http://urnotalone.com URNotAlone = The Number One Transgendered Resource on the Internet Event, Article 2008 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:12:20 MST admin@urnotalone.com admin@urnotalone.com http://urnotalone.com/people/index.php?Sorting=3 http://urnotalone.com/people/index.php?Sorting=3 See the most recent profile updates here. admin@urnotalone.com Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:12:20 MST http://articles.urnotalone.com/3837 http://articles.urnotalone.com/3837 Vicky and I will be in Miami from 7/4 through 7/7 for the 4th of July Weekend. We will not be online during this time period, so if you have general questions or issues regarding URNA, please send them via the Support link at the bottom of the pages. Keep in mind that it's a Holiday Weekend and that Dan will be holding down the fort, all by his lonesome, so please be easy on him and expect repsonses to take a bit longer than usual. While Vicky and I are in Miami, you won't be seeing the daily Article Updates that are posted every day. I normally do these postings and Dan's going to have his hands full working on the site and responding to eMails. The Article updates will start up again when Vicky and I return. It will take us several days to go through all our eMail when we get back Article Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://blogs.tampabay.com/scene/2008/07/jackie-warner-a.html http://blogs.tampabay.com/scene/2008/07/jackie-warner-a.html BLogs.TampaBay.com I love drag queens (even though I'm pretty sure the real good witch of the north, Glinda, would never do a fist pump at a parade). The extravagant outfits that they wear are amazing (and usually better than most efforts from women). That's exactly why I'm looking forward to the first annual Gaybor Daze. It's better than watching my Grandma after a few glasses of Merlot on Thanksgiving (It takes a lot to beat that type of flamboyance). Article Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=76889 http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=76889 BayWindows.com - by Ethan Jacobs - Staff reporter When Nick Teich created a free account on the online personals site BiDatingNow.com last week, he decided to disclose that he is transgender. Perhaps he shouldn’t have. "They say, tell us about yourself in your own words. And I stated, ’I’m a 25-year old trans guy living in Boston.’ ... I didn’t want to mislead anyone looking at my profile, so that’s why I put that," said Teich. Within a day he had received three "smiles," which members send to express their interest in getting to know each other. Article Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/22845874.html?location_refer=Homepage:8 http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/22845874.html?location_refer=Homepage:8 StarTribune.com - By C.J., Star Tribune A Twin Cities photographer got an un-ladylike kick out of RuPaul on Saturday. The statuesque pain in the drag seemed to have two orders of business at Trocaderos for "Splash Bash II," according to the event's host, Jason Matheson. "No. 1, strike a pose. No. 2, without missing a beat, strut over and kick that photographer in the head!" said Matheson, who works at Fox 9. "My co-host, Wanda Wisdom, and I kept saying to each other, 'Drama! Drama!' It had been a drama-free night until drag-queen-gone-wild took the stage." Article Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Man_begs_doctors_to_stop_his_0702.html http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Man_begs_doctors_to_stop_his_0702.html RawStory.com - Nick Langewis A British man is pleading with the medical community to help him regain his chemical, and visual, masculinity. Father of five and pub singer Terry Wright, 60, has been slowly transforming from male to female for about ten years, baffling medical experts and prompting his doctor to offer him gender reassignment surgery. About ten years ago, his hair began to fall out, his skin became smooth and he began to develop breasts. Article Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.newsweek.com/id/34681 http://www.newsweek.com/id/34681 Newsweek.com - Newsweek Web Exclusive Web sites with more information about gender identity. Debra Rosenberg: Hi everyone. I'm Debra Rosenberg, Assistant Managing Editor at Newsweek, and I wrote this week's cover story on Rethinking Gender. I oversee the magazine's coverage of health, science and social issues. I'm happy to answer your questions on gender and transgender. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINMAR24689620080702 http://in.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idINMAR24689620080702 Reuters.com Vilnius (Reuters) - Lithuania has paid 40,000 euros ($63,140) for a citizen to undergo a full sex change operation abroad because the government missed a July 1 deadline, set by a European court, to adopt a domestic gender reassignment law. Last year the individual, who was born female in 1978, won a case against Lithuania in the European Court of Human Rights. The court ruled the predominantly Catholic country had to enact a gender reassignment law, or pay 40,000 euros to enable surgery to take place abroad. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.chicagopride.com/entertainment/column/index.cfm/col/524 http://www.chicagopride.com/entertainment/column/index.cfm/col/524 ChicagoPride.com A New York/Boston-to-Chicago transport, Thomas, 23, works the medical-grade research circuit by day. By night, the young, and even somewhat reserved in appearance, Thomas transforms into a beaming, 47-year-old, bisexual socialite called Lady Vera Parker-and she's looking forward to turning 50. Thomas moved to Chicago twice. On relocating to the Windy City, Thomas says, "My parents split up when I was younger, and my father moved to NYC; my mother stayed in Boston. I commuted back and forth, then came to Chicago for college. I moved back [to NY] for about a year or so after college ... Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.chicagopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/5951241 http://www.chicagopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/5951241 ChicagoPride.com - by Gay Chicago Magazine Chicago, IL - A groundbreaking exploration of HIV in the transgender community heads for newsstands in the July/August issue of Positively Aware magazine. This expanded 64-page issue features an exclusive interview with HIV-positive transgender actress Alexandra Billings, who also appears on the cover. Billings has recently guest-starred on the hit network television dramas E.R. and Grey's Anatomy. Also included is an in-depth interview with noted transgender health expert and psychologist Walter Bockting, Ph.D., author of several books on the subject including Transgender and HIV. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.boiseweekly.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A315102 http://www.boiseweekly.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A315102 BoiseWeekly.com - By Nathaniel Hoffman Minerva Jayne, Boise's biggest, bustiest blonde bombshell, could put the whole "famous potato" thing to rest at last. She calls them "the twins" and no Idaho potato is up to the task. Minerva is the doyen of Boise's drag scene, hostess of drag bingo at the Balcony Club and a constant supporter of Boise's gay and lesbian community. When BW met Minerva at the Balcony, we did not intend to interview her in character. But we quickly realized that her character, the Minerva persona, fills the greater part of her sometimes amusing, sometimes maddening but always ambiguous identity. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.matangitonga.to/article/piaf_020708_1840_pf.shtml http://www.matangitonga.to/article/piaf_020708_1840_pf.shtml MatangiTonga.to Avarua Cook Islands: A three-day sexual minority group workshop on MSM (men who have sex with men), Transgender and HIV facilitated by the Pacific Islands AIDS Foundation ended on June 25 in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. PIAF CEO, Maire Bopp DuPont, said the purpose of the workshop was to consult with key people from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands and New Zealand, on the situation of MSM, Transgender and HIV in the Pacific Island region. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.justout.com/issues/07_03_08/news_nw_trans.aspx http://www.justout.com/issues/07_03_08/news_nw_trans.aspx JustOut.com - by Teresa Coates Transgender child caught between two worlds Like a lot of 5-year-old girls, Roxy likes playing with her Bratz dolls and her favorite color is pink. She likes to wear the blue dress with big purple flowers that her mom bought for her at Wal-Mart. And she loves going to her dad’s house, but she has to leave the dolls and dresses at home. When Roxy is with her dad, she’s a he. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article.php?id=2732 http://outandaboutnewspaper.com/article.php?id=2732 OutAndAboutNewspaper.com - by Jerry Jones TEP and TTPC warn against increasing 'transphobia' Memphis (Tenn. ) – Memphis Police are investigating the death of Rodney Whitaker, age 20, an African American transgendered woman who was found on July 1, just steps away from a daycare, an abandoned apartment complex and a strip club. WREG-TV in Memphis broke the news and reported that Whitaker was left naked and that police were investigating the crime as a possible murder... Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/11919/the-race-drags-out-resort039s-039ladies039 http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/11919/the-race-drags-out-resort039s-039ladies039 ODT.co.nz - By James Beech Take a group of hardy Southern men, put them in fishnet stockings, miniskirts, wigs and slap on enough make-up to put singer Marilyn Manson to shame and you get the 2008 Queenstown winter festival drag queens race. The "ladies" were out in force yesterday, competing in the 18th annual race around Earnslaw Park. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=11460403081493879&ShowArticle_ID=11320207083453555 http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=11460403081493879&ShowArticle_ID=11320207083453555 Free-Times.com - By Jonathan Sharpe Drag King from Augusta Name: Ollie Twist Age: 20 Setting: H20, drag king Where are you from? Augusta, Ga. How often do you come to Columbia? This is my first show at H2O tonight, but I’ve been coming up here for a while. I want to move here eventually. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=76891 http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=76891 BayWindows.com - by Ethan Jacobs - Staff reporter The House Committee on Education and Labor held the first congressional hearing on transgender rights June 26 as part of an effort by LGBT advocates and congressional allies to build support within Congress for a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) bill. Boston’s Diego Sanchez, director of public relations and external affairs for the AIDS Action Committee, testified at the hearing before the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions along with other supporters and opponents of transgender rights. Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/03/pregnant_man/ http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/07/03/pregnant_man/ Salon.com - By Thomas Rogers Thomas Beatie brought us a media circus and late-night punch lines. But there's something missing, say some transgender advocates -- more respect. By the time Thomas Beatie, "the Pregnant Man," strode across Oprah Winfrey's stage on April 3, his story had already become a worldwide phenomenon. Beatie -- a transgendered man who was born a woman and became pregnant through artificial insemination -- had captured headlines, and worldwide attention, in the preceding weeks. On the show, Oprah clutched Beatie's belly like a touchy aunt and asked him nosy questions about his family, his sex life and the appearance of his clitoris. ("It looks like a penis," he answered, uncomfortably.) Article Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2008/06/30/cnn-labels-pro-transgender-rights-governor-cowboy-centrist http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2008/06/30/cnn-labels-pro-transgender-rights-governor-cowboy-centrist NewsBusters.org - By Matthew Balan Bill Ritter, Colorado Governor; Jim Acosta, CNN Correspondent | NewsBusters.orgCNN correspondent Jim Acosta, during a report on the importance of Colorado in the upcoming presidential election on Monday’s "American Morning," labeled Colorado Governor Bill Ritter a "self-styled cowboy centrist," despite his liberal record on issues such as abortion and special rights for "trans-gendered" people. Article Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=1933&MediaType=1&Category=27 http://ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=1933&MediaType=1&Category=27 OnTopMag.com - By On Top Magazine Staff Olaf de Fleur's transsexual Cinderella film The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela has won the Showtime Vanguard Award at Newfest, New York City's gay and lesbian film festival. Showtime says the award is given to films celebrating a breakthrough or visionary achievement. We first reported on Queen Raquela back in February after winning over Berlin Film Festival judges who awarded it the Teddy Award for best film with a gay theme. Article Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 MST http://articles.urnotalone.com/3812 http://articles.urnotalone.com/3812 More from Trisha van Cleef, the Artist Concurrently Known as Paul Whitehead This month we return for part two of my interview with Trisha van Cleef/Paul Whitehead, the professional artist famous for the surrealist album covers she/he designed for Genesis in the 1970s. (See for yourself at http://www.paulwhitehead.com.) A: Trisha, do have a wife or kids? How do they feel about you being openly known as a crossdresser? T: I was married for 20 years, no kids, and marriage was fascinating but eventually disappointing. My wife was into my dressing for a while, sexually that is. Get dressed, do some coke, smoke some herb, a few drinks and we could transgress sexual boundaries together without remorse. It was her that gave me my name; she decided that I was a Trisha. Everything was O Article Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/spi/archives/142305.asp http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/spi/archives/142305.asp BLog.SeattlePI.NWSource.com - Posted by Paul Comrie After hours of steadily baking in 90 degree heat today at the Seattle Center for Seattle PrideFest 2008, I stepped into the Center House for a little restroom relief. I couldn't help but smile as I waded through a swirling sea of thousands of sweaty bodies, all covered in varying quantities of dress and rainbows of all magnitudes. People everywhere were friendly, pleasant, and very welcoming to everyone, no matter their sexual orientations or gender identities. Article Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080630/OPINION03/806300335 http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080630/OPINION03/806300335 DetNews.com - Deb Price When David Schroer applied to be a specialist on terrorism at the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, his stellar resume led to a job offer. The highly decorated, retired Army colonel had served 16 years in Special Forces with combat experience in Panama and Haiti. Following Sept. 11, Schroer directed a classified 120-person Pentagon group involved in the war on terror. But after telling his prospective boss over lunch that he was gender transitioning to Diane, Schroer recalls being told, "I was not a good fit for the library." Article Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7480648.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7480648.stm News.BBC.co.uk Hundreds of gay rights supporters have marched in the Indian capital, Delhi, for the first time. Gays, lesbians and transgender people gathered in the central Connaught Place area in what was the country's largest ever display of gay pride. Activists also marched in the cities of Calcutta, which has seen similar events in the past, and Bangalore. Article Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://starbulletin.com/2008/06/30/features/story02.html http://starbulletin.com/2008/06/30/features/story02.html StarBulletin.com - Review by John Berger Props, choreography and fans help, but it's Tony Young's "Show" Manoa Valley Theatre's production of "Rocky Horror Show" -- the original stage version of Richard O'Brien's sci-fi classic - is a great night out for anyone ready for raucous interactive musical theater. 'Rocky Horror Show' » On stage: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (except July 4) and 4 p.m. Sundays, through July 27. Also at 7:30 p.m. July 8. » Place: Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 E. Manoa Road » Tickets: $20 to $35; includes one drink » Call: 988-6131 or visit www.manoatheatre.com Article Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/42353/She-males-gunning-for-Posh/ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/42353/She-males-gunning-for-Posh/ DailyStar.co.uk - By Mike Parker Victoria Beckham is living in fear after being dragged into a war of words between her favourite fashion designer and a group of angry transsexuals. The storm erupted after her fashion designer pal Christian Siriano offended LA’s gender-bending community. Article Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jun/29/rights-groups-mum-on-02/ http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jun/29/rights-groups-mum-on-02/ CommercialAppeal.com - By Wendi C. Thomas When the videotape of a since-fired Memphis police officer beating a black transgender woman surfaced earlier this month, the outcry from the GLBT community (that's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, for the unfamiliar) was swift and loud. And it was the Women's Action Coalition that brought together about 50 people last Monday in support of Duanna Johnson, who was beaten and sprayed with tear gas in February while in the booking area of the jail. Article Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/on_the_frontier_of_transgender.html http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/on_the_frontier_of_transgender.html SILive.com - by By Deborah Young Although the gay community has increasingly been assimilated into the mainstream, those identified as transgender seem to remain on the fringes of society Staten Island, NY - He has meaty forearms, facial hair and speaks in the animated tones of a pubescent boy. When he dresses in his favorite sweats, he is barrel-bellied and unquestionably masculine. No trace of breasts can be seen under his T-shirt. Article Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,169444,00.html http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,169444,00.html Newspaper.Asia1.com.sg - By Mindy Tan We rely on one another, say transvestites IN the mid-1980s, she was a model, and then a fashion coordinator, and later, she took the stage as a performer at the Boom Boom Room. Now, at 42, she says: 'Darling, those days are over.' Miss Amy Tashiana, a transsexual, looks you in the eye and is perfectly open about discussing her life. Article Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 MST