, if someone has general knowledge or experience in this area, pls PM. |
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Ummmm... what sort of help?
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Hi RP, I sent you a PM. BTW Ft. McMurray!! wondered where that is so took a look on google earth and at the wikipedia entry, that is some far out place. I can help with trans info but my knowledge of Canada is pretty sad.  |
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| Informational, mostly, how to navigate bureaucratic snafu, also re. surgery. Thanks to those who have PMd, your advice is very helpful. |
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Some here might be interested in Boing Boing's latest "guest blogger", Andrea James...
| Quote: | I am very happy to introduce Boing Boing's latest guest blogger, Andrea James. She explains....
| Quote: | I'm a writer, activist and filmmaker. I wrote ads in Chicago for ten years, which led me into consumer activism that focuses on quackery and fraud, especially in medicine and academia.
I also work on behalf of the transgender community. I maintain Transsexual Road Map, a site on the practical aspects of gender transition, and HairFacts, a spinoff general-market site on hair removal. In 2003, I moved to LA and co-founded Deep Stealth Productions, to counter the dismal depiction of trans people in the media and to expand my earlier web-based educational efforts. I founded GenderMedia Foundation and serve on the board of Outfest, which showcases and preserves LGBTQ media, as well as TransYouth Family Allies, which helps families with gender-variant children.
I am also very interested in online phenomena like hoaxes, trolling, the free culture movement, social networking, and crowdsourcing projects like Wikipedia. Please email me with any tips or thoughts you'd like to share, or just to say hi! |
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New rights for trans people in Pakistan
| Quote: | | The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the government to allow trans people the right to a distinct gender. The court said that trans people, known as hijras, should be able to get national identity cards showing their gender as hijras. |
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President Obama has appointed a trans woman to the Commerce Department. Good!
| Quote: | Amanda Simpson, a Raytheon employee, former test pilot, and one-time Congressional candidate, made history today when she became the first-ever Presidential appointee who is transgender. Simpson, who underwent her transition while employed at Raytheon, will serve as a Senior Technical Adviser at the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.
Simpson's most recent job was as the Deputy Director in Advanced Technology Development at Raytheon Missile Systems in Arizona. |
The one thing is that while I've seen this story in a number of places, people keep referring to her as the first transgender presidential appointment. Let's qualify: the first out transgender appointment.
Air America.
(Oh, and it's a pity she used to work at Raytheon. Ick.) |
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Obama's Commerce Dept. nominee Amanda Simpson talks about being seen as a "token"
| Quote: | | ... Politico notes that Obama is headed to a quick record on LGBT appointments: "The Obama administration appointed about 100 openly LGBT Americans in the first year of the president's term, according to statistics compiled by the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, which provides financial and campaign support to LGBT political candidates. President Bill Clinton’s administration appointed about 140 during his eight years in office." |
Well, given Obama's outright refusal to act on any systemic level, I'd say, yeah, pretty much ALL of his LGBT appointments are "tokens" -- just like he seems to be himself, the first Token Black President.
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Missed this story a couple of months ago, but celebrated Montreal surgeon Yvon Ménard has retired. His clinic is famous worldwide for gender reassignment surgery. Fortunately, he brought in a partner a number of years ago who will be continuing his work.
| Quote: | At the end of November, one of the world's most celebrated gender reassignment surgeons retired after more than 30 years of performing genital reconstruction and other transition-oriented surgeries. His work has profoundly changed the lives of thousands of trans men and women all over the world.
... Skills of Ménard's calibre aren't developed overnight. He has earned an international reputation for his surgical innovations, having refined his techniques year by year, since first encountering genital reconstruction during his surgical residency in 1971.
At the time, it was difficult to find a place to do genital reconstruction, as hospital administrators often looked unfavourably on a surgeon's decision to undertake the work. But Ménard felt strongly about the positive effects the surgeries could have on the quality of life of his patients; he carried on despite the challenges.
... Since 1996, gender reassignment surgeries have made up the lion's share of Ménard's work — in fact, that year he had to hire a second surgeon, Dr Pierre Brassard, to keep up with the demand.
... Despite the sense of loss that Ménard's retirement might stir up in the community, the services at GRS Montreal will continue. Now 69 years old, Ménard is handing the reins over to Brassard, who studied with Ménard during his surgical residency at Montreal's Hôpital Sainte-Justine in 1986 and has worked alongside Ménard as his business partner and protégé for the last 13 years. |
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