BBC News – Michael McDonough
“I don’t want to be gay anymore. When I go out to buy bread, I’m afraid. When the doorbell rings, I think that they have come for me.”
That is the fear that haunts Hussein, and other gay men in Iraq.
They say that…
KuwaitTimes.com – By Muna Al-Fuzai
They have chosen to be different. They were born with male or female bodies. They decided that they don’t want to keep on going in life as a man or a woman. They wanted to be the opposite. Are they sick? Or are the…
San Francisco Chronicle – Donald H. Read
Those who suspect that bias might have deprived “Brokeback Mountain” of the best picture Oscar and hobbled “Transamerica’s” consideration might feel the same about the IRS’ recent treatment of domestic partne…
Channel4.com
Having raided the pop scrapheap, Nathan and Olivier have chosen their band. Now the boys have got just four weeks to record a single, make a pop video and play live to an audience of thousands.
It looks like an impossible challenge. …
Kansas City Star – Marcus Kabel
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – In many ways, Midge Potts is like other everyday citizens who feel the call of politics. The self-described fiscal conservative and Eisenhower Republican is running a one-person primary campaign aga…
Oberlin Review – Kelsey Fuller
Oberlin is not known for being normal. Even after a decade and a half, Drag Ball is still going strong; the 2006 fiesta went off without a hitch. Doors opened at 9:30 p.m. to an unrecognizable Wilder. Students crowded …
Advocate.com – Joanne Herman
Transsexual? Cross-dresser? Gender-queer? Under the ?transgender? umbrella are a range of people who deal with gender identity and gender expression in nontraditional ways. A primer on who?s who. Part 2 of The Advocate?s…
Gothamist.com – Rachel Kramer Bussel
Linda Simpson knows how to have fun, and has parlayed her penchant for flamboyance into a career as a hostess and Mistress of Ceremonies. Whether presiding over naked glittering dancers, drag queen contests, or i…
Indiana Daily Student – Roy Maurer
The Sabbagh-Sturbaum sponsored ordinance to amend the Bloomington Municipal Code so that it recognizes gender identity as a protected class met with ardent arguments both in favor and against at Wednesday’s Common …
The Journal News – Davic McKay Wilson
BEDFORD ? Town school officials canceled the appearance of noted transsexual Kate Bornstein at next week’s Wellness Day at Fox Lane High following a businessman’s complaint that it was inappropriate for teens to…