In February 2024, this site was updated with some more robust features, including updated search options and some structural revisions. Thanks for your patience during the cutover!| Transgender Map
A reader notes: I’m really more concerned about passing well even after the surgery… but I’ve gotten to the point that it doesn’t devastate me to not pass as long as I do the best that I can to present as a woman. Part of doing the best that I can is to get FFS. … Read More »FFS on a scale from 1 to 10? [2007]| Transgender Map
Biologist Julia Serano has published a peer-reviewed analysis of ”autogynephilia,” a sex-fueled mental illness created in 1989 by psychologist Ray Blanchard. This theory emerged from a convenience sample that presented at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, a group which is unlikely to be a representative sample of the nonclinical trans population. Most trans people avoid… Read More »Julia Serano: The Case Against Autogynephilia| Transgender Map
Note: This news items about troll and hoaxer Denise Magner was published in 2007. Denise_Tree_DI68005.pdf Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea), the 56-year-old Baltimore computer technician best known as author of the transkids.us hoax site, entered a not guilty plea in her December 10 trial and was given probation and a fine. Tree was cited in… Read More »Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea) gets probation and fine at trial [2007]| Transgender Map
Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea), the 56-year-old Baltimore computer technician and author of the transkids.us hoax site, was cited in 2005 for several traffic offenses and failed to appear at trial. In 2007, the case moved to trial. The prosecutor declined to proceed on the two lesser charges (failure to display registration card on demand… Read More »Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea) trial update [2007]| Transgender Map
Note: This post was originally published in 2007 about transgender troll and hoaxer Denise Magner. It is presented verbatim. Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea*) has a long history of lying to second-rate scholars who don’t independently confirm her many dubious statements before publishing them as fact. Tree is especially popular among a transphobic clique of academics… Read More »Legal troubles for Denise Tree (aka Kiira Triea) expose more lies [2007]| Transgender Map
A reader notes: I have my court order and I’m just about to head to the SSA in my area to get my social security info updated. I have a question that I haven’t found answered on your site as far as I can tell: how do I get the name changed on my credit… Read More »Changing name: student loans, credit cards, and credit reporting [2007]| Transgender Map
A reader notes: I’m a 22-year-old FTM who has been transitioning for about four years now. I’m full-time but not taking hormones, which as you might guess affects my ability to pass as male consistently. My voice pitch is a bit uneven and my voice overall is a bit squeaky (I’m working on those things),… Read More »Finding work mid-transition [2007]| Transgender Map
I had a few student loans, under 3 different lenders, and one lender would not change my name with a court order—I’d send them a copy of the order, they’d say they didn’t get it, I’d send a new one, wash rinse repeat. This summer what I did was do a direct loan consolidation (which… Read More »Direct loan consolidation simplifies student loan name changes [2007]| Transgender Map
A reader notes: Hi, I’m a 16 (almost 17) year old MtF transsexual, I have a question about the age limit on receiving hormones or if you require a parent’s consent to receive a prescription for hormones if you are under 18. I already have a therapist but I haven’t discussed hormone issues yet. Thanks,… Read More »Obtaining female hormones at 16? [2007]| Transgender Map
Gender identity and expression have long been of interest to scholars. The relationship between transgender people and academia has included some long-running conflicts, as some academic disciplines have been used as means of social control, causing harm to trans people. | www.transgendermap.com
Alex Byrne is an American philosopher and anti-transgender activist. Byrne is a key historical figure in the oppression of trans and gender diverse youth.| Transgender Map