No Need To Change Sex To Change Your Name
December 27th, 2008 by Babe
Getting a name change is an important step for a transsexual seeking to assert his or her gender identity, for legal and psychological reasons, and the refusal of judges to grant such name changes freely has remained a significant impediment, even in New York, where there is a well-established legal tradition of freely granting name-change petitions. Volunteer lawyers in New York staff a special legal clinic under the auspices of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center (gaycenter.org) to provide assistance to transsexuals seeking legal name change orders.Rejecting a trial judge’s objection that a gendered name-change would cause “confusion,” a unanimous panel of the New York Appellate Division in Albany ruled on November 26 that the person formerly known as Earl William Golden III should be allowed to take the name Elizabeth Whitney Golden.
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Technorati Tags: name change, transsexual, Transgender Posted in Coming Out, GBLT, In The News, Making A Difference Limp Dicks For Trangender CommunityDecember 20th, 2008 by Babe In a move that could only be thought up by some damned government, Swedish health authorities have sparked controversy with their decision to supply free prosthetic penises that are not fully functional to transsexual men. Female to male transsexuals will be allowed prosthetic penises fitted by a plastic surgeon at no cost, but the prosthetic penises being offered by health authorities cannot be used to urinate and cannot become erect.
Ottar, a monthly magazine published by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education, said the prosthetics will be available to women seeking to undergo a sex change operation starting Jan. 1, 2009. This move was designed to promote equality due to the publicly funded wigs, breast implants and hair removal operations available for transexual women. Sexologist Cecilia Dhejne said: “It’s pretty strange to approve prosthetics that can’t get erect because that is, after all, what penises do – get erections. It would be appropriate to pay for those as well.” Health authorities said they cannot offer free fully-functional prosthetic penises because of regulations that bar them from using taxpayer money for products or procedures aimed that are considered sexual aids. The move has been made to correct a transsexual gender bias in Sweden, as male to female transsexuals have long been able to get free breast implants, wigs and hair removal operations. Health authorities say their decision on the flaccid penises is justified as there is a law preventing using taxpayer’s money for products or procedures considered to be sexual aids. – Bang It appears that once more the transgender community is still being seen as having some sort of disability and ‘handicapped’ people are still not expected to have a sex life. Technorati Tags: prosthetic penis, transsexual, sex change, transgender Posted in Did You Know?, In The News, Pissed Off!, T's Around The World Crossdressing Vacation Convention In Las VegasDecember 17th, 2008 by Babe
Diva Las Vegas !!
This is a Crossdressing vacation…not a convention… An extended vacation weekend of fun and companionship. There are no speakers, no seminars, no talent contests, and no big communal closet feeling. However, they have a complete schedule of activities of all types. Make sure you check out their TG Golf TournamentWhere else but Las Vegas can you have an opportunity to get away and be yourself? Mark Your Calendars… May 11th – 16th, 2009 Technorati Tags: Las Vegas Posted in 05/2009 Crossdressing Femme Getaway In The OzarksDecember 17th, 2008 by Babe
 Crossdressing Femme Getaway In The Ozarks – Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The 2009 dates aren’t confirmed yet, so you’ll have to visit the site http://www.femmegetaway.com/info.html to get the complete information on the conference. En Femme Getaway event, in this unique and totally accepting town. The last two events have been a total sell out, so don’t miss out on the fun! They will have a make-up, hair and nail demonstrations and a fashion show. Hopefully this year’s conference will take in Halloween again! Technorati Tags: Crossdressing Posted in 10/2009 Transgender Event In Boston AreaDecember 17th, 2008 by Babe
Tiffany Club of New England is sponsoring their first annual conference to be held in Peabody Massachusetts.
First Event is one of the largest transgender conferences in the world and is held in the Boston area!  First Event welcomes everyone from the Transgender Community and our Supporters: Crossdressers, transsexuals, intersex individuals, M2Fs, F2Ms, and their significant others are all welcome. First Event features over 65 workshops covering all aspects of being Transgender with local and national speakers from universities, fashion, medicine, activists, makeup, hair removal, skin care, counseling and more; outstanding evening entertainment; fun activities; opportunity to visit transgender friendly Boston, Cambridge or historic Salem; the TCNE Shopping Mall; and the chance to enjoy being yourself  while connecting with others for an entire unpressured week! For More Information …. First Event Technorati Tags: transgender, Boston, Crossdressers, transsexuals, M2F, F2M Posted in 01/2009 |
