It looks like The Independent is running a series of blogs by a FTM

The Guardian/Observer has, in a somewhat mealy-mouthed manner withdrawn Burchill's bigoted rant from their website. However, they haven't written a single word of criticism about Burchill, so expect her bigotry to shine forth in her future writings.

I spotted the following on TVGuide.co.uk

Channel 4, Tuesday 8 November 22:00

My Transsexual Summer

New series. Seven transgender men and women convene at a summer retreat, where they share a mutual understanding of what it is like to be a transsexual in Britain today. In various stages of gender reassignment, members of the group share experiences and provide an insight into the problems and prejudices they face in everyday life, and build the support network they need to reach their long-term goals

URL: http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=107607931

I don't know what to make of this article, but I'll share it for others' interest

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8601...

Yesterday's Daily Telegraph has a very sympathetic interview with April Ashley, one of the pioneering TGs in the UK

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/6637773/April-Ashley-50-h...

I saw this while browsing TV program descriptions

Tuesday, 26 May BBC3 TV 22:30 "Bizarre Animal ER"

Currently, various details of British MPs' "expenses" have become public knowledge (much to the dismay of the Parliamentary swine). In UK law, and even in the lax parliamentary rules, for expenditure to qualify as expenses, it must be incurred wholly and exclusively as part of your duties.

So what does this have to do with us?

Amongst other examples of porcine traits, male MPs have claimed on their expenses for tampons, nappies (US diapers) and women's clothes - to be used wholly and exclusively as part of their duties!

Well written article by GG on TG problems

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/apr/25/transgen...

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15:15 Fri 16 Jan, Channel 5 "A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story"

... you may enjoy this piece.

Link

(I claim it's relevant, because two men competed)

The Daily Telegraph has an article about a man who has developed abnormally high levels of oestrogen but the doctors don't know why. The report uses the word "natural", but ff this had happened in a story on this site, it wouldn't have been "natural".

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2233...