Dallas Voice – Hiroko Tabuchi – Associated Press
TOKYO ? To most Japanese, Takafumi Fujio ? with cropped hair, thick arms and deep voice ? is a typical, middle-aged salaryman. But until four years ago, when the food company worker started on a range…
CBC Montreal
Sports officials expect at least 50 transgender athletes at this summer’s Outgames in Montreal. Organizers have worked out a policy to include them in all sports, for the first time at an international competition.
The transgender at…
The New York Sun – William Meyers
The 11 black-and-white oversized (60 inches by 40 inches) pictures at Silverstein show that Mr. Gilden, too, is indebted to Weegee for his technique. And his subject matter is close to Mr. Moriyama’s in “Transvestit…
Relish Now – Erin Sabra Fuchs
NEW YORK – Since Robin Ledger was 19, she has gone to lesbian bars, rocked out at lesbian concerts and had mostly lesbian friends. Ledger, now 23, lives in the “gay village” section of Toronto. With her boyfriend, Holde…
PrideSource.com – Lansing, Michigan
TransGender Michigan is seeking new board of directors members to help the organization with fundraising, program development and representing and assisting Michigan’s transgender community.
TransGender Michiga…
AlterNet.com – Sarah Klein – Detroit Metro Times
Christiano Ayoub Ramazzotti, 31, is a small man with big aspirations. The full-time HIV counselor and former high school gymnastics coach zips through the bar, hugging friends, shaking hands, making i…
Chron.com – Mark Niesse – Associated Press Writer
HONOLULU ? The state will pay $625,000 and change policies at its only youth prison to settle a lawsuit over alleged abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inmates, according to a proposed …
BBSNews.net
Russia Must Stop Anti-Gay Violence and Permit Gay Pride Parade
HRW via BBSNews – New York, May 8, 2006 -? Moscow authorities must investigate two incidents where protestors threatened and attacked people entering and leaving gay-frien…
PinkNews.co.uk – PinkNews.co.uk writer
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich this week issued an executive order extending domestic partnership benefits to all state employees under the authority of the governor?s office.
Illinois is America?s 13th s…
FilmThreat.com – Christopher Curry – 2005, Un-rated, 86 minutes, Troma
Corn-fed cutie Jessie Bell accidently smashes her vehicle into a papier mache cow. She then finds herself within the confines of Meetweed Manor after being chased by an inbred oa…