You wake up one day and you cannot run as fast as the boys. Your hips and breasts are slowing you down. You are bleeding and you are worried your newly acquired menstruation equipment might slip and embarrass you to death. The boys you used to play soccer with look at you in a different way. You, who were [...]
“نحنا كنا نسايرك ونحكيك كأنك بنت، بس ما تفكر انو نحنا آخدينها جد!” ، بهيدي الجملة انصدمت “كارلا”، البنت الترانس، لمن اكتشفت انو أصحابها يللي كانت مفركتهن كتير فاهمينها ومتقبلينها، ويللي هني مثليين، مصابين برهاب المتحولين يعني “الترانسفوبيا”. شو هو رهاب المتحولين؟ وهل هو فعلا منتشر بمجتمع المثليين والمثليات يللي المفروض يكون مؤمن بالحرية الجنسية والجندرية، وعم يشتغل على التوعية بمسائلها ومكافحة الأفكار الاجتماعية الذكورية السائدة يللي بتصر على سجن الإنسان بسجن ال”رجل” و”المرأة” وبس؟
بتأكد “كارلا” انو الترانسفوبيا منتشرة كتير بمجتمع المثليين والمثليات وحتى المتحولين والمتحولات أنفسهن يللي أتموا عمليات التحويل ويللي بيتناولوا الهورمونات
Editor’s Note: At IDAHO 2010, Helem printed & distributed leaflets with some important information about transgender issues in Lebanon. I am re-publishing that information verbatim here to make it available for more people:
Ignorance breeds misunderstandings and fear. Thus, people who fall under the “Transgender” category of the “LGBT” are not only marginalised and stigmatised in [...]
وزير مالاوي يطالب المثليين بالظهور لاعتقالهم!
طالب وزير في حكومة مالي كل المثليين بالخروج الى العلن بالرغم من أنهم قد يتعرضون لعقوبة قد تصل الى حد السجن مدة أربع عشرة عاما. ويأتي تصريح الوزير بعد ان تم القاء القبض على شابين بتهمة تعليق ملصقات تطالب بالاعتراف بحقوق المثليين.، وقد وجهت لهما تهمة الاخلال بالدستور بعد ان [...]
In the second and final part of this series of articles that explores the effects of testosterone for an F-to-M transgender, we will look at the physiological, psychological and social modifications resulting from testosterone therapy.
Physiological Modifications
Hormones target different body organs and regulate the way they function, which leads to visible effects on the physique, as [...]
Quand on nait transsexuel, on découvre très vite que la vie ne va pas être une partie de plaisir et que c’est un combat de chaque instant contre soi et contre les autres tout au long de sa vie. Contre soi pour se donner le courage et la volonté indispensable pour aller jusqu’au bout de [...]
The appearance of secondary sexual characteristics is due to sexual hormones secreted by the body during puberty. When it comes to men, the main sexual hormone is testosterone.
Hormone therapy for an F-to-M transsexual consists of providing, by way of a medical treatment, the same testosterone level in a man at birth.
The body will react to [...]
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the first phase of the physical transformation of the body. It allows, in the case of an F-to-M transgender, to change a female hormonal profile into a male’s. This phase is often monitored by an endocrinologist who also follows up the patient. The treatment can be provided by a general [...]
Hello! You’ve probably noticed that I’ve changed my sex on Facebook. Were you surprised? Annoyed? Intrigued? Disgusted? Outraged? Did you think it was a joke? Did you perhaps think it was a mistake?
Actually, I’m glad you asked. I’ve changed my sex on Facebook as part of the Operation: Sex Change campaign to raise awareness around challenges facing transgender people everywhere in the world. My message is simple. I want you to know what “transgender” means. It is a term used to identify the many people [read more...]
Ever since the world was created, transsexuals have always existed and history cites many examples, such as the Great Queen Tenhinane. Tenhinane has left her marks in the touareg civilization of Algeria, and yet, the last analyses done on some of her skeleton sample has certified she was a biological man. More recently, under the [...]
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
