Mexican transgender asylum seeker allowed to stay in U.S. (Denver Post)

(more above)

Andrew Shirvell, creator of derisive anti-gay blog, fired by Attorney General's Office (Michigan Daily)

(more above)

Transsexual prisoner wants sex-change (UPI)

BOSTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Massachusetts prison officials say state taxpayers shouldn't have to foot the bill for a male transsexual convicted killer who wants a sex-change operation.  (more above)

Transgender youth leader charged with murder (SFGate)

(11-08) 17:21 PST WALNUT CREEK -- A transgender youth leader was charged with murder Monday in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend in Walnut Creek, a prosecutor said. (more above)

*alert*

Upon further investigation, I've found that Premarin is far too dangerous  to be used under any circumstances.  This "medicine" is far too dangerous.  It's loaded with unwanted side effects. You could have a stroke.  You could die.

If any doctor tries to prescribe Premarin to you, it's a definite sign that your doctor doesn't care shit about you, no matter how kind and caring he/she seems.  Note: Premarin is a "naturally" occurring substance.  Synthetically occurring ones are different.  However, you should still wait a week before taking any drug which changes your composition.  Physician's Desk Reference is the most exhaustive tome, but unless you're a physician yourself, it can be quite maddening. Harvard University puts out a more user-friendly book. 

No drug, no matter how beneficial, can be taken with absolutely no side effects.  It just is not done.  Any "doctor" who claims a "miracle cure" is a quack, a fraud, and should be expelled from the medical community.  Just weigh the benefits vs. the risks,  and if you have any questions, no matter how trivial they seem, ask them. It takes a bit longer, but you'll be happier.

Police: Transgender Prostitute Nabbed In Omni Hotel Murder-Arson (CBS)

(more above)

Manslaughter for transsexual killers (stuff.co.nz [New Zealand])

Two men accused of murder have been found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter of Upper Hutt transsexual Richard "Diksy" Jones on April 29 last year. (more above)

Argentine pride celebrates same-sex marriage; highlights need for transgender equality (LGBTQNation)

A crowd of several thousand people gathered in the Argentinian capital city of Buenos Aires Saturday, marching in celebration of the country’s status as the first Latino nation to legalize same-sex marriage. (more above)

LGBT students face threat of bullying in schools (KHAS)

When brother becomes sister (The New York Times)

(more above)

Watch: NCAA's first transgender player speaks out (Sportsgrid)

This is Kye Allums, who will become the first openly transgender player in NCAA Division 1 basketball history when the season starts on November 13th. (more above)

Hello!

Welcome all ...Killeen, Texas... Avondale, Arizona... Enfield, Connecticut... Phillipine, Benguet... Durham, North Carolina... Scranton, Pennsylvania... Boise, Idaho... Edinburgh, Scotland, UK... Mesa, Arizona... New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada... Tuscon, Arizona... Santa Monica, California... United Kingdom... Kennesaw, Georgia... Innerleithen, Scotland, UK... Santa Clara, California... Kotara, New South Wales, Australia... Norway...Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, France... Marietta, Georgia... Cleveland, Ohio...Memphis, Tennessee...Dearborn, Michigan... Hoboken, New Jersey... United Kingdom... Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK... Arlington, Virginia... Hamburg, Germany... London, City of London, England, UK... Onalaska, Wisconsin... Havertown, Pennsylvania... Erlanger, Tennessee... Fairfax,Virginia... Lille, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France... and Loves Park, Illinois... how's everyone doing?

Thursday's intriguing people (CNN)

(more above)

School board survey gets mixed reaction (CTV [Canada])

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is standing by a controversial new survey that will ask parents and students a series of personal questions, including ones related to students' sexual orientation.(more above)

George Washington's Kye Allums faces tough transition as first transgender player to play D-I hoops (New York Daily News)

Kay-Kay Allums tried to fit in. The George Washington University basketball player wore frilly dresses, hair ribbons and makeup for a while as a teenager.  (more above)

What not to ask a transsexual (Guardian [UK])

(more above)

Cher talks politics, transgender son in Vanity Fair (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) -  Cher has opened up about her daughter Chastity's decision to change genders and live out her life as Chaz Bono. (more above)

It's Election Day!!! I voted... did you?

1 day until Election Day!!!

Transsexual Scrabble player crowned as British national champion (Guardian [UK])

Suicide rates in the transgender community see alarming spike (DNA India [India])

It’s hard to miss her wide smile, deep dark kohl-rimmed eyes, and her swift moves, negotiating the heavy traffic, as she goes about begging in her broken English on Commercial Street on a Friday afternoon. (more above)

2 days to Election Day!!!

LGBTIQQ rallies in Artesia (India Journal [India])

ARTESIA, CA – On Oct 16, National Coming Out Day, South Asian Network (SAN) and Satrang joined together to put on our first ever community town hall followed by a street procession to raise the visibility of South Asian Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex Queer and Questioning (LGBTIQQ) persons along Pioneer Boulevard, the heart of “Little India.” (more above)

St.George school board race targets gay-straight club (Utah News)

The existence of campus clubs for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender high school students has become an issue in the race for seats on the Washington County School District Board. (more above)

Transgender art project seeks volunteers (sovo)

3 days to Election Day!!!

Hello!

How are things in,.. Moscow City, Moscow (Mockba) Russia... Oslo, Norway... Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey... New Zealand...  Mount Pleasant,Iowa... London,England, United Kingdom...   Norristown, Pennsylvania...  Fairfax, Virginia... Emeryville, California... Rancho Santa Fe, California... Silver Spring, Maryland... Australia... Springfield, Virginia... Columbia, Missouri... Pawtucket, Rhode Island... Roseville, California... Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Holland...Muscat, Masqat, Oman... Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany...Houston, Texas... Fargo, North Dakota... Maumelle, Arkansas... Berlin, Germany... Zagreb, Gran Zagreb, Croatia... Butte, Montana... Ballston Lake, New York... Enola, Pennsylvania... Mesa, Arizona...Richland, Montana... Brazil... Rawenstall, Lancashire, London, UK... and Homewood, Illinois(!)...how y'all doing?    

Transgender Law Center celebrates 8 years (SF Bay Times)

Murdered transgender person was top human rights lawyer (Car Rentals [UK])

After the woman who pushed the ‘man in a dress’ under a train at King’s Cross Station Monday had appeared in court charged with murder, police revealed the identity of the victim. (more above)

Moron of the year: DMV employee tells transgender woman 'you're going to hell' (Cal Coast News.com)

LAPD seeks help in case of assault on transgender woman in Hollywood (Los Angeles Times)

Emily's note:  If you have any information about this assault, PLEASE  call the police.  You will make the nation safer.
Fleed in white Chevy Suburban
LAPD Wilshire Division - Major Assault Crimes Section
1 213 922 9234
1 213 922 8268
non-business hours/weekends
1 877 LAPD-24-7
Crimestoppers (anonymous)
1 800 222 TIPS
1 800 222 8477
texting Crimestoppers
274637 / CRIMES
Email
www.LAPDOnline.org
(thanks to Los Angeles Times)

Jersey Shore's Vinny speaks against gay bullying (limelife)

Vinny Guadagnino: "If there's one thing I hate on, it's a bully." (more above)

Second man accused of fatally shooting Maplewood transgender model surrenders (NJ.com)

MAPLEWOOD — The second man accused of killing a transgender woman inside an apartment in Maplewood last month surrendered to police late Sunday night, authorities said.(more above)

Teresa Sparks, other transgender candidates, make the NYT (NYT)

The NYT/Bay Citizen notes several transgender candidates running for elected office this election season, including local examples Theresa Sparks (running for District 6 Supervisor) and Victoria Kolakowski (running for Alameda County Superior Court judge).(more above)

Suspect jailed in death of New Jersey transgender woman (NBC)

Transgender person jailed (Northern Star [Australia])

WHEN Bobby the horse and Italian greyhound Mexico were spotted ambling with their carer Martin Harwood by security at the Lismore Shopping Square, they were quickly nabbed by Lismore police. (more above)

Sexual orientation may be link to killings (Courier Post)

NEWARK — Authorities are investigating whether two men in North Jersey were killed because of their sexual orientation. (more above)

Hello!

Welcome to all... Farmingdale, New York

...Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan... Melbourne, Victoria, Australia... Minneapolis, Minnesota.... Corona, California... Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Holland...  Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia... Norwalk, Connecticut... Leeds, England, UK... Olympia, Washington... Luton, England, UK... Toledo, Ohio... Little Falls, New Jersey...  Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia... Havertown, Pennsylvania...  Enola, Pennsylvania... Danvers, Massachusetts... Port Orange, Florida... Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey... Ridgewood, New York... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... San Leandro, California... Sacramento, California... Pompano Beach, Florida... Denver, Colorado... Wallingford, Pennsylvania... Spanaway, Washington... San Diego, California... San Antonio, Texas... Alexandria, Virginia.... and Hayward, California....hi, again!

Dallas Transgender Teen Hopes To Be A 'Mentor' After Homecoming Queen Bid (MTV)

JCPenney receives top rating on human rights campaign corporate equality index (Marketwatch)

PLANO, Texas, Oct 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- J. C. Penney Company, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!jcp/quotes/nls/jcp (JCP 33.04, +0.31, +0.95%) has announced that it has earned a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2011 Corporate Equality Index, released by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) earlier this month. The index measures employers on their treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees and consumers. (more above)

(Excuuuuse me???) Stonewall holding back transgender equality (Guardian)

I must confess to watching Stonewall's recent self-destruction with an element of schadenfreude.(more above)

Turkey: Pink Life activists acquitted (Thanks to 'Bird of Paradox')

By email from Kemal Ordek, the General Secretary of Pink Life LGBTT Solidarity Association, comes the happy news that the trial of five trans women which I wrote about here, has ended with all five being acquitted.  (more above)

Brussels alarmed by Turkish police violence

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Five Turkish transgendered people are set to go on trial on Thursday (21 October) on charges of resisting police and may face of up to three years in prison, in a case which could negatively impact the EU's yearly assessment of Turkey's progress toward accession. (more above)

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

GMDVP hosts annual Halloween event to shed light on domestic abuse in the LGBT community.  (more above)

Kenya- my life as a transgender girl (Global Voices [Kenya])

Lindsay is a transgendered woman living in Kenya who shares her life and her journey to womanhood on her blog Living Lindsay- My life as a transgender girl in Kenya. (more above)

Transgender rights defenders look forward to justice in Turkey (Hurriyet Daily News [Turkey])

Leading human rights organizations urge Turkey to investigate the attack against transgender rights activists by police in Ankara in May.(more above)

Transgender gearing up to hit the silver screen (IBN Live[Tamil])

Chennai: Aiswarya was born a male but longed to live like a woman.(more above)

Study: Anti-transgender bullying alarmingly high (EdgeBoston)

More than half of transgender or gender non-conforming people who experienced bullying or harassment have attempted suicide, according to a recently released study. (more above)

Newsom, Maldonado both on the attack in final LG debate (City Insider))

The facts took a beating this afternoon as Mayor Gavin Newsom and Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado met in their last scheduled debate of the campaign for lieutenant governor. (more above)

Atlanta police cover-up?

Owners, employees and patrons of the Atlanta Eagle bar claim the City of Atlanta has lost, destroyed or intentionally withheld evidence in a lawsuit against the city’s police department over alleged civil rights violations during a raid in 2009.(more above)