Beth Orens' Gender Pages

I recently read some material that got my back up, and I thought it was time to present some of my convictions and the reasoning behind them if for no other reason than the possibility that they could influence the terms of reference being used with regards to the phenomenon variously known as transsexuality, transsexualism, gender dysphoria and Harry Benjamin Syndrome.

So here are a few articles to start with:

• My Blog
• Identity Theft
• Orientations
• Five Different Things Called Gender
• Halakha and Transexuality
• What Transgressions Are Involved in Changing Sex from Male to Female
• Book List (it's a work in progress)
• Frum Transsexuals in the News
  • Gender Bender (May 8, 1998)
  • Court: Transsexual woman can't see child (May 30, 2006)
  • Welcoming Transgendered Jews (August 10, 2005)
  • When Abba becomes Ima: Transsexuals in the Orthodox world (December 25, 2006)
  • Toronto’s Orthodox community adjusts to Nicole, nee Mordechai (December 25, 2006)
• The Dina List

Civil feedback is welcome here. As always, I will feel free to post any abusive e-mail on this site, complete with the sender's name and e-mail address (and postal address and phone number, if I manage to dig those up).