Category Archives: Surgery

Empathetic electrologist highlights ‘Transgender Profiles’

Posted on July 25, 2018 by didaniel

There’s a classic TV commercial for hair-dyeing (as they used to call it back then) with the tagline “Does she or doesn’t she: only her hair dresser knows for sure.” In the male-to-female trans world, the tagline could be: “only … Continue reading →

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Turn up the volume — the ‘Modern Love’ podcast is here!

Posted on October 12, 2017 by didaniel

So, OK, the podcast reading of my Modern Love essay is out! You can hear it in two places. If you go here you get the transcript and photos.  If you go to the original essay, there’s a button halfway … Continue reading →

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When the ‘Modern Love’ podcast comes calling

Posted on October 11, 2017 by didaniel

I got word in early August that WBUR in Boston, which puts together the “Modern Love” podcast, was going to use my 2011 essay about going through Lina’s transition. (The episode is “dropping” later today here, and since I’m six … Continue reading →

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‘The Pearl of Africa’: A story with heart

Posted on November 17, 2016 by didaniel

I’ve just watched “The Pearl of Africa,” a lovely, intimate documentary by Swedish filmmaker Johnny von Wallström about a transgender woman who left Uganda for her safety after being outed in a national newspaper. (A free web series is here.) … Continue reading →

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Many views of transition from partners’ perspectives

Posted on July 23, 2015 by didaniel

I’m so happy to have another resource for “partners of,” the new book “Love, Always: Partners of Trans People on Intimacy, Challenge & Resilience,” edited by Jordon Johnson and Becky Garrison, published by Transgress Press. (My Boston Globe piece was … Continue reading →

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Bruce Jenner and the rest of us

Posted on February 22, 2015 by didaniel

So, Bruce Jenner. I had not been aware of the speculations about a possible gender transition until a few weeks ago. I don’t keep up with the Kardashians or with Bruce. When the news became more imminent, I read a … Continue reading →

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‘Trans Bodies, Trans Selves,’ a must-own

Posted on July 20, 2014 by didaniel

Over the past few weeks I’ve been thumbing through the behemoth compilation “Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community,” planning to write about the recently published book soon. I did see an Associated Press story about it … Continue reading →

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And from Britain, a lovely story

Posted on December 17, 2012 by didaniel

This is just brilliant, as they say in England. One of the first Britons to undergo a sex-change received an MBE for her work toward gender equality. What the heck is an MBE, you ask? Well, judging from my research, … Continue reading →

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Victory in transgender woman’s insurance case

Posted on October 11, 2012 by didaniel

The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund announced they’ve resolved an important insurance claim on behalf of a transgender woman who had been denied health insurance coverage for sex reassignment surgery. This is fantastic news! The case is reminiscent of … Continue reading →

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Thanks to our advocates, we won an insurance appeal

Posted on November 16, 2011 by didaniel

Last month I wrote that Lina and I learned she had won an appeal regarding short-term disability insurance when she was out of work for “facial feminization surgery.” We now have details to post, and I can finally give a shoutout … Continue reading →

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