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		<title>Opening Doors to Transsexual Medical Research</title>
		<description>Discuss Opening Doors to Transsexual Medical Research</description>
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			<title>hormones</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-6121</link>
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			<dc:creator>billie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:12:05 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Opening Doors to Transsexual Medical Research</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-6051</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As, an out of the closet TG, I am interested in this suite and any research available.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>jackie Barosso</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:07:15 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Opening Doors to Transsexual Medical Research</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-6003</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am a 56 year old TS woman and I'm intrested in donating my brain to science. Can you help me? Regards, Shannon Beard]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Shannon Beard</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:19:28 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Opening Doors to Transsexual Medical Research</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-6002</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am a 56 year old TS woman and I'm intrested in donating my brain to science. Do you know of any group that does this? Regards, Shannon]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Shannon Beard</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:17:45 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Opening Doors to Transsexual Medical Research</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-6001</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am a 56 year old post op woman. I would like to know if you have access to a group of Dr.s who are interested in my brain after I pass on. Can you help me? (No I don't plan to die soon) Regards, Shannon Beard]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Shannon Beard</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:14:58 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Sharon S. Gaughan says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-5933</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi back, Kaye. We believe the record over the past 40 years, while mixed, does show improvement. However, we could have done better if the more rabid activist transgenders had not thrown sand in the gears. They do not understand how their attitude toward us doesn't work and in fact works against their own self-interest, as they look so foolish. Still, we keep trying. Thank you for your support.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sharon S. Gaughan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:00:36 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Kaye J F Barrie says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-5932</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi Sharon and Lisa, I have known for some years where you stand and what is the point behind TS-Si, which I believe is an excellent organ. This latest article is nothing less than I have come to expect and just about sums up the current situation equitably. There is nothing in it with which I would take issue. A little bit of inspiration always follows a good read of the articles and comments on TS-Si and AnaRosa’s input is always valid and to the point. However, we need faith and belief that eventually inspired minds will apply themselves to the problems surrounding the marginalised sections of society, ie. GLBT (to which I have absolutely no affinity) and solutions put into place. One of the comments here is to the effect that little has changed in forty years. Well, I think the situation has grown steadily worse. Some of the “thorns in my side” are the ridiculous “Gender Theory” , the insidious plagiarism of the transsexual syndrome by those who do not suffer the affliction of it and the “Non Op. phenomenon” Having mentioned Non Op. I have to add, not without a little irony, that anyone who suffers not only the Transsexual affliction but also pathological contra indications to its remedial surgery is extremely unfortunate and would have my utmost compassion. I suggest they would also be even fewer in number than those who are TS alone. I hope you all had a good July 4th]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kaye J F Barrie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:11:02 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Rose White</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-5930</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We have not changed tack at all. We have always seen the intrinsic difference between TS and TG, while supporting human rights for all before the law. How did you arrive at such a conclusion? Are you confusing us with someone else?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sharon S. Gaughan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:38:07 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>changed tack?</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-5929</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hi first time I looked at TS-Si so I'm surprised to see you state that TG is not TS. carry on the good work]]></description>
			<dc:creator>rose white</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:27:58 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Kelly says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-5888</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Such a wonderful site. Fro an inspired closeted transgendered happy soul. Have you found any more good info ?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kelly</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 02:03:23 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Stephenie Allenson says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-5815</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am so happy that TS-Si is up a going. I have for the longest time been an activist for the Transsexual community as well as being an extreme true Transsexual myself, now Post-op. It is even further amazing that I have found many Transsexuals, who refer to themselves as transgender. I advocate every day that Transsexuals should not call themselves transgender as they are improperly using a term without definition and therefore of many mixed socialized identities of other than a natural precise physical medical condition from birth. 8 years ago I introduced that GCS (Gender Corrective Surgery) should replace the old nomenclature SRS (Sexual Reassignment Surgery) as I was not reassigned, but sexually and physically corrected. Transsexual have always hated the term SRS which has been used to abuse many of us by not only society, but also by so called therapists who claim to follow the WPATH-SOC. We do not have a gender identification disorder (GID) although this is typical of a letter needed to obtain physical correction, which needs to be changed. Let's get the therapists and psycologists to issue Transsexuals as a physical condition needing to be corrected physically instead of the standard GID diagnosis to obtain HRT and our surgical procedure needed. GCS has been catching on and and many Trans surgeons are now using GCS, though some have redefined it to Gender Confirming Surgery. Which ever phrase they use, at least they are now not refering to the procedure as (reassignment). I can't reach all of the medical profession, but at least many are now using GCS, which is of greater acceptance to patients and social understanding of the WOT (World Of Transsexuals). Thank You for you time and this opportunity to reflect on your publication. Sincerely ...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Stephenie Allenson</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:24:37 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Good Article</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-5670</link>
			<description><![CDATA["transgender remains a non-specific and non-scientific amorphous generality with little definition other than a socio-political identity" It is therefore meaningless and should be treated as such. As you say it is "useless as an object of scientific study".]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Maggie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:03:34 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Thanks Sharon!</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4746</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Great article about non-op. I look forward to your next article on the subject.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dana Lane Taylor</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:41:10 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>AnnaRosa says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4745</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was pilloried as a transphobe and a hater when I suggested that a "Non-OP TS" was an oxymoron ... http://anna-es-asi.blogspot.com/2011/01/non-op-transsexualsthe-ultimate.html (http://anna-es-asi.blogspot.com/2011/01/non-op-transsexualsthe-ultimate.html)]]></description>
			<dc:creator>AnnaRosa</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:08:45 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Non-ops</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4743</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dana, we have talked about this subject for many years. Lisa and I have written several columns and opinion pieces. Lisa, in particular has a fullsome portfolio in her opinion section, Global Warning (http://ts-si.org/opinionsection/lisajainthompson/global-warning). As it happens, I published a column in 2006 that was widely misread (or partially read) by opponents and became something of a target for all sorts of people: What About Non-op Transsexuals? A No-op Notion. (http://ts-si.org/looking-glass/1409-what-about-non-op-transsexuals-a-no-op-notion) Sharon Gaughan. TS-Si.org (18 August 2006). Having said all that, I think you can expect another entry in the series sometime soon.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sharon S. Gaughan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 12:44:28 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Non-Op</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4740</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Can you all write an article on this? To be honest, I can't even imagine why a woman would want a penis between her legs (that she owned). I think a lot who claim 'non-op' status are using the same 'rare' 'the thyroid made me eat all those twinkies' defense.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dana Lane Taylor</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:10:21 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Great post</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4739</link>
			<description><![CDATA[But, I need to add, the transgender community is not as 'closeted' as they were before Al Gore invented the Internet. Now, they are expressing themselves, usually in the third person, on Myspace, Facebook, PinkEssence, etc. It makes it a lot easier for them to get that 'high' or whatever it is, without having to actually go anywhere. I saw this when a crossdresser was 'misgendered' and said they should be addressed as 'she' when presenting as female (all while behind a keyboard). Seriously think about this for a bit. Not trying to make a specific statement but 'presenting' has a whole new meaning than it used to.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dana Lane Taylor</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:23:13 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>AnnaRosa says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4731</link>
			<description><![CDATA["Onward!!":cry: At the rate of progress that you are describing, I despair of ANY meaningful progresss being made in our lifetime. What you accurately describe as the sorry state of affairs 10 years ago when you started Ts-Si, existed 40 years ago and as you have noted, LITTE has changed. The fact that most successful post-ops simply DISAPPEAR, will not change. Nor will the increasingly noisome rhetoric of the Out, Loud and Proud TG acticvists, which seek to exploit the REAL LIFE Medical Issues of the TS for their own sefish personal and political gain.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>AnnaRosa</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:10:35 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Ariel says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4730</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Excellent post! You've done a great job of describing the LGBT/T universe and the problems associated with obtaining good data. Onward!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ariel</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:05:02 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Post-op participation</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4715</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Janet L. noted post-ops drop out as their old transsexual issues fade. That is understandable, given how many other issues can preoccupy us that arise within our communities. For instance, here in our neighborhood we have campaigns focused on cancer, child care, civic improvement, heart disease, immigration, politics, road repair, safety, and so much more. Since, as post-op, we assimilate into our communities these other issues can take precedence. The TGs often confuse this dailyness of our lives as somehow dismissive and/or elitist and/or privileged and/or whatever. All it really is, is normal. And yet, finding a place for research that literally has the potential to significantly advance the science of human development is no small matter, worth pursuing. I know that other women and men, of history or not, feel the same way about what interests them. These considerations are fundamental and far afield from superficial TS/TG/RadAnythi ng conflicts.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sharon S. Gaughan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:44:25 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Trans-invisibil ity</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4712</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Researchers working with support groups will find trans-folk to participate in their study, but will find their results only represent those who have yet to fully integrate into society in their new role. Transsexuals tend to cycle through support groups: At some point, usually post-op, they will find that their life has less and less to do with their old transsexual issues and drop out. The cross-dressers and non-ops persist for years and years 'cause their issues never fade away.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Janet L.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:02:07 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Pamela says:</title>
			<link>http://ts-si.org/thompson-&amp;-gaughan/29599-opening-doors-to-transsexual-medical-research#comment-4711</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I have been quite happy with this web site and read it daily; I think that the two of you have done an excellent job and have stuck to the goals you laid out for the site. Please keep up the good work.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Pamela</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:59:06 -0500</pubDate>
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