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31 August 2010

City docs save baby boy from growing up as a transsexual (Bangalore Mirror [India])

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A two-day-old baby boy suffering fits, low sodium and glucose levels, and had trouble breathing was saved from living his adult life as a tr...

Employer to appeal transsexual ruling (Times Live [South Africa])

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Transsexual Christine Ehlers will return to court today to face another round of legal wrangling as her former employer, Bohler Uddeholm Afr...
28 August 2010

Rape of transsexual woman stirs legal debate (Thanh Nien News [Vietnam])

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The rape of a transgender woman in the north-central province of Quang Binh has sparked a serious debate among legal professionals after jud...

Openly Gay Actor Jonathan Del Arco on Breaking Stereotypes From 'Glee'... (ET online)

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With shows like "Glee," "Modern Family," "True Blood," "United States of Tara" and others, the lives...

Transsexual woman Gwen Araujo murder story (All Voices)

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The story of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teenager, who was brutally killed by four men, who tried to check her genitals, will be broadcasted ...

Coolio leaves Ultimate BB (The Sun [UK])

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COOLIO was booted out of the Big Brother house this afternoon after transsexual Nadia Almada told Big Brother - "it's me or him...
27 August 2010

Revealed: one in 25 solicitors in Scotland is transsexual (Daily Record [Scotland])

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ONE in every 25 solicitors in Scotland is transsexual - according to figures provided by the Law Society. (more above)

Goodbye, my dear friend : - (

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Percy Sumner died August 21, 2010 when you came across a lonely, depressed person you made me smile, laugh, rest in peace, Percy
26 August 2010

Late night reading (Montreal Gazette [Canada])

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I was reading a story (before bedtime) on a British media website about a young "transsexual" whose colleagues would not accept he...

Bridges McRae pleads guilty in transsexual beating case (Fox)

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - There was a change of plea for the former Memphis police officer accused of beating transgender Duanna Johnson while in cus...

OUR VIEW: Ball hospital takes right action on tolerance (Star-Press)

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Too seldom, the words "we're sorry" are absent from the lexicon of executives and public officials. (more above)

Singapore native act out the lives of Asian transsexuals (Mysinchew [Singapore(?)])

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NEW YORK, Thursday 26 August 2010 (AFP) - The life of a transexual (sic) in Asia is limited to sexual work -- such is the searing viewpoint ...
25 August 2010

UBB: Nadia tells Josie John James' kisses don't seem real (Now [UK])

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Nadia Almada and John McCririck don't believe Josie Gibson and John James Parton are the real deal. (more above)

Suspect nabbed in LG robbery (Istockanalyst)

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Aug. 25--A transsexual transient was arrested Monday, accused of robbing Banner Bank at 2720 Island Ave. (more above)

Lady Gaga review: Vancouver gets Gaga-fied (North Shore News [Canada])

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IT starts at the SeaBus terminal at Lonsdale Quay: teams of girls tottering around in high heels sporting lightning bolts across one eye. (m...

Corrie actress praises 'Oaks gender plot' (Digital Spy [UK])

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Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has praised Channel 4's Hollyoaks for tackling the issue of gender identity disorder. (more ab...

Nepal's capital hosts gay pride march (AFP)

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KATHMANDU — Hundreds of gays, lesbians and transsexuals braved monsoon rains to hold a gay pride parade in the Nepalese capital on Wednesday...

No wonder many transsexual people end up in sex work (Guardian [UK])

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Despite the protection of the Sex Discrimination Act, transgender people often face unfair treatment in the workplace. (more above)
24 August 2010

BB sex bombshell (Daily Star [UK])

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ULTIMATE BB babes Chantelle Houghton and Makosi Musambasi are a sex timebomb waiting to explode and dish the dirt on a host of celebs. (more...

Ultimate Big Brother: Nadia Almada enters the house (STV [Scotland])

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ULTIMATE BB babes Chantelle Houghton and Makosi Musambasi are a sex timebomb waiting to explode and dish the dirt on a host of celebs. (more...

Trans help at hand (Sydney Star - Observer [Australia])

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A new national transgender social support group has started this month. (more above)

Big Brother - the final approaches

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Tonight’s the night that they finally cull all but one of the remaining housemates so that the winner can sweep into Ultimate Big Brother in...
23 August 2010

Catholic and transgender: one woman's confession (Edge Boston)

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A Catholic blogger has taken on the question of transgendered individuals and their rights and needs in a two-part column at religious site ...

Transgender N.S. woman's father a U.K. knight (CBC [Canada])

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The transgendered woman attempting to gain refugee status in Nova Scotia is making headlines in her homeland of Northern Ireland, partially ...

To some, love is unjust (The Hindu [India])

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“Our love is in the dark. It is never acknowledged. We, as a community are seeking equality in love,” said Kalki Subramanian. (more above)

peeling away theories of gender and the brain (The New York Times)

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“Delusions of Gender” takes on that tricky question, Why exactly are men from Mars and women from Venus?, and eviscerates both the neuroscie...

An unholy row and a handbagging (Spain)

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MADRID - A TRANSSEXUAL Nigerian who is now a woman was worshiping at a Christ Embassy service in the Madrid district of Vallecas on August 8...

Opponents believe topless women are a "lewd spectacle" (Gothamist)

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Across the country yesterday, Go Topless hosted annual rallies in an attempt to give women the same topless rights as men. (more above)

Hesmondhalgh: David Cropper's sexy (UK news [UK])

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Coronation Street's Julie Hesmondhalgh has gushed about her "sexy" co-star David Neilson. (more above)

PRISCILLA'S Tony Sheldon talks about being a woman and more (Broadway.com)

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As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, the pre-Broadway North American company of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, written by S...
21 August 2010

Hedwig and the angry itch {review} (Edinburgh Reviews [Scotland])

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Sometimes a venue and a gig go together like Michael Jackson’s hand and a white sparkly leather glove. (more above)

Transsexual stylist raped soon after sex-change operation in Moscow (Pravda [Russia])

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The Moscow police are looking for perpetrators who sexually abused a stylist from Central Asia. (more above)

Don't fly me to Ulster... (Mail Online [UK])

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The transsexual daughter of a former head of Northern Ireland’s civil service is fighting deportation from Canada claiming her life would be...

Religion notes {tg/ts friendly} (Wayland Town Crier)

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WAYLAND — We welcome all to Celebration International Church for service every Sunday at 10 a.m. (more above)

No sympathy for this princess (NZherald [New Zealand])

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I have absolutely no sympathy for Georgina Beyer. (more above)

Don't know much biology (Qnotes)

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I always liked Sam Cooke’s “Wonderful World.” (more above)

New York police try to shut down gay bar (Sify)

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New York police are trying to shut down a bar for gay and transsexual black men after undercover officers found drug deals going on inside i...
20 August 2010

Sheriff: Transgender inmate not mistreated (UPI)

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FLINT, Mich., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A Michigan transgender inmate held for six days in the Genesse County jail was not mistreated, police say. (m...

Letters to the editor (Gay & Lesbian Times)

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In response to your statement, “Don’t fight the referendums and ballot initiatives of the National Organization for Marriage or other anti-m...

Coalition eases up on onerous equality duty (Christian.org [UK])

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Public bodies like the police and schools will not be forced to meet centralised targets for homosexual, transsexual and religious equality,...

What ever is Jordan trying to promote now? (Entertainment.ie [Ireland])

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Hmmm, industrial strength tinfoil? (more above)
19 August 2010

Transsexual sues ex-employer after she was 'sacked for dressing as a woman' (This is Lincolnshire [UK])

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A TRANSSEXUAL is suing her former employers, claiming she lost her job after she came to work dressed as a woman.(more above)

We do not have all the same body parts and body scanners violates your privacy (piSeattle)

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It is time to improve privacy! (more above)

NEWS FLASH - City firefighter suspended for insubordination prior to altercation with transsexual (Investigative Voice)

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A Baltimore City firefighter who has been charged with first-degree assault for allegedly attacking a transsexual was suspended for 45 days ...
18 August 2010

HAMMERED- City firefighter suspended after altercation with transsexual (Investigative Voice)

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Depending on which one you believe, Baltimore City firefighter Jerry Majette was either an innocent bystander who got robbed by a Baltimore ...

'Burly' transsexual attacked hospital staff, court hears (Scottish News [UK])

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A TRANSSEXUAL who launched a vicious attack on hospital staff appeared in court yesterday. (more above)
14 August 2010

Cuba's first transsexual in the spotlight (AFP )

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HAVANA — The story of Cuba's first transsexual to undergo gender reassignment surgery is coming to the big screen in a documentary getti...

Transgender accused of three Bakersfield molestations (KGET)

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A Bakersfield man, who police say dressed as a woman, is accused of a string of molestations in southwest Bakersfield, two involving teenage...

Transgender murders lover, goes out for a drink (NBC Philadelphia)

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A transgender woman has been charged with stabbing her lover to death before allegedly admitting to the crime over drinks. (more above)

The shortest shorts and the tightest leggings (Daily Mail [UK])

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With the amount of partying they do, it's a wonder the cast of Coronation Street manage to put together a regular soap and look good as ...
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