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Some facts about transsexualism
- Transsexualism is a biological variation
in human sexual formation, which renders a
phenotype (physical body) opposite to the
brain-sex. It affects men and women
from birth.
- Transsexualism affects men and women from
all walks of life, their families and
communities.
- Most men (identified female at
birth) and women (identified male at
birth) are distinct from the social
phenomena of transgender.
- Men and women with this condition are
simply men or women.
How many people are there with
transsexualism in Australia?
While there is probably no more than
about 5,000 to 10,000 people with transsexualism
in Australia, they all have families or partners
and many have children. Transsexualism does not
just affect the one man or woman with the
condition. Transsexualism affects families.
— For more information see
Difference
on Trial: Transsexualism in Family Law and
Property Relationships Litigation, 2004 by
Rachael Wallbank and
How
Frequently Does Transsexualism Occur? by
Lynn Conway.
Some facts about FTMA
- An independent network founded in 2001 to
provide information and facilitate contact
between men identified female at
birth, their partners and family
members.
- The largest member-led network in
Australia for men identified female at
birth.
- Directly helps more than 250 people every
year.
- This website receives approximately
13,000-22,000 visits every month.
- National network of health professionals
throughout Australia.
- Volunteer members throughout Australia
available for contact with new members.
- Publishes a membership newsletter four
times a year.
- Offers a membership based email group
'OzGuys' for peer contact, information and
support.
What does FTM Australia do?
FTMA offers resources and information
to our members and their families - as well as
the service providers who care for them.
FTMA does not lay claim to represent all
Australians with the condition of
transsexualism. We provide educational
literature to men and their families, service
providers, politicians and policy makers. We
offer several information sessions a year
attended by professionals, men, their families
and friends.
Terminology to avoid
Illness: transsexualism is a
physical condition, not an illness or
disability.
Sex-change: men and women with
transsexualism affirm their true sex
through medical treatment. These men and women
do not 'change' sex nor are they a 'sex
change'.
Pronouns in inverted commas - 'he' or
'she': remove the commas and be sure the
pronoun corresponds with the person's present
day gender presentation.
A transsexual: it is more respectful
to consider the man or woman before the medical
condition; ie. a man with
transsexualism.
A sufferer: While the condition is
certainly distressing, this puts an emphasis on
the man or woman as helpless or
unredeemable.
John was born a woman or
Mary was born a man: Most babies
are born male or female. No human
beings are born a woman or a man
— that is an adult state.
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