Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Sean - 1 April 2007
This entry was prompted by the fact that I wasn’t able to point someone directly to a bit of my history and background. There is a lot of information throughout the site, but nothing like a "reader’s digest" version. I hope this will serve, although I realise it is grossly incomplete.
A quick recap of my life up to date… continues »
by Sean - 11 February 2007
It pops in my mind out of nowhere, shoving existing thoughts aside and making itself known. How I wish it was different, but it is my reality, day after day, hour after hour, minute after minute, year after bloody year, decades going.
It taints everything it touches continues »
by Marie - 6 February 2007
I recently asked someone to draw comparisons between being transexual and being transabled. This someone has personal experience with both conditions. She kindly wrote the following entry.
A comparison between transsexuality and transableism continues »
by Sean - 1 October 2006
A young woman with a disability told me that part of what got under her skin was me saying that being transabled was "just another disability". She argued that it is a confrontational statement that can easily be misread by a lot of people with disabilities. She suggested I should explain my position, and I thought that is not a bad idea.
What do I mean by "just another disability"? continues »
by Sean - 10 September 2006
First, I should point out that I don’t think that transabled folks should be "cured" of their Body Identity Integrity Disorder (BIID). In and of itself, as unusual as it is, I am not distressed because I am transabled, but because I cannot achieve the paralysis I believe I should have. So this post isn’t about curing transabled folks, as much as offering treatment options for those who desire it.
Cure vs. Treatment - Protocol continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2008 - All Rights Reserved.