Female and Intersexual Genital Mutilation in North America and Europe Western society has traditionally oppressed sexual minorities. Every child is expected to be conceived with XX or XY chromosomes, grow up to be either a man or a woman, to have internal and external sexual organs which are clearly male or female, and to be sexually attracted to members of the "opposite" sex when they mature. http://www.religioustolerance.org/fem_cira.htm

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence The French branch of this organization for homosexual visibility and AIDS information. Who doesn't love cross-dressing nuns? http://perso.wanadoo.fr/spi.paname/

The Seven Days of My Creation:Tales of Magic, Sex and Gender This is the story of a fey child who became a Catholic priest, changed gender while working with Australian Aborigines - and who is now a Pagan priestess, Witch and writer. http://www.macha.f9.co.uk/7_Days_intro.html

Yellamma Cult of India Misunderstood cult of Devadasis in India. The followers called Jogathis are condemned as temple women and/or prostitutes. Some male-born live as women. http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/people/yellamma/yellamma.htm

IJ TRANSGENDER - Author's Guidelines Information for submissions to the International Journal of Transgenderism. http://www.symposion.com/ijt/ijtguide.htm