During the American Psychological Association's Annual Convention, August 14 to 17, 2008, the Council of Representatives adopted a resolution, Transgender, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression Non-Discrimination, urging psychologists to take a leading role in ending discrimination based on gender identity. The Council also received the final report of the APA Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance. For further information on gender identity and gender variance, please see:
Transgender -- Use the gender pronoun (he/she) preferred by the individuals who have acquired the physical characteristics of the opposite sex or present themselves in a way that does not correspond with their sex at birth.
If that preference is not expressed, use the pronoun consistent with the way the individuals live publicly.
When writing about a transgender person, use the name and personal pronouns that are consistent with the way the individual lives publicly.
This award winning documentary tells the story of the formation of Transcendence, the world's first transgender gospel choir from City of Refuge United Church of Christ in San Francisco. The film shows the dilemma of the choir members as they try to reconcile their gender identity with the message that has filled their lives that changing one's gender is against God's law.
The intimate personal stories shed light on the complexity of balancing social change, family history, religion and identity. At the heart of their challenge is a struggle for acceptance within two worlds historically at odds with one another. As one of the film's subjects eloquently says, "I'm living in a window. I get to see both sides."
Kade Farlow Collins is a sixteen year old FTM (female to male transgender person) residing in Tucson, Arizona. Kade's parents maintain a supportive and nurturing relationship to Kade regarding the many challenges facing their teenage child. However, it hasn't always been easy.
Just Call me Kade begins during Halloween weekend, 1999. Kade (then "Kate") was fourteen years old and beginning the initial stages of transition. Kate and family share their concerns, and all embark upon the path toward Kate's new identity as "Kade." Just Call me Kade concludes during St. Patrick's Day weekend, 2001 and Kade, having legally changed his name, is well into testosterone therapy. Friends and family candidly express their feelings about the transition, the changes in Kade and the impact on everyone involved.
Gender roles we all take for granted are broken apart in transparent, a documentary about 19 female-to-male transsexuals living in the United States who have given birth and, in all but a few stories, gone on to raise their biological children.
transparent focuses on its subjects' lives as parents, revealing the diverse ways in which each person reconciles giving birth and being a biological mother with his masculine identity. Traditional views of gender are further re-examined through the variety of genders the children use to conceive of their parents. The first-person stories in transparent explain how changing genders is dealt with and impacts the relationships, if at all, within these families.