Independent.ie – By David McWilliams
On Sunday nights, ‘The George’ on Dublin’s George’s Street hosts a drag queen evening. Shirley Temple Bar, of telebingo fame, MCs the spectacle. The bingo is followed by a drag-fest, where wannabe drag queens ge…
SFBG.com
Everything the mayor does now seems to be aimed at increasing his odds of moving up in the political world
Editorial: Mayor Gavin Newsom didn’t want Debra Walker, an artist and activist, running the Building Inspection Commission. He doe…
Feministe.us – Posted by: piny
BBC News published an article a couple of weeks ago about transition in Iran. In Iran, it is legal to change sex: if you can convince a doctor that you are a transsexual, and if they permit you to undergo GRS, then yo…
Massey.ac.nz
Massey psychology doctoral researcher Jaimie Veale is seeking people of all sexual orientations to respond to an online questionnaire for a major study on how gender and sexuality variance develops.
The survey includes questions on p…
SFStation.com
Fashion and Compassion… UNITE!
Catwalk, a new elite modeling competition that caters to the Transgender Community (male to female). The time has come for a modeling competition that embodies, class, beauty, style, fashion at its bes…
ChurchCentral.com – By Ken Walker
A pastor in Fort Worth, Texas has withstood an effort to oust him from the pulpit, although it may be a Pyrrhic victory. Brett Younger prevailed by a vote of 499-237, meaning nearly a third of the congregation voted…
Reuters.com – Reporting by Chris Michaud; Editing by Doina Chiacu
New York (Reuters) – Television journalist Barbara Walters was honored by the gay media watchdog group GLAAD on Monday for her reporting on transgender children and she said the award…
365Gay.com – by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
(Rockville, Maryland) A group of registered voters in Montgomery Co., Maryland has filed suit against the County Board of Elections alleging improprieties in the certification of a ballot measure to overtu…
PageOneQ.com – by Nick Langewis
While disagreeing with the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, a recent report released by the National Center for Transgender Equality hails its influence on the final rules to ensure transgender citiz…
Education.Guardian.co.uk – Anthea Lipsett
The Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) has put out guidance for universities to follow when dealing with “trans people” who are changing their gender.
There are up to 6,000 trans people in the UK. No figures …