LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Detractors are attempting to derail the well-being of trans people with false rhetoric in the media about “rampant regret” after undergoing medical treatment. By using out of context quotes in their rhetoric from unlinked… Read More ›
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Full transgender health care to be provided by Oregon Health Plan
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — Earlier today the Oregon Health Plan added transgender coverage to the state Medicaid program following efforts by local trans and LGBT organizations. This builds on the earlier inclusion of pubertal suppression treatment for transgender… Read More ›
Hormone blockers safe for transgender kids says new study
LEXIE CANNES STATE OF TRANS — The use of hormone blockers, sometimes called puberty blockers, in transgender adolescents often times trigger heated debates from opponents of medical intervention of transgender kids. They point to possible long-term harm to their bones… Read More ›
Courtney O’Donnell: Transgender Disorder Stigma No More
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — In May, 2013, the paradigm for the way the medical profession view transgender people changes — soon we will no longer be classified as having a “mental disorder.” The American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) diagnostic manual… Read More ›
Jenna Talackova, transgender Miss Universe contestant becomes trans activist
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — Jenna Talackova shot to fame as a Canadian beauty contestant and along the way she became a de facto spokesperson for the trans community simply because she had the attention of the media. She did… Read More ›
Transgender — mental defect? Psychiatric ‘diagnostic manual’ to be updated — archaic terminology must go!
THE GUERRILLA ANGEL REPORT — I don’t know about you but ‘mental defect’ is not something I want to see still describing trans people in the soon-to-be-updated American Psychiatric Association ‘diagnostic manual’ (DSM-5). Never mind what this term does to… Read More ›