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Hello: My name is Mily, I’m a transsexual. It was very hard recognize myself as transsexual because of society but now I’m doing my thesis about unions between transsexual people. What do you think about it and also what could you tell me about reassign sex surgery? Please help me with these topics. ¡Thank you!
Mily

Hi, I would like to know about your Institutional Program, I want to change my gender, I don’t know how to do it, what to do. I’m waiting for your answer. Thanks.
Angie

Hi, I’m Andrés García Becerra, anthropologist and student of Master in Gender Studies in Colombia State University. I would like to contact with you, I’m working in my master thesis about transvestite and transsexuals in Bogota, I’m observing manner in which they build their bodies and gender identities, an also relation between gender identity and social marginalization and violence. I’m a trans and I want to star a hormonal treatment as soon as possible. I’m very interested in political action as trans and as anthropologist of gender, that is why I want to be in touch with you.
Huges and thanks for your time.
Andrés.

Regards from Puerto Rico

My name is Jaqui Nieves, I am a nurse and I work in a laboratory. I am 47-years-old and I am a transsexual. I would like to tell you that my work treats me as a woman, even though I have not had sex reassignment surgery, but I have had my testicles removed. I seek your help. I would like to know if you could give me the name of any hospital or clinic that does sex reassignment surgery. There are not any in my country. I would also like to know the cost of the surgery. I hope to receive a positive answer to my question.

Take care and a big hug from the charm island.

Your new friend,

Jaqui Nieves

T-Informa February 2008; the problems of paternalism

Dear Editor

On reading two of the articles in what is usually an excellent Trans Secretariat newsletter, T-Informa, I was very distressed to see the extent of the disinformation published.

Firstly, in the editorial on the proposed name change of ILGA, you refer to the community trans (travestis, transexuals, transgender and intersexuals). There are some problems in translation (which I will address later), however I fully support this move to create a more appropriate name for the association, but personally think the whole alphabet of letters should be tossed out and a better term developed.

Hi, I’m a trans guy and I live in Spain. I’m searching about treatments here. I don’t know many peruvians masculine trans and also if any trans girl or boy have been resolved legal problem in Peru. ¿There is any legal form to change sex and name in the personal documents? Please, write to me.