Significant revisions are now listed on the Notes blog on this site. The most recent notes are directly below.
Links and articles which appeared under new/notable on the front page prior to the blog switchover in late 2007.
October
LINK: 5th anniversary special all October: $5.00 off all GenderLife Survival Kits
September
Notes and replies: A new section of reader correspondence
LINK: The Bailey Smokescreen, Ignoring Science and Playing to the Gallery (via OII)
LINK: A guide by and for young trans people in the UK from the Department of Health
LINK: Fenway Guide to LGBT Health (PDF)
LINK: Advocate columnist Joanne Herman on Why the Bailey controversy won't die soon
LINK: Calculating the prevalence of transsexualism: Request for comment
LINK: Science and Ideology II: The J. Michael Bailey Affair in the New York Times
August
LINK: Biologist Joan Roughgarden on The Bailey Affair, Again
LINK: Science and Ideology: The Blanchard-Bailey-Lawrence Model of Transsexuality
LINK: CIRCLES: A Retreat/Conference in Southern California, October 19-21 (PDF)
LINK: Biologist Julia Serano on Bailey's "science" and Dreger's "history"
KQED: Alice Dreger defends J. Michael Bailey
LINK: Intersex activist Sophia Seidlberg: Alice Dreger: How Can I Debate This?
LINK: Lawyer and historian Katrina Rose analyzes Alice Dreger's "scholarly 'fast one' against transsexual women" (PDF)
LINK: WPATH announces new Spanish translation of Standards of Care v6 (PDF)
Two great new books: Whipping Girl and Pholomolo
Alice Dreger: Disorders of Sex Development
Alice Dreger: Timeline of her personal feud with me
June
LINK: TransCare Clinic: New Toronto alternative to the Clarke Institute
LINK: Gender Odyssey Family advocacy group by parents of transgender children.
May
New site template for improved navigation
Transsexual news resources
LINK: Deep Stealth Visits Cocoon Guest House
LINK: LA: Rise & Shine event scheduled for June 30
April
LINK: April 27: Barbara Walters of ABC's 20/20 to feature trans children
LINK: April 22: MSNBC to feature trans children (photos, Jake's story, Tayler's story) 9 p.m. Eastern
LINK: GenderLife News Exchange 2.0 now online. Register today!
Kiira Triea (Denise Tree) and the "transkids" hoax
Singapore name change information
LINK: Transpeople, transphobia and mental illness: a call for the de-pathologisation of transgenderism (video)
March
LINK: Engendered Penalties: Transgender and Transsexual Peoples Experiences of Inequality and Discrimination (PDF)
February
Two great new early transition stories: Allison and Michelle
Consigli per una felice RCS
LINK: Sign NCTE's Petition to Support the Hate Crimes Prevention Act
LINK: Virginia Transgender Health Initiative Study (PDF)
January
Transsexual forum list
December
LINK: Maddie Deutsch, MD now taking appointments for her new Los Angeles practice
LINK: TransYouth Family Associates: a great new resource for gender-variant children
TransYouth Family Associates brochure (PDF) and video: pass them on, spread the word!
LINK: Letting children express their chosen gender gains further acceptance (except at The Clarke)
LINK: Seasonal fund drive! Support our work with a one-time or monthly donation
November
A successful early transition, nearly 30 years later
LINK: 10 Things to discuss with your healthcare providers
LINK: GenderLife Survival Kits: Bundled options for all our popular titles
LINK: Coming Out Volume 3: Randi Ettner interview
Transgender prisoner resources
October
Transition in Thailand
LINK: Coccinelle (1931-2006)
September
LINK: End of an era: GenderTalk final broadcast September 30
LINK: Apply as a trans mentor via The Point Foundation Mentoring Program
LINK: Alice Dreger: Disorders of Sex Development
Dating and disclosure
Somsak Kunachakr
LINK: Rogue theories of transsexualism
LINK: Prescription assistance for low-cost hormones: rxoutreach.com and rxassist.org
August
Coming Out Volume 2: Helen Boyd on relationships, family, spouses, and partners
FFS and insurance submission, part 1 (PDF)
FFS and insurance submission, part 2 (PDF)
Thep Vechavisit
Pierre Brassard to get licensed in U.S. due to restrictive new state birth certificate law
Electrology 2000 under new management
LINK: Beautiful Daughters now available on iTunes
July
LINK: New transsexual emergency shelter in Mississippi
Finding Your Female Voice workbook now available free online
June
San Francisco City and County Transgender Health Benefit : A Claims Analysis (PDF)
Letter to HBIGDA on medical necessity of FFS (PDF)
Added vaginoplasty page for Pablo Maldonado
LINK: Collected Essays in Trans Healthcare Politics: Documenting the Scandal of How Medicine Lost The Trust Of Trans People (PDF)
May
LINK: Coming Out Volume 1 now available on DVD or as streaming media
LINK: Deep Stealth presenting at Northwestern University on 18 May
LINK: Developing Consensus Guidelines for Endocrinological Intervention in the Gender Identity Development Treatment of Adolescents
Passports: instructions for permanent and temporary (one-year) US passports
April
For the Employee in Transition: Health Insurance Options (PDF)
Join us at The Point Foundation gala June 12 in Hollywood
LINK: GLAAD Media Awards air 15 and 16 April 2006
LINK: Finding Your Female Voice now available in streaming media
March
LINK: TRANSforming Gender: Boulder, Colorado, April 5-7, 2006
LINK: Femistent: new dilator manufacturer
February
Gianna Israel memorial page
LINK: Transgenderism: ethical overview by Norman Spack, MD, Harvard Medical School
LINK: Beautiful Daughters Q&A with Eve Ensler
LINK: California Transgender Leadership Summit at USC February 17 - 19
LINK: Trans/Giving West Hollywood February 18
LINK: IndigoWiki surgeon satisfaction survey
LINK: Transgenderism: ethical overview by Norman Spack, MD, Harvard Medical School
LINK: Finding Your Female Voice now available in streaming media
LINK: Conversation with Calpernia now available in streaming media
LINK: Beautiful Daughters official site on Logo
January
LINK: Beautiful Daughters screening 6 February in L.A.
Stanley Biber (1923–2006)
LINK: The latest fake "transkid": author "JT LeRoy" unmasked • more fakes
Trans-Unity 2006 events
LINK: Beautiful Daughters scheduled to air 11 February on LOGO
December
Transamerica soundtrack
Deep Stealth Productions co-hosting Los Angeles holiday party on 18 December
November
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She • official HBO site • schedule
LINK: Transamerica film news • official site • trailer • Newsday article
Transgender Identity Development Survey: Please consider filling this out!
LINK: Transgender Day of Remembrance resources
Los Angeles Day of Remembrance information
October
Important health services issue to address before 30 October: click for details
LINK: TRANSAMERICA trailer now available online
LINK: Online anonymity for blogging, emailing, and forums (see Zuckerman and Pierrat articles)
LOTUS and SCTCC Day of Discussion and Action, 23 October in Whittier CA [PDF]
LINK: Transistahs-Transbrothas discussion group for African-American transpeople
LINK: Shannon Minter wins $100,000 Award for trans legal advocacy
September
LINK: Helen Hill sets up therapy practice in Los Angeles
LINK: Article on the founders of Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP).
Handwriting and gender cues
LINK: Transgeneration premieres Tuesday 20 September on Sundance Channel. Watch Episode One
Major link revisions: optimized site for wireless web use
Finding Your Female Voice Volume 2: Spectrogram Video
LINK: American Library Association's new transgender bibliography [PDF]
FFS video with Dr. Ousterhout and free Cocoon House video now bundled on DVD
LINK: Disforia de Genero: Por mujeres transexuales o transgéneros de México y Estados Unidos
August
LINK: Amberspace has moved! Please update your links!
LINK: A Basis for Evaluating Care Approaches and Services for Trans People in the UK
LINK: UK: Parliamentary Forum trans health service guidelines [PDF]
LINK: New video: Facial Feminization Surgery with Douglas Ousterhout
July
Jim Marks, who defended J. Michael Bailey nomination, ousted at Lambda Lit
LINK: Transsexual Road Map Hebrew translation project
Bailey's bisexual "science" slammed: Clearinghouse, FAIR, AmericaBlog, GLAAD, Task Force
One dead, one on life support following silicone injections
LINK: First-hand report of FFS with Dr. Douglas Ousterhout
LINK: Silicone injection web resource
LINK: My "Breaking The Silence" U. of Minnesota speech now available online
