NYTimes.com – By Jennifer Finney Boylan
As many Americans know, last week Gov. John Baldacci of Maine signed a law that made this state the fifth in the nation to legalize gay marriage. It’s worth pointing out, however, that there were some legal sa…
OCRegister.com – By Paul Hodgins – The Orange County Register
“I can’t give you anything but love, baby,” Judy Garland croons to the crowd, and they gave it right back.
“Isn’t she tremendous?” a besotted man says to a companion during the applaus…
PinkNews.co.uk – By Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk
A transsexual woman from Nottingham has ended her week long huger strike after NHS officials agreed to reconsider whether they can fund gender reassignment treatment.
Debbie Davies was born male bu…
EntertainmentTimesOnline.co.uk – From The Times
Does the British theatre possess a more versatile, indeed more gifted, actor than Roger Allam? He was the original Javert in Les Mis, he was Willy Brandt in Michael Frayn’s Democracy and now here he is…
CommonDreams.org – Contact: Human Rights Campaign
Transgender community especially vulnerable to discrimination, says report issued by Human Rights Campaign Foundation and Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, …
Advocate.com – By Julie Bolcer
A transgender federal air marshal has filed a lawsuit charging the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Air Marshal Service, and individuals within the agency with discrimination and violation of civil rights, …
ABCNews.go.com – By Michele McPhee
The Boston-area transit authority trolley driver who allegedly slammed into another train while text-messaging his girlfriend Friday was hired as a minority because of his transgendered “female-to-male” status and …
Hurriyet.com.tr
Istanbul – A Democratic Society Party, or DTP, Diyarbakır deputy, Akın Birdal, has sent a series of question proposals to Parliament, asking the prime minister about details of legal procedures regarding transgender murders in Turkey…
PRWeb.com – Press Release
(PRWEB) — The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society of San Francisco is opening its doors to students in honor of Harvey Milk’s birthday by offering free admission with student ID May 22 – 24, 2009 and ho…
Hurriyet.com.tr – by Safak Timur
Istanbul -They are often in the media when they are arrested for prostitution, beaten by a client or police, or worst of all when they are victims of a hate crime. But this time transgender people living in Istanbul …