some links

 I Find a lot of good writing on the internet from time to time and I want to share. I usually do on Twitter but old Tweets are like yesterdays news and drop away into an abyss, never to be found again.

At the moment I'm very keen on busting some transphobic myths and answering charges made against us. Some of them clearly absurd and bigoted and others that will require a more nuanced answer. Some things like the socialisation question may never be answered and it might be that both sides are kind of right, depending on assumptions made and actual experiences... which of course are unique to the person.

bathroom panic debunked
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/03/20/debunking-the-big-myth-about-transgender-inclus/198530

trans myths debunked
http://bilerico.lgbtqnation.com/2014/06/lies_damn_lies_and_lies_about_transgender_people.php


Mental health-related quality of life was statistically diminished (P < 0.05) in transgendered women without surgical intervention compared to the general female population and transwomen who had gender reassignment surgery (GRS), facial feminization surgery (FFS), or both. There was no statistically significant difference in the mental health-related quality of life among transgendered women who had GRS, FFS, or both. Participants who had FFS scored statistically higher (P < 0.01) than those who did not in the FFS outcomes evaluation.
CONCLUSIONS: Transwomen have diminished mental health-related quality of life compared with the general female population. However, surgical treatments (e.g. FFS, GRS, or both) are associated with improved mental health-related quality of life.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20461468

More myth busting
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brynn-tannehill/fighting-back-against-ant_b_5633450.html






Gendered socialisation
https://www.quora.com/How-does-gendered-socialization-affect-transgender-people-To-what-extent-are-trans-people-more-likely-or-less-likely-than-cis-people-to-buy-into-the-gender-stereotypes-we-are-all-taught-as-children-and-how-do-they-relate-these-stereotypes-to-themselves

http://roygbiv.jezebel.com/trans-women-male-privilege-socialisation-and-feminis-472949124

Misc.
http://www.transadvocate.com/not-a-feminist-by-birth-or-biology_n_147.htm