Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

July 25, 2008 11:29:46 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

Stories related to: sex change

Stories

6 Stories

  • July 2008

    • Even Toughest Toads Are Being Unmanned

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Jul 13, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      Even Toughest Toads Are Being Unmanned

      The mystery of the hermaphrodite toads may be solved: Researchers have found that various chemicals used in farming are linked to sex changes in certain amphibian species, the Independent reports. In a population of cane toads, 40% of males had developed feminine coloring and ovaries, and an additional 20% had marked female characteristics. And the toads are not unique. More »

      Tags

      endangered species  • farming  • extinction  • chemicals  • frogs  • sex change  • amphibians  • hermaphrodite

  • June 2008

    • Cuban Prez OKs Sex Change Operations

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 6, 08 6:27 PM CDT

      Cuban Prez OKs Sex Change Operations

      Cubans can now have free sex change operations, Reuters reports. The latest legal change under President Raul Castro was pushed by his daughter, Mariela Castro, who heads a sex education center and says she has a 28-person waiting list. Cuba allowed a sex change 20 years ago, but sparked so much outcry that Havana canceled the program. More »

      Tags

      Cuba  • Raul Castro  • sex change  • Havana

  • April 2008

    • First Preggers Guy: It's My Right to Have Baby

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Apr 4, 08 7:41 AM CDT

      First Preggers Guy: It's My Right to Have Baby

      A pregnant transgendered man always wanted to have a baby and kept his uterus so he could do so, he told Oprah Winfrey yesterday. The 34-year-old man, who's expecting in July, had his breasts removed years ago and underwent hormone treatment to change his sex. He decided to step up and be the "mom" when his wife learned she could not become pregnant. More »

      Tags

      pregnancy  • Oprah Winfrey  • baby  • transgender  • sex change

  • March 2008

    • Pregnant Guy Raises Baffling Gender Issues

      newser  |  Oregonian (Portland)  |  Mar 27, 08 4:10 AM CDT

      Pregnant Guy Raises Baffling Gender Issues

      A couple in a quiet Oregon town is expecting their first child. So far, so normal—but the fact that it's the man who is pregnant is raising some baffling gender issues, the Oregonian reports. The 'mother-to-be' was born a woman but is legally a man who underwent transgender sex surgery 10 years ago and is married to a woman. He kept his uterus and conceived through artificial insemination. More »

      Tags

      pregnancy  • transgender  • gender discrimination  • families  • sex change

  • February 2008

    • Transgender Con Upset Over Fading Femininity

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 27, 08 3:21 AM CST

      Transgender Con Upset Over Fading Femininity

      A prisoner who has sued for a sex-change operation has complained that treatments to feminize her body have stopped, the AP reports. “My breasts have shrunk, genitals have regained previous size, facial hair is thicker,” Michelle Kosilek, formerly Robert, wrote in a letter to the court considering the request for sex-reassignment surgery. Kosilek was convicted of the 1990 murder of his wife. More »

      Tags

      lawsuit  • hormones  • transgender  • cruel and unusual punishment  • psychotherapy  • sex change

  • August 2007

6 Stories

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »