Hi. Recently I was invited to post on TRANScend GENDER and I thought it made sense to introduce myself first. Firstly I’m a cisgender female, so my perspective is not that of a person experiencing GID or transition. This makes me a little nervous, but I hope I can still make some contribution. There are [...]
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Australian researchers have identified a significant link between a gene involved in testosterone action and male-to-female transsexualism. DNA analysis from 112 male-to-female transsexual volunteers showed they were more likely to have a longer version of the androgen receptor gene. The genetic difference may cause weaker testosterone signals, the team reported in Biological Psychiatry (abstract available [...]
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Hello to all the fine readers out there! My question today is about sex drive and transition. For those of you taking HRT, how does transition affect your sex drive? I have to wonder if your existing sex drive before transition has very much to do with how it reacts to the change in hormone [...]
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I recently read a blog posted by an online friend which included another post-op trans woman’s regrets of transitioning and having GRS. She had described how her feelings to transition and being a woman were more sexually motivated, and that after surgery she could not have that satisfaction. She mentioned that she misunderstood the drop-off [...]
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Dear Family, I wanted to take a few minutes and fill you in on some important information about some changes that will be made in the near future. I will change in some ways, but I will always be the same person. These steps I’m taking are very important for me. I do wish there [...]
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I am Stephanie Butterfield, and I am transitioning on the UK PCT-led NHS system. Whilst i feel fortunate to have had my trachea shave/vocal cord surgery and facial hair removal already, with my GRS also guaranteed when the time comes, I do however feel very frustrated at the UK postcode lottery, not just for me, but for others too. [...]
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The November 2008 issue of The Atlantic magazine contains an article called “A Boy’s Life.” It’s a comprehensive exploration of the topic of transgender children: where it comes from, the struggles that parents and children experience as they strive to find ways to deal with it, and the difficult choices they must make in that [...]
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Review – “BBC America Reveals: Sex Change Soldier”
I was a little apprehensive going into the latest episode of “BBC America Reveals” – titling it “Sex Change Soldier” made it sound like a tawdry tabloid exposé rather than a serious documentary on one person’s journey from male to female. But I knew they’d done previous respectful treatments of a young transman and three [...]
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