Pubertal blockade can safely be initiated in pediatric patients who experience gender identity disorder, according to researchers at the Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group 2012 Meeting. With exposure to hormones such as estrogen or testosterone later in their adolescence, these patients will experience normal metabolic processes.
“If kids are persisting at puberty [about the need to be the other gender], they will almost always persist,” said Daniel Metzger, MD, FRCPC, a pediatric endocrinologist at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a clinical professor, division of endocrinology in the department of pediatrics, University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Voice feminization authority Andrea James now offers voice consultations via videoconferencing on Skype, Facebook, or FaceTime. Get a personalized one-on-one consultation to make your voice sound more feminine, more masculine, or just more pleasing to the ear.
My friend, producer Jamie Hebert, is working on a documentary about trans people and the Episcopal Church. They are looking for someone in our community who would be willing to appear on camera based on the following criteria. This could help improve how trans people are officially considered within Episcopal canon.
The House of Bishops for the Episcopal Church is voting this year whether or not to add “Gender Identity and Expression” to their national “Ministry Nondiscrimination Canon”.
I am a Producer of a short documentary stressing the historic importance of the passage of this resolution from a personal and spiritual standpoint. We are currently looking for persons to interview that are Transgender and meet any of these requirements:
1. They are at a point in their life where religion is not a priority, but may become one if a religious institution were to enact a resolution like the above.
2. They have been struggling with finding a comfortable religious life, and want a tolerant religious place which to call home.
3. They have any slight interest in the possibility of bringing God back into their lives.
4. They may view religion and God more favorably if this resolution were to pass.
If you feel like any of these describe you, please contact me, Jamie Hebert, at jamiehebert@yahoo.com
This is talk, not advice. See Terms of Use for details.
Michelle successfully transitioned at a large freight company and wanted to share her letter to her employers. Some identifying information has been removed upon request.
Confidential
To: ___, Service Center Manager ,
CC: ___, Director of Human Resources,
From: ___, Freight Operations Manager,
Subject: Notice of Transition
Date: 9/19/2011
Dear ___,
I am sure that upon reading this notice you will think that this letter is a prank as you already know my
history in the [military], [police], and the Freight Industry, I assure you it is not. In addition, before you read
the below I would like to emphasize that I love my position as Freight Operations Manager for my FAC
Operation, I love working for ___ ___ and I enjoy working for you in particular. With that said:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you of my current personal status. I have told you since January
of this year that I was working on myself. I have told you about going to therapy, going to church and
you have noticed my weight loss. The part I did not tell you is that I have a condition known as Gender
Identity Disorder, a condition that I have had since my earliest childhood memories. You may know this
better as transsexualism and the only known treatment for this condition is to transition to the opposite
sex which I am already in the process of doing.
This condition has caused me insufferable pain for my entire life and has impacted my life on several
levels. In January of this year I finally sought and found professional help for my condition at a
professional therapy center known as “___” that strictly follows the WPATH standards of care
for transgendered health. I began living full-time as a female (outside of work) on February 7th and I
began hormonal treatment from a medical doctor on May 3rd of this year. On September 2th my name
was legally changed to ___ and I have already obtained my new SSN card and Drivers
License in the appropriate name and gender. My last step before my eventual gender confirming surgery
is to transition at work for the purpose of fulfilling a one year period of living in the corrective gender to
qualify for the surgery.
While my dream would be that my transition would be a non-event, reality dictates differently as I have
never heard of a person in my position, with my responsibilities, transitioning in the freight industry
to the opposite gender which is why I am giving notice before changing gender at work. I am going
to send this letter to Mr. ___ in addition to you as my transition will have to be handled properly
in order to obtain the least amount of workforce disruption as possible and a plan has to be made. I
remain flexible but I would like to be myself NLT Monday October 3.
I look forward to working with you and Mr. ___ , together or separately to plan for this event as soon
as possible. ___, I know this is a shock to you, however, once the shock of my transition is over I
guarantee you that my efforts will not be degraded. I am prepared for resistance and I know that I will
have to take my leadership role to the next level. I am prepared to do that; my work will not suffer, not
to mention I am not changing my leadership style what-so-ever because, quite simply, it works.
I am also open to any suggestions that you or Mr. ___ may have to ensure that we keep any
workforce disruption to a minimum.
TransYouth Family Allies has been helping transgender and gender-variant children and their families since 2006. Between now and the end of the year, TYFA is raising money needed for the huge influx of families with young people, and they could use your help with a one-time or recurring donation.
Here’s an overview of the work TYFA does:
TYFA Executive Director Kim Pearson discusses her work, and her first-hand experience helping her adolescent transgender son:
TYFA President Shannon Garcia discussesher work, and her first-hand experience helping her transgender daughter transition socially at age six:
TYFA exists to help transgender and gender-variant children like Josie. Your help with make sure other young people like Josie are respected and celebrated:
