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• Transgender Support Group – New York City, Jan 2017

  

  Transgender Support Group.Starting January 2017. – Tuesday evenings twice a month.This group will be of particular interest to those figuring out how to proceed... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2016 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Psychology of Stigma Against Transgender Women by Men.

  

  There’s a particular and profound type of stigma and derision in society aimed at femininity in men (or those who are perceived to be men). Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• What Fuels Hatred of Transgender Women?

  

  There’s a particular and profound type of stigma and derision in society aimed at femininity in men (or those who are perceived to be men). Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2016 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Raising Ryland

  

  Raising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting A Transgender Child with No Strings AttachedRaising Ryland: Our Story of Parenting A Transgender Child with No Strings... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2016 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• On Someone ‘influencing’ a Child’s Gender Identity

  

  I’d like to offer a few thoughts on an issue of concern to many parents of  children that may be gender variant – that the child’s gender identity has been... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Box up Your Gender Variance? Manhattan Mini Storage Ad

  

  I saw this ad the other day on a downtown ‘A’ train and I’m not sure how I feel about it. At first glance I saw a gender variant person having a good time... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Poll Results – Hiding and Gender Variance

  

  I’ve been interested in the issue of hiding and its effect on the personality for transgender individuals for some time and have had a poll going on my website... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Response to New York Times ‘Ethicist’ Chuck Klosterman

  

  In the February 3rd New York Times Magazine, Chuck Klosterman (‘The Ethicist’) addresses the following Question from a reader: I’ve been living the life of a... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Some Thoughts on Shame and Being Transgender

  

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  Posted on 01 January 2013 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• What is the Difference Between Gay and Transgender?

  This may be a very basic post for some and if so I invite you to skip it, but it is one of the most frequent search requests that land people on my blog, so I... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: Letters For My Brothers: Transitional Wisdom in Retrospect

  

  Edited by Megan M. Rohrer & Zander Keig. 2010 Wilgefortis. Kindle Edition. With writing by: Jamison Green, fAe Gibson, Cristopher Bautista, Chase Ryan Joynt... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2012 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Q&A with the Mother of a 5 Year Old Trans-boy from the Washington Post

  by A.B. Kaplan on May 21, 2012 Here’s a link to a most interesting and forthright question and answer session with the Mother of a five year old trans-boy... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2012 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Prevalence of Transgenderism – an Update.

  

  I offered some information about prevalence in a previous post. I am re-posting those studies here with the addition of some new studies, filling in some... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• An Example of Trans-Phobia in Society

  I’d written previously about internalized-trans-phobia and noted that one reason why this happens is that “trans-folk have been … misunderstood and the object o... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• On Regret of Gender Transition

  

  There are some people who undergo a gender transition (either fully or to some extent) and then regret having done so and “de-transition”.  This post attempts t... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2011 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders | APA’s Proposed Changes (part 2) – DSM-5

  The previous post with the first version of the proposed changes can be found here.A few notes before the quoted text. The big changes from the last revision... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2011 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Understanding Gender Dysphoria

  While there are many social implications related to gender dysphoria that I’ve written about and will write about in the future this post focuses on the inner... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2011 HEALTH, LGBTQ, PSYCHOLOGY

• Book Review: “Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide for Parents”

  

  Irwin Krieger, a Connecticut Psychotherapist and gender specialist has written a 75 page guide for parents of trans teens (2011, Genderwise Press, New Haven, CT... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2011 LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, PSYCHOLOGY, SEXUALITY

• Thoughts for Parents of Transgender Children

  

  I had posted before about some ideas of how to come out to family, and I recently had the opportunity to be the guest speaker at a support group for parents of... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2011 LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, PSYCHOLOGY, SEXUALITY

• Internalized Trans-Phobia

  

  I recently wrote a short section on “internalized trans-phobia” for a forthcoming book. So I thought I’d share it here. (Note it’s aimed at a somewhat young... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2011 LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX, PSYCHOLOGY, SEXUALITY