[controversial?] abortion controversy - Italy

[transgressor.livejournal.com]

kind of a "be careful what you ask for" angle here on the ol' HBS debate.

found at theglobeandmail.com today:

Italian police raid sparks abortion controversy

The fuss is over the fact that the fetus may have been aborted beyond the legal time limit under Italian law.  That's the "news story."  However, if you read the story, you'll see that the fetus was aborted after the 21st week because "tests revealed the fetus had grave abnormalities."   Yes, that happens.  What abnormality did it happen to be?

Klinefelter's Syndrome...

'nite.

Please Help!

[likeamermaid.livejournal.com]

So I have this very good friend that needs help & support right now.. and if you feel like doing a random act of kindness that could save his life it will only cost you about five minutes of your time and about five dollars..more or less if you have it but that is the equivalent of having one cup of starbucks coffee if you think about it and it could make the all the difference in the world to my friend.

He also is awesome at photoshop so if you need graphics custom graphics & etc.. he could hook you up, like seriously.. he even has a photoshop folder on his page.. if you want some samples of his work.

So please consider it.. his name is Aaron_FTM on myspace & he is a really great guy. if you need more information please let me know.
My email is thatmilkmaid@gmail.com or you can just comment here.

( his original message )

While I've always wanted to be feminine....H.R.T. feels somewhat final and that's scary

[irish-deutsch.livejournal.com]

Was referred to the Endocrinologist yesterday....apparently very impressed by my 'mature' attitude...The Endocrinologist was suggested and I agreed that it was a good idea to meet and discuss things with him....see what's available.... and while this is what I've always wanted.... Hormones do feel somewhat 'final'....are they?.... I've no doubt I want to live as a woman..be part of a woman's world...but I'm just not sure how much I can be part of that in reality.... I've never liked being a man...always a struggle...there was never a day that I didn't wish I wasn't....  but I don't believe in the binary straight jacket and don't want to have to conform to everything expected of women....what's expected of both genders in my view is artifical... 

I'm just not a great fan of medicine....of any form I'm a sceptic....and only take anything as a last resort...

Perhaps I'll feel better after a discussion..I'll be waiting 3-4 months anyway....I'd like to have a job that I felt I could remain in...and plan with relative certainty... I usually feel shocks and settle within days.... Just a strange feeling.

Hello there

[lindsay-renee.livejournal.com]

I'm new to the community and thought I should introduce myself.

My name is Lindsay -- at least, that is what I am going by now -- and I'm a pre-op mtf who has only come out to a few people, no one in my family but just a few friends. I'm still living as a male, regrettably, and I am still in college, but I am hoping to start transitioning sometime soon. I am currently talking to a counselor at school, but I'm trying to do more on my own to find myself and realize my complete being.

I've been feeling this way for 6 years now -- i'm almost 19, but yes I've been feeling this different since 13 -- and it's only been in the past few years that I've begun to express my feelings to a few people, and they've been my emotional backbone for me as of late, as I've felt more and more like the person I want to become. I'm not on any hormones or any kind of actual treatment yet, but its more of a mental/psychological aspect that I'm becoming more and more feminine, I just need to get my physical attributes to match that mindset now.

I don't know what else I should say, so I will just leave it at that and see where life takes me from here. =) i'm glad to be here, I feel like this is a step in the right direction for me.

-Lindsay