17 October 2010

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

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

Study: Anti-transgender bullying alarmingly high (EdgeBoston)

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More than half of transgender or gender non-conforming people who experienced bullying or harassment have attempted suicide, according to a ...
16 October 2010

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

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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...

Atlanta police cover-up?

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Owners, employees and patrons of the Atlanta Eagle bar claim the City of Atlanta has lost, destroyed or intentionally withheld evidence in a...

Spirit Day aims to prevent gay suicides (Daily Tribune)

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Some people in Oakland County will be wearing purple on Wednesday in memory of the six gay men who committed suicide this year after being h...
15 October 2010

Hello!

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A big hello to Columbia, South Carolina... Tuscon, Arizona... Louisville, Kentucky... Framingham, Massachusetts...   Flagstaff, Arizona... W...

***WARNING***

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There is an unscrupulous dealer out there looking to sell Estradiol (generic) / Premarin(name brand) to desperate transgenders.  DO NOT BUY ...
14 October 2010

Media Alert: Delaware Valley LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Elder Initiative: A Summit on Aging (PR Newswire)

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What: The purpose of the Summit is to bring together the members of the aging and LGBT services networks and community members to begin a co...

Panel discusses lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in Toms River (APP)

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TOMS RIVER — A small crowd gathered Wednesday night to discuss an issue of far-reaching importance.(more above)

Pa. Transgender Woman's Death Ruled Homicide, No Motive Say Police (CBS)

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) Police ruled the death of a Pennsylvania transgender woman, who was found dead in her home earlier this week, a homicide...
13 October 2010

San Diego school board passes nondiscrimination policy (Sign On San Diego)

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In response to a nationwide string of suicides of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender youth, San Diego city schools adopted a nondiscrim...

PFLAG Hinsdale welcomes author (Tribune Local)

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“What can I offer to the world to make it better before I leave it?” (more above)

Rampant discrimination against transgender people by health care providers (Oral health journal)

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A press release from Washington crossed my desk today that makes me angry, sad and praying that these findings do not reflect the 'Cana...
12 October 2010

Protest planned to support transgender student (Dallas Voice)

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Queer LiberAction is planning a protest to support North Dallas High School transgender student Andy Moreno . (more above)

Mormon church says cruelty toward gays is wrong (AP)

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SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon Church chided its members Tuesday to consider whether their attitudes toward all people — including gays — follo...

Local trans activist to be honored by Community One Foundation (Xtra [Canada])

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Trans activist Rupert Raj is being honoured after more than 40 years helping to foster a greater understanding and acceptance of the transse...
11 October 2010

Internet buzzing about National Coming Out Day (SeattlePI)

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Monday is National Coming Out Day, a movement coordinated by the Washington D.C. based Human Rights Campaign in solidarity for gay, lesbian...

Alcoa top ranked on corporate equality for second year in a row (Marketwatch)

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NEW YORK, Oct 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Alcoa /quotes/comstock/13*!aa /quotes/nls/aa ( AA 13.0...

Sorry for the troubles, folks...

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Once again, AT&T has shown us its "stellar" service by crapping  out for the week.... AGAIN!!!  Now that I'm back again, I...
08 October 2010

Hello!

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This week, welcome to...Katy, Texas... Rowlett, Texas...Mountain View, California... Framingham, Massachusetts...Seattle, Washington... Denv...

Bahraini teens launch sex-change bids (Inside the Middle East / CNN)

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Two teenage women in Bahrain planning to undergo sex change operations are set to launch legal bids to have their status recognized as men, ...
06 October 2010

Gay throughout history (Pridesource)

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Every October, GLBT History Month honors 31 key players who have fought, sung, written, acted and spoke out for civil rights for all gay, le...

US airways honored for human rights (Bizjournals)

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US Airways Group Inc. has earned a top rating in Human Rights Campaign’s corporate equality index, a measure of policies and attitudes towa...
02 October 2010

MP and the tart who turned a $50 trick (Daily Mail [UK])

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Over prawn crackers and Chinese spare ribs in Manchester this week, Labour MP Stephen Pound recalled that he once slipped a juicy banknote ...

Life as a transsexual as photographed by Paola de Grenet (The Vine)

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Barcelona is notorious for its transvestite and transsexual culture.  (more above)
01 October 2010

Hello...

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OK...this is gonna seem a bit long (and lengthy), but here goes...welcome to Bethany, Connecticut... Rowlett, Texas... East Syracuse, New Yo...
30 September 2010

The Next Director: João Pedro Rodrigues (Wall Street Journal)

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In its brief history, BAMcinématek's annual "next director" program has helped introduce New York audiences to some of the wor...

Life for killer of Paul Hill’s transsexual niece (Belfast Telegraph [Northern Ireland])

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A killer who strangled a pre-operative transsexual prostitute and stole £250 from her has been jailed for at least 21 years. (more above)...

Rutgers suicide: Internet Humiliation Trauma for Teen (ABC news)

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Clementi's roommate, Ravi, and another Rutgers student , Molly Wei, have each been charged with two counts of invasion of privacy.(more...
28 September 2010

Queer till I quench - Z's story (Bella Naija [Africa])

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In Africa, when we see any news or read any stories on LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transsexual) people, it is usually an analytical piec...

Gender identity protection worthy of concern at UCF (Central Florida Future)

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My name is Alexander Sierra, and I am a transgender student at UCF. (more above)
27 September 2010

Norwegian Victim of Transsexual Necklace Theft (ScandAsia.com [Asia])

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A Norwegian Tourist was caught up in a necklace snatch in South Pattaya, early on Friday Morning.(more above)
26 September 2010

Police hunt transsexual and wife after they disappear, leaving 10-year-old daughter home alone (Mail Online [UK])

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Police are hunting a transsexual and his wife who have disappeared - leaving their ten-year-old daughter behind. (more above)
25 September 2010

By jingo, it's a maze this equality game (Daily Mail [UK])

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Just when I was starting to despair of seeing my old transsexual acquaintance Jenny, up she popped in the traditional debate on sex/equali...

Surgery? (QNotes)

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Okay. You might ask, “What’s up with Robbi? (more above)

First-ever gay branded hospitality decor revealed (Curbed)

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There's the hushed tones and faded toile de jouy of feminine decor, the steel- and leather-clad furnishings of masculine decor, and now,...

Big Owl comedy club comes to Sunderland (About my Area [UK])

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The BIG OWL Comedy Club is setting up camp at Infinity Entertainment Suite and will be with us the first Friday of every month. (more above)
24 September 2010

A transsexual turns RJ (Bangalore Mirror [India])

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In a society that detests transsexuals and treats them as social outcasts, Priyanka, 25, a transsexual, leads a respectable life, as a radio...

Transgenders go for sex-change (Express Buzz)

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23 September 2010

Actor Steve Jones has extreme makeover for 'Rocky Horror Show' (Fay Observer))

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Steve Jones suffers for his art. (more above)

'They are the gatekeepers of my physical transition' (Guardian [UK])

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Rightly or wrongly, two words strike fear into the transsexual community: Charing Cross.(more above)
22 September 2010

Glad to be gay in Indonesia (Asia Times [Indonesia])

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JAKARTA - A month-long film festival featuring lesbian , gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) issues will open on Friday i...
21 September 2010

Sex-change op rescued my life, says Oxford woman (Oxford Mail [UK])

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FOR her first 39 years transsexual Gina Ravens ‘hid away from the world’ in the body of Graham Dennis Day. (more above)

Man pays 230k yuan for magic sex change

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Hoping that he could turn into a woman and go abroad, a 55-year-old man was cheated out of 230,000 yuan ($34,201). (more above)

Sex-talk with Alice Hooper-Hodson (Daily Record [UK])

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Q I've found pictures of men dressed as women on my partner's computer.(more above)
20 September 2010

Vancouver woman links eviction to being transsexual (Straight ])

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A Vancouver transsexual has filed a human-rights complaint, alleging discrimination on the basis of sex, age, and disability after she was e...

Suicidal Nadia in really bad place (The Sun [UK])

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FOLLOWING her suicide attempt, Big Brother star Nadia Almada has said she's in a "really bad place right now" and "needs...

Of Montreal forgot disco is dead (UB spectrum)

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Georgie Fruit is back. (more above)
19 September 2010

Transsexual scout wins praise as Turkey's '14th giant man' (Hurriyet Daily News [Turkey])

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Turkish basketball star Hidayet Türkoğlu drew loud chants of “Hido, Hido” during the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship, and the crowd ...
10 September 2010

Thy will be done (Boston.com)

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As documentaries go, “Thy Will Be Done’’ is neither evenhanded nor a work of advocacy journalism. (more above)