URNA Staff Forward.com – By Noach Dzmura
In the Oscar-winning movie “Departures,” Yojiro Takita shows traditional Japanese customs for preparing bodies for casketing prior to cremation. The art is beautiful, precise and utterly respectful of the deceased. From…
CNSNews.com – By Adam Brickley
A report by U.N. Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin that is awaiting approval by the United Nations General Assembly says that security measures taken to detect terrorists “risk unduly penalizing transgender persons wh…
BostonHerald.com – By Laurel J. Sweet
A cross-dressing killer suing to make the state pay for his sex-change operation refuses to brush aside a federal judge’s denial of taxpayer-funded hair removal.
Robert Kosilek, 60, formerly of Mansfield – wh…
Examiner.com – Daniel Weaver – Albany CPS and Family Court Examiner
In a complex decision released yesterday, the Supreme Court of Kings County ruled that a transsexual father has standing to petition for custody of a non-biological child.
J.R. …
StarObserver.com.au – Author: Sunny Burns
There’s no doubt drag queens are unique entertainers. My first encounter was back in 2003 when my family rang up a massive phone bill trying to get Courtney Act into the top 12 for Australian Idol.
It was…
Newsweek.com – By Eve Conant
One day, when Sila Folow was an 8-year-old girl living in Mali, four elderly women held her down on the dirt floor of an outhouse and, in keeping with local tradition, used a sharp blade to cut out her clitoris and most …
MomLogic.com – Gina Kaysen Fernandes
Gina Kaysen Fernandes: For as long as Terry* could remember, she never felt comfortable with her body. The 35-year-old New Jersey native was born with XY chromosomes and had the right corresponding anatomy, but “…
English.VietnamNet.vn
VietNamNet Bridge – The Pattaya group’s five transsexual models made an appearance at a special fashion show held at the Dong Son Restaurant in Cau Giay district on October 15.
“Our earnings are modest, but we love working …
WashingtonCityPaper.com – Posted by Amanda Hess
Yesterday, the Washington Post published a story about two shoplifting suspects who were shot over the weekend by a Prince George’s County police officer. The suspects were shot after they attempted to…
blogs.MiamiNewTimes.com – By Natalie O’Neill
South Beach’s legendary queen of drag, Shelley Novak, is normally full of sassy one-liners and puns about penis size. But she has a straight face when explaining: “It was like Friday the 13th. He came run…