”AR”LENE

"Ar"lene is a one-of-a-kind person in that first she is a professional in her chosen field. That field is electrology, and all the other tie-ins to that field. And yes, there is one other important item! She is a post-op transsexual, having had her surgery in 1975.
This T-Woman was born in Chicago, Illinois, and had sex reassignment surgery by a doctor Dr. Edwin Marcus, who in those days, practiced in Beverly Hills and was an outside consultant/urologist surgeon at the Kaiser Hospital in Hollywood, California.

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DIXIE LIEGH

Dixie was made in 1987 in Shreveport Louisiana, then she moved to Dallas Texas in 1988 and the drag was on. By 1990 in just 2 short years she had put Dallas Texas on edge with her country and western style of drag she had her show at Big Daddy’s and Anchor Inn for awhile then moved into traveling around Texas, Not to mention she was a very active member of the Imperial Sovereign Royal Court De Dallas. By 1991 she was Crown Princess on the court and still working full time and traveling Texas on the weekends and also helping some of the new drag daughter’s to make there stand, Such as Tanya Lee, Carmen Roshea, just to name a couple. Also working some of the greats of Dallas such as, Cassie Nova, Donna Douglas, Donna Summers, Lori LaMour, Sofonda Bunns, Stephanie Savon, Zona Zage. Well as you can see the list can get out of hand.
After years of hard work Dixie decided to leave the spot light of sorts and just do fund raising for the community in 1995 she was ask to be Empress 13 of Dallas Imperial she reigned for only 12 months and raised over 120,000.00 for the community. She stepped down as Empress in October of 1996 and stayed working in the fund raising till 1998 when she retired, with credits of raising in 10 years well over 1,000,000.00 for various charities and organizations, with help of a great group of guys and gals.
Dixie retired in 1998 and settled down and married a great man, they lived in the Dallas area for many years but have recently relocated to Kentucky.
As of Dec 2007 Dixie is still retired and loves every minute of it. After being on top of her game for nearly a decade, Relishes in the accomplishments that she has had.

MARYAM MOLKARA

Maryam Molkara was a woman trapped in a man's body. She was also living under Islamic law in the Iran of Ayatollah Khomeini. Yet, her determination to confront the hallowed leader has made Tehran the unlikely sex-change capital of the world

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MIANNE BAGGER

Mianne Bagger is more than prepared for her spell in the spotlight after becoming the first transsexual to earn a place on the women's European Tour.
The 37-year-old may have fulfilled her sporting ambition, but she is willing to accept that not everyone will celebrate her historic success. However, the three-time South Australia amateur champion believes most players will support her presence on next year's Tour and that she will not have to contend with open opposition on the greens.

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MAXWELL ANDERSON

I have known this man for a number of years and am very proud to call him not just a friend but a good friend.
Max was in the movie Southern Comfort, and he was a goodfriend of the late Robert Eads, who was one of the most outstanding people I have ever met.
Max holds the following degrees, PhD in Psychology, a Masters in Professional Counseling, and a Bachelors in both Psychology and Business Administration.
He also received the Trinity Award for Achievement from IFGE in 1999 and has had board affiliations with Southern Comfort Conference, IFGE, FTM International, and AdHoc Advisory to FTM Seattle.
He now is the principle partner in the Counseling firm Dr. Maxwell Anderson & Associates. Some of the areas he deals in are listed below:
Anger
Depression
Gender Identity
Gender Expression
Body Image
Sexual Orientation and Coming Out
Couples Counseling
Family Counseling
Grief
Living with HIV/AIDS
Aging and Mortality
Life Issues

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PHOEBE SMITH

Long before the World Wide Web there was Ms. Phoebe Smith in Atlanta, Georgia USA and her informative, self-published quarterly, "The Transsexual Voice Newsletter." She also self-published her own life story in paperback entitled, "PHOEBE" (ISBN: 09602976180) in June, 1979. Her now legendary "Transsexual Voice Newsletter" assisted thousands of men and women worldwide, throughout the 1970's and 1980's. Phoebe is now retired and happily living in Atlanta, Georgia.

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DR. CHRISTINE McGINN, D.O.

Dr. McGinn is a Plastic Surgeon whose formal training was tailored specifically to transgender surgery in addition to all aspects of both General and Plastic Surgery. Since her own transition in 2000, she has been an activist and speaker on gender variant issues. She is the founder of Papillon Gender Wellness Center, a comprehensive gender support center that includes a variety of professional services in addition to Plastic Surgery.

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