So why are you a feminist?
Medical Treatment of Trans Youth
This is the kind of progress that is long overdue.
Switching gender roles and occasionally pretending to be the opposite sex is common in young children. But these kids are different. They feel certain they were born with the wrong bodies.
Some are labeled with “gender identity disorder,” a psychiatric diagnosis. But Spack is among doctors who think that’s a misnomer. Emerging research suggests they may have brain differences more similar to the opposite sex.
Spack said by some estimates, 1 in 10,000 children have the condition.
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These children sometimes resort to self-mutilation to try to change their anatomy; the other two journal reports note that some face verbal and physical abuse and are prone to stress, depression and suicide attempts. Spack said those problems typically disappear in kids who’ve had treatment and are allowed to live as the opposite sex.
No kidding.
Low T
There’s a testosterone shortage in effect which is being felt particularly in Canada but by some US men as well. That said, here’s a great post on testosterone shortages, including what you can do when they happen.
There’s also a recent update about different brands & their availability.
Primary Election Day
Appleton’s got a political primary today: for mayor, and some alderpeople. So why not a little song about a political heroine, Mother Jones?
Really.
“You know who’s not ‘all Catholics now’? All Catholics now. 98% of Catholic women have used birth control and the other 2% are the ones always trying to get the softball team started.”
Speaking of: if the real thing is making birth control free, I highly recommend homosexuality, but I’m pretty sure Santorum won’t get behind that.
Trans Ambassadors Needed
From the Empire State Pride Agenda:
Action Alert: Community Ambassador Trainings
Dear Supporter,
Do you care about transgender equality and justice? Want to gain the skills and knowledge needed to be a proactive leader in your community? Become an Empire State Pride Agenda Community Ambassador! Learn about current legislation to protect transgender New Yorkers from discrimination, the messaging that helps open hearts and minds, and how you can play a significant role in our campaign.
Community Ambassador webinar trainings begin on February 16. Please sign up for one today so that together we can create a better New York for tomorrow.
Webinar Dates and Times:
Tuesday, February 21 at 6 p.m.
Monday, February 27 at 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 1 at 6 p.m.RSVP Required. Please contact me at kmcdonough@prideagenda.org or (917) 522-3411 to find out how to join.
We cannot say that we are truly equal until all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers have the rights and protections they need.
Do you have what it takes to be a leader? Sign up today!
Onward!
Kate McDonough
Lead Organizer
Formerly Poppy Z.
I think maybe I was the last to know, but horror novelist Poppy Z. Brite has transitioned, and is now Billy Martin.
New HUD Rules
HUD, or the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, has made LGBTQ a protected identity when it comes to discrimination in housing.
Amazing news.
Happy Birthday Mom!
Today is my mom’s 82nd birthday.
This is her when she was 19. She’s in Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, on a date with my dad, wearing trousers because Katharine Hepburn did.
This is the first birthday in 60 years she’ll spend without my dad. I can’t even begin to imagine how that could be, but I love her, and I love that she is getting stronger and living (mostly) on her own. She told me recently that she’s met with some of the other widows in her little community, and that she thinks she can do it.
Which goes to show, for the billionth time, that people will, and do, surprise you in ways you never expected.
This one is me and her when we visited her in Florida in December last year.
Happy Birthday, Mom!
This Week’s Progress: NJ
Not only has NJ passed a marriage equality bill through the state house & senate, but they don’t have enough votes to over-ride the governor’s (expected) veto.
That would be 8, folks.
It’s cheering to see so much progress, even while the usual misogynist bullshit comes out of the GOP.
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