At Yeshiva University in New York City, an Orthodox Jewish institution (and my alma mater), a professor has transitioned from male to female and the story is in the news this week. The story began two years ago, when the award-winning Fulbright scholar-poet (who used to teach at Princeton), Joy Lad… more

I remember reading in 1996 an advice book for transsexuals that read like Cassandra and Nostradamus reminiscing about the End of Days: You re starting over as a woman, so you need to hide your past life as a man. Say goodbye to your career. Prepare to leave your job and find something with half th… more

It has long been a question as to whether the transgender community really constitutes a community , as commonly understood to mean a coherent group with common interests. Helen Boyd blogged yesterday about the Trans for Obama fundraiser; it was a surprisingly strong effort for a marginalized commu… more