URNA Staff washingtonblade.com – By Steve Charing
In April 2011, Chrissy Lee Polis, a transgender woman who was 22 at the time, was beaten by two females, one a 19-year-old and the other age 14 at a McDonald’s restaurant in Rosedale, Md. The attack was caught …
huffingtonpost.com – Toni Newman – Writer, law school student and author, ‘I Rise: The Transformation of Toni Newman’
As an African-American transgender woman, I recognize that we need laws to protect the rights of transgender individuals. The “T” i…
edgeonthenet.com – by David Perry – EDGE Contributor
The American Bar Association released a groundbreaking legal primer for transgender adults before, during, and after their transitions with regards to numerous legal spheres that in many states r…
northumberlandnews.com – ByKaren Longwell
Port Hope — It’s a chance to see all the big names — Cher, Tina Turner, Lady Gaga — without the big price.
The Imposters, a group of celebrity female impersonators from Toronto, will bring the stars to…
buzzfeed.com – Chris Geidner – BuzzFeed Staff
Washington – The AFL-CIO, the country’s largest labor federation, amended its constitution Monday to add a provision banning discrimination based on gender identity or gender expression.
The decision …
lgbtqnation.com – Mara Klecker – Daily Nebraskan
Scott Schneider’s mom still calls him Megan. His dad quit talking to him for eight years.
After struggling with his identity for most of his life, Schneider – a non-traditional student and military…
lgbtmap.org
The Bottom Line
The basic American bargain is that those who work hard and meet their responsibilities should be able to get ahead. It is an agreement that workers will be judged and rewarded based on their contributions and capabilit…
starpulse.com – By: Jeza Belle
Starpulse.com’s Jeza Belle sat down with gender-bender drag queen Sir Honey Davenport for a chat on Honey’s band, her off-Broadway show, and why it pays to be who you are.
Tell our readers what you have been up to…
huffingtonpost.com – Kortney Ryan Ziegler, Ph.D. – Oakland-based award-winning artist, writer and social entrepreneur
Legendary black queer filmmaker Cheryl Dunye (The Watermelon Woman; Stranger Inside; The Owls) is currently in production of a new …
huffingtonpost.com – Mark S. King – Blogger, MyFabulousDisease.com; author, ‘A Place Like This’
“We’re born naked… and the rest is drag.” –RuPaul
When I was 9 years old, I took my parents’ album of the Broadway musical Damn Yankees and memoriz…