BASICS� TRANSSEXUALISM: SEX AND GENDER DILEMMA ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE GENDER IDENTITY (PSYCHE,MIND, OR FEELINGS) OF ONE SEX AND THE BODY OF THE OTHER. THE TRANSSEXUAL STARTS FROM DAY ONE APPEARING AS MEN OR WOMEN;BUT INWARDLY THEIR FEELINGS ARE IN TURMOIL. TRANSSEXUALS OFTEN HIDE THEIR TORMENT, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY MUST CONFIDE THEIR INNERMOST THOUGHTS TO SENSITIVE PEOPLE WHO CAN PROVIDE USEFUL ADVICE,GUIDANCE SUGGESTED BOOKS ANO PUBLICATIONS TO READ AND INFORMATION. * HARRY BENJAMIN, TRANSSEXUAL PHENOMENON * EMPATHETIC FRIENDS (NEW YORK: WARNER BOOKS, 1977) * OTHER TRANSSEXUALS * KIM STUART, THE UNINVITED DILEMMA * TRANSSEXUAL GROUPS (LAKE OSWEGO,ORE.: METAMORPHUS PRESS) METAMORPHUS PRESS P.O. BOX 1712 * GENDER IDENTITY THERAPISTS LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 IN ADDITION,TRANSSEXUALS TRY TO GAIN * MARIO ANO HARRIET MARTINO, INFORMATION ABOUT GENDER IDENTITY FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES: BE ING A TRANSSEXUAL IS NOT EASY EMERGENCE: A TRANSSEXUAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY FEMALE TO MALE BIOGRAPHY * MEDICAL LIBRARIES OF MAJOR UNIVERSITIES TRANSSEXUALS MAY BE LEGALLY OPPRESSED ( NEW YORK: CROWN PUBLICATIONS, INC., 1977 (E.G., STANFORD,JOHNS HOPKINS) IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, FROM RESTROOM * TRANSSEXUAL VOICE MAGAZINE * PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ANO USAGE (A THERAPISTS LETTER IS VERY $2/ISSUE,$12/YEAR. WRITE CHECK/MONEY GENDER THERAPISTS HELPFUL HERE) AND JOB DISCRIMINATION ORDER PAYABLE TO PHOEBE SMITH TO TRAFFIC OBSTRUCTION (FOR JUST WALKING PHOEBE SMITH * NEWSPAPER LIBRARIES OF MAJOR NEWSPAPERS DOWN A STREET). A TRANSSEXUAL COULD 764 NORTH AVENUE * PUBLIC LIBRARIES:USING THE READERS GUIDE BE CITED FOR DISTURBING THE PEACE IF . HAPEVILLE,GA 30354 TO PERIDOCIAL LITERATURE OR BOOKS IN SOMEONE STARTED A FIGHT WITH THE PRINT WITH "TRANSSEXUALISM" OR "CIIMGE TRANSSEXUAL JUST BECAUSE THE OF SEX" LISTINGS TRANSSEXUAL'S ORIGINAL SEX HAO BEEN GUESSED. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON * NATIONAL AND LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION TALK-SHOW PROGRAMS ABOUT TRANSSEXUALISM TRANSSEXUALISM OR TRANSVESTISM LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS * HAIRORESSERS,WIG SHOP SALESPERSONS, AND CONTACT: ELECTROLOGISTS HAVE YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE,SOCIAL SECURITY CARO,CREOIT CARDS, ANO INSURANCE E.T.V.C. (EDUCATIONAL TV CHANNEL) PAPERS CHANGED TO YOUR NEW NAME BEFORE THINK ABOUT IT ! YOUR REASSIGNMENT SURGERY. CHECK WITH A VERY FRIENDLY AND INFORMED GROUP YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY,DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR OF TRANSVESTITES,TRANSSEXUALS, IS A LIFETIME VEHICLES, AND LAWYER FOR HELP. HAVE A AND TRANSGENDERISTS-- COMMITMENT. BE VERY SURE BEFORE YOU TAKE DOCTOR'S LETTER EXPLAINING WHY YOU THE FINAL STEP. CHANGING BACK IS NOT ARE LIVING FULL-TIME IN YOUR CHOSEN GENDER. E.T.V.C. SUCCESSFUL. BE WILLING TO SPEND T�EXTRA /\LL OF THESE MEASURES SHOULD HELP WITH P .0. BOX 6486 DOLLARS FOR THE BEST AVAILABLE PROFESSIONAL ����+�������������RESOLVING.YOUR DAY-TO -DAY PROBLEMS. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94101 HELP. PROFESSIONAL ESSENTIALS

ELECTROLYSIS (USUALLY FOR THE MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL) ELECTROLYSIS IS THE DESTRUCTION - OF HAIR ROOTS WITH AN ELECTRIC CURRENT,AND IS PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED ELECTROLOGIST. TRANSSEXUALS USE THIS METHOD TO RID THEIR BODIES OF UNWANTED HAIR( E.G.,ON THEIR TRANSSEXUAL HOT INFO FACES). THIS HAIR REMOVAL PROCESS TYPICALLY REQUIRES 100 OR MORE HOURS. TO FIND A QUALIFIED ELECTROLOGIST,SEE • THE REASSIGNMENT SURGERY WILL NOT SOLVE THE REASSIGNMENT SURGERY THE TELEPHONE BOOK,YELLOW PAGES,OR ASK A ALL YOUR PROBLEMS-LIFE STILL GOES ON FRIEND OR THERAPIST TO RECCOMMEND ONE. e SET REASONABLE GOALS-DO NOT SET *TH E SURGERY IS NOT A CURE ALL FOR INFLEXIBLE TIME SCHEDULES MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISORDERS THERAPY e THE EMOTIONAL PAIN IS FAR WORSE THAN *IN THE UNITED STATES AND WESTERN EUROPE, THERAPY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF RESOLVING ANY PHYSICAL PAIN INVOLVED THE OPERATION IS PERFORMED BY EXPERIENCED TRANSSEXUALS GENDER IDENTITY DILEMMAS. AND KNOWLEDGEABLE PRIVATE SURGE0NS AND TRANSSEXUALS SHOULD CHOOSE THERAPISTS WHO • REJECTION BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IS VERY, VERY, PAINFUL! TRANSSEXUALS HAVE LO� CLINICAL SURGEONS. AS YET THEY ARE STILL HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH TRANSSEXUALS,AND QUITE FEW IN NUMBER WHO FOLLOW THE HARRY BENJAMIN "STANDARDS ffiITR FAMILY OR FRIENDS OVER OF CARE." THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE: TRANSSEXUALISM COSTS • LOSING YOUR J OB IS QUITE POSSIBLE e THREE MONTHS OF THERAPY BEFORE SURGERY RANGES FROM $4,000 REFERRAL TO A PHYSICIAN FOR THE --MALE-TO-FEMALE • YOUR GOAL IS TO BLEND IN WITH THE REST O 000 THE SURGERY ALONE. THIS BEGINNING OF HORMONE TREATMENT T $16, FOR OF SOCIETY DOES NOT INCLUDE UP TO $5,000 FOR N N N N O FOR • O E YEAR OF WORKI G AND LIVI G 24 • YOU MUST UNLEARN MANY MALE OR FEMALE ELECTROLYSIS A D THOUSANDS M RE A HOURS A DAY IN THE GENDER ROLE OF CHARACTERISTICS-THIS TAKES. TIME ,EFFORT, THERAPY,VOICE SPECIALISTS, ND CLOTHING YOUR CHOICE AND HELP FROM THERAPISTS.VOICE COACHES, FOR YOUR NEW SEX. IF NECESSARY,THERAPISTS REFER THEIR AND OTHERS CLIENTS TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS.THROUGHOUT • MALE TO FEMALE TRANSSEXUALS EXPERIENCE --FEMALE-TO-MALE SURGERY IS MORE COSTLY, YOUR TRANSSEXUAL TRANSITION,YOUR THERAPIST SOME 2ND CLASS STATUS AS A WOMAN AND RANGES FROM $10,000 TO UPWARDS LISTENS TO YOU AND CARES FOR YOU. THE OF $20,000. COST OF USING A THERAPIST IS GENERALLY • FEMALE TO MALE TRANSSEXUALS EXPERIENCE DETERMINED BY THE AMOUNT OF EDUCATION AND GREATER AUTHORITY,AND SOME SURPRISE AS *NEITHER SURGERY GUARANTEES COMPLETE EXPERIENCE THAT A THERAPIST HAS. THEY ARE SUDDENLY LISTENED TO! SEXUAL PLEASURE IN YOUR NEW SEX. A P.H.D. GENDER THERAPIST IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST,BUT HAS FAR PREPARATION FOR SURGERY O A MORE EXPERIENCE TO DRAW FROM. *MALE -T - FEM LE SURGERIES INCLUDE: *BE IN VERY GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH O HORMONE TREATMENT -- PENECT MY:REMOVAL OF PART OF THE TISSUE * LIVE IN THE GENDER OF YOUR CHOICE FOR OF THE ,REMOVAL OF THE HORMONE TREATMENT IS ANOTHER INTEGRAL PART AT LEAST 1 YEAR FOR 24 HOURS A DAY , ANO OF MAKING THE TRANSSEXUAL TRANSITION. O HORMONES CHANGE YOUR BODY'S CHEMISTRY, AND *YOU NEED AT LEAST 2 REFERRAL LETTERS -- VAGINOPLASTY: C NSTRUCTION OF A MUST BE ADMINISTERED UNDER CLOSE MEDICAL FROM THERAPISTS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY -- SKIN GRAFTS FOR A MORE AUTHENTIC SUPERVISION. FOR THE TRANSSEXUAL,HORMONES FOR THE REASSIGNMENT SURGERY FEMALE APPEARANCE ARE A LIFELONG NECESSITY-- EVEN AFTER THE *STOP HORMONES 1 WEEK BEFORE SURGERY REASS IGNMENT SURGERY,HORMONES WILL FEMINIZE IF YOUR DOCTOR ADVISES IT *F EMALE-TO-MALE SURGERIES INCLUDE: OR MASCULINIZE YOUR BODY. YOUR HEREDITY -- OVARIECTOMY: REMOVAL OF THE OVARIES FROM PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS DETERMINES * IF POSSIBLE,MAKE PLANS TO STAY WITH A THE AMOUNT OF SUCH CHANGE. FRIEND FOR YOUR RECOVERY FROM SURGERY -- HYSTERECTOMY: REMOVAL OF THE UTERUS *IF YOU ARE MARRIED,THEN A DIVORCE IS -- MASTECTOMY : REMOVAL OF THE BREASTS WARNING: USING BLACK MARKET HORMONES REQUIRED BEFORE SURGERY-CONSULT A A E D D C N B EA LY! REPUTABLE AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ATTORNEY -- : CONSTRUCTION OF A PENIS