May 10, 2008
by
Mercedes Allen
For those who are concerned about the establishment of an adherent to reparative therapy (Dr. Kenneth Zucker) and another seeking to entrench "autogynephilia" (a pathologization of treatment of non- "homosexual transgender" transfolk) in the DSM-V, there have been some new happenings.
One letter writer reports receiving an email from the APA which states that:
"The Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Work Group, chaired by Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D., will have 13 members who will form three subcommittees:
* Gender Identity Disorders, chaired by Peggy T. ... Read More
May 9, 2007
by
Marti Abernathey
Like a herpes sore, certain arguments pop up continually in the transcommunity and never seem to go away. Recently Gwen Smith wrote the editorial “What’s In a Name?” that discussed the term “women born transsexual (WBT)” or “Harry Benjamin Syndrome.”
Suzanne Cooke responded to Gwen’s editorial with “Good-Bye to Transgender and All That.” In it she [...]
Like a herpes sore, certain arguments pop up continually in the transcommunity and never seem to go away. Recently Gwen Smith wrote the editorial "What's In a Name?" that discussed the term "women born transsexual (WBT)" or "Harry Benjamin Syndrome."
Suzanne Cooke responded to Gwen's editorial with "Good-Bye to Transgender and All That." In it she announcing her "divorce" from the community. She claims that Gwen Smith
"castigates post-sex reassignment women who identify with the term "WBT" or 'women born transsexual,' a term coined ... Read More
Mar 23, 2006
by
Marti Abernathey
(The MacDonaldization of Intersex activism) My response to the following article Why Doesn’t ISNA Want to Eradicate Gender?
By Curtis E. Hinkle
Imagine a world in which the main division between individuals were size. This would be the first thing noticed at birth and would have to be indicated on the birth certificate.
Imagine a [...]
(The MacDonaldization of Intersex activism) My response to the following article Why Doesn't ISNA Want to Eradicate Gender?
By Curtis E. Hinkle
Imagine a world in which the main division between individuals were size. This would be the first thing noticed at birth and would have to be indicated on the birth certificate.
Imagine a world in which big people dominated little people and made it very difficult for a little person to become a big person and vice versa.
Imagine a world ... Read More
