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Lisa Thompson & Sharon Gaughan
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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Springfield, VA, USA. What is a transsexual? Is there such a thing as a non-op transsexual? What is the difference between a non-op transsexual and a full time crossdresser? Are transgender and transsexual just different spellings for the same thing? Why are so many people now saying they are transsexual now? Why have post-ops started using the term Harry Benjamin Syndrome (HBS) in place of transsexuality? The answer to these questions and more lay in the column before you. [N1]
- Do you at TS-SI feel that it is necessary that all who are HBS (Transsexual) must transition to find fulfillment in life?
Isn't it possible that for some transitioning just is not something they feel they can do? For some the price of transitioning may be a price that they cannot pay for reasons of their own, reasons that they may or may not share with anyone.
If transitioning is not an option they feel they can take are they any less HBS (TS)?
The classical definition of Transsexuality, as set forth by Dr. Harry Benjamin, applies to a person born with an incongruity between the inward sexual identity in the brain and the visible, apparent physical sex of the body. There is a mismatch within a person’s neurobiology that occurs within the womb prior to birth: the brain is one sex, the rest of the body, the other.
Many (but not all) of those born transsexual recognize the incongruity by the age of three or four, most before they are ten. People born transsexual are driven to bring their bodies into conformance with who they really are. In modern times, this overriding need leads to
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Pamela M. Prah
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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Washington, DC, USA. The historic battle for the White House may be grabbing most of the headlines, but plenty of state races and major ballot measures also could be nail-biters this November — and the results could have national implications.
Stateline.org today is launching a new 2008 interactive guide to help voters keep track of the 11 gubernatorial, 11 attorneys general and seven secretary of state races and more than 100 high-profile statewide ballot measures that range from rolling back affirmative action and banning same-sex marriage to legalizing assisted suicide for the terminally ill.
Our guide currently includes 132 statewide questions, including 18 that are still pending certification or fac
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Leah Szarek
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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Washington, DC, USA. Lawmakers in Colorado and Hawaii aim to ramp up political participation by younger candidates with November ballot measures to lower the qualifying age for some state offices.
Distracted by lively presidential and gubernatorial races, Missourians might overlook Wes Upchurch’s long-shot campaign for secretary of state. Upchurch is a Libertarian facing a popular Democratic incumbent — and he is 21 years old.
“It’s hard to get people to take you seriously,” said Upchurch, a Web designer working toward a multimedia degree. “I just started volunteering and going out to campaign booths and getting to know people and networking. Networking — just like to get any job.”
Some state lawmak
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Randall Munroe
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Tuesday, 19 August 2008
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TS-Si News Service
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Sunday, 17 August 2008
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Washington, DC, USA. A fundamental mechanism inhibits gene expression during translation or hinders the transcription of specific genes. Called RNA interference (RNAi), it targets RNA that is significant for some forms of our innate immune response and plays a key role in regulating development and genome maintenance.
RNAi has a selective and robust effect on gene expression, making it an essential research tool in cell culture and living organisms. The introduction of synthetic dsRNA into cells can induce the suppression of specific genes. Large-scale screens that systematically shut down each gene in the cell use RNAi to help identify the components necessary for a particular cellular process or an event su
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TS-Si News Service
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Sunday, 17 August 2008
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TS-Si News Service
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Sunday, 17 August 2008
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The Onion
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Sunday, 17 August 2008
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Lisa Jain Thompson
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Saturday, 16 August 2008
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TS-Si News Service
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Saturday, 16 August 2008
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