It would seem that a plot element from TG fiction has become a reality.

Phoebe Hart is a young Australian documentary filmmaker. She has made a documentary about her very personal story, being born intersex, her family's secrecy surrounding her condition and how she found out about it as a teenager. She talks about the implications it has had on her life and relationships. Her documentary: Orchids - My Intersex Adventure not only tells her story, but features other people living with intersex conditions. (31”²50”³)

At last, some rules that should prevent a re-occurrence of situations like the Caster Semenya debacle.

“A place to discuss the more positive aspects of being transgender, with an aim toward gaining an understanding of how gender works for all of us.”

If you haven't seen it, The Digital Story of the Nativity is worth a look.

Prophetic Sometimes

Transgender issues in the workplace: HRD’s newest challenge/opportunity
by Debra Davis (2009)

“The purpose of this article is to present insights from a transgender woman to HRD scholars and practitioners, along with all organizational members, to help them understand the myriad of considerations involved in this emergent workplace issue” (Davis, 2009, p. 110).

 
Just to keep you up to date with what's what in terms of the background resources PS and I have been working on to enhance / extend your enjoyment of the series (and act as an aide-memoire to past events), here's what we have lined up for you:

Current Resources:

Bike Archive	Episode Summaries	Location Map	And in the future?	EAFOAB Wiki
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(More info after the break...)

On the 16^th of July, 2007, Angharad published Part 1 of this legendary tale.

If you read Angharad’s Easy As Falling Off A Bike (aka Bike), you might just learn stuff!

Newspaper item from New Zealand:

Transgender group left with few options

“An attempt to help young transgender sex workers find new jobs outside the sex industry has been hit by the axing of a Government job scheme.”

The statistics at the end of the article make sad reading when you look at the proportion of TG folk who are working in the sex industry. The population of New Zealand is presently about 4.37 million persons.

Positions Severed

I'm an aficionado of getting out into the great outdoors. Walking in the back country goes by many different names, depending on where you live. Hiking, rambling or bushwalking are some common terms, but in New Zealand we call it tramping, and people who do it are known as trampers.