The premier issue of TransKind features an interview with Paige Elliot Phoenix.
The first issue of TransKind, a french e-zine for and by transmen, is out. You can find it here: http://transkind.wordpress.com/
Le premier numero de TransKind, un e-zine français fait par et pour les hommes trans, viens de paraitre. Vous pouvez le trouver a cette adresse: http://transkind.wordpress.com/
Who are the transgender warriors that inspire YOU?
For Andrew Line, the answer is Leslie Feinberg & Jacob Nash. Read more »
It’s important to remember that biologial men can also be prescribed T so you do not need to disclose more information than you feel comfortable with. I also recommend carrying a note from your physician with no real explanation just stating that you are prescribed the T and the needed syringes and listing a phone number should there be any questions. Should you have these items in your car for any reason and are ever pulled over and/or searched the note is helpful then as well.
If you’re ever traveling with your hormones, know that you are allowed to carry them on the plane. They must be in their original prescription bottle (vial, container, carton, etc.), but you are legally allowed to carry them on the plane. You are also allowed to bring the syringes. Agents are legally allowed to inquire about your prescription, but they cannot confiscate a prescription. If you are ever stopped, and your prescription is confiscated, DO NOT walk away. Retrieve the agent’s name and badge number, ask for the agent’s superior, and request to file a complaint immediately. The agent confiscating your prescription is violating your legal medical rights, and can be prosecuted to the furthest extent of the law.
If you’re looking for information about the best ways to treat scars and reduce their appearance, you’ll find lots of ideas here: From pre-op nutrition and massage, to TCM, natural remedies, silicone and more, this go-to guide has it all! Don’t miss the part about the cheapest silicone scar gel you can find!!
In Gender Outlaws, Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman have collected the work of this generation’s trans and genderqueer forward thinkers. Gender Outlaws includes essays, commentary, comic art, and conversations from trans people of many different gender and sexual identities, view points, races, religions and ways of life. Read the TransGuys.com book review by Andrew Line.
The Brown Boi Project is set to release a groundbreaking health guide created by and for transgender men of color and masculine-identified women of color. Freeing Ourselves: A Guide to Health and Self Love for Brown Bois serves as an exciting new tool for empowerment, as transgender men and women on the masculine spectrum continue to face a health sector in which they are largely invisible. For people of color in these communities, who are often uninsured, these challenges are often compounded; high levels of unemployment, discrimination in public service delivery, and income inequality are the norm, not the exception.
Living openly as trans men, Tebogo and Skipper are two of only a small handful of people willing to do so across the continent of Africa. Tebogo works for Gender Dynamix as an outreach officer in South Africa. Skipper has founded a trans organization called Rainbow Identity in Botswana. They are strong activists who work especially in rural areas and black townships and strive to maintain the indigenous knowledge of African transgender and intersex identity.
Source: Help Bring Trans Activists From Africa to Gender Odyssey!
We have an amazing opportunity to create global dialogue and cultural exchange for South African and North American trans communities, but we need your help to make it happen!
