australianstage.com.au – Written by Stephanie Glickman
The Burlesque Hour has been teasing and tantalizing Melbourne for seven years now. The brainchild of Jackie Smith and Moira Finucane, it began as a collection of acts staring the gothically incl…
mysinchew.com – By Tay Tian Yan – Translated by Soong Phui Jee – Sin Chew Daily
Beauty seems to have become an essential in Thailand.
Have you noticed that international brand products, from soap, skincare products to sanitary towels, tend to hav…
blogs.villagevoice.com – By Steven Thrasher
​After the Senate passed same-sex marriage equality in Albany last night, the reactions were mixed: volatile, ecstatic, tearful, joyous, and outraged. There was a shared sense of history and exhaustion by …
theglobeandmail.com – Rick Groen – From Friday’s Globe and Mail
Consider the opening frame: close-up of a young soldier in fatigues painting his face with camouflage. Now factor in the title, To Die Like a Man, and this would seem to be a war film. …
au.news.yahoo.com – Amanda Banks, Legal Affairs Editor, The West Australian
A landmark case to determine whether female-to-male transsexuals must undergo dangerous penis construction surgery that is not performed in Australia, to legally swap gender…
windycitymediagroup.com – From a News Release
(Portland, OR, June 21, 2011) – This morning, Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit on behalf of Alec Esquivel, a state employee who was denied insurance coverage for medically necessary surgery because he is tra…
popwatch.ew.com – by Tanner Stransky
“Are you ready to be the baddest b….- in school? Class is in session!” That’s right, last night was the season 2 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race spin-off RuPaul’s Drag U, where a bevy of Drag Race queens take du…
blogs.sfweekly.com – By Steven LeMay
NOTE: This is part two of Steven LeMay’s epic sitdown with Heklina, the San Francisco drag legend. Heklina started the drag show Trannyshack in 1996, and recently celebrated her 35th birthday. Read part one here….
amnesty.org.uk – Amnesty International
People in Turkey are often compelled to conceal their sexuality from employers, officials and their own families due to fear of violence and prejudice, according to a new report launched by Amnesty Internationa…
southorange.patch.com – By Patch Staff
Alrashim Chamber, 24, of Newark was charged today with the September 12, 2010 murder of Victoria Carmine White, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray.
In addition to murder, Chamber …