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Notes: 2 / 2 weeks ago
Great 15 minute quick overview of what “GENDER” is.
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Notes: 20 / 1 year ago
Deaf Trans Men, Psychology and the Role of Interpreters
So that is the title of my paper that I’ve been writing for the last 5 months. A massive research article. It’s done, I turned it in to my teacher, she gave it back to me today. I got a 190 out 200 on it. Which is great. But she asked to speak to me about it after class. She wants to work with me on my paper to tweak a few minor things and then with my permission, she wishes to submit it to the RID Journal of Interpreters to educate current and new uprising interpreters. The paper covers the following, in no particular order at the moment cause I’m recalling it off the top of my head:
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Notes: 14 / 1 year ago
Trans Male Statistics
Though 77% of trans men proceeded with hormone treatment. Of all surveyed trans guys, 63% received ‘top surgery’ to create a masculine chest and 28% stated that they would have partaken of chest surgery if given the finances (that is a 91% that desire top surgery). Perhaps the most interesting statistic is that of all of the trans men surveyed, none had undergone sex reassignment surgery (SRS) to create a penis, however, only 31% expressed disinterest. The lack of ‘bottom surgery’ (SRS) is likely due in part to the astronomical price of 30-100 thousand dollars for the procedure and the poor results.
Factor, R., & Rothblum, E. (2008)
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Notes: 91 / 1 year ago from transawareness (originally from transfeminism)Trans rights are reproductive rights
Count me among the legions of women who never thought our nation would be revisiting Griswold v. Connecticut in 2012. The spirit of the landmark 1965 case, establishing American citizens’ right to use contraception legally, is now publicly under attack from the political right. In the midst of this has arisen one of the most amazing groundswells of women’s activism in a generation. We have a lot to be proud of, even as the fight for reproductive justice grinds on. We are not ceding the field.
But as a woman of trans experience I also have to say that we need to summon more courage as feminists; we need to cultivate a far wider vision of “reproductive justice” than we have hitherto. Even as I raised my voice in defence of Sandra Fluke and in defence of women’s right to choose, even as I opened my wallet to Planned Parenthood, I felt something was amiss. As we argued valiantly for the right to have health care plans cover contraception we glossed over the fact that transgender people still lack a meaningful right to choose in this country.
When I came out, one of the first things my father lamented was the loss of his grandchildren, the loss of progeny who would—by blood—carry his name and his “legacy.” Then came the recriminations about what my body was “for” and what “God put us on this earth to do.” Interwoven in all of this is an ideology about what bodies are for. It is precisely the same ideology that has seen women coerced into having children, that has seen people of colour brutalised under eugenics programs that sterilised them, and that has created a byzantine web of regulations regarding what trans people can and cannot do with their bodies.
It is the ideology behind laws in many countries that require trans people to be sterilised before our gender markers can be changed on various IDs and the ideology that still sees too many psychiatrists enforcing gender norms on their trans patients as a pre-requisite of trans healthcare. We all have different medical needs as trans people, but for those of us who require hormones and surgery we are often spiritually blackmailed for them (“wear this skirt and makeup or I won’t see you as a serious woman”), charged heavily for them and then laughed at if we suggest such things should be covered by either public or private insurance. We may also be denied transition altogether.
At the heart of much of this is the idea that trans bodies should not exist because we defy some mandate about human reproduction. The idea of a man giving birth or a woman donating sperm strikes some people as aberrant. The idea that we would surgically alter our “god-given/natural-born genitalia” is considered heretical. Reproductive justice means standing against those ideas, standing against them firmly, proudly, and forthrightly. It means fighting for trans people’s right to choose, and it means recognising that a right to choose is meaningless is access is denied on the basis of income. If a woman—cis or trans—has a right to reproductive health, it will only be a theoretical right unless a measure of economic justice is part of the package. The same goes for trans people of all genders.
We often find ourselves unable to pay, and at the mercy of a small number of service providers or adversarial doctors. Our bodies are public property, up for every cis person’s debate and scrutiny, owned by everyone but ourselves.
If that isn’t a reproductive rights issue — if that isn’t about “my body, my choice” — then I don’t know what is.
This is one of many issues I’ll be raising at the upcoming Civil Liberties and Public Policy conference From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom at Hampshire College this weekend. Our focus will be on how to roll back the swelling anti-choice tide, and how to build a truly holistic justice movement around that very issue. Hopefully I’ll see some of you there!
(Source: transfeminism)
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Notes: 1 / 1 year agoCanadian Government: Address the Aeronautics Act, which may ban trans people from flying
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Notes: 4 / 1 year ago
Trevor Project - “Reaching out for help is the bravest thing a person can do”. Be safe everybody.
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Notes: 12 / 1 year ago from fuckyeahftms
Natural Transitioning?
From my understanding (I am not a natural transitioner) if you want to learn more, Trans Queer Nation (resources tab) is a great place to learn how to naturally transition. I have seen video clips of the guy that did it and wrote a book about it (Tristan Skye). He looks pretty good. Apparently it is a disciplined thing though and requires changing your diet which a lot of people struggle with forcing themselves to change their routines and comforts, but if you’ve got the gusto, go for it. You can watch his video series if you want.
Natural Transitioning. Could someone please explain to me what this is an how to go about it? I’ve just spent the last half our trying to take my shot and flipping out because I’m fucking terrified of needles. Is there any other way to go about it? I’ve tried going off T all together…but I just can’t. My weight has plummeted, I can’t eat, I look like shit and it’s awful. I hate this.
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Notes: 379 / 1 year ago from transsuccess (originally from transawareness)German courts rule that an eleven year old German transgender girl can legally be institutionalized.
In case my friends missed this! Reblogging again. Hit it up with your signature!
While normally TS attempts to bring to you positive examples for our community, we also offer you ways to get involved, make a difference and be a role model yourself. Unfortunately right now we’ve got plenty of work to do for our community. Please take a moment and stop this atrocity from happening. This child needs our support. Click the link above to sign the petition and be part of the difference in this little girl’s life and give hope to each other by demonstrating that none of us are alone. Please reblog if you can.
Perhaps it’s conspicuous that to date few journals have dwelled on the current ethical drama currently undergoing in Berlin, Germany involving an eleven year old child who was born a boy but whom in their own words wishes to re assert themselves as a female. Something that they have felt since they can remember, according to one report earlier this year. That though now may be wishful thinking in the face of a recent court decision that in essence seeks to mandate that the child be placed in institutional care and one suspects have their sense of self ‘normalized.’
The above link is a petition to stop this child from being put into an institute until she conforms to gender=sex ideals. If you want to read more on this article, there are two stories. Original and Updated. This child’s petition only has 10K signatures. Come on people, lets get involved. No trans child should have to be snatched from a supportive mother and locked away in a padded cell until they conform.
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Notes: 379 / 1 year ago from transawarenessGerman courts rule that an eleven year old German transgender girl can legally be institutionalized.
Perhaps it’s conspicuous that to date few journals have dwelled on the current ethical drama currently undergoing in Berlin, Germany involving an eleven year old child who was born a boy but whom in their own words wishes to re assert themselves as a female. Something that they have felt since they can remember, according to one report earlier this year. That though now may be wishful thinking in the face of a recent court decision that in essence seeks to mandate that the child be placed in institutional care and one suspects have their sense of self ‘normalized.’
The above link is a petition to stop this child from being put into an institute until she conforms to gender=sex ideals. If you want to read more on this article, there are two stories. Original and Updated. This child’s petition only has 10K signatures. Come on people, lets get involved. No trans child should have to be snatched from a supportive mother and locked away in a padded cell until they conform.
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1 year ago
:) 23K sigs, come on folks, lets get this girl back into the pageant.
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