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March 2002
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 Posted March 12, 2002

Youth Anthology Needs
Writing & Artwork

From Isaiah via GAIN

Final Call For Submissions!

Needed: Your Writing & Artwork for Gender Variant (Transgender & Gender-bending) Youth Anthology

This upcoming anthology will be by, for and about our experiences as gender variant youth-- Young people who challenge the boundaries of sex and gender. Whether you consider yourself a transsexual or a stone butch, a drag queen or a gender-bender, a transgenderist or a cross-dresser... Your writing is needed!

This anthology is committed to publishing the work of trans youth of color, intersex youth who consider themselves trans or gender-bending, people from poor and working class backgrounds, mixed-blood youth, differently abled folks, youth in rural areas, and others whose voices have been under-represented. Submissions that discuss not only gender but also sex, race, class, language, dis/ability, ethnicity, religion, and/or sexual orientation are especially encouraged!

All forms of fiction and non-fiction writing & black-n-white artwork will be considered-- Essays, short stories, manifestos, testimonials, love letters and journal entries are especially needed. Black and white photography, drawings and cartoons will also be considered.

Previously unpublished writers are welcome!

Guidelines For Submission:

You must be 25 years of age or under to submit unsolicited writing. If you are over 25, please send a query first. Please accompany all submissions with a short biographical statement including your age and some background information. Please include some form of permanent contact information with your submission so that I can contact you (discreetly) about matters pertaining to this project Your writing may be published anonymously or with a pseudonym, upon request, but you still must supply a full name with your submission (this information will be kept strictly confidential). If you would like to be published anonymously please specify this (you must still send a short biographical statement but it doesn't need to give away any information that will reveal your identity).

Deadline : June 1, 2002

Please send your submissions to:

Youth Gender Anthology
c/o Dagger Designs
PO Box 20901
Oakland, CA 94620-0901

E-mail For Questions Or Comments: Contact Isaiah at transyouth@mindspring.com **Send submissions as hard copy only! Please do NOT send submissions via E- Mail**

Potential Submission Topics:

Looking for blunt, straight-forward, honest writing and artwork about.... oppression, empowerment, work, creativity, fear, joy, adventure, class, violence, safety, sex, discrimination, success, doctors, body image, passing, not passing, anger, family, secrecy, desire, homelessness, visibility, body parts (wanted and unwanted), self-determination, shame, pride, poverty, activism, clothing, language, childhood, dreams, abuse, healing, police brutality, spirituality, politics, community, loss, childhood, future, doctors, privilege, mental illness, addiction, reconciliation, (dis)ability, relationships, self-esteem, depression, social change, survival, confidence, hope...... Writing & artwork about your experiences as a young transgender or gender-bending person.


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 Posted March 12, 2002

TG Tapestry Call for Submissions

From Dallas Denny via GAIN

Transgender Tapestry magazine is in need of your submissions. Please send articles, short fiction, photo essays, personal experiences, reviews, and poetry to editor@ifge.org or P.O. Box 33724, Decatur, GA 30033-0724.

We are looking for information by and about all gender-variant persons, including transsexuals, transgenderist, crossdressers, and drag queens.

Contributers receive free copies.

Thank you.

Dallas Denny
Editor in Chief, Transgender Tapestry


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 Posted March 12, 2002

Workshops for Lobbying & Electioneering

From Nadine Smith via ITA-Announce via GAIN

Alliance for Justice presents:
Worry-free Advocacy:
Understanding The Rules Of Nonprofit Lobbying And Election-related Activity

These day-long workshops are designed to help nonprofit managers, staff, and volunteers understand the legal rules governing lobbying and election-related activity by nonprofit groups.

Workshop locations:

  • Denver, CO- March 18
  • San Francisco, CA- April 3
  • Portland, OR- April 8
  • Chicago, IL- April 22
  • Atlanta, GA- May 16
  • Boston, MA- June 6

Registration is $20 and includes two popular Alliance for Justice publications. For more information (including the agenda) and to register, go to http://www.afj.org/worryfree


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 Posted March 12, 2002

Venezuelan Activist in Peril

From The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) via ITA-Announce via Monica Helms via GAIN

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)

  • Action alert

    Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela:
    Transgender activist in hiding after threat from police:
    Act for the life of Maury Oviedo

    Feb 13, 2002

    A leading transgender activist in Carabobo, Venezuela, faces the imminent threat of arrest and violent police retaliation. IGLHRC urges immediate letters to defend her security and life.

    Maury Oviedo is president of the local transgender organization Respeto a la Personalidad. She has led the calls for justice after the murders of Dayana Nieves and Michelle Paz, allegedly committed by police officers in the state. Now the Police Intelligence Division in Carabobo has issued an alert to all police officers demanding that, should Maury Oviedo be arrested, she immediately be delivered to the care of Intelligence officers.

    No criminal charges or warrant against Ms. Oviedo exist. She is in hiding, afraid that this alert is an open invitation to officers to exact revenge. Local and international activists, as well as the local Ombudsman Israel Alvarez de Armas, fear for Ms. Oviedo's life and safety.

  • Action

    IGLHRC, Respeto a la Personalidad, and Ombudsman Israel Alvarez de Armas ask for urgent letters to Mr. Hugo Chavez, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, demanding his immediate intervention on behalf of Maury Oviedo's freedom and life--and demanding that he stop the persecution of transgender people in the state of Carabobo.

    Please write today to: Mr. Hugo Chavez Frias, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela venezuela@venezuela.gov.ve

    And please send copies to: Secretary Minister msecretaria@venezuela.gov.ve Ombudsman's Office of Venezuela Dr.Germán Mundaraín Plaza Morelos Avenida México s/n Caracas República Bolivariana de Venezuela Fax: 58(212) 575.44.67 or 575.38.62 E-mail: defensoria@platino.gov.ve Salutation: Dear Doctor /Estimado Doctor

    Maury Oviedo Respeto a la Personalidad respeto_a_la_personalidad@hotmail.com Israel Alvarez de Armas Oficina del Defensor de los Derechos Humanos - Carabobo defensor_ddhh@hotmail.com

  • Sample letter:

    Dear President Chavez:

    I/we write to express our urgent concern over an order issued by the Police Intelligence Division in the state of Carabobo, demanding that any policemen who arrests Ms. Maury Oviedo deliver her immediately to the care of Intelligence officers.

    No criminal charges have ever been pressed against Ms. Oviedo. She is not wanted by any judicial or police authority in Venezuela or abroad. She has never committed any crime. The only reason why Intelligence officers in Carabobo are looking for her is her relentless pursuit of justice in the murders of two transgender persons, Dayana Nieves (July 2000) and Michelle Paz (January 2002). Ms. Oviedo is an activist--president of local transgender organization Respeto a la Personalidad--and as such has denounced the crimes against Ms. Nieves and Ms. Paz at local, national and international levels. Evidence gathered by Ms. Oviedo points towards possible involvement of police officers in both crimes. She has submitted this evidence to the local Ombudsman, Mr. Israel Alvarez de Armas, to international human rights organizations, and to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission in Washington DC.

    As a human rights defender, Ms. Maury Oviedo has the right to be protected by the Statein her pursuit of justice. The UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders affirms: "Everyone is entitled, individually and in association with others, to be effectively protected under national law in reacting against or opposing, through peaceful means, activities and acts, including those by omission, attributable to States which result in violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms as well as acts of violence perpetrated by groups or individuals that affect the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms." (Article 12.2) As head of the Venezuelan state, it is your duty to ensure that those provisions are enforced.

    We know of your commitment to create a new Venezuela where all human rights are a reality for all. We urge you to:

    • Conduct an immediate, sweeping, and fair investigation into the order issued by the Police Intelligence Department in Carabobo against Maury Oviedo; demand explanations from those responsible, and convey a clear message that no violence against the person of Ms. Oviedo will go unnoticed or unpunished.
    • Instruct Carabobo Police and the Prosecutor's Office to conduct an immediate, sweeping and fair investigation into the murders of Dayana Nieves and Michelle Paz, and punish those found guilty, as mandated by law.
    • Instruct Carabobo police and the Prosecutor's Office to Conduct an immediate, sweeping, and fair investigation into allegations of police abuse against transgender people -- such as the recent attempt on the life Paola Sanchez -- and punish those found guilty, as mandated by law.
    • Instruct Carabobo police to bring an immediate halt to arbitrary arrests of transgender people in the state.
    • Instruct the Carabobo Prosecutor's Office to conduct an immediate, sweeping, and fair investigation into allegations of extortion by police officers against transgender people, who claim that they are forced to yield sexual favors and/or money to avoid arrest. Punish those officers found guilty, as mandated by law.

    Sincerely,

  • Background

    Activists learned about the alert issued by the Carabobo Police Intelligence Division on Friday, February 8, 2002. The text of the alert says: "Officer: If you arrest this person, please report the arrest to the Commanding Officer and transfer her immediately to the Intelligence Division. Name: Maury Oviedo. Age: 28. Drag queen (homosexual). No permanent address. Monetary compensation is offered. A picture is attached."

    Activists report that Maury is hiding in a safe place and --in her own words-- "will not go out, not even to get a Coke." She knows the police are after her and fears that "they will beat me hard, because I have created much noise at the international level. I consider myself a public enemy of the Carabobo State Governor, because he is the force behind all the abuses suffered by transsexual people in the State. Two have already died, Dayana Nieves and Michelle Paz. There is a possibility that the next victim will be Maury Oviedo, but I am not afraid of death. What I fear is the continuation of these hate crimes."

    The local transgender organization Respeto a la Personalidad and the local Ombudsman, Mr. Israel Alvarez de Armas, have documented a pattern of police abuse against transgender people in Carabobo, including cases of harassment, arbitrary arrest, physical abuse, and possible murders. Activists have also alleged that transgender women are forced to have sex with policemen under threat of arrest.

    In the most recent case of abuse, the victim was Michelle Paz (legal name: Janny Paz). Paz was a 21-year old transgender woman, born in Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia, Venezuela, and till recently living in Valencia, capital of Carabobo state. In the early hours of Thursday, January 11, her dead body was found in Urbanizacion Santa Cecilia, a northern neighborhood in Valencia. She had been shot four times. Persons living nearby heard no shots. It appears likely that she had been killed elsewhere and then carried to Santa Cecilia, where few if any passersby circulate at night. Her earrings, watch, cellular phone and cash had not been stolen. Her identification papers were missing.

    No family member of Michelle Paz claimed her body--as is often the case with transgender and gay people. She was buried by the Ombudsman and local activists. Michelle's case has been registered as Expediente G-062148 (January 11, 2002) with Comisaria Las Acacias , Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas, Penales and Criminalísticas- -the former Judicial Technical Police Force--and as Causa 76.148, Fiscalia Quinta, with the Attorney General's Office.

    According to local activists, police officers did not seal off the area where the body was found, nor properly protect the victim's personal belongings, as mandated by Article 15, Decreto de Investigaciones Cientificas, Penales and Criminalisticas (the ordinance establishing procedures to be followed by police officers). As a result, Michelle's clothes disappeared, and evidence they might have revealed is now lost.

    Other incidents of violence abound. On Sunday, January 13, a uniformed police officer shot twice at Paola Sanchez, a trans woman, in Avenida Bolivar. Fortunately, Paola managed to escape unhurt. Paola lives in the same house in which her friend Dayana Nieves was murdered in July 2000. A few hours after the attack, police officers entered her house without a warrant, grabbed Paola by the hair and took her to La Isabelica, a local prison. She was released a few hours later, with no charges pressed against her.

    On January 16, 2001, Vicky Martinez and Kevin Capote, two trans activists, were arrested and severely beaten by Carabobo police. Both were taken also to La Isabelica where they remain in incommunicado detention.

    On July 29, 2000, Dayana Nieves, an 18 year-old transgender women, was shot and killed by two men, one of whom activists believe was a Carabobo police officer. Respeto a la Personalidad submitted a complaint concerning this murder to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission, and drew international attention to the crime. In reaction, local police arrested or harassed transgender activists. Estrella de los Angeles, Pocahontas Aquino, Nicole Mora and La Guajira Medina spent several days in police lockup, where they were subjected to verbal and psychological abuse, denied food and exposed to the cold at night--until other activists managed to get judicial orders for their liberation.

    Maury Oviedo and other activists in Carabobo and in Caracas had planned to denounce Henrique Salas Romer--the governor of Carabobo, who has refused to take action to stop harassment against the transgender community-- before the National Assembly. Article 350 of the Venezuelan Constitution allows civic organizations to petition the Assembly to revoke the mandate of elected officers who fail to fulfill their duty.

    See these previous IGLHRC action alerts for full background:

    "New Violence Against Transgender People" January 22, 2002 http://www.iglhrc.org/world/southamerica/Venezuela2002Feb.html

    "They Will Not Stop At Murder: State Abuse Against Transgender People Continues" April 4, 2001 http://www.iglhrc.org/world/southamerica/Venezuela2001Apr.html

    "Possible Extrajudicial Execution, Fear For Safety" August 24, 2000 http://www.iglhrc.org/world/southamerica/Venezuela2000Aug.html


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     Posted March 9, 2002

    Submit Articles+ to Connectivity,
    An FTM+ Newsletter

    From FORGE via Dallas Denny via GAIN

    Connectivity: Call for Submissions

    Connectivity is a publication of FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression). FORGE is a national education, advocacy and support umbrella organization supporting FTM+s(1) (female-to-male transsexuals and transgenderists, and others who were assigned female at birth but who have some level of masculine identification) and SOFFAs (Significant Others, Family, Friends and Allies).

    Connectivity is devoted to exploring one topic in-depth each issue, and reporting on developments of interest to the trans+/SOFFA community. In this issue, we are focused on exploring, expanding, and deepening discussion and dialogue within the FTM+/SOFFA community on Depression and Mental Health Issues.

    All trans+/FTM+/SOFFAs are invited to submit articles, resources, calendar events, poetry, erotica, fiction, non-fiction, interviews, cartoons, anecdotes, news briefs, personal stories, etc. on this topic for the newsletter. There is no length requirements or restrictions (longer pieces may be published in installments and/or shortened in conjunction with the author), and you need not be a published or polished writer to submit. The newsletter is an open, uncensored forum for all Trans+/FTM+/SOFFAs. FORGE especially welcomes contributions from those who are not always heard from within the FTM+ community, including - but not limited to! - "non-traditional" FTMs, genderqueers and radicals, SOFFAs, butches, transsensual femmes, androgynes, male SOs, drag kings, etc.

    Submissions can be emailed to michael munson/Loree Cook-Daniels at editor@forge-forward.org or faxed to 414-278-6034, or mailed to FORGE at PO Box 1272, Milwaukee, WI 53201.

    Our upcoming publication schedule:

    Press date: March/April 2002
    Topic: Depression and Mental Health Issues
    Submission deadline: March 10, 2002

    Press date: May 2002
    Topic: SM/Leather
    Submission deadline: April 10, 2002

    Press date: July 2002
    Topic: The Economics of Gender
    Submission deadline: June 10, 2002

    Press date: September 2002
    Topic: "Only" Space and Diversity
    Submission deadline: August 10, 2002

    Press date: November 2002
    Topic: Hormones
    Submission deadline: October 10, 2002

    Press date: January 2003
    Topic: Rituals
    Submission deadline: December 10, 2002

    Submissions for these editions are welcome at any time. Past FORGE newsletters can be viewed on the web at www.forge-forward.org

    (1) FTM+ or a "+" next to any word, is the way FORGE chooses to show respect and inclusion for people who step outside of the box, or who identify in ways that are not overtly listed or addressed in this publication. People are much more complex than a set of words and labels. "+" indicates an expansiveness that words cannot capture, recognizing and welcoming the beautiful diversity within our community.

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     Posted March 9, 2002

    Organizer Job Opening in Maryland

    From Free State Justice via ITA-Announce via GAIN

    Job Announcement: Transgender Organizer, State of Maryland

    Part Time $15/hr

    Free State Justice (FSJ) seeks an energetic, enthusiastic and outgoing person with political judgment, a commitment to teamwork, and an ability to build coalitions, to organize the transgender community in Baltimore City in support of a proposed transgender anti-discrimination ordinance.

    Start date: As soon as possible.

    Overview:

    FSJ is Maryland's statewide advocacy organization working towards the civil rights of all GLBT Marylanders. Marylanders Advocating Towards Transgender Equal Rights (MATTER) is a committee of Free State Justice.

    FSJ received an Equality Fund grant from the Human Rights Campaign to hire an organizer to work part time to organize the transgender community in Baltimore City, Maryland. One of FSJ's goals is to introduce a transgender anti-discrimination ordinance at the Baltimore City Council this year. The organizer would find people to testify for this ordinance, collect stories of transgender discrimination in Baltimore City, build a coalition of supporters for this ordinance, etc.

    Responsibilities include:

    1. Develop, maintain and build a database of transgender Marylanders, specifically focusing on Baltimore City, but also including people throughout the state.

    2. Collect stories of transgender discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations specifically focusing on Baltimore City, but also throughout state.

    3. Line up individuals who would be willing to testify before the City Council about their experience with discrimination.

    4. Develop a program for letters to the editor in support of the ordinance, in coordination with FSJ's public relations committee.

    5. Develop and maintain contact with other interested groups including but not limited to HRC, GLCCB, NGLTF, Tranquility, UU churches, etc.

    6. Attend local transgender meetings to talk about the project, find new supporters, etc.

    7. Work closely with FSJ Managing Director, Blake Humphreys.

    Send cover letter/resume/reference to:
    blakefreestate@aol.com or fax (202)518-2831.


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     Posted March 9, 2002

    Support Florida Trans Marriage Attorney

    From Chris Daley via Shannon Minter via ITA-Announce via GAIN

    Anyone tuning into Michael Kantaras' custody battle in Clearwater, Florida looking for "talk show" style sensationalism got an advanced education on transgender issues instead. Due to the unprecedented Court TV coverage of Mr. Kantaras' fight for his children, more people were exposed to accurate information about transsexualism and sex-reassignment than in any case that has ever been litigated on behalf of a transsexual person anywhere in the country.

    "We have heard from transgender people from around the country who see this case not only a validation of their ability to marry and be good parents, but also as an unprecedented validation of our lives as transgender men and women," said Kantaras co-counsel Shannon Minter. "In addition to Michael himself," adds Minter, "the primary credit for the educational impact of this case must go to Tampa attorney Karen Doering, the founder and director of the Equality Florida Legal Advocacy Project, a non-profit legal organization based in Tampa, Florida. Karen's dedication to this case is what has transformed this private battle into an amazing opportunity to educate the country about transgender issues."

    The Advocacy Project's director, Karen Doering, was one of the three attorneys representing Mr. Kantaras at his trial, along with Minter and Collin Vauss, a private family law attorney in Clearwater. Ms. Doering worked for months prior to the trial preparing Michael's case and locating the expert medical witnesses necessary to prove that Mr. Kantaras is male, that his marriage is valid, and that a transsexual man can be a good father to his children. Litigating this case has been enormously expensive, and the Advocacy Project has depleted its resources.

    Due to the nature of the case, the Advocacy Project will not recoup any of these costs even if the judge rules in Mr. Kantaras' favor. Therefore, the Transgender Law & Policy Institute is urging transgender individuals and anyone who recognizes the importance of this case to make a monetary contribution to the Equality Florida Legal Advocacy Project. All funds received are tax deductible and will help the Advocacy Project continue to fight for the rights of the LGBT community in Florida, a major battleground state in our continuing battle for legal equality.

    Donations can be sent to:
    Equality Florida Legal Advocacy Project, Inc.
    3708 W. Swann Ave
    Tampa, FL 33609-4522

    For more information, please contact:
    Shannon Minter, (415) 392-6257 minter@nclrights.org


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     Posted March 9, 2002

    Grant Opportunity from
    Asot Mishpat Fund

    From Paisley Currah via GAIN

    I'm writing to let you know about a new funding possibility for trans groups. The Asot Mishpat fund is brand new and is interested in funding LGBT groups. Grant sizes will range from $15,000 to $25,000 and may be for one or two years. A total of approximately $500,000 will be granted over a two-year period, with the first set of grants announced in September, 2002. To find out if it is worthwhile to apply, interested people should read the request for a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) [excerpted below] and follow the instructions, responding no later than March 15, 2002. The grant inquiry cover sheet is the form that is needed to respond to the LOI. You can also (probably should) download a nice PDF version of the form, "Grant Inquiry Cover Sheet in English" from http://www.fex.org/2.3_grantmakingindex.html.

    Best,
    Paisley Currah

    .     .     .

    REQUEST FOR A LETTER OF INQUIRY

    February 1, 2002

    Dear Friends,

    The Asot Mishpat Fund is a new donor-advised fund of the Funding Exchange which includes activists as advisors in its grantmaking process. "Asot Mishpat" is Hebrew for "making justice," and the Fund was started with a contribution from an anonymous donor in December, 2001. Asot Mishpat Fund grants will be targeted to:

    Small groups or projects working for institutional change at the local or statewide level who are seeking to increase their organizational capacity. Emerging or start-up groups are especially encouraged to apply.

    We invite you to send in a Letter of Inquiry (via email, Postal Service, UPS, etc.) no later than March 15, 2002 to the address noted below.

    Email: AndrewParkWA@aol.com
    Street Address:
    Asot Mishpat Fund c/o Andrew Park
    1420 Locust Street, Suite 300
    Philadelphia, PA 19102

    .     .     .

    Read the Complete Letter & More Info


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     Posted March 9, 2002

    New LGBT Health Resource

    From GEA via Jessica Xavier via GAIN

    As a member organization of the National Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health, Gender Education & Advocacy would like to inform you about a major informational resource for the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. The Healthy People 2010 Companion Document on LGBT Health is a free 488 page document about the health needs of multicultural LGBT communities and recommendations to address these needs.

    Some background:
    Healthy People 2010 is the US Public Health Service's blueprint for federal health care spending and research priorities for this decade. In 2000, a group of LGBT health care advocates, lead by the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) protested the exclusion of sexual orientation from many of the 20 plus topical chapters of HP2010. This led to GLMA's White Paper on LGBT Health, now published in GLMA's Journal (Volume 4, Number 3, September 2000). GEA Board Member Jessica Xavier worked with Anne Lawrence (HBIGDA) Robert Sember of Columbia University to write the transgender health care chapter of the White Paper.

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services then issued an RFA to fund the production of a Companion Document to HP2010, which included not only sexual orientation but also gender identity. The Companion Document was the product of a massive collaboration amongst dozens of LGBT health experts, an effort which led to formation of the National Coalition for LGBT Health. Contributors to the Companion Document included Anne Lawrence (HBIGDA), Alejandro Marcel (JRI Health), Sean Camargo (LLEGO), Cheryl Chase (ISNA), Emilia Lombardi (UCLA), Yosenio Lewis (NTAC), Scout (Coumbia U), Jodi Sperber (JSI), Barbara Warren (LGBTCC of NYC), and Dallas Denny & Jessica Xavier of GEA.

    Released in spring, 2001, the Companion Document was written by and for health care consumers, providers, researchers, educators, government agencies, schools, clinics, advocates, and health professionals working in all settings. Itschapters follow those used in the main Healthy People 2010 document, and include access to quality health care, cancer, mental health, tobacco and substance use, public health infrastructure, HIV/AIDS and violence prevention.

    This is perhaps the single-most significant resource for LGBT health advocates ever produced in the US. It is available on the web at www.lgbthealth.net, and can be downloaded or ordered in hard copy or CD- ROM at http://www.glma.org.


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     Posted March 9, 2002

    Royal Society of Medicine Meeting on
    Sexual Health & Reproductive Medicine

    From The Royal Society of Medicine via Alex Whinnom via UK-PFC via GAIN

    Meeting of the Sexual Health & Reproductive Medicine Section
    Recent Advances in Gender Dysphoria Gender Identity Disorder
    Joint meeting with the Royal college of Psychiatrists
    Towards A Uniform Treatment Approach
    Tuesday 16 April 2002

    West Hall, The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 0AE

    RSM Contact:
    Nicki Collett, Academic Department, Royal Society of Medicine
    1 Wimpole Street
    London W1G 0AE
    Tel 020 7290 3937 Fax 020 7290 2989
    Email sexual.health@rsm.ac.uk

    Sexual health & Reproductive Medicine Section

    Registrations will not be accepted over the telephone. Places are only guarenteed upon writeen confirmation. Acceptance onto this meeting is at the discretion of the meeting organisers. Reservations and refunds will only be accepted up to four working days before the meeting. Refunds on fees over £10.00 only. An administration fee of 15% will be charge on refunds.

    Conference agenda:

    Gender Identity Disorder-Towards A Uniform Treatment Approach
    Chair: Dr. Kevan Wylie, Consultant in Sexual Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist, Porterbrook Clinic, Sheffield

    • Welcome and aims of meeting
      Dr. Kevan Wylie, Consultant in Sexual Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist, Porterbrook Clinic, Sheffield
    • The pshoanalytical assessment of gender identity patients
      Dr. Bernard Ratigan, Stonebridge Centre, Gender Identity Clinic, Nottingham
    • A personal perspective of the management of transsexualism over the last 30 years
      Professor Richard Green, Professor of Psychiatry, Head of the Gender Identity Clinic, Charing Cross Hospital, London
    • Launch of the proposed UK National Minimum Standards of Care for patients with gender dysphoria
      Dr. Brian Ferguson, Stonebridge centre, Gender Identity Clinic
      Dinesh Khoosal, Dr. Kevan Wylie and Professor Richard Green
    • Genital surgery for intersex states
      Miss Sarah Crieghton, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynacologist, UCL ** Miss Sarah Crieghton Cancelled on 4-feb 2002
    • Incomplete transistion. The management of gender dysphoria and transgender states
      Dr. Don Montgomery, imperial College, London
    • Cross-sex hormone treatments in transsexuals
      Henk Asschman, Vriije Untersiteit, The Netherlands
    • Reflection on the proposed UK National Mininum Standards of Care
      Dinesh Khoosal, reader in Cultural Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London

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     Posted March 9, 2002

    Launch of UK-based Online Magazine

    From Krystyna Haywood, magazine editor via GAIN

    Launch of Magazine at www.transsexual.org.uk

    The February 2002 issue of our online magazine is now out!, and can be viewed at http://www.transsexual.org.uk This is our first ever issue..!!!

    We are always looking for articles, papers, stories etc. if you have something that you'd like to share with others, or think they would benefit from reading your academic paper, story or your letter, or have a tip to pass on, then pleeeaaase do send us an e-mail. Full confidentiality is always assured.

    To receive this update and monthly e-zine once a month, and sometimes up to one update e-mail each week, then send a blank e-mail to transsexual-org-uk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Remember, we do not claim copyright or ownership whatsoever of any of the materials you see, our aim is to enable everyone to benefit from the domain at www.transsexual.org.uk by utilising the information that others have prepared for your benefit. This is a not for profit web site that aims to raise funds for a developing charitable UK organisation that will build bridges between transsexual people, their allies and the resources available to them, and promote a positive image of transsexualism in the UK.


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