On October 17 1999, Tyler Carver spoke in the Adult Education series at Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY. Tyler is a member of Downtown United Presbyterian Church (DUPC) and a member of the church’s pastor nominating committee.

A transsexual person, female to male, Tyler said he got excellent support from his church community: spiritually, emotionally, and financially. Tyler explains in his talk that he felt different from an early age. However, the counseling and gender change occurred since 1996.

(Audio file: 21 mins. 32 secs.)

A bibliography about transsexualism includes:

Benjamin, Harry, The Transsexual Phenomenon. NY: Warner Books, 1966

Bolin, Anne, In Search of Eve: Transsexual Rites of Passage. MA: Bergin and Garvey Publishers, Inc., 1988

Brown, Mildred L., Rounsley, Chloe Ann, True Selves: Understanding Transsexualism-For Families, Friends, Coworkers, and Helping Professionals, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996

Elizabeth, Sister Mary, Legal Aspects of Transsexualism 1990 Edition. J2CP: San Jan Capistrano, CA 1990.

Feinberg, Leslie, Stone Butch Blues (a novel). NY: Firebrand Books, 1992.

Hausman Bernice L., Changing Sex : Transsexualism, Technology, and the Idea of Gender, NC: Duke University Press, 1995.

Jorgensen, Christine, Christine Jorgensen: Personal Autobiography. NY: Paul S. Ericksson, Inc., 1967

Morris, Jan, Conundrum. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974.

Richards, Renee (with John Ames), Second Serve: The Renee Richards Story. NY: Stein and Day, 1983.

Stuart, Kim, The Uninvited Dilemma: A Question of Gender. Portland OR: Metamorphous Press, 1983.

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