Acceptable Losses: The Men & Women who Transgress Gender Norms—a book by G. Eugene Pichler
Transsexualism, Transsexual Case Studies and Effective Treatment Alternatives to Gender Reassignment Surgery

7 Transsexual Case Studies—male to female, female to male, +5 year post-operative
The Russell Reid Affair—a look at the Fitness To Practice Panel Hearing into the conduct of British Psychiatrist, Dr. Russell Reid.
Transsexualism and Behavioral Addiction—the compeling argument that transsexualism is a behavioral addiction and is not a natural condition at birth
The Practice of Fear and Intimidation—the reaction to professor Michael Bailey's book, The Man Who Would Be Queen, and the campaign to undermine Bailey's career at North Western University
Decoupling Sex and Gender—an overview of the current etiology and causes of transsexualism
The Five Stages of Autogynephilia—a fresh look at psychologist Ray Blanchard's scientific research into the underlying cause of transsexualism
Transsexualism and Human Rights—a look at the Ontario Human Rights Commission's case of transgender women Jennifer Finan & Michelle James Boyce vs. Dr. Robert Stubbs
Effective Treatment alternatives to GRS Procedures—a review of medications that are known to successfully treat transsexualism, including Divalproex and Vigabatrin, which is currently available in over 60 countries worldwide, but not in the U.S.
The Former Transsexual—a fresh look at Dr. Elsie Shore's case study of a biological male, diagnosed as transsexual, who lived as a female for a considerable period and then returned to the male role
The DRAG King Survival Guide—Enza "Supermodel" Anderson's political campaign for the leadership of the Reform Party of Canada in 2002
The Nina Arsenault Story—the life story of transsexual actor, Nina Arsenault a.k.a. Rodney Arsenault
Public Cross-dresser, York University Professor Michael A. Gilbert a.k.a. Miqqi Alicia Gilbert
The Concept of Automorphophilia
The State of Sexual Reassignment Surgery in the Twenty First Century—Dr. Pierre Brassard's surgical inversion technique
Violence against transgenderism—gynandromorphophile Marcello Palma's killing spree against transgender women in Toronto, Ontario in 1996
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Oct 03, 2010
Version 1.42 is now available. Version 1.42 includes the case study of a male-to-female transsexual, who in 1990, one year after surgery, expressed explicit regrets. From 1985 through 1989 the subject was a patient of renowned British psychiatrist, Dr. Russell Reid. The subject, who now cross-dresses as a man, alleges that Dr. Reid misdiagnosed him and fast-tracked him onto surgery.
Nov 27, 2009
the book, (Un)acceptable Losses, is now available on amazon.com
Jan 7, 2009
Diversity programming of CTV NEWS says the book, (un)acceptable losses, "could blow the doors off the current understanding of transsexualism."

Somewhere on the Gender Continuum Andrea James, Lynn Conway & Deirdre McCloskey Strategize in Ann Arbor, MI
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G. Eugene Pichler, the author, is a recognized expert on transsexualism by CTV News
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Click here to order a paperback copy of the book.
"[This book] provoked a lot of questions I refused to honestly consider. It opened my eyes."
—Jeff Cunningham (Newmarket, Ontario)
A must read for anyone faced with a family member, who announces a gender transition.
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