URNA Staff DailyMail.co.uk – By Val Hennessy
Becoming Drusilla by Richard Beard (Harvill Secker, £12.99)
For years, Richard Beard has enjoyed spontaneous outdoor holidays with his biker pal, Drew.
Together they go hill-climbing, canoeing and cycling, rev…
GayWired.com – By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
Earlier this month the United Methodist Church disappointed the lesbian and gay community when it decided against ammending anti-gay language in church laws that consider homosexuality “incompatible with Chr…
MetroWeekly.com – by Yusef Najafi
D.C.’s first transitional home for GLBT youth to open June 1
Two weeks before opening the District’s first transitional home for homeless GLBT youth, Brian Watson is working on only four hours of sleep, consumed …
IPSNews.net – By Dalia Acosta
Havana (IPS) – Nearly 50 years after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, sexual minorities are at last beginning to feel that their voice is being heard and that they can finally take their place in the movement toward…
News.Medill.Northwestern.edu – by Liz Coffey
Washington – When I grow up, I want to be Samantha Brown.
So over the past few years, I’ve immersed myself in journalism. And now I’m immune to the cameras. And the lights. And the boom mics.
As a …
Gawker.com
Philips got some props recently for its thoughtful ad for women’s razors that starred a crossdressing dancer (man) named Karis. The spot was a break from the ad world’s normal “Girlie men are funny ha ha” angle. Although you shouldn’t exp…
TheCrimson.com – By Alexander B. Cohn – Crimson Staff Writer
On the opposite coast, California’s Supreme Court makes gay marriage legal
Although gay marriage has been legal in Massachusetts for over four years, members of the Harvard community st…
NewsInfo.Inquirer.net – By Tetch Torres
Manila, Philippines – “Sex reassignment” or sex change is not a valid ground to change the name and gender of a person, the Court of Appeals has ruled.
Based on the 23-page decision, the court affirmed the …
EarthTimes.org
Washington – PRNewswire-USNewswire – Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) announced today that it will debut a new ad campaign this summer featuring transgender actress and activist Calpernia Addams. The campaign…
SeattleTimes.NWSource.com – By Marc Ramirez – Seattle Times staff reporter
Raeann Hewitt threw on a dress and drove 400 miles last weekend to Washington’s Olympic Peninsula with an ear-to-ear smile, starting a journey toward the person she feels she…