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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Body image/Phantom Penis/Phantom Breasts
This is some very interesting information taken from Queer Corner: Please have a read. (and comment toooooooo)
Hi all,
Welcome to the 31st edition of Queer Corner
When you are reading the Queer Corner emails, remember that GLBTIQ stands for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer.
I am aware that some people may find this information confronting but I feel that it would be extremely useful in increasing our understanding of the issues that Transgender clients / community members face both before and after their sexual reassignment surgery.
Here is some interesting information from an interview on ABC Radio National Science Show re Transgender people and their experiences of body image:
· "it is curious to note that most…[men] who have carcinoma [cancer] of the penis…and they have an amputation of the penis as a life saving measure…experience a phantom penis, including phantom erections…[However] the majority of…[male-to-female Transgender people]…don't experience a phantom penis. What's amazing is that your body image, which includes your genitals, is at least in part programmed by genes and your brain is hard-wired to incorporate the genitals as part of your body image."
· "Even more amazing is the observation that women who undergoe Transgender sexual surgery who acquired an artificial penis…have experienced a phantom penis [since early childhood]…all these years of...being raised as a woman, as a girl, and even seeing that they don't have a penis does not…[change] this body image…This has, of course, great implications for understanding how your brain represents sexual behaviour and constructs body image."
· Female-to-male Transgender people have also commented that "when they were first given testosterone therapy (this is sometimes done prior to surgery) the phantom [penis] becomes much more vivid. They also said that they have phantom erections, which men do even after carcinoma…The other thing is they'll give you precise descriptions of its length, they'll say sometimes it's leaning to the left primarily, or they'll say…[the] angle between the pubic bone and the penis is such-and-such…the other thing is some of…[these women]…don’t…[experience] phantom breasts, whereas when breasts are removed for carcinoma...the majority of women experience phantom breasts."
Please note that the findings of this research may not be true of the experiences of ALL Transgender people.
If you would like to read the full interview referenced in this edition of Queer Corner, you can find it on the following website:
· www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2007/1861116.htm
Hi all,
Welcome to the 31st edition of Queer Corner
When you are reading the Queer Corner emails, remember that GLBTIQ stands for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, and Queer.
I am aware that some people may find this information confronting but I feel that it would be extremely useful in increasing our understanding of the issues that Transgender clients / community members face both before and after their sexual reassignment surgery.
Here is some interesting information from an interview on ABC Radio National Science Show re Transgender people and their experiences of body image:
· "it is curious to note that most…[men] who have carcinoma [cancer] of the penis…and they have an amputation of the penis as a life saving measure…experience a phantom penis, including phantom erections…[However] the majority of…[male-to-female Transgender people]…don't experience a phantom penis. What's amazing is that your body image, which includes your genitals, is at least in part programmed by genes and your brain is hard-wired to incorporate the genitals as part of your body image."
· "Even more amazing is the observation that women who undergoe Transgender sexual surgery who acquired an artificial penis…have experienced a phantom penis [since early childhood]…all these years of...being raised as a woman, as a girl, and even seeing that they don't have a penis does not…[change] this body image…This has, of course, great implications for understanding how your brain represents sexual behaviour and constructs body image."
· Female-to-male Transgender people have also commented that "when they were first given testosterone therapy (this is sometimes done prior to surgery) the phantom [penis] becomes much more vivid. They also said that they have phantom erections, which men do even after carcinoma…The other thing is they'll give you precise descriptions of its length, they'll say sometimes it's leaning to the left primarily, or they'll say…[the] angle between the pubic bone and the penis is such-and-such…the other thing is some of…[these women]…don’t…[experience] phantom breasts, whereas when breasts are removed for carcinoma...the majority of women experience phantom breasts."
Please note that the findings of this research may not be true of the experiences of ALL Transgender people.
If you would like to read the full interview referenced in this edition of Queer Corner, you can find it on the following website:
· www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2007/1861116.htm
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
DOES 'HOOKING UP' REALLY HURT ANYONE?
New book draws fire for claiming casual sex encounters damage women
In the new book "Unhooked," Laura Sessions Stepp, a journalist with the Washington Post, frets that casual sexual hookups do damage to young women's bodies and psyches.
Go here to read more
What do YOU think? As youth workers or community health workers what are your opinions and experiences?
As a young person - what do you think? Is this just old timers upset with langhuage or is ther something in it? What about for same sex attracted people??????
Give us a comment!
In the new book "Unhooked," Laura Sessions Stepp, a journalist with the Washington Post, frets that casual sexual hookups do damage to young women's bodies and psyches.
Go here to read more
What do YOU think? As youth workers or community health workers what are your opinions and experiences?
As a young person - what do you think? Is this just old timers upset with langhuage or is ther something in it? What about for same sex attracted people??????
Give us a comment!
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Startling
READ THIS N.I.C.E PRESS RELEASE
Sexual health in the UK has deteriorated significantly over the last 12 years, with large increases in many STIs including Chlamydia (up 300%), gonorrhoea (up 200%) and HIV (up 300%).
New guidance issued today by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) sets out what needs to be done to halt the rising numbers of infections and to prevent under 18 conceptions – of which the UK has the highest rates in Europe.
The guidance focuses on one-to-one interventions that aim to address the personal factors that influence an individual’s sexual behaviour in order to reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, and to reduce the rate of under 18 conceptions, especially among vulnerable and at risk groups.
Commenting on the need for guidance, Professor Mike Kelly, Director of the Centre for Public Health Excellence at NICE said: "Since 1990, people are having sex for the first time at a younger age, a greater proportion of people have multiple partners, and a greater proportion of men report having had a same sex partner. But something can be done to improve the sexual health of the population
If you want to kknow more go to http://www.nice.org.uk/
Thursday, March 01, 2007
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Want to keep up with whats happening with gay mens health, HIV, GBLTIQ news and happenings? Do you need to keep information at your fingetips for the young people you work with? Go to this site for all your updates.
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