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Medical Matters – Spring

April is here and that means the seasons are about to start changing…for some it’s a pleasant relief because those days when depression hits with clouds and snow and rain will soon be on the wane. For others it means spring allergy season is almost upon us and with the first buds will come the

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Being Transgender No Longer a Mental Disorder, APA Says

Advocates welcomed the American Psychiatric Association’s decision on Saturday to remove being transgender from its list of mental disorders. The APA specifically removed the term Gender Identity Disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel (DSM) of Mental Disorders and replaced it with Gender Dysphoria. The organization, which represents more than 36,000 psychiatrists from around the

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Federal Court Gives Green Light to California Law Protecting Youth from Dangerous Practices by Therapists

Today, Judge Kimberly Mueller of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a request by an anti-LGBT group to postpone the January 1, 2013 start of the state’s new law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from psychological abuse at the hands of state-licensed therapists who use dangerous practices to

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TransView – July

I have been reporting on the many legislative advances for transgender individuals. Now I would like to turn some attention on the more practical aspects of transitioning. This month let’s look at LEGS. Trans men seem to have better luck in firming up more masculine legs. The hormone quickly supplies more hair and “filling out”.

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What Does the Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding “Obamacare” Mean for the Gay Community?

Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of most of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), most liberals are cheering, most conservatives are feling betrayed by Chief Justice Roberts and are looking ahead to the next election, and most Americans are wondering what this all means. Unsurprisingly, immediate reactions from the left and

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Gay Pride Means Embracing Our Differentness — From Other Gay People, Too

When I was 22 and just stepping out of the closet, I knew that choosing to embrace my sexual orientation meant not choosing other options available at the time to gay men. Marrying a man wasn’t a legal option. And the integrity I asserted by accepting myself allowed no place for a half-baked heterosexual marriage,

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