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These pages began as an exchange of letters among friends I - Depression after Surgery, an Untold Story- by Susan and Julia Why does it happen when we "should be so happy"?How can we get beyond the blue horizon? II - Gender Identity, Self-esteem, and Depression - by Laura Darlene , dialogue with Susan A controversial re-examination of the interplay between our gender identity and our quest for happiness III - A Few Curious Facts and Figures on Sex Hormones - by Julia Normal ranges in the body, dosage equivalents, etc. Laura shares her Realistic Look At Gender Variance in the following three articles: IV - Gender Variants: What are We? Continuing the critique of society's gender dysphoria vs. ourown options for self-actualization V - Gender Variants: Process or Birth Defect? Gender identity as a spectrum, for many a process in flow... a view of our essential unity VI - Gender Variants: Pseudo-Females but Real Women Concluding the series of articles exploring distinctions between "woman" and "female" VII - Dialogue with a Canadian Colleague - by Laura Excerpts from a series of exchanges with "Theresa", who has withdrawn from the T* newsgroups VIII - Out of the Second Closet - by Julia The post-op dilemma: now she has a hidden past! IX - From Turkey, an Urgent Plea for Justice - by Beste and Julia Exposing the senseless victimization of our sisters in Istanbul X - Post-operative sexual desire and function - by Julia and Joan On reasonable expectations of sexuality after SRS XI - The Philosopher's Stone: A Paramythic Legacy - by Julia How I found a bridge between rationalism and sentiment XII - Problems with Passing - by Laura Anne A lecture presented at the 1998 Conference of the Network of Women Students of Australia