BayWindows.com – Nancy Nangeroni
Last week?s editorial in Bay Windows that lays out the facts of the Michelle Kosilek case (a trans woman imprisoned for murder who is seeking gender reassignment surgery) poses a challenge to the transgender communi…
SSONet.com.au
There were a few suprises when Sydney Showgirls celebrated their Night of Nights this week.
A drag queen dressed as a man, women dressed as themselves and a performer who seemed to have forgotten to dress at all were some of the big…
OutInAmerica.com – Dannie Tillman, Equality California, OIA Newswire
Assembly Bill 606, the Safe Place to Learn Act, authored by Assemblymember Lloyd Levine (D-Van Nuys) and sponsored by Equality California (EQCA), passed the Senate today by a 23-16…
DFW.com
San Antonio – A San Antonio police officer was convicted Wednesday of violating the civil rights of a transsexual who said the officer raped and beat her during a traffic stop.
The jury found that Officer Dean Gutierrez’s conduct violated…
AftenPosten.no
The Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud (LDO) has received a unique enquiry.
A man claiming to be a transsexual has asked the LDO for assistance in acquiring two passports, one with a “woman passport photo”.
“I have previousl…
Sun-Sentinel.com – Sofia Santana – South Florida Sun-Sentinel
In true South Florida fashion, wind and rain couldn’t keep people away from the nightclubs and bars late Tuesday.
While people-watching along Las Olas Boulevard wasn’t an option, ther…
RiverFrontTimes.com – Prince Joe Henry
Hey Joe: Do you consider yourself a metrosexual? I do.
Jake Gyllenhaal, on location in Beirut, Lebanon
The word “metrosexual” threw me for a loop. I had to research its source to learn if it fit the cate…
EastBayExpress.com – Lisa Drostova
The Rocky Horror Show
Written by Richard O’Brien; Directed by Kevin Morales; At the Town Hall Theatre Company of Lafayette through September 23
Anyone who’s seen the movie Fame knows that among the cognoscenti…
Advocate.com – Joanne Herman
Changing one?s name and gender marker privately can be tricky if you’re transgender, and a new law designed to thwart terrorists is about to make it a lot trickier. Part 10 in The Advocate?s ongoing Transgender 101 serie…
MosNews.com
A Russian policeman has attempted suicide after performing a transgender surgery on himself. He was found with a rope around his neck in a pool of blood ? his genitals had been cut off and the wound scrupulously stitched up. Painkillers …