Seeking acceptance

TheStar.com – By Elizabeth Tai

WHEN Sarika was forced to bow out of She?s My Son because of her second sister?s protests, she was furious.

?I?m really mad (at my sister?s reaction),? said Sarika when I met her in July.

?She?s scared that m…

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Hes my daughter

TheStar.com – By Elizabeth Tai

Appalled by how transsexuals are generally mistreated by society and even their families, the third winner of FreedomFilmFest07 hopes to change mindsets by showing how a mother?s love and acceptance can make all the di…

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This business of desire

Hindu.com – Nilanjana Biswas

In a world where the inequities of globalisation are often countered by a hardening conservatism, female-to-male transgenders are forced to hide their inclinations. An NGO in Bangalore offers them the chance to be themse…

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Revolution in the blood

Arts.Guardian.co.uk

Feeling trapped in an alien body, Jin Xing underwent one of the first sex changes in China. The Red Army colonel who dared everything to become a prima ballerina tells her story

The Jeep is parked in front of our house in Beij…

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Learning Curves

News.com.au

John Travolta likes being a guy and he wouldn¿t change his sex for anything. I know this because he tells me.

?I?m on such a roll as a man, I think I would like to continue this way for another lifetime or two,? he says with a smile,…

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Foxy Moxie

SouthernVoice.com – By Dyana Bagby

Atlanta’s ‘Queer Cabaret of Caliber’ sets standard in burlesque scene

When James Fancy takes the stage in a black western shirt and black pants, with little red horns sticking from the top of his head and shakin…

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