Here, are gathered some texts or articles present elsewhere on the site and translated in English or some originals reprinted with the agreement of the authors.
Vincent GUILLOT (2005):
November 8 is Intersex Solidarity Day
French version: Le 8 novembre est
le jour de commémoration des Intersexes. Le site de l'OII.
Maud-Yeuse THOMAS (2005):
Society and Third-sex Socialisation
In the West, the organisation of the social sexes is characterised by the existence of two social
sexes, supposedly dictated by an essentialist equivalence between biology, identities and the organisation of society.
Jan TRACY (2005):
Methuen school faces parents' queries on student's gender issue:
officials back girl who seeks treatment as boy
The Methuen School in Boston promotes the integration of a student who becomes a boy
and informs parents about gender issues. On the site of the Boston Globe, March 5, 2005. French version: L'école
de Methuen doit répondre aux questions des parents sur le sexe de l'élève: les responsables soutiennent une
fille qui demande à être traitée comme un garçon.
HBIGDA, Gent, 2003:
When "shrinks" are frightened by transsexuals...
Text shown on a "poster" (among others) at the 18th symposium of the Harry Benjamin
International Gender Dysphoria Association, 10-13 september 2003. French version: Quand
les "psys" sont effrayés par les transsexuels...
Download english version: hbigda2003uk.pdf, (49 ko).
Download french version: hbigda2003fr.pdf, (48 ko).
Sally LEHRMAN, (1999):
Sexpolice
The biology of sex has become a controversial issue as parents, doctors and researchers re-evaluate
the meaning of being male or female. Today, genital mutilation is considered a crime and condemned as such by the courts.
Yet they are still practiced on intersex babies for political reasons: there are only 2 sexes! and compulsory assignment
to one of these 2 categories (male or female). The free disposal of one's body and, if necessary, the choice of sex should
be part of human rights. Article published in English on the
Salon website. French version:
Sexpolice.
Press For Change, Oxford, 1998:
Medical and legal malfunctions surrounding the transsexual question in France
Text showed at the third international congress on "Sex and gender", TrAnsGENDER AGENDA, Exeter
College, Oxford University, september 1998. On the PFC
website. French version: Disfonctionnements médicaux et juridiques
autour de la question transsexuelle en France.
Download english version: oxford1998uk.pdf, (44 ko).
Download french version: oxford1998fr.pdf, (45 ko).
John COLAPINTO (1997):
The True Story of John/Joan
On the Press For Change
website. Article published in Rolling Stone
magazine No. 775 of 11 December 1997, pp. 54-96. The true story of John/Joan (David REIMER or John THIESSEN), the princept
case which founds John MONEY's theory. It is also this case which shows that this theory is false.
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