Trans News/ Issues

[Beloved]

A friend posted this on Facebook.

http://votingwhiletrans.org/download.html

Excerpt: "Transgender people, the majority of whom have never had problems voting in the past, may now lose their right to vote due to dozens of new voter suppression laws. Over 25,000 transgender people could have their voting rights taken away. In response to these dubious new laws, we have released two resources to help transgender people reclaim their voting rights."

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by Beloved

A friend posted this on Facebook.

http://votingwhiletrans.org/download.html

Excerpt: "Transgender people, the majority of whom have never had problems voting in the past, may now lose their right to vote due to dozens of new voter suppression laws. Over 25,000 transgender people could have their voting rights taken away. In response to these dubious new laws, we have released two resources to help transgender people reclaim their voting rights."

Thank you, going to FB to repost for my friends there.

[Linus]

So.. Buck Angel has started a dating site for FTMs: http://buckangeldating.com/ You can read more about the thought process of why at this article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/buck-a...ef=transgender

[Toughy]

So I am at the SF VA Medical Center thursday morning. All over the VA are these flat screens that have announcements of stuff on them. It's a variety of things going on at the VA for veterans and staff members. One of the announcements was the following:

Transgender Awareness Day
Oct 3 8:00am-12:00noon

Featured speaker is Marci Bowers, MD

there are other speakers also.......

and yes I think I will go just to hear what is being said..........



please ohhh please vote, vote often and vote Democratic........

I promise if Romney wins none of this kind of stuff will be happening at any VA....we can count on a reduction in services and an attempt to privatize veterans health care.........just like they want to do with Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security.......it will be voucher-VA, voucher-care, voucher-caid and voucher-security
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[theoddz]

Originally Posted by Toughy

So I am at the SF VA Medical Center thursday morning. All over the VA are these flat screens that have announcements of stuff on them. It's a variety of things going on at the VA for veterans and staff members. One of the announcements was the following:

Transgender Awareness Day
Oct 3 8:00am-12:00noon

Featured speaker is Marci Bowers, MD

there are other speakers also.......

and yes I think I will go just to hear what is being said..........



please ohhh please vote, vote often and vote Democratic........

I promise if Romney wins none of this kind of stuff will be happening at any VA....we can count on a reduction in services and an attempt to privatize veterans health care.........just like they want to do with Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security.......it will be voucher-VA, voucher-care, voucher-caid and voucher-security
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You know, I heard that, at one time, the SF VA was doing SRS (Sex Reassignment Surgery) for MtF's. IF they ever did it, I don't think it was for long.

It's very encouraging that Dr. Bowers is giving a lecture there. Since the SF VA, like most other VA's is a teaching institution, I am hoping that Dr. Bowers and other surgeons and physicians who treat transpeople will encourage more new physicians to enter fields that provide services to transfolks and transgendered Veterans. Right now, the VA health care system is mandated to provide psychological treatments and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgendered Veterans, but they are forbidden from performing any kind of surgical treatment.

I, myself, get my Testosterone, along with all of my injecting supplies and health monitoring (including Testosterone levels) from the VA. It saves me a lot of money and I've found my doctors to be both understanding and cooperative.

~Theo~

[Toughy]

I don't know about SRS at SFVA (in the past) but I'll see what I can find out cuz I am now curious........I know they are not doing it now. I know transwomen are getting their healthcare in the Women's Clinic......a friend of mine gets her care there....and trust me she would be vocal if she was not happy....laughin.... I'm not sure about transmen.

I'm not sure what the format will be for the program, but I am sure there will be a Q&A after the lectures....it is a teaching hospital.....so it should be very interesting.

I'll come back and give y'all my impressions if you like.........

[Nadeest]

I'd have loved to hear Marci Bower's lecture. It should prove very interesting. I would love to hear your impressions of the lecture.

[theoddz]

Originally Posted by Toughy

I don't know about SRS at SFVA (in the past) but I'll see what I can find out cuz I am now curious........I know they are not doing it now. I know transwomen are getting their healthcare in the Women's Clinic......a friend of mine gets her care there....and trust me she would be vocal if she was not happy....laughin.... I'm not sure about transmen.

I'm not sure what the format will be for the program, but I am sure there will be a Q&A after the lectures....it is a teaching hospital.....so it should be very interesting.

I'll come back and give y'all my impressions if you like.........

Toughy, that would be really great if you could do that!!! That's so kind of you to take your time to do that for us. I'd love to hear more about it.

There are, indeed, some very wonderful perks in living in the Bay area/GLBTQ "Mecca"!!!

~Theo~