LBReport.com
Long Beach, CA – The City Council has voted 9-0 to give final approval to a resolution (text below) supporting civil marriage licenses for same sex couples.
The item was scheduled for the Council’s “consent calendar” (no discussion e…
Stuff.co.nz – By Anna Chalmers
It is not so much blatant discrimination that makes life hard for Claudia McKay.
It is the daily challenges ? such as the giggling schoolgirls, or the caller who cannot reconcile the deep voice on the line with her…
UKGayNews.org – Commentary by Sunil Pant
Sunil Pant is an LGBT and HIV/AIDS activist in Nepal. He founded the Blue Diamond Society, Nepal’s only NGO for sexual minorities..
Kathmandu ? The summit talks between the Seven Party Alliance (SP…
Collegian.psu.edu – By Travis Larchuk – Collegian Staff Writer
Dressed in a festive, sparkling red Christmas dress with white trim, Farrah Night took the stage, sauntering to the sounds of “All I Want for Christmas is You” and tossing gifts to an ea…
TheTowerLight.com – By Kara Manos
Hundreds of students and visitors packed the University Union Thursday night to watch students strut up and down the runway dressed in drag.
The event, sponsored by the Queer Student Union and supported by local …
Courier-Journal.com – By Angie Fenton
Most reputable therapists and medical doctors who work with transgender individuals follow the Harry Benjamin Standards of Care, developed by the late physician, who was one of the first to work with transgender…
Courier-Journal.com – By Angie Fenton
Monica Roberts gently circled a fingertip around the lip of her coffee cup, the perfect manicure a stark contrast to such large, strong hands.
“Gender is who you are,” said Roberts, 42, an organizer of a conf…
OrlandoSentinel.com – Scott Maxwell
For years, State Rep. Sheri McInvale claimed to be a gay-friendly Democrat.
But when she switched parties, she apparently found new friends.
The latest mailing that McInvale and her Republican Party sent out…
SFBayTimes.com – By Sister Dana Van Iquity
A Benefit for PAWS
In possibly the most dog-friendly city in the country, the First Annual Canine Film Festival came to the Castro Theatre for the weekend of October 7-8. It was the first major dog film …
Advocate.com
New York City wants to make it easier for transgender New Yorkers to switch the sex listed on their birth certificate, an important issue for transgender people in an era when official identity documents have become more essential in ev…