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Transgender
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 Me
& Bobbie and the Gyrls© by George Wilkerson /
Bobbi Williams
Readers looking for pornographic or sensational
writing won't find it here. Instead, George Wilkerson/Bobbi
Williams gives us a collection of columns and stories about
growing up transgendered; sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but
always engaging, this is, first and last, a book about people.
About
the Author
George Wilkerson is also the co-author of 12
Views from Women's Eyes (R-3, Austin, Texas), The Short
Story (Kendall-Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa), and a number of plays,
articles, and technical manuals. For the past four years, He has
been writing for TG Forum
magazine, where these stories and articles originally appeared.
From the Author
For most of my life, I functioned as a male.
Primarily, I've been a writer and a teacher. I wrote newspaper and
magazine articles, technical manuals, trade books, and plays. I
worked as a college dean, a standup comic, a teacher, and a
technical editor. But I was never able to share everything. Part
of me always had to be withheld. I came to call that part Bobbi
Williams and to give her a voice I had to move outside of the
mainstream and into a community where "a man in a dress"
is accepted. That world is not always safe and its not a world
most people would inhabit voluntarily. What I found there were
people like myself who are misunderstood and often misrepresented.
And I found that they weren't really different from people I knew
as George. Some were rich, some poor; some were loving and
generous, others were bigoted and unsharing; there were pagans and
Christians, blacks and whites, straights and gays, handsome
people, grotesque people. And many of them became my friends.
I suspect that some of you will come to this
book out of curiosity. To that end, let me give you some
information about myself that is just as likely to confuse you as
it is to explain anything to you. I have a Ph.D. in Education and
I'm employed as a Technical Editor by a major global corporation.
I'm married and I have two grown children and a grandchild. My
wife and children know that sometimes I 'present' myself as a
woman. My son and his wife go out with me as Bobbi for dinner or
cocktails. And when they ask me why I do that, I don't have a
satisfactory answer for them. No one does. Despite what you may
have heard, there's no explanation and there's no cure. In fact, there's
nothing to be cured of. I do it, I tell them, because it's who I
am.
Although separating the genders is a convenient
way of dealing with the phenomenon called transgenderism, it also
forces a false distinction. I'm not really George some of the time
and Bobbi at other times. Its not really defined by the clothes I
wear. I am both and many at all times. So this book was not
written by either of them (although both names appear as author.)
It was written by ME. And that's the pronoun I'm most comfortable
with...
For more, visit the George
Wilkerson / Bobbi Williams website.
To read an excerpt from the book, Click
Here.
 Trans
Liberation : Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg
Although readers familiar with Feinberg's
earlier books will not find much new material here, this
collection of hir (this transgendered author's pronoun of choice)
speeches, presented with a few essays by other transgendered
writers, serves as a good introduction to Feinberg's ideas about
the complexities of gender expression and to hir vision for a
future "beyond pink or blue." As someone who faces
oppression, incomprehension, and violence every day on the basis
of hir appearance and the refusal to adhere to a rigid gender
designation (Feinberg was once denied emergency medical treatment
for endocarditis by a doctor who dismissed hir angrily as "a
very troubled person"), Feinberg is in an excellent position
to refute the shallow assumptions of the medical establishment and
the mainstream media, as well as the more extreme views of the
political and religious right. Most compelling are hir arguments
on the importance of a broad-based multi-issue coalition among
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people, an alliance that
could easily extend to other progressive groups. "Everyone
who is under the gun of reaction and economic violence,"
Feinberg contends, "is a potential ally." --Regina
Marler
Visit the Leslie
Feinberg feature page.
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This is a collection of short stories and essays
about varieties of the masculine dyke experience.
Excerpt:
Tonight I am a dyke. And I feel it. In full
regalia of loose, faded jeans, a silver cigarette case holding a
fold of five dollar bills tucked in my back pocket, black tooled
leather boots, a silver earring in my left ear, and a grey
sweatshirt with sleeves rolled up to my elbows, I am dressed for
the first time all week. I push the hair from in front of my face
with a purposeful, no-nonsense sweep of my hand. In my legs I feel
it, in my shoulders, in my arms, my high-held head. Tonight I am a
dyke...
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Femme/Transguy is a group for queer-identified transguys (including FtM's and tg butches) who love/desire femmes, and femmes who love/desire
transguys. We will primarily discuss theory and personal experiences of the dynamic between femmes and transguys. MTF femmes are welcome. This list is open to all 'relationship statuses'- singles, couples, and others!
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A selective, annotated guide to the best and most authoritative
resources on politics, law, and public policy. Designed for students, scholars, journalists,
activists, and citizens, and maintained by Steve Sanders, Indiana University.
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By: Sandra Laframboise RPN
Beth Long Law Student
Published by: High Risk Project Society
From the Introduction:
This booklet is about transgendered people and
the discrimination that transgendered people face. It is primarily
intended for people who have not had much exposure to the issues
of transgendered people, but who wish to understand those issues
and want to minimize the incidence and effects transphobia through
their own awareness and behaviour.
In order to understand gender-based discrimination, or "transphobia,"
it is necessary to understand "transgender." And to
understand transgender, we must appreciate what "gender"
is, and how it works. This booklet will explore the meaning of
gender and challenge the idea that gender is the same thing as
sex. Gender is a social creation, not a natural function of sex...
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It's Time, America! (ITA!) is the first
nationally-organized grassroots civil rights group seeking to
secure and safeguard the rights of all transgendered and Gender
Variant persons. Formed during the 1994 Transgender Law
Conference, It's Time, America!'s mission is to educate and
influence the U.S. Congress, State and Local Governments, and
other transgendered and non-transgendered political organizations,
on the issues and concerns of transgendered people, and to take
whatever action is necessary to safeguard and to secure our rights
as American citizens.
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Foundation for Gender Education
The International Foundation for Gender
Education (IFGE), founded in 1987, is a leading advocate and
educational organization for promoting the self-definition and
free expression of individual gender identity. IFGE is not a
support group, it is an information provider and clearinghouse for
referrals about all things which are transgressive of established
social gender norms. IFGE maintains the most complete bookstore on
the subject of transgenderism available anywhere. It also
publishes the leading magazine providing reasoned discussion of
issues of gender expression and identity, including crossdressing,
transsexualism, FTM and MTF issues spanning health, family,
medical, legal, workplace issues and more.
IFGE values:
 | individual uniqueness and dignity;
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| personal wholeness; |
| respect for human diversity; |
| freedom from society's arbitrarily assigned
gender definitions; |
| respect, acceptance, enforcement, and
protection of gender-related Human and Civil Rights for all. |
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The International Journal of Transgenderism (IJT) will publish
peer-reviewed, original articles on a quarterly basis. In addition, we will republish important and seminal articles in our Archives section.
With the capabilities of electronic publishing, we will be able to easily publish new books. Submission and review of manuscripts
will be handled electronically and will speed the timely publication of
new works. Timely information regarding transgenderism will be available quickly and easily.
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Edith Bellamy
Sophisticated and curiously delicate transgender fiction by well known author. The transsexual fiction site for
transvestites and the transgendered.
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By Karen M. Goulart, winner of the Keystone
Press Award, 2000. Karen is a staff writer for Philadelphia
Gay News. She also does freelance work.
Contact: goubie30@aol.com
Excerpt:
Like every other minority,
transgender people - people whose gender identity does not agree
with their birth identity - have always existed. Although activism
and visibility may be at an all-time high, few non-trans people -
including the gay, lesbian and bisexual communities - appreciate
and understand the struggles and challenges trans people face...
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A news and information source for crossdressers,
transvestites, transsexuals, transgendered people, their family and
friends.
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This site contains articles and essays about mtf
transgenderism in Thailand.
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Transgendered Suite is an area where people
dealing with issues of Transgenderism, Crossdressing,
Transsexuality and all related matters may openly, and in a calm
friendly manner, discuss their issues.
Vision
To be the first choice for support and caring
friendship for transgendered people, friends, family, and
significant others.
Mission
| Provide a safe haven for all transgendered
people, their friends, families, and significant others.
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| Provide support to the transgendered and
their loved ones. |
| Maintain a respectful social environment in
which all transgendered people and their loved ones feel
comfortable and free to share their joy and sorrow, questions
and concerns. An environment in which each person can grow in
confidence and grace. |
| Promote tolerance, understanding, healing and
growth. |
| Maintain a reference library of and links to
accurate information concerning all aspects of transgendered
life. |
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This page is for Transgendered Teens and has
many answers common questions. Resources include information on Testosterone,
Transgendered Stories, a mailing list, and a lot more.
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By Gianna E. Israel
Copyright © 1996, all rights reserved.
Excerpt:
There has been an interesting development in the
transgender community in recent years, specifically of persons who
do not identify with the social and clinical definitions which
apply to individuals with gender identity issues. Traditionally,
those who comprise what is frequently referred to as the
"transgender community" include transsexuals and
crossdressers. In part, the definitions on who is a transsexual
and who is a crossdresser are defined by social stereotypes and
clinical literature; however they are also defined by those unique
persons who have transgender experiences.
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An International Nonviolent Direct-Action Group focusing on the issues facing the Transgender Community.
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Dedicated to providing a safe and welcome place
for male-to-female and female-to-male Transsexuals, Transvestites,
Transgender, Drag Queens, Drag Kings and their significant others
to get together with like-minded individuals.
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The premier online resource for the transgendered
community. Links, resources, homepages and more.
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Usenet: Transgender:
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"news:" Your particular Internet Service Provider might
require different settings.
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