All Posts Tagged With: "sex changes"

Judge: Transgender Inmates Have Right To Therapy

RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) ― A federal judge has struck down a unique Wisconsin law that prohibits transgender inmates from receiving taxpayer-funded hormone therapy, which alters their appearance to be more like that of the opposite sex. A group of male inmates who identify as female had challenged the 2006 [...]

2Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Cuba performing state-sponsored sex change surgery

By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ The Associated Press HAVANA — Cuba has begun performing state-sponsored sex-change operations after the government lifted a longtime ban on the procedure in 2007, President Raul Castro’s daughter said Tuesday. A sexologist and gay-rights advocate, Mariela Castro runs the Center for Sex Education, which prepares transsexuals for sex-change operations and identifies Cubans [...]

19Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

New law for sex changes

Jane Fugal BANGKOK – Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult. This includes that potential candidates must cross-dress for a year because some patients rush into the operation, a medical association said . Transsexuals and transgender men are a common sight in Thailand, appearing in soap operas and working at all levels [...]

27Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

17 years on the job in Dallas, Officer Joe became Officer Debbie

By SHERRY JACOBSON / The Dallas Morning News After 17 years with the Dallas Police Department, Officer Joseph Grabowski showed up at work one day sporting makeup, a feminine hairstyle and a new first name: Deborah. The 44-year-old officer was scared and relieved that the secret was finally out. “I have always felt like a [...]

15Nov2009 | | 1 comment | Continued

Uruguay congress legalizes sex changes

(AFP) MONTEVIDEO — Uruguay’s congress Monday approved a sex change law, the latest liberal move by the tiny South American nation which has also given the nod to civil unions for gays and adoptions by gay couples. The sex change bill, approved by the Senate on Monday and last month by the Chamber of Deputies, [...]

12Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

How the AP Stylebook Fails Transgender Subjects

by Amanda Hess – Washington City Paper The Associated Press Stylebook sets a fairly helpful standard for media coverage of transgender subjects. According to the AP “sex changes” entry, reporters are to: Use the pronoun preferred by the individuals who have acquired the physical characteristics (by hormone therapy, body modification, or surgery) of the opposite [...]

9Sep2009 | | 1 comment | Continued

£10M NHS BILL AS SEX CHANGE OPERATIONS SOAR

By Martyn Brown – Daily Express RECORD numbers of people are having sex-change operations on the NHS, costing the taxpayer up to £10million. More than 1,000 have had the surgery in the last decade, according to new figures obtained by the Daily Express. The number has trebled since the procedure became a “right” 10 years [...]

6Jul2009 | | 1 comment | Continued

TSA To Require Date of Birth and Gender From Air Passengers

TS-Si Fairfax, VA, USA. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has launched a national public awareness campaign that educates passengers about TSA’s upcoming “Secure Flight” program, a collaborative effort with the airlines that enhances watch list matching through a phased-in approach. The government says that additional data elements may be requested, such as date of [...]

16Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Castro’s daughter: Cuba to reinstate sex changes

Associated Press Cuba will reinstate sex-change operations previously banned on the island, President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela said Wednesday. The Health Ministry authorized the operations last year, but none has been performed since. It was unclear when the surgeries would begin. Mariela Castro, a sexologist and gay-rights advocate, announced the return of sex-change procedures in [...]

27May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued