http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/transgender/ en-us Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:42:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027966/posts Thomas—who changed sex ten years ago but kept his ovaries and womb so he could have children—told us: "I feel on top of the world. "I'm 36 weeks now and almost due but I feel fantastic. Every day Nancy a nd I think about how we just cannot wait to hold our daughter for the first time, to finally get to touch her and see her face. "We have her nursery ready and her diapers are lined up in her bedroom. Everything is ready to go. "We have even picked a name which we both love—although we're waiting until she... News of the World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027966/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:42:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026493/posts ... On Thursday, Ritter signed Senate Bill 200 which expands "ant-discrimination" law to cover sexual orientation, meaning not only homosexuality or bisexuality, but also "transgender status or another person's perception thereof." ... A major criticism of the bill by conservatives is that it appears to allow men who self-identify as "transgender" a legal right to demand to be able to user women's bathrooms, health club showers, bathhouses, and any other "public accomodation". Importantly, the bill does not define "transgender". ...In other words, not only is there no legal definition for transgender, but there isn't even a solid dictionary definition for... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026493/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:50:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2023765/posts How can any logical person think this is a good idea? Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, a Democrat, signed Senate Bill 200, which essentially let’s any man who says he’s really a woman, use the women’s facilities in public places. By facilities, I mean the restroom and locker room: The bill initially outlines requirements for the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and also bans discrimination based on sexual orientation for things like housing, car insurance, funeral services and public accommodation. The bill also extends bans on discrimination, where previously unwritten, for things like race, creed, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital... All American Blogger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2023765/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 23:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020344/posts A SEX swap instructor at an all-female driving school was left devastated when the Sheffield husband of one of her pupils threatened to sue her firm - for sending a man to teach his Muslim wife. SheffieldTelegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020344/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 18:24:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018956/posts For the past 12 months, she had proudly taken to the road as part of an all-female driving school. But Emma Sherdley is not exactly all woman. Until a few years ago she was a married father-of-two called Andrew. She is, though, in the middle of treatment to change gender and has the legal paperwork to prove it. But that wasn't enough to satisfy one client who claimed he had been shortchanged when he booked a female instructor to teach his wife how to drive. He phoned the Laugh 'n' Pass driving school threatening to sue after Miss Sherdley, 42,... dailymail.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018956/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 01:25:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017021/posts The small number of Ontarians hoping for sex-change operations will soon see the surgery covered by provincial health insurance again. The decision is expected to cost a total of $200,000 a year because just "eight to 10" people annually are expected to pass the "very rigorous" psychological evaluation required before sex reassignment surgery, Health Minister George Smitherman said yesterday. "It's a very serious medical condition that affects a very small number of people," he told reporters, noting that other provinces including Alberta pay for the surgery. Smitherman acknowledged the coverage could be controversial in some circles, given the heavy demands... Toronto Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017021/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 20:08:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014499/posts Anger at 1-Day notice School Gave ParentsA Pennsylvania elementary school has confirmed its membership in the "Brave New Liberal Schools" club by holding counseling sessions with 100 3rd-grade students to announce that one of the boys would soon start showing up at school in girls' clothing and taking a female name. Counselors will ask the 3rd-graders to accept the boy as a girl and not to make childish remarks that may be unkind. The exercise in "social transition" was initiated by the boy's parents who approached the administration at Chatham Park Elementary School in Haverford Township asking that the school... DBKP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014499/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 20:28:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011921/posts For school officials in Haverford Township, the challenge was daunting: What do you do when a 9-year-old student, with the full support of his parents, decides that he is no longer a boy and instead is a girl? Parents of a third-grade student at Chatham Park Elementary School approached the administration on April 16 to ask for help in making a "social transition" for their child. (Excerpt) Full story: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/chester/20080503_School_challenge__Transgender_student_is_age_9.html The Haverford School District consulted experts on transgender children, then sent letters to parents advising them that the guidance counselor would meet with the school's 100 third-grade students to explain... Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011921/posts#comment Tue, 6 May 2008 14:22:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001529/posts TRACY LaGONDINO is pregnant, and that news has drawn a fair amount of attention. It's been in People magazine, on "Oprah," all over the Internet. Tracy's baby, due in July, is doing well. But Tracy has a serious problem, and the rest of us do, too. A 34-year-old who grew up in Hawaii and used to compete in beauty contests - she was once a finalist in the Miss Hawaii Teen USA pageant - Tracy, who now calls herself Thomas Beatie, apparently suffers from Gender Identity Disorder, syndrome 302.85 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association.... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001529/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:55:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1996681/posts The pregnant man completes the second phase of his media trifecta: he/she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show Thursday. The first phase is to call a press conference: check. The third phase involves the book deal and the TV movie. Then well-deserved obscurity, broken only by appearances as an answer to trivia questions and “Where are they now” stories 10 years later. Reactions to Thomas Beatie and wife Nancy’s second phase. DBKP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1996681/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:56:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992754/posts Thousands of Oregonians a year change their names. But the case of a Bend resident who says he is legally male and five months pregnant has highlighted the much smaller numbers who legally change their sex. That option exists in Oregon, as in most states, for transsexuals who switch genders. "Oregon's law is very typical," said Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights in San Francisco. The crux of the decades-old law is one sentence. The same court with jurisdiction over legal name changes "may order a legal change of sex and enter a judgment indicating... The Oregonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992754/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:19:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991780/posts A transgender man in Bend claims he is five months pregnant -- in a case that would stretch the meaning of the 21st-century family and the limits of personal pronouns. But what sounds on the Internet like science fiction or tabloid hype may be more a matter of semantics, hormones and personal choice. The parent-to-be was born female but identifies as a man, he writes in his first-person account posted this week by The Advocate, a national gay publication. He legally changed his name to Thomas Beatie and married a woman named Nancy. Beatie declined to answer questions from The... The Oregonian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991780/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991829/posts Thomas Beatie, who used to be a woman, appeared in the most recent issue of The Advocate, a magazine for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender readers, Portland, Ore., television station KPTV reported. Beatie wrote the article, which includes a picture of him while he was 22 weeks pregnant. According to the story, he went through a sex change, but decided only to have chest reconstruction and testosterone therapy. Beatie was able to keep the reproductive organs he was born with. The article said he stopped getting the injections and was able to get pregnant. Fox 12 Oregon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991829/posts#comment Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:27:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1991123/posts To our neighbors, my wife, Nancy, and I don’t appear in the least unusual. To those in the quiet Oregon community where we live, we are viewed just as we are -- a happy couple deeply in love. Our desire to work hard, buy our first home, and start a family was nothing out of the ordinary. That is, until we decided that I would carry our child. I am transgender, legally male, and legally married to Nancy. Unlike those in same-sex marriages, domestic partnerships, or civil unions, Nancy and I are afforded the more than 1,100 federal rights of... BoingBoing.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1991123/posts#comment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:23:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987395/posts It was late on a rainy fall day, and a college freshman named Rey was showing me the new tattoo on his arm. It commemorated his 500-mile hike through Europe the previous summer, which happened also to be, he said, the last time he was happy. We sat together for a while in his room talking, his tattoo of a piece with his spiky brown hair, oversize tribal earrings and very baggy jeans. He showed me a photo of himself and his girlfriend kissing, pointed out his small drum kit, a bass guitar that lay next to his rumpled clothes... The New York Times Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1987395/posts#comment Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:50:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981630/posts Just one year ago, Megan Wallent's co-workers at Microsoft knew her as Michael. Then, in an e-mail sent to his entire staff, he announced that he no longer considered himself a male. The long-time executive, in charge of the Internet Explorer division for Microsoft, underwent major feminization surgery and legally changed his gender. Wallent's wife, like his co-workers, had no idea that this guy's guy was conflicted about his gender identity. ABC's Neal Karlinksy has the story from Seattle. Read more here and view a slideshow of the transition from Michael to Megan. ABC Nightline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981630/posts#comment Fri, 7 Mar 2008 00:33:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981557/posts A couple at the "cross roads" of a "complicated" love story.  That's how Diane Sawyer set up the feature on a transgendered Microsoft executive, his/her wife, and their son in the 8:00 half-hour on "Good Morning America." The socially progressive bent of GMA was evident in the lack of context or perspective given to the family's story.  No consideration was given to the glaring social issues raised. It was reported as just another human-interest story.Video (2:00): Windows (7.31 MB), plus MP3 audio (917 kB)The five-minute feature, reported by Neal Karlinsky, explained the conflict Michael Wallent had with his identification as a male, his... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981557/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 22:31:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980140/posts Seton Medical Center in Daly City, CA Daly City, CA, Mar 4, 2008 / 04:19 am (CNA).- A Catholic hospital that refused to allow its facilities to be used for breast implant surgery on a man that had undergone a sex-change operation will now allow the procedure, the California Catholic Daily reports.In 2006 a doctor told Charlene Hastings, 57, that Seton Medical Center in Daly City would not allow him to perform breast-enhancement surgery on a transsexual.  Hastings claimed that upon further inquiry a surgical coordinator at the hospital said to him, “It’s not God’s will” and “God made... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980140/posts#comment Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:55:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975612/posts Transgendered independent write-in U.S. presidential candidate Bennie Lee "Ben" Ferguson recently selected Vince Bostic of Wichita, Kansas as her running mate. Press Release http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975612/posts#comment Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:45:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972361/posts So this topic of a Transgendered 8 year old has been posted several times on FR, but Neil Cavuto interviewed some wacky child psycholgist... While he is interviewing this dude, He shows my FR post in the background!!! I believe Caputo is a FReeper... fox new video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1972361/posts#comment Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:26:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971842/posts Here's an example of how schools should be treating diversity in their schools. Perhaps this kind of example can help prevent incidents like the murder that happened in Oxnard, California. CNN interviews Kim Pearson of Trans Youth Family Advocates about an eight-year-old transgender-identified child who is returning to a school in Douglas County, Colorado that has adjusted its facilities and teaching environment to accommodate her. According to CNN, two unisex bathrooms have been provided for the student, teachers will call the student by her name, parents and teachers will get info on transgender people, and officials will be made available... Towleroad http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971842/posts#comment Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:40:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970453/posts Transgender residents of Broward County are now protected from discrimination in the workplace and housing, as well as in public venues from restaurants to hospitals. County commissioners on Tuesday expanded their human rights ordinance to encompass gender identity, 13 years after agreeing to protect gays and lesbians. Unlike in 1995, there were no threats that government would incur the wrath of voters or God. Broward becomes the largest Florida community to outlaw transgender discrimination, and one of the largest in the nation. Sun-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970453/posts#comment Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:48:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968054/posts Colorado: HIGHLANDS RANCH – The issue of being transgender usually pops up with students in high school. However, a 2nd grade biological boy wants to dress as a girl and be addressed with a girl's name. < snip > Pearson says children as young as 5 years old are realizing their true gender identity and her group wants to help parents who may be resisting the acceptance of this. m.wltx.com/news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968054/posts#comment Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:13:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967705/posts An 8-year-old boy is preparing to return to his home school district in Colorado as a girl, so school officials are designating two school restrooms as unisex facilities, and preparing to counsel other students on the issue of transgenderism. The report comes from KUSA-Television in Denver, which did not identify the third-grade student or his family in the Castle Rock suburban district. But the report said the student had attended his home district several years ago, as a boy, and then had taken classes in another district for a time. One parent, identified by the television station as Dave M.,... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967705/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:27:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967201/posts The parents of an 8-year-old boy who wants to live and be treated as a girl have been working with the Douglas County School District to allow their child to attend school as a girl. The child attended the unnamed school two years ago, and the family and the district have been talking since last fall about the child re-enrolling, said district spokeswoman Whei Wong. "The discussion has been how best to do it," Wong said Thursday. The goal, she said, is "to ensure the kid feels safe physically and emotionally and other kids don't feel threatened in any way."... denver post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967201/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 18:12:20 GMT