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Coming to recognize oneself as transsexual involves a number of stages of exploration and analysis on both an interpersonal and intrapersonal level over the course of many years. A model encompassing fourteen possible stages is proposed: (1) Abiding Anxiety, (2) Identity Confusion About Originally Assigned Gender and Sex, (3) Identity Comparisons About Originally Assigned Gender and Sex, (4) Discovery of Transsexualism, (5) Identity Confusion About Transsexualism, (6) Identity Comparisons About Transsexualism, (7) Tolerante of Transsexual Identity, (8) Delay Before Acceptance of Transsexual Identity, (9) Acceptance of Transsexualism Identity, (10) Delay Before Transition, (11) Transition, (12) Acceptance of Post-Transition Gender and Sex Identities, (13) Integration, and (14) Pride. KEYWORDS. Anxiety, female-to-male, FTM, identity formation, male-to-female, mirroring, MTF, sex reassignment, sociology, transgender, transsexual, witnessing

Most digital health systems (DHS) are unable to capture gender, sex, and sexual orientation (GSSO) data beyond a single binary attribute with female and male options. This binary system discourages access to preventative screening and gender-affirming care for sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. We conducted this 1-year multi-method project and cocreated an action plan to modernize GSSO information practices in Canadian DHS. The proposed actions are to: (1) Envisage an equity- and SGM-oriented health system; (2) Engage communities and organizations to modernize GSSO information practices in DHS; (3) Establish an inclusive GSSO terminology; (4) Enable DHS to collect, use, exchange, and reuse standardized GSSO data; (5) Integrate GSSO data collection and use within organizations; (6) Educate staff to provide culturally competent care and inform patients on the need for GSSO data; and (7) Establish a central hub to coordinate efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Internet and social media sites have long served as a rich form of community-building and knowledge exchange within transgender communities. In particular, Tumblr has become a popular site among trans youth in recent years. Paralleling changes in medical and mainstream societal understandings of what it means to be transgender, trans Tumblr users have engaged in dialogue and debate about the definitions and limits of trans identity. While research has established the potential for positive identity-formation among LGBTQ+ youth on Tumblr, it is also important to consider how online trans communities may re-inscribe hegemonic narratives in addition to disrupting dominant discourses and ideologies. Using a critical discourse analysis of Tumblr posts, this research analyses how trans Tumblr users define "who counts as trans," including how users define gender dysphoria and its relationship to trans identities. Our findings provide critical insight into how trans communities define the boundaries of their identities in a struggle for visibility, resources, and respect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents an essay on how transgendered and transsexuals are sometimes on the outside of the fight for gay rights and how their contributions are often not acknowledged. Why the transsexuals and transgendered tend to destabilize groups; The easy division of gays and lesbian, of men and women who are gay or straight which is questioned and unnerved by people who are either both or neither; Early definitions of homosexuality; How society uses gender transgressions to feed homophobia; Story of how one transsexual man was instrumental in forming the oldest and longest-running gay/lesbian groups in the United States. Modern gay, lesbian, transgender and transsexual politics; Early gay activism in California; Reed Erickson and his foundation which was made to serve those who were struggling due to being judged different; Biography on Erickson who was born Rita Mae Erickson; How his foundation joined forces which One Inc. to fund programs to help these people; How the companies complemented each other; Eventual trouble and dissolution of the partnership; How One lived on after the breakup to merge with the International Gay & Lesbian Archives to become One Institute.