NPR.org – by Alix Spiegel
NPR.org – A small group of doctors around the world have introduced a controversial approach to the treatment of preteens and teenagers who believe they are the opposite sex.
Right before puberty begins, they prescribe c…
TorontoIst.com – By Marc Lostracco
There is little more dreadful for a parent than unintentionally hurting one’s own child. There is little more traumatic for a child than having something they dearly want taken away from them. A Toronto psychologis…
AftenPosten.no
Norway’s Christian Democrat Party continues their support for transsexuals, in contrast to the conservative image of party leader Dagfinn Høybråten.
Norwegian health authorities have decided to drop financial support for the Nation…
OutSports.com
Could a drag queen possibly have a future as a New York Jet cheerleader? In an interview with WNYC, Denise Garvey, director of the New York Jets flight crew (i.e., their cheer squad) left the door open to some guys in skirts shaking mo…
SMH.com.au
A man jailed for seven years for his assault on a transvestite has had his sentence reduced to five years in the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal.
But Quentin Dwayne McCrae, 29, of Pakenham, who was sentenced on December 1, 2006, will…
SameSame.com.au – By Christian Taylor
The Aurora Group is a charity, raising funds to disburse to gay, lesbian and transgender community organisations. Aurora exists so people can donate to one central place and know that those funds will be spread …
WashingtonBlade.com – By Joey DiGuglielmo – Washington Blade
La Clinica blames staffing, facility hurdles for trans program delays
A Washington clinic that provides free health services for the Latino community has spent only a fraction of the fu…
Guardian.co.uk – Julie Bindel – The Guardian
Should only those born on the Greek island of Lesbos be allowed to call themselves lesbian? Yes, say some islanders embarrassed by the word’s more common usage. Don’t be ridiculous, say the lesbian touris…
BayWindows.com – by Laura Kiritsy – Editor-in-chief
Taking the stage holding a sign that bore the slogan, “I AM A MAN” at this year’s Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast, Diego Sanchez at once paid tribute to the gay, black civil rights pioneer for wh…
BayWindows.com – by Ethan Jacobs – Associate Editor
Wakefield High School was a war zone for Diane Difraia. She preferred sweats and t-shirts to hip-huggers and girly tops. On the athletic field she was so aggressive her coaches told her to play wit…