Philly.com – David Porter – The Associated Press
Trenton, N.J. – R.L. was 10 when he contends his stepfather began sexually abusing him and telling him “it might not be a good idea” for him to tell anyone.
But he says that he had a flashback in S…
SLTrib.com – By Rosemary Winters – The Salt Lake Tribune
He called the gay-rights movement “probably the greatest threat to America,” likened gay activists to Muslim radicals and dubbed same-sex relationships “abominations.”
Now Sen. Chris Buttar…
MichiganDaily.com – By Kristen Stegall – Daily Staff Writer
University life for transgender students — what it is and what it should be.
There is a story often read in woman’s studies programs called “X: A Fabulous Child’s Story” by Lois Gould. I…
Xtra.ca – DeAnne Smith
Quebec – Drag king collective raises funds while having fun
The Dukes of Drag, says member Mitch Mitcham, are “not just about cocks and humping.” Montreal’s drag king collective, officially formed in 2007 by Nat King Pole a…
HonoluluWeekly.com – Darby Murphy
TrannyShack – The transvestite’s here, the beers are on me! —Eddie Izzard
Throughout history, societies have been amused and offended by cross-dressers and transvestites. Shakespeare’s plays never allowed real wo…
News.BBC.co.uk – By Simon Hancock – BBC News Magazine
Barry Humphries, the man behind the butterfly glasses of Dame Edna Everage, turns 75 this week. But what is it about the lilac-haired international “gigastar” that has proven so enduring?
Dam…
EdgeBoston.com – by Kilian Melloy – EDGE Contributor
A UK journalist wrote of the problems faced by transgendered school children, saying that, “If the human rights of gay and lesbian children in our schools are… routinely ignored, then the rights…
IndiaToday.DigitalToday.in – Akash Vashishtha – Ghaziabad
This is Kinnar Daya Rani’s first shot at the general elections. Considering her novice status and the political heavyweights she will be pitted against, she is surprisingly confident.
“Hu…
SLTrib.com – By Rosemary Winters – The Salt Lake Tribune
With the Utah Legislature set to consider two gay-rights bills Tuesday and one Wednesday, rhetoric from opponents is not just heating up, it’s boiling over.
On Sunday, a group called Americ…
Hour.ca – Jamie O’Meara
It’s curious that so much good often comes from the art project gone bad, and this is again the case for Montreal video maker Atif Siddiqi. Or as she is better known, transdisciplinary artist Tranie Tronic.
What started a…