August 31st, 2010 by Babe
Red, a one-year-old Pomeranian who was a pseudo hermaphrodite, recently underwent an $1, 165 gender reassignment surgery and is now a male dog.
The 90 minute surgical procedure has given the Pomeranian puppy found wandering San Bernardino, California streets, a new life as a male. The puppy was born with partially formed male and female reproductive organs has been saved from possible euthanasia after one woman’s donation allowed for gender reassignment surgery costing $1,165.
Red, as the dog is being called until it is adopted, needed the surgery to prevent infection and reduce the risk of developing cancer.
The condition is so rare that published data do not include an estimated percentage of the pet population with the condition. Veterinarians see it once in a 30-year-old career, if at all, said San Bernardino veterinarian Marc DiCarlo. In humans, it occurs in three out of 100,000 people.
“I just felt he was a very adoptable dog,” said Sharon Blechinger, director of the Helping Every Animal League, a nonprofit support group that helps pay for vaccinations at the San Bernardino shelter.
Blechinger paid for Red’s surgery out of her own pocket, because the organization couldn’t afford it and because the dog “is in this position through no fault of its own. I didn’t want them to put the dog to sleep.”
Red was diagnosed the dog as a pseudo-male hermaphrodite. Genetically male, the pooch was born with partially formed male and female parts.
The little transgender pom has recently been adopted into his “forever home” since the surgery.
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Posted in In The News, Making A Difference, T's Around The World
June 11th, 2010 by Babe
Despite vote counts that indicated it could pass the full New York state senate this month, the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, which would protect against discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in areas like housing and employment, died Tuesday morning in the senate judiciary committee.
The committee vote was 11-12, with all Republicans voting against the bill, joined by Democratic state senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. of the Bronx.
Apparently some senators raised concerns about the use of bathrooms and other gender-segregated facilities, and a number of senators who voted against the bill expressed a willingness to support it if this issue could be sufficiently addressed.
Once again, the Party of No managed to show who they really represent! New Yorkers will hopefully remember this on election day!
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Posted in Pissed Off!
June 10th, 2010 by Babe
I ran across a wonderful article….
Juliette Harris, a transsexual woman, gives an insight into the suffering many transgender people face in their everyday lives and this article needs to be read by those damn critics and politicians who turn a blind eye to the horror that can very often encompass a transgenders life…..
Well worth the read!
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Posted in Musings
June 10th, 2010 by Babe
Good news for our TS fans who love to travel! Beginning Thursday, the State Department announced that a transgender person applying for a US Passport will just need to show a physician’s certification that the applicant has ‘undergone appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition’ to declare a new gender on a passport
The flexible passport regulations for transgender people, has ended an earlier requirement that reassignment surgery precede a passport gender change
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Posted in Changing, In The News
May 17th, 2010 by Babe
Barney Frank
Who the hell is your candidate of choice? Once again the Republicans (that’s the Party of No folks!) are looking to block the upcoming the bill to provide employment protection for gay and transgender workers in the United States.
As reported by the Washington Post, many Republicans say they would back the legislation only if the transgender rights portion is dropped. Their main concern with the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is the possibility of transgender people in sensitive positions such as teaching in school.
To make matters worse, the Traditional Values coalition raised the alarm in a recent statement that said: “Your children will be trapped in classes taught by drag queens and transgender activists.”
“If you include transgender rights, I think that just pushes the envelope too far,’’ said Representative John Campbell of California, a Republican who voted for Frank’s bill in 2007. “It is seen by the populace as a very extreme procedure.’’Campbell is not the only previous supporter to object. Republican Representatives Jeff Flake of Arizona, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, and Jim Gerlach of Pennsylvania also say they don’t support the current version because it includes transgender rights.
While gay rights such as protection from hate crimes or workplace bias are becoming increasingly accepted by the public, transgender rights lag. Opponents deride laws that include transgender rights as “bathroom bills,” over concerns about males who identify as a female demanding the right to use the women’s bathroom.
Democratic representative, Barney Frank says he’s committed to keeping transgender rights. The Massachusetts Democrat, who has been openly gay since 1987, has pushed for employment protections since he was a state representative in the 1970s, when some people didn’t want to think about gay people, Frank said. “To some extent, the transgender community is in that same situation, where the very mention of it makes people uncomfortable,” he said.
Three years ago Frank included transgender rights in the Employment Nondiscrimination Act. But he wound up removing that provision in order to get the legislation passed in the House, a move that divided the gay rights community. That bill died in the Senate.
Twenty-one states offer employment protections for gay workers, but eight of those — including Massachusetts — do not extend such coverage to transgender people.
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Posted in Pissed Off!
