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Category: Transgender Finances

  • Barney Frank Unlikely to Support Trans-Inclusive ENDA

    Representative Barney Frank had a busy week last week ‘“ what with listening to the auto executives begging for a hand out. That didn’t stop him from delivering an address to the Victory Fund and the Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute on Saturday December 6th at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Although no press…

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    Serena

  • The Economics of Coming Out: Financial Independence

    Currently, as an undergraduate college student of middle-class upbringing, I have a sort of hybrid financial situation: my parents pay the difference between my tuition and my scholarships, and I’m on theirs and the college’s health and dental insurance.   On the other hand, all other financial goals and needs are in my own hands.…

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    Neil

  • Gender, Hormones, and Health Insurance: “We Don’t Cover That!”

    Back when I actually had health insurance I used to get these elaborate monthly account statements from my endocrinologist.   I could never figure them out.   They were page after page of debits, credits and adjustments.   I just used to go to the last page and write a check for whatever it said…

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    Ashley

  • Doctors, Healthcare Givers and Transsexuals: Discrimination Happens Part Two

    The first time I visited my endocrinologist he took what seemed to be a gallon of blood. He ordered more kinds of blood test than I ever imagined existed. About a week later I got a call from one of his nurses. They wanted me to see my internalist. They were worried about two of…

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    Ashley

  • Back to Mike: Money, Career, Transitioning and Tolerance

    ‘œThere is always more to be learned about tolerance.’ ‘“ Mercedes Ruehl, commenting on her Lifetime movie role as the mother of a transgender child Before Queercents, I had never interacted with anyone from the transgender community. Perhaps, it’s just a by-product of living in a conservative area like Orange County, CA. Jeanine and I…

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    Nina

  • Doctors, Healthcare Givers and Transsexuals: Discrimination Happens Part One

    Given their high degree of education, you would think that doctors, and healthcare givers in general, would be quite forward thinking and accepting of the transgendered.   I have not always found that to be the case.   In the years of my transition and since I have had two less than ideal experiences with…

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    Ashley

  • How-to buy a dress when you look like a guy

    No sweat. (Really!) One of the important things I learned during my transition is this: a great many of the issues I perceived as ‘œbarriers’ preventing me from being my ‘œtrue’ self only existed inside my head.   In point of fact, many of them were excuses I used for years to deny the truth…

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    Ashley

  • Financial impact of coming out on the job.

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    Last time, I shared with you the story of my friend’s very positive experience coming out on the job.   This time, I’m going to share with you the story of my coming out on the job.   This is the story of how not to do it.   It was an unmitigated disaster: painful,…

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    Ashley

  • Who did You Tell Them You Are? Names, Social Security Numbers and Paychecks.

    You just got a new job. Great work Jane. There’s just one problem. Your legal name is still Jim. What happens when they ask you for your social security number? Then they’ll know the truth: that you’re a transitioning transsexual. And that opens up a whole new can of worms. What to do? Unfortunately, our…

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    Ashley

  • Our money is as good as everyone else’s money

    We’ve all had it happen to us. You’re in a store or restaurant and you see the bemused stare, the two clerks across the room looking at you, whispering and giggling or, worst of all, the dreaded, sneering ‘œhave a nice day sir.’ There’s a certain type of person and a certain segment of society…

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    Ashley