Perceptions: TRANSSEXUALISM

Letters [letter from Georgena Hollingshead, a transsexual living in Esterhazy, Sask., in which various opinions and difficulties are presented].
P87 (v12n2)(March 9, 1994): 4 (29cm.)

Female to male [announcement, with some personal background information, that former Saskatoon resident David Harrison will perform one-man play, "FTM: A Transsexual Journey from Female to Male," at Saskatoon Fringe Festival; Harrison's previous first name was Catherine; etc.].
P98 (v13n5)(July 26, 1995): 27 (14cm.)

Gender, roles and rules [interview with David Harrison (formerly Catherine)]. By Gens [Hellquist?].
P108 (v14n7)(Oct. 23, 1996): 6-7 (93cm.)

Reformers say no to t.s. [objection to transgendered inmate in Bowden, Alberta, federal prison receiving hormone treatments paid for by Corrections Canada; Art Hanger, Reform MP, wants parliamentary investigation].
P110 (v15n1)(Jan. 29, 1997): 25 (9cm.)

Letters: An open letter to my "family" [from an Edmonton transsexual].
P111 (v15n2)(March 12, 1997): 4 (25cm.)

At the Fringe [announcement that FTM, written and performed by David Harrison, coming to Winnipeg Fringe; intimate look at a transsexual journey from female to male; has been touring widely for over three years].
P113 (v15n4)(June 4, 1997): 21 (17cm.)

BC women wed [Georgina Scott and Linda Fraser of British Columbia now legally married lesbian couple because, when they married, Georgina was legally and physically a man; details].
P117 (v15n8)(Dec. 3, 1997): 26 (22cm.)

Transgendered rights [British Columbia Human Rights Commission recommending to provincial government the protection of gender identity in human rights code; background information].
P119 (v16n2)(March 18, 1998): 23 (16cm.)

He'd rather switch and fight [Department of Defence criticized for paying for a sex change operation of a male sergeant; Defence Department will not release sergeant's name; etc.].
P125 (v16n8)(Dec. 9, 1998): 23 (14cm.)

Transsexual wins suit [against Vancouver Lesbian Connection; Susan Mamela complained to BC Human Rights Tribunal that was discriminated against because transgendered; awarded $3,000; VLC now defunct; other details].
P132 (v17n7)(Oct. 27, 1999): 24 (21cm.)

Blood acceptable [earlier, Canadian Blood Service told Holly Bertram that could not donate blood because she was transsexual; decision reversed after Bertram went public].
P133 (v17n8)(Dec. 8, 1999): 12 (15cm.)

Changing on the job [news report of transgendered civilian clerk in Calgary police department; mention also of transgendered Vancouver police officer].
P135 (v18n2)(March 8, 2000): 10 (21cm.)

The politics of shapeshifting [in which author presents the case of Pat Califia, advice columnist for San Francisco lesbian magazine, Girlfriends; Califia is now transgendered male, Patrick Califia-White; issues of appropriateness of continuing to provide advice to lesbians, acceptability of transgendered in "women's" space; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P138 (v18n5)(Aug. 2, 2000): 7-8 (64cm.)

Transsexuals not counted [in 2001 Canadian census; specific instance detailed in this report from Pickering, Ontario].
P145 (v19n4)(June 6, 2001): 27-28 (14cm.)

Transgendered woman fights discrimination [in Quebec; Micheline Montreuil (whose birth name is Pierre)].
P147 (v19n6)(Sept. 12, 2001): 26 (10cm.)

A transgender victory [note on the Florida Kantaras v. Kantaras case; judge ruled Michael Kantaras, a female-to-male transsexual, legally male and legally married to former wife, Linda Kantaras; etc.].
P159 (v21n2)(March 5, 2003): 28 (19cm.)

BC ordered to pay up [human rights tribunal finds in favor of Louis Waters against BC government in discrimination complaint regarding transsexual female-to-male plastic surgery costs for penis creation; details].
P161 (v21n4)(May 28, 2003): 25 (24cm.)

Missing in action: some thoughts on gender, violence and integrity [author relates story of elderly person, "Michael," found wandering Calgary streets and who was found to be a woman, Mary Schnaider, originally from a small Saskatchewan town and who had disappeared in 1950; also discusses her own hospitalization in psychiatric hospital after being raped, and meeting transgendered Chris in that Kingston institution; social difficulties of revealing personal issues; "why not edit one's life-story...?"; "our memories are the key to whatever integrity we can claim"; etc.]. By Jean Hillabold.
P162 (v21n5)(July 23, 2003): 5-6, 11 (107cm.)

No trannies please -- we're Americans [Washington (USA) report of new rules for airport security and law enforcement agencies; "most recent alert specifically mentions 'males dressed as females'"; transgender community should be prepared; etc.].
P164 (v21n7)(Oct. 22, 2003): 26-27 (48cm.)

Not woman enough [Kimberly Nixon, a "post-operation male-to-female," lost when Rape Relief appealed human rights decision to British Columbia Supreme Court; she was not allowed to volunteer with Rape Relief because she was not born a woman; many details of case; "Nixon will be taking the case to the provincial Court of Appeal...[and] is determined to take her case all the way to the Supreme Court"; Nixon's lawyer, barbara findlay, says, "The question of who is a woman can only be answered by the individuals themselves"].
P166 (v22n1)(Jan. 28, 2004): 25 (63cm.)

Transgendered at GLHS [new initiative begun at Gay and Lesbian Health Services "to look at transgender issues in Saskatoon"; have "nucleus of 10 to 12 people who have been attending the group," according to executive director, Bruce Garman; contact information].
P169 (v22n4)(June 2, 2004): 11 (15cm.)

Harassed off the force [Toronto police constable, Bonnie Henderson, a transsexual "currently in transition" who joined the force as Ron Henderson and who was a member of the force for twenty-six years, was forced out because of "steady harassment"; details of her career and experiences with fellow officers].
P171 (v22n6)(Sept. 15, 2004): 28 (18cm.)