national/world - Transgender People at High Risk for Physical, Sexual, Intimate Partner Violence

Ron Goldberg

Psychiatry Advisor

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lead story - For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical

Chloe Atkins
NBC News

 menstrual pad

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ezs note: Here in Connecticut, both women and transgender men are lucky, in that they don't have to pay tax on these necessary menstrual items.  But far too many do have to pay the tax.  In the large scheme of things, this might not seem too onerous, but for those who are disabled, people who are low wage, or are unemployed, every penny counts!  

Pakistan: Guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of the transgender community (Ghana)

William Nicholas Gomes
News Ghana

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EXCLUSIVE: More than six in ten people were bullied at school according to shock new poll (UK)

Nick Gutteridge
Express

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'They are the gatekeepers of my physical transition' (Guardian [UK])

Rightly or wrongly, two words strike fear into the transsexual community: Charing Cross.(more above)