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09 August 2010
Driver's license - gender change easier for New Mexico transgender people (The New Mexico Independent)
Checking “F” or “M” for gender designation on a driver’s license isn’t something most people think much about. (more above)
Kimber James stars as undercover agent in "Project Deception" (AVN)
HOLLYWOOD—Kimber James, winner of the 2010 AVN Award for Transsexual Performer of the Year, continues to stay atop the wave of success she has been riding ever since she stepped foot into porn.(more above)
transexual (sic) pickpockets (Pattaya People Weekly [Thailand])
On Saturday afternoon, Pattaya police were called to a robbery by a transsexual trio who teamed-up to steal a foreigner's wallets near Siam Sawasdee Hotel in Soi Buakow. (more above)
A welcome home for all (The Guardian[UK))
On the 41st anniversary of the Stonewall uprising (the touchstone for the gay civil-rights movement), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) announced new measures providing increased protection to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the rental, sale and financing of housing. (more above)
Man guilty of transsexual prostitute murder (Times - Shopper [UK])
A 21-YEAR-OLD Catford man has been found guilty of murdering a transsexual prostitute at her home. (more above)
08 August 2010
Gay marriage to live happily ever after (Bloomberg News)
Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- This week’s ruling in California represents more than a setback for opponents of same-sex marriage. (more above)
Hong Kong transsexual launches court bid (Google / AFP)
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong transsexual has launched a landmark court challenge to win the right to marry her boyfriend after city officials blocked the move, a report said Sunday. (more above)
Rob McElhenney: pro -gay family, raised in a gay household, (On Top magazine)
Rob McElhenney says he's pro-gay marriage and was partly raised in a gay family. (more above)
Transgender dog saved by surgery (Press - Enterprise)
A Pomeranian puppy found wandering San Bernardino streets and born with partially formed male and female reproductive organs has been saved from possible euthanasia after one woman's donation allowed for a $1,165 gender reassignment surgery. (more above)
GLAAD gives MTV, the CW high marks for character diversity (Los Angeles Times)
Youth-oriented networks MTV and the CW devoted larger shares of their prime-time hours to depicting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters than other television networks last season, according to a new analysis by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. (more above)
Race to succeed Chris Daly reflects a transformed district (The New York Times)
The Mission Hotel, home to poverty, despair and, residents said, a steady market for drugs and sex behind its faded green walls, has long been an improbable seat of political influence in San Francisco. (more above)
07 August 2010
An absolute pleasure for 35 years... (Reuters)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment celebrates the 35th anniversary of the pop culture phenomenon The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Blu-ray Disc debut on October 19. (more above)
06 August 2010
Working with faith communities for LGBT human progress (Center for American Progress)
The Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative released “Faith and Family Equality” this May with generous support from the Arcus Foundation. (more above)
Raw Dawgg enters wholesale market with ethnic TS DVDs (AVN)
ATLANTA—Raw Dawgg Entertainment, a producer of urban, ethnic transsexual content, is in talks with brick-and-mortar distributors interested in introducing the studio’s material to the retail DVD market, a spokesman said Thursday.
I left her unharmed, says man accused of murdering Holloway transsexual (Islington Gazette{UK})
A SEX punter accused of murdering a transsexual prostitute admitted he enjoyed a £150 "massage and oral" session with her because he was "intrigued" - but told jurors he left her unharmed. (look above)
05 August 2010
Trannypalooza turns it out (Chicagoist)
Video: TV soap launches 15-year-old transsexual story (Christian)
Through my perusal of the web, I noticed that, though there were many places to learn about the current state of transsexualism and Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS), there wasn't a good site which listed the history of how things got to where they were. (more above)
Beginnings (Cinematter)
Through my perusal of the web, I noticed that, though there were many places to learn about the current state of transsexualism and Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS), there wasn't a good site which listed the history of how things got to where they were. (more above)
Hospital responds to transgender issue (WXIN)
Muncie, Ind. —
Ball Memorial Hospital officials said they will work with two advocacy groups to resolve complaints surrounding a transgendered patient who claims she was ridiculed and denied treatment. (more above)
04 August 2010
*IMPORTANT DECISION*----- BREAKING NEWS- Court overturns Proposition 8 - joy for marriage equality (See "Here is the full decision and verdict"(in blue) to read the entire verdict)
Yesterday’s anticipation has turned into today’s joy. Judge Vaughn Walker of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (NDCA) has issued his verdict and, as predicted, he has found in favor of Plaintiffs Kristin Perry, Sandra Steir et. al.
03 August 2010
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