He claims that the doctor's didn't diagnose him correctly, therefore their recommendation and subsequent surgery to remove his male genitals was "misconceived". WTF? picked by suebe 9 months ago

A Filipina woman who proved her body was naturally turning male has been allowed to change her name from Jennifer to Jeff. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In 2006, Stadnik was officially measured at 8 feet 5 inches tall, surpassing a 7-foot-9-inch Chinese man to claim the title of the world's tallest person. His growth spurt began at age 14 after a brain operation that apparently stimulated the overproduction of growth hormone. Doctors say he has been growing ever since. More info here. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Hormone Injections Are Under Way for 14-Year-Old as He Prepares to Switch Sexes. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

I'm speechless... at 12 years old, he can't possibly understand the lifelong issues that come with such a decision (if you're wondering... that pic would be me talking to my son about wanting to do this!) picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

The more things change, the more they stay the same is the old saying. How true that is. Among the things that won't change is America's relationship with China. Next time a candidate promises to get tough with Beijing, you may want to remind them of the trillion or so dollars that we owe them. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The Budapest Zoo says a 32-year-old female gorilla has undergone gynecological surgery, the first such operation in Hungary and rare even worldwide. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Alia Sabur was three days shy of her 19th birthday in February when she became a professor at Konkuk University, in Seoul. The previous record was held by a student of physicist Isaac Newton, Colin Maclaurin, who set the mark in 1717. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Even though they had the ability to evolve and survive for hundreds of millions of years - since before the time of the dinosaurs and through many climatic regimes - the massive, worldwide decline of amphibians can best be understood by their inability to keep pace with the current rate of global change, a new study suggests. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A gay Italian man wants to become a nun and is going to undergo a sex change op to facilitate it. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

Op-ed piece stating that Obama's "Change" slogan was perfect for the primaries. He needs to change it up a bit to highlight what he brings as well as highlighting McCain's faults. Also noted is a study showing that during a 6-week period, Obama's negative media coverage exceeded his positive coverage by a wide margin picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

A 19-year-old German woman has escaped from prison by hiding in a friend's suitcase. The fugitive hid inside the large case when her 17-year-old fellow inmate was released from the youth prison in northwest Germany on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A DC-10 that flies to different developing nations has the world's only operating theater in an airplane, complete with classrooms and viewing screens for observers. picked by Ankabout 3 months ago

A transgender woman slapped a Catholic hospital with a lawsuit after she was denied breast-enlargement surgery. She is suing the hospital for charges of discrimination, because of her sex-change operation. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Olin Winn-Ritzenberg is a transgendered man who believes that Olin, his father's middle name, better reflects his masculine identity than the female name he was given at birth. Yet when he tried to change his name which is usually a rubber stamp petition, he was ordered to present a doctors note certifying that the name change was medically necessary. picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

A team of astronomers says it may have spotted the youngest planet ever found, boasting an age of less than 100,000 years old, and perhaps as young as 1600 years old. They say it bolsters a controversial theory that planets form very quickly, like stars – but other astronomers say the massive object may not be a planet at all but a 'failed' star, which explains its speedy birth. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

No, I am not talking about the infamous hoax. This is factual. A couple found the wife could not conceive. The husband who is transgendered and born a female stopped taking her hormone medicine and was inseminated. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Chinese man has become a contender for the title of the world's tallest man, after measuring in at more than 8ft. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Zac Sunderland, who left Marina del Rey 13 months ago with a bold ambition to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone, returned to complete that quest today at 10:30 a.m. Update to this post picked by suebe 5 months ago

Beijing's female poplars are to receive "sex change operations" to stop them from producing flying pollen that has overwhelmed the city and worsened allergy and asthma problems among its citizens. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago