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Forum: General Health Issues 10-21-07, 05:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 38
Posted By Dianne
I don't think I have run into a registration...

I don't think I have run into a registration system yet that doesn't require a "M or an "F" designation!
Forum: Meeting Board 10-15-07, 04:02 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 327
Posted By Dianne
{{{hug !!!!}}}

{{{hug !!!!}}}
Forum: General AIS Forum 10-14-07, 05:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 90
Posted By Dianne
I am glad it went well for you! I still haven't...

I am glad it went well for you!

I still haven't talked to my Endo about I.S. She thinks I am TS and gives me estrogen and I don't want to screw that up. I have never even had a Karyotype and it has...
Forum: Meeting Board 10-10-07, 08:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 172
Posted By Dianne
Parents can be STRANGE! My own adopted mother...

Parents can be STRANGE!

My own adopted mother was so absolutely stubborn that when I told her I had to change my "public gender" and correct my body because I was suicidal, she said it would be...
Forum: In The News 09-21-07, 10:11 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 276
Posted By Dianne
Nice background material that Oprah's people...

Nice background material that Oprah's people provide on their Web site. Nice to see ISNA mentioned to!
Forum: Meeting Board 09-15-07, 03:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 369
Posted By Dianne
First, congratulations on the upcoming wedding!...

First, congratulations on the upcoming wedding! May you have a great many enjoyable years :applaudth



I know what you mean. I was raised in an inappropriate gender (thank you Dr. Money!) and...
Forum: General Discussion 09-11-07, 07:12 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 168
Posted By Dianne
Emails & P.M.'s !!!

Please everybody, if you wish to contact me, use the following address:

winnonad (at) yahoo (dot) com

I have NOT been getting my PM's and have been having MAJOR issues with my ISP (which I will...
Forum: Meeting Board 09-10-07, 07:32 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 264
Posted By Dianne
Having raised and trained both horses and dogs I...

Having raised and trained both horses and dogs I can, with certainty, state that both respond to gender, not to "apparent physical sex". I don't know if they get their cues from body language or...
Forum: Parenting Issues 09-09-07, 05:34 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 656
Posted By Dianne
As was I. It was not until I took charge of my...

As was I. It was not until I took charge of my own care that I was able to feel good about my life.
Forum: Parenting Issues 09-09-07, 07:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 656
Posted By Dianne
I think we all feel that way. If anyone...

I think we all feel that way. If anyone disagrees, I would sure like to hear why.

It is also too bad that there are no reliable statistics on what percentage of IS babies are happy with their...
Forum: Parenting Issues 09-08-07, 06:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 656
Posted By Dianne
It seemed to me that she was saying there isn't...

It seemed to me that she was saying there isn't behavioral differences between young girls and young boys. That wouldn't be my experience either as a child or as an adult watching children. There...
Forum: Meeting Board 09-06-07, 04:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 161
Posted By Dianne
As a life-long devotee of the sciences and having...

As a life-long devotee of the sciences and having earned my living in science my whole life I am constantly appalled by the ignorance and arrogance of the medical profession. They not only THINK they...
Forum: Parenting Issues 09-04-07, 06:44 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 656
Posted By Dianne
Yes, exactly! I was the last one to find out what...

Yes, exactly! I was the last one to find out what everybody else had known since my birth and I had to find out for myself. But my adopted mom would rather I had committed suicide than defied the...
Forum: Meeting Board 09-04-07, 03:46 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 570
Posted By Dianne
Thank you RW - that was very...

Thank you RW - that was very thought-provoking.

Personally, when I rant about "normals" it normally has to do with physical expectations.

I am functionally female and predominantly straight (though...
Forum: Meeting Board 09-04-07, 11:35 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 570
Posted By Dianne
Thanks Sunshine - that was an entertaining read...

Thanks Sunshine - that was an entertaining read ;-)

I am well aware of the prevalence of "gendering". Having grown up as a supposed-to-be-boy and totally girly, it used to drive me nuts and was SO...
Forum: Meeting Board 09-02-07, 07:32 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 213
Posted By Dianne
Sometimes people just get kind of weird over IS,...

Sometimes people just get kind of weird over IS, sometime just for their own reasons, and sometimes for no apparent reason at all, but you shouldn't take it personally. You need to recognize your...
Forum: Meeting Board 09-02-07, 07:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 394
Posted By Dianne
Welcome Heg!!!!!!!!

Welcome Heg!!!!!!!!
Forum: Parenting Issues 08-28-07, 01:40 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 656
Posted By Dianne
I finally dragged my laptop into the office so I...

I finally dragged my laptop into the office so I could watch this clip - I am sorry I did. It makes me so incredibly sad :( How ANYONE could think they have any right, in any form, to any degree, to...
Forum: Meeting Board 08-23-07, 08:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 212
Posted By Dianne
I'll be sending good vibes into the Ether for you...

I'll be sending good vibes into the Ether for you Lisa!

You know, it isn't so bad not having those male or female (or in between) parts - there are reasonable medications to replicate the hormones...
Forum: Research and Announcements 08-16-07, 06:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 348
Posted By Dianne
Well, again, not all of us are the same....

Well, again, not all of us are the same. Physically they almost turned me into a passable male (except for size) but psychologically I was at the opposite end of the spectrum and fit easily into the...
Forum: General Discussion 08-12-07, 10:09 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 319
Posted By Dianne
Thank you Wyn - very touching! I know! That...

Thank you Wyn - very touching!



I know! That really set me off to. It is hard, when it raises such emotions for us, to not "let loose" on the mother. But she is trying to do the right thing by her...
Forum: General Discussion 08-12-07, 08:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 319
Posted By Dianne
How public?

I spent the first decade of my life thinking I was supposed to be a boy but sure that I was a girl. My adopted parents tried to raise me as a boy and I found that so confusing. It all left me feeling...
Forum: Research and Announcements 08-12-07, 07:50 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 348
Posted By Dianne
This "Dr. Rick" appears to be a...

This "Dr. Rick" appears to be a follower of the deceased Dr. John Money (unfortunately).

There is a modicum of truth to what he says about unusual genitalia sometimes being an indication of possible...
Forum: Meeting Board 08-12-07, 06:59 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 639
Posted By Dianne
I happened to stumble upon a well-written article...

I happened to stumble upon a well-written article on intersexed infants:

http://www.fathermag.com/206/intersex/
Forum: Meeting Board 08-10-07, 08:18 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 238
Posted By Dianne
All I can say is the "normals" don't...

All I can say is the "normals" don't like anything that confuses them or casts doubts upon their simplistic world of "female=feminine male=masculine and nothing in between". If you rock their boat,...
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