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I've been looking for a GP in my area since I moved here. I've spoken with friends, and even checked the College of Physicians of Ontario website to see who is accepting patients around here. Turns out there isn't a single doctor in London that is accepting patients and will return my calls. I spoke with a friend of mine who also happens to be a doctor and she advised me I may be better off starting with a therapist and moving from there instead. I have some coverage under my benefits from work, and I think this might be the best plan until I start school in September and have access to the medical staff there (UWO has a huge medical campus). Can anyone recommend any trans- or queer-friendly therapists in the London area? Or even any organizations that could possibly refer me to one? I'm willing to do the legwork if it means I'll get to where I need to be.

crossposted to ftm, tranny_please

TransDestinations in Melbourne this weekend!

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A Symposium and Gathering for trans* and trans*-connected people.

The trans* community of Melbourne is already buzzing with excitement over this groundbreaking event taking place at Gasworks Arts Park over the Australia Day holiday weekend. We present a rich program of all things trans* to all people trans* and trans*-connected. We'll pose the impossible questions, the awkward questions and the interesting questions.

Sun 27 January, 2008
9.30am to 5pm

Gasworks Theatres & Foyer
Cnr Graham and Pickles Sts, Albert Park 3206
(click here for map)

$20/$15* - lunch is an extra $5 on the day or bring your own.

Bookings: telephone 9699 3253; book online; book in person at the Gasworks Arts Park Administration Building during business hours. Please let us know at time of booking if you have any special circumstances.

*It is vital to Gasworks that economic or other barriers should not stand in the way of trans* people attending this event. Thirty scholarships have been made available for those on very low or no income to attend the event free of charge. Please contact chillis@gasworks.org.au to apply.

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Psoriasis...has anyone experienced this?

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Apparently highly likely that I have this on face and scalp....therefore laser Treatment could be halted....would upset me grately if I couldn't have my facial hair removed..but I might not be able to untis has cleared. Can anyone offer assistance?.

Thanks
A

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 Hey folks,
I have a presentation to give next week for an upper-division women's studies class.  Six of us are facilitating an article, which talks about specific cases of trans* people who have married and then seperated, and the legal decisions in each case (most of which, sadly, were to anull the marriages as same-sex marriages on the basis of the trans persons assigned gender.  huge sigh).

Anyway, part of my portion of the presentation is to give everyone a basis for language use during this talk.   I don't want to make the mistake of going off only my own experiences or preferences, so thought I'd ask here what kinds of information people think should be covered.

I am avoiding Trans-101 type info (basically, avoiding things about how to talk TO a trans person) because that's not in the scope of the article or discussion; but I was going to put a link or two to a good Trans 101-type website on the handout, just in case anyone has any questions about that sort of thing.  Anyone have any good websites for that?

The info I'm really looking for and will be mostly covering in my 2-minute intro and on my handout is how to talk ABOUT trans people.  I'll put some definitions on the handout, such as ftm, mtf, transgender, transsexual, etc.  I'm interested to know what other people think is important in facilitating an open, academic converstation like this?  Any links to websites I where I can find more info on respectful converstation, etc? 

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