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In the News (Tue 8 Dec 09)

  
  transgenderism
The terms that Benjamin handles are not well-used, in contrary to the concept of transgenderism.
When transgenderism occurs this view changes: for all, the transgender feels between male and female and wants this to be confirmed by a partial sex reassignment.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that the children aren’t forced to chose side for one of the parents, that they know they’re still being loved by their father and mother even though one changes of package, and that the changed parent is still available for them.
www.genderstichting.be /en/transgenderism.html   (1132 words)

  
 Mermaids - Transgenderism - Different but by No Means Terrible
Their opinion is that overly protective mothers, the lack of a strong father figure in the home, or a combination of the two are the cause of 'gender identity' problems experienced by the young.
Having failed in their attempt to cure Transgenderism a rapidly growing number of psychological care providers have concluded that the best way to proceed is simply to help the transgendered to come to terms with, accept, and learn to live at peace with themselves.
But, interestingly, this misperception on the part of the greater society, that homosexuality and Transgenderism are one and the same thing, has actually begun to have an unexpected but powerfully positive result.
www.mermaids.freeuk.com /paula1.html   (1487 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: Opinion :: The Transgender Trap?
Of course, at that point, the issue may be moot: the students may choose none of the three, pushing aside the crimson application in favor of the simple male/female boxes in the blue and white application delivered from New Haven.
The transgenderism resolution before the UC would make the status of transgendered students so ambiguous as to present numerous complications in situations where the biological distinction between males and females is of great importance.
In discussing the intricacy of the transgenderism debate and the slippery slope towards which it is unavoidably heading, participants must at all times act with the sensitivity that the topic of transgenderism and that the individuals it affects deserve.
www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=119678   (1065 words)

  
 Is Transgenderism Wrong?
Somewhere during the course of the last three or four thousand years the whole subject of transgenderism was blown out of proportion and transformed into a societal taboo.
Human history is full of examples of those who chose to live in the opposite gender to the one in which they were born, but perhaps the spiritual aspect of transgenderism is best typified by the Native American transgenderists known as Berdaches.
Transgenderism is not always an easy path to follow.
www.miracles-course.org /display/Transgender.html   (3726 words)

  
 Gynecomastia in M2F transgenderism, Journal of Gender Speculation
While transgenderism is often not associated with identified intersex states (11, 12), some authors state that gender change in intersexuals is higher than in the general population (13), and may not follow assigned gender in some cases (14), suggesting the possibility that past assessments of the transgendered may have overlooked subtle variants of intersex stigmata.
Since transgenderism is a complex phenomenon occurring in a stigmatized, relatively hidden minority, most efforts at identifying biological factors have involved small studies often limited by concurrent estrogen effects, complex and difficult follow-up (90, 166), differing methods or patient profiles, difficulty in monitoring patient status, labile gender identification, and lack of replication.
Identifying underlying metabolic disorders causing both gynecomastia and transgenderism requires excluding exogenous feminizing agents, excluding psychological reactions to the social experience of gynecomastia per se, and excluding causes of gynecomastia unrelated to transgenderism.
www.geocities.com /gmapop04/index.html   (13552 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Transgenderism
Transgenderism is a grassroots political movement seeking transgender rights and affirming transgender pride.
For many in the transgender - or "trans" - movement, the label transgender encompasses not only transsexual and transgender people but also transvestites, drag queens, drag kings, intersexed individuals, and anyone non-conventionally gendered (i.e., anyone identifying or behaving in a manner that runs counter to expected societal norms concerning the gender assigned them after birth).
Transgenderism is also occasionally used as a general label for people with gender identity disorder, as in the International Journal of Transgenderism
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Transgenderism   (158 words)

  
 trans-health.com: The Medicalization of Transgenderism
The assignment of transgenderism as a psychological condition and recent refusals by transgender activists to accept this categorization has also provided evidence for the tenuous nature of the relationship between transgenders and the medical communities.
Similarly, theoretical debates revolving around suggestions that transgenderism, as a categorical existence, is wholly or partially dependent on modern medicine, invoke a variant perspective on the uneasy relationship between the medicalizing ruler(s) and the medicalized subject(s).
In researching transgenderism, it should become apparent that what matters is the lived experiences of transgendered individuals, and that the supposed reasons for their sexed/gendered identities must be de-emphasized.
www.trans-health.com /displayarticle.php?aid=6   (7339 words)

  
 transgenderism
The medical treatment of transgenderism is a novelty in the medical circuit.
Medical treatment for transgenderism should, first of all, exist of diagnosing the seriousness of the genderdysphoria.
Sex reassignment surgery in transgenderism is mostly not on the wish-list, unless maybe a breast enlarging operation for transgenders who are born male, or a breast amputation with transgenders who born female.
www.genderstichting.be /en/transgenderism1.html   (548 words)

  
 FAQ - Transgenderism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It is difficult to say to what extent transgenderism was found in earlier societies.
Due to the nature of transgenderism, a accurate count cannot be made.
The estimated ratio of MTF transsexuals to genetic males is between 1:2000 and 1:80,000.
prism.truman.edu /transgender.stm   (2032 words)

  
 COS - Transgenderism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Transgenderism is a phenomenon that has been incident throughout recorded civilization.
In Western culture, Transgenderism can be expressed in many ways: ranging from mild fetishistic behavior, through complete Crossdressing, up to full Transsexualism.
There are as many "flavors" of transgenderism as there are TG individuals.
www.ctoutreach.org /trans01.html   (493 words)

  
 Celebrating, Deconstructing, Historicizing and Theorizing Transgenderism and the Transgendered
They demonstrate that although feminist and non-feminist scholars in the humanities and social and biological sciences have studied and theorized transgenderism to further their own personal and disciplinary goals, the time for transgender to receive attention simply because transgendered people need and deserve it is long overdue.
I was profoundly moved by the thoughtfulness, care, and ultimate humanity of Feinberg herself/himself as s/he explores her/his own history, the historical and contemporary situations of specific transgendered people, and political strategies and lines of argument that the transgendered and those who support them might employ to further their cause.
This model invariably pathologizes and seeks to cure or offer palliative care, and when coupled with the clinical requirement that different varieties of transgenderism be specified so as to be linked to "appropriate" care plans and standards of care, undermines the very gender-bending potential of transgenderism that the editors purportedly seek to advance.
www.library.wisc.edu /libraries/WomensStudies/fc/fcemill.htm   (2219 words)

  
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To fully explore your transgenderism, you have to build and maintain two separate wardrobes.
Part of the reason for this desire is their own guilt over transgenderism.
By having someone else take control, their "male side" is able to release responsibility for the things they desire to do.
www.reneereyes.com /Webdocs/tipsdealing.htm   (2918 words)

  
 Open Directory - Society:Transgendered:Academic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
For example, sites may approach transgenderism from a psychological, historical, sociological, anthropological, gender studies, queer studies, or legal perspective.
"Transgenderism" is an umbrella term covering persons who do not fit societal expectations of sex or gender.
Academic perspectives on transgenderism come from many disciplines such as psychology, history, sociology, anthropology, gender studies, queer studies, and law.
dmoz.org /Society/Transgendered/Academic/desc.html   (270 words)

  
 The Haworth Press Online Catalog: Product: 'International Journal of Transgenderism'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
We are learning more about transgenderism from an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective, from vast new knowledge from psychological and biomedical studies of gender identity, and from anthropological, sociocultural, and historical studies.”
The editors chose transgenderism as an umbrella term for various aspects and expressions of gender identity.
We feel that an intercultural study of transgenderism will be most enlightening.
www.haworthpress.com /store/product.asp?sku=J485   (593 words)

  
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The labeling of transgenderism as a psychiatric condition has the ironic effect of inducing psychological problems in transgendered individuals.
Adoption of such therapy in the US, except by a research protocol, is unlikely to be reimbursed by most health insurers as long as transgenderism continues to be coded and billed as a psychiatric condition.
Cohen-Kettenis PT and Pfafflin F. Transgenderism and intersexuality in childhood and adolescence.
www.lahey.org /newspubs/publications/ethics/journalfall2005/journal_fall2005_feature.asp   (1861 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism: Books: Pat Califia,Patrick Califia-Rice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Pat Califia's "Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism" is a bold step forward towards the right to self-indentify, of not just trans folks, but af all persons.
I found the book well written, accurate, and eye-opening, and it's the ideal book for a gender crosser to put in the hands of her gay and lesbian friends--or enemies.
The Politics of Transgenderism is an interesting commentary on society today, but it falls incredibly short of meaningful, documented research.
www.amazon.com /Sex-Changes-Transgenderism-Pat-Califia/dp/1573441805   (1674 words)

  
 SAGE Publications - Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices presents an overview of the research, clinical insights, and ethical dilemmas relevant to clinicians who treat intersex youth and their families.
Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices offers an authoritative examination of sexual, psychosexual, and gender differentiation in children and adolescents.
An indispensable resource for mental health, medical, and educational professionals who work with children and adolescents, Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices is also an excellent supplementary text for advanced undergraduate, graduate, and credential students in developmental and clinical psychology, pediatric psychiatry, pediatric nursing, and gender studies courses.
www.sagepub.com /book.aspx?pid=3867   (277 words)

  
 Transgenderism :: Transgender Tapestry & The International Foundation for Gender Education :: Promoting Acceptance for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In fact, there are and have always been cultures where gender transgression is accepted as a natural part of the life of the culture.
The only harm that accompanies transgenderism is the same harm that is still too often visited on some folks by racism.
In the case of transgendered folk, the words for the feelings that cause people to hurt us are fear of difference and transphobia.
www.ifge.org /index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=139   (1276 words)

  
 Transvestism :: Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism
Transgenderism is the term used to describe people who feel they belong to both, or neither, traditional genders.
Califia--a vocal sex radical as well as a therapist--explores the worlds of biology, sociology, psychology, and politics and comes to the conclusion that life and personal experience is far more complicated than most people believe and that the simple two-gender system most people accept is more harmful that helpful.
This book is not for those of you with very conservative views of sexuality or gender roles so if you buy it, it will make your upset but now you are warned.
www.transgendercare.com /bookreviews/transvestism/sex-changes-politics-of.htm   (703 words)

  
 illinoisreview: Shrek: a strange setting to promote transgenderism
In fact, if there is a sexual undertone to their dressing, they are not allowed to continue on to the surgery that many want.
Transgenderism in itself, is not gender confusion, but a mismatch between a brain of the opposite gender that their body represents.
Transgenderism is an umbrella term that describes crossdressers, transexuals, and a variety of other peoples that have varying degrees of alternate GENDER identity.
illinoisreview.typepad.com /illinoisreview/2007/05/at_the_risk_of_.html   (4976 words)

  
 IJ TRANSGENDER - Transgenderism and Dissociative Identity Disorder - A Case Study
IJ TRANSGENDER - Transgenderism and Dissociative Identity Disorder - A Case Study
Transgenderism and Dissociative Identity Disorder - A Case Study
Saks Bonnie M. Transgenderism and Dissociative Identity Disorder - A Case Study
www.symposion.com /ijt/ijtc0404.htm   (960 words)

  
 Home Page
The Centre seeks to bring together psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, as well as medical and legal experts who share a desire to better understand the phenomenon of transgenderism, as well as the circumstances in which transpeople (transgendered people) live, in Asia.
In many of the 46 countries across the continent we find that transgenderism is an aspect of modern society; in some a very open and vibrant aspect, in others less so.
In many Asian societies transpeople face more prejudice and discrimination, suffer greater intolerance and hardship, and have to endure more frequent and fundamental affronts to dignity and human rights, than do their peers in the developed world.
web.hku.hk /~sjwinter/TransgenderASIA/index.htm   (1115 words)

  
 Just what is "Transgenderism"?
Having searched the Internet for a reasonable, easily understandable, definition for transgenderism I can now understand why there is such confusion about the subject.
"Transgenderism is the practice of transgressing gender norms."
I would suggest that you start with a good search engine, such as Google, and enter a query such as "understanding transgenderism" and see what you get.
samanthaperrin.ca /definitions.html   (597 words)

  
 AERA Queer Studies SIG Resources
We are at an exciting point in history where the interest in the study of transgenderism is keen and quite a bit of scholarly activity is being produced.
The study of transgenderism is rapidly expanding both in quantity and in breadth.
We are learning more about transgenderism from an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective, from vast new knowledge from psychological and biomedical studies of gender identity, and from anthropological, socio-cultural and historical studies.
education.ua.edu /queersig/resources2.html   (1693 words)

  
 Maine: $250,000 to Teach 'Transgenderism'
Feb 10, 2007 - 5:36:20 PM The great state of Maine has budgeted a quarter of a million dollars for a program to teach public school children about...
You know what transgenderism is. It's when a man has his willy cut off, dons a dress, and goes around looking like he's left over from a Monty Python skit.
In Maine "educators" hired a 19-year-old male with his salami chopped off to "teach" younger teens the virtues of transgenderism.
www.magic-city-news.com /Guest_Column_89/Maine_250_000_to_Teach_Transgenderism_printer7444.shtml   (562 words)

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