The Harvard Crimson – Rachel L. Pollack – Crimson Staff Writer
Harvard announced yesterday that it would amend its University-wide non-discrimination policy to protect ?gender identity,? following growing pressure to safeguard the rights of transgen…
The Daily Cardinal – Courtney Davis
Blue Strom, who described herself as being in ?gender limbo? but identifies mostly as a gay man, spoke Tuesday as part of the LGBT Campus Center?s Out and About Month series.
Strom discussed various struggles s…
Sydney Star Observer – Ian Gould
Tasmanian activists have welcomed a decision by the state?s Anti-Discrimination Commissioner to investigate election campaign advertisements that lobbyists claim incited hatred of the transgender community.
The of…
The Brown And White – Lehigh University’s Student Newspaper – Margaret Martin
Eight professional drag performers and five cross-dressed students took the stage in Lehigh?s second annual drag show ?Illusions,? Thursday night to raise money for PRIDE …
Kansas City infoZine – A transsexual woman who is a national advocate for transgender issues will be the keynote speaker at a panel discussion on gender identity and expression Wednesday at the University of Kansas.
Transgender 101: Introduction to …
Seattle Times – Ralph Thomas
The vast majority of private insurance carriers and self-insured employers don’t cover sex-reassignment surgery, the state Insurance Commissioner’s Office says.
Dr. Marci Bowers, a prominent gender-reassignment surgeo…
PinkNews.co.uk
Gay pride organisers in Canada have revealed problems with arrangements after some participants have complained about a lack of inclusive family events.
Pride planners do not want to censor behaviour but also want to make everyone …
NorthJersey.com – Sonia Sangha – Staff Writer
Barbara Colonna had a secret.
For most of her 56 years, she led a solitary existence to protect her identity.
But now that she has filed as a Republican candidate for Haworth Borough Council, she’…
Toronto Star – Catherine Dunphy – Obituary Writer
She burst onto the ’70s literary scene a fully formed writer ? huge, intense, black-rimmed blue/green eyes, brown-wrapped Plus cigarette, telling the literary journalists of the day in her low, husky…
New York Times – Coeli Carr
In the film “Kinky Boots,” which opens in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco on Friday, Lola, a female impersonator played by the actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, exuberantly delivers a paean to red, her footwear hue of choic…