GenderTalk

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"My closest friend is a TG (M-F). She is almost 57 and had her SRS 3 1/2 years ago. She is living with the woman she married about 14 years ago, before she became a woman. Is she still legally married, or since same sex marriages are not recognized, is that disolved? My friend seems confused as to this situation, so doesn't know if she is able to date others. "
(From: Chazz)
"I am a male to female cross-dresser. Do I have the right to go into retail shops and try on formal dresses?"
(From: Rush)

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Jude lives in Hartford CT, and is an active member and former executive director of the Connecticut Outreach Society, a Hartford area transgender support group. Jude owns her own engineering and media services consulting company.

For more information:

• Read more about Jude's experience, and much more, at her website at [sorry, Jude's blog is no longer available]

There's nothing like personal experience to gain insight into a process, and our guest is the first 'Sex Reassignment' surgeon to have previously gone through the procedure herself. Dr. Marci Bowers, a gynecological surgeon who transitioned in 1997 and was acknowledged as one of 'America's Best Doctors' in 2003, has taken over the longest-running SRS practice in Trinidad, Colorado. She talks about her philosophy and methods openly and in detail.

For more information:

• Visit Dr. Bowers' website at www.marcibowers.com