URNA Staff TheBulletin.ca – By John Gelmon
Since my last year of high school, 1983-84, when I was 18, I had gone an awfully long time without having a girlfriend, even though at times I desperately wanted one. Going places on my own, especially when I saw othe…
SMH.com.au
When being true to yourself means you must divorce your soulmate, the law really can be an ass, writes Adele Horin.
Eric and Joan loved each other so much they could not wait to get married. At 19, they eloped, fleeing England’s marryi…
Entertainment.TimesOnline.co.uk – Salman Rushdie
In his contribution to Aids Sutra, a collection of essays about the HIV/Aids problem in India, Salman Rushdie reports on the culture of the hijra
According to Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus, the c…
WickedLocal.com/Somerville – By Erin Smith
Somerville – Police said they busted a transsexual prostitute running a prostitution business out of her School Street home.
The hooker sting started when Somerville detectives responded to an advertisem…
UKGayNews.org.uk – EachAction.org.uk
Bristol – A new online reporting facility for victims of homophobic and transphobic bullying has been launched by Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH).
The scheme is available to young people throu…
Xtra.ca – Shauna Lewis – Xtra West
The Non-Partisan Association (NPA) has made a big mistake. That was the consensus of the nearly 50 people that gathered outside Little Sister’s bookstore Sep 2 for a rally to support Jamie Lee Hamilton.
Hamilton…
BayWindows.com – by Rachel Kossman – Bay Windows Contributor
This month, the newly created Transgender Emergency Fund (TEF) will begin helping transgender and transsexual individuals pay their bills. After holding two fundraisers, TEF reached its or…
Aversion.com
Transvestite MySpace sensation Jeffree Star will release his first album through his own vanity imprint handled by Warner Bros.
Star’s Popsickle Records, which is tucked into Warner’s Independent Label Group, will drop the (‘net) fam…
NationalPost.com – Brian Hutchinson
As children across the country return to school, the National Post takes a look at the curriculum issues that are flashpoints in their respective regions and examines how the most controversial subjects are taught…
HRC.org
The seventh annual Corporate Equality Index shows an unprecedented 259 major U.S. businesses earned the top rating of 100 percent, up from 195 last year – an increase of one third. Detailed information on each employer rated is included in t…