Shortage of oestrogen drugs in US worries trans women: ‘It’s my peace of mind’
The two most popular injectables used to transition are disappearing from shelves as one awaits re-approval by the FDA, but other factors […]
Trans Activist Creates New ‘Clothing Swap’ Program for Trans Community
When Jaimie Wilson first began transitioning from female to male, shopping for clothes was an uncomfortable experience. “It was really intimidating for […]
Transphobic hate crimes in ‘sickening’ 170% rise as low prosecution rates create ‘lack of trust’ in police
Exclusive: Charities call for widespread training of officers after 582 offences reported last year The number of transphobic hate crimes reported to […]
W.H.O. Weighs Dropping Transgender Identity From List of Mental Disorders
The World Health Organization is moving toward declassifying transgender identity as a mental disorder in its global list of medical conditions, with […]
Government slammed for ‘lukewarm’ commitment to transgender reforms
Labour and the Scottish National Party have questioned the government’s response to a report calling for urgent changes on trans issues. Parliament’s […]
Woman feared walking down Brighton’s streets after trans abuse
Sian shares her story after the courts give her abuser a tougher sentence because he was motivated by transphobia A trans woman […]
Beyond Bathrooms – Meeting The Health Needs Of Transgender People
The New England Journal of Medicine Mark A. Schuster, M.D., Ph.D., Sari L. Reisner, Sc.D., and Sarah E. Onorato, B.A. From the […]
Infants Prefer Toys Typed To Their Gender
Children as young as 9 months-old prefer to play with toys specific to their own gender, according to a new study from […]
For Aging Trans People, Growing Old is Especially Isolating
Most people look forward to their retirement, but researchers say that transgender people are especially vulnerable to abuse in care homes. Retirement […]
UK doctor prescribing cross-sex hormones to children as young as 12
As charities call for NHS to lower age limit of 16 for hormones, parents are taking their children to private clinics for […]
Huge rise in number of Britons trying to change gender
Figures obtained from UK clinics show referral increases of several hundred percent, leading to long waits for new patients The number of […]
Transgender health services nearing crisis as clinics face 2800% surge in referrals
The number of trans people seeking treatment in the UK has risen drastically. There have been repeated warnings in the past few […]
Meet the gender reassignment surgeons: ‘Demand is going through the roof’
Under a dozen people in the UK can carry out vaginoplasty or phalloplasty operations – and attracting new talent is tough The […]
Gender identity and the big questions that have yet to be answered
Why a person feels male when biologically female, or vice versa, is still unclear. But scientists are working to solve the puzzle […]
Government to review 2004 Gender Recognition Act
Nicky Morgan unveils package of reforms including overhauling legal process for registering change of gender Legal processes for registering a change of […]
Trans people attack UK government’s trans ‘equality’ report
‘Trans people deserve action, not more words.’ Many trans people have reacted in anger to the UK government’s trans equality report released […]
Perceived Discrimination, Social Support, and Quality of Life in Gender Dysphoria
Introduction Transgender individuals experience discrimination in all domains of their personal and social life. Discrimination is believed to be associated with worse […]
A letter to … my transgender teenage son
The letter you always wanted to write Saturday 12 April 2014 07.01 BST. Last modified on Tuesday 12 January 2016 10.39 GMT. […]
Transgender children: ‘This is who he is – I have to respect that’
Cassie Wilson can pinpoint the moment her daughter Melanie became her son, Tom. They were in the supermarket and Melanie, then two […]
Transgender inmate living as a woman ‘nearly dies’ after she slashes herself at men’s prison
Daily Mirror, UK The inmate suffered ‘huge’ blood loss following the incident at HMP Littlehey, Cambs, amid claims she had been refused […]
Genital mutilation of UK intersex people on the NHS, UN acts
Gay Star News, UK Nepal and the UK have been reprimanded by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child […]
Report that could get trans women out of men’s prisons deliberately delayed
Britain is still locking up trans women in men’s prisons despite saying they’ll stop. And a long-awaited review of how trans prisoners […]
Report of the Care Quality Commission into the Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic
This is the report of the Care Quality Commission into the Charing Cross Gender Identity Clinic and their inspection took place on […]
Hormones 2016
Today I’m proud to announce the publication of “Hormones 2016” (gold cover edition) containing 780 pages of goodies, with one new hormone […]
Effects of Sex Steroid Deprivation/Administration on Hair Growth and Skin Sebum Production in Transsexual Males and Females
And I also found this file which is quite interesting. They say in their conclusion – “estrogens plus antiandrogens in biological males […]