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My Transgender Life After Wesleyan: Transphobia

Yesterday I was violently, physically attacked by a group of transphobic teenagers, three girls probably between the ages of 15 and 17 years old, in downtown Philadelphia. I was waiting for a bus on the corner as the three girls were walking across the street, staring at me and saying aloud to each other, "Is that a boy or a girl?" Then they began addressing me, "Are you a boy or a girl?" while looking down on me and laughing.

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Conference Transcripts

Gay and Lesbian Relationships

Roy Young talked about "Gay and Lesbian Relationships." He also touched on the reason for sexual orientation; issues and differences in gay, lesbian and heterosexual marriages; and rape as a precursor to homosexuality.

Read the transcript when you click here.

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Transparent:
Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers

Beam writes of her volunteer activities at Eagles, a small high school for gay and transgender teens in Los Angeles, by focusing on first one, then another, of the young people she encountered. Many were homeless, thrown out by their parents. Some alternated between gender identities, switching from masculine to feminine names as well as apparel.

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Journal With Us

Write your own journal right here, at the HealthyPlace.com Gender Community

Sharing your life with others, especially people you don't yet know, can be difficult. Writing a journal also takes some time, energy and real commitment. Imagine pouring your thoughts and feelings out of a few times a week. If you are interested in keeping an online journal in the HealthyPlace.com Gender Community, the short online application is here.

Gay Is OK!

Left Behind

These are the stories of those "left behind." They are accounts of the daily pain of surviving the suicide of a loved one; a son, a brother, a close friend. You try and figure out what went wrong.

Continue reading when you visit Gay Is OK!

Powerful Documentary Films
at HealthyPlace.com

HealthyPlace.com unveiled four of the most powerful mental health videos you have ever seen. These are stories about sexual molestation, rape, eating disorders and teens trapped in abusive relationships.

What makes these mental health films different and so moving is that they describe the impact of physical and sexual violence and misperceptions on their victims.

You can watch them using your windows media player. We've also set up special bulletin boards for your feedback.

 
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Radio Show Archives

 "Negative Thinking: How to Avoid and Overcome It"

Are you plagued by negative thoughts about yourself and your future? If negative thinking is trapping you in a world where everything seems dreary and hopeless, you need to listen to this show.

Listen to this Radio Show Archives when you click here with your Windows media player. Check the list of other Radio Shows here.

Visit Our Gender Forums

Have you visited our new mental health forums - bulletin boards area. It's a place where people with psychiatric conditions or their family members and friends can post questions regarding the mental health issues that confront them today. We encourage you to post your questions and to offer your advice and experience. Sharing is helpful to everyone.

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