URNA Staff boston.com – By Sam Allis – Globe Staff
Decades after Boston’s gay community first began to organize, memories remain sharp for those who lived the history. For the younger generation? Not so much. This year, marked by anniversaries, could change th…
missoulian.com – By Keila Szpaller of the Missoulian
Public Hearing
Urging him to halt his “ignorant and hurtful” crusade, the daughter of one of the most outspoken critics of Missoula’s proposed equality ordinance came out Monday night as a member…
modbee.com – Bee Staff Reports
The mother of a transgender teen who was killed in 2002 will give a talk Thursday at California State University, Stanislaus, in Turlock as part of the campus’ Social Awareness Program.
Organizers said Sylvia Guerre…
cchronicle.com – By Jessica Ocheltree
In 2004, the Japanese government enacted the Gender Identity Disorder Law, which allowed transgendered people to finally change their sex on official identification. Although some argue that defining a change in…
huffingtonpost.com – Joanne Herman – Transgender advocate and author of “Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not”
The part of the transgender population wishing to transition genders can be subject to some of the most rigorous pre-qualification …
I Won’t Back Down
In 1860 south Carolina adopted an ordinance declaring its secession from the union shortly after Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the presidential election, and by February of 1861, six more southern states had adopted similar ordinan…
themoneytimes.com – by Natalie James
Scott Moore, the world’s second known “pregnant man,” has released pictures of his newly born baby. Immensely popular gossip website TMZ.com has obtained photos of the baby and published them online.
Scott, a…
stabroeknews.com – By Stabroek staff
Dear Editor,
I refer to Abu Bakr’s letter in SN, dated April 7, captioned ‘The term “intersex” has replaced the old hermaphroditism.’ The letter shows a complete lack of knowledge of gender variance. While in…
nzherald.co.nz – APN
Georgina Beyer – the first transsexual MP and mayor in the world – has taken up a job selling jewellery in Masterton.
Ms Beyer, 52, sported the crisp and corporate black suit of a Michael Hill sales assistant in her first wee…
southfloridagaynews.com – Wretten by Deb Price
A transgender apartment-hunter thought he’d found a perfect place in Baltimore. But when he showed up, the woman raised the rent by $100 over the advertised price, said she would only take cash and was …