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Feb 21st, 2010 |
By rouba |
Category: Around the World
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 [...]
Tags: Gay, Homophobia, human rights, Italy, Mali, Police, transsexual Posted in Around the World |
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Dec 6th, 2009 |
By randa |
Category: Health
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 [...]
Tags: FTM, Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), hormones, testosterone, transsexual Posted in Health |
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Nov 29th, 2009 |
By randa |
Category: French, Trans Column
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 [...]
Tags: algeria, arab, civil war, Homophobia, homosexuality, iran, lebanon, transphobia, transsexual Posted in French, Trans Column |
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Nov 29th, 2009 |
By randa |
Category: Featured Articles, Health
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 [...]
Tags: FTM, Health, hormones, transsexual Posted in Featured Articles, Health |
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Nov 16th, 2009 |
By randa |
Category: Trans Column
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 [...]
Tags: Health, hormones, transsexual Posted in Trans Column |
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Nov 8th, 2009 |
By nadz |
Category: Campaigns, Lead Story
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...]
Tags: campaign, facebook, transgender, transsexual Posted in Campaigns, Lead Story |
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Oct 4th, 2009 |
By randa |
Category: Opinion Pieces
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 [...]
Tags: advocacy, campaign, transsexual Posted in Opinion Pieces |
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Oct 4th, 2009 |
By randa |
Category: Health
Many male-to-female transsexuals think that hormones are a miracle remedy that transforms us into dream-like creatures, women who sway the most difficult of men and render the most beautiful of biological women envious. Hormones are not harmless products. We don’t take hormones to “have big breasts”, which is more of a fantasy than a thought [...]
Tags: Health, hormones, transsexual Posted in Health |
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Sep 27th, 2009 |
By randa |
Category: Featured Articles, French, Health
Beaucoup de transsexuelles (MTF) pensent que les hormones sont un remède miracle qui nous transforme en de créatures de rêves, des femmes à faire chavirer le plus difficile des hommes et faire envier les plus belles des femmes biologiques. Les hormones ne sont pas des produits anodins. On ne prend donc pas des hormones pour [...]
Tags: Health, hormones, transsexual Posted in Featured Articles, French, Health |
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Sep 20th, 2009 |
By Guest Contributor |
Category: Arabic عربي, Opinion Pieces, Trans Column
لا حياة لمن تنادي ولا مجيب لصرخاتنا، نحن أصحاب الجنس المغاير من ذكور وإناث أو “المتحولين”، بعد إقرار إضافة (مادة 199 مكرر) إلى مادة 198 من قانون الجزاء، وجاء في التعديل أن كل من ارتكب في علانية فعلاً فاضحاً أو تشبه في مظهره بالجنس الآخر، يُعاقب بالحبس مدة لا تجاوز سنة واحدة وبغرامة لا تجاوز ألف دينار.
Tags: kuwait, law, transsexual Posted in Arabic عربي, Opinion Pieces, Trans Column |
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