DemocratAndChronicle.com – Greg Livadas
A transgender Rochester man must provide medical evidence to justify his request to change his first name from Sarah to Evan, a local judge has ruled.
Allowing Sarah Rockefeller to change his name without e…
Advocate.com – Arlene Istar Lev, LCSW
Kyle?s lesbian moms are worried that he likes dolls and girls? clothes. But shouldn?t LGBT parents be more accepting of gender-nonconforming kids? Or do we worry they?re bad PR for gay parenting?
Gay parents …
Boston.com – Scott Helman
Amendment effort is constitutional
The Supreme Judicial Court delivered a major victory yesterday to opponents of same-sex marriage, validating a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to outlaw gay weddings in a 2…
kake.com – Cayle Thompson
The victim says he makes a convincing woman. So the after being attacked with a weapon, the question remains: Were his attackers fooled? Or, was he targeted because of his hobby?
It could make the difference in whether o…
OutSports.com – Cyd Zeigler Jr.
To little fanfare, the United States Golf Association this week adopted a policy to allow post-op transgender male-to-female golfers to participate in women?s tournaments.
Nary a whisper of it hit the airwaves. Not…
NYTimes.com – Benedict Carey
John William Money, who helped found the field of sexual identity studies, died Friday in Towson, Md. He was 84.
The cause was complications of Parkinson?s disease, said Dr. Money?s niece Sally Hopkins.
A psycholog…
Stuff.co.nz – Gran Fleming
Labour list MP Georgina Beyer says she expects to step down well in advance of the next election as part of the party’s “rejuvenation” process.
Associate Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton announced his retirement y…
IndyBay.com – Cecilia Chung
San Francisco, CA ? Last night, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget Committee unanimously approved a historic $300,000 commitment aimed at turning around high rates of poverty in San Francisco?s transgender comm…
Canada.com/EdmontonJournal
Disciplinary charges have been dropped against two Edmonton police officers who failed to take a teenager to a hospital last year after suffering minor injuries.
Const. Colin Hughan and Const. Don Brownell were charged …
YNetNews.com – Neta Sela
Ultra-Orthodox politicians join Islamic Movement, chief rabbi enlists pope. Result: Homosexuals, lesbians from across globe to apparently not march in capital
Political pressures have apparently worked: Ynet has learned t…