URNA Staff Xtra.ca – Denise Sheppard – Xtra West
Trans Issues: ‘I think the energy in the trans scene right now is awesome’: Stryker
Academic stars of the transgender, transsexual and intersex world gathered at Simon Fraser University May 1-3 to share their…
Xtra.ca – Denise Sheppard
Audience Favorite: The honesty of Gwen Haworth & family
At a time when small children are thinking about their first day of school and how to ride a bike, Gwen Haworth (who was at the time a young boy named Steven) knew …
LoHud.com – By Marcela Rojas – The Journal News
Brewster High School student Michael Loscalzo said he was scared to go to school yesterday, given all the attention he’s received for his recent decision to start dressing as a girl.
But as the day …
LasVegasSun.com – By Abigail Goldman
The hairdresser who bleached Raven Navajo’s roots in jail wasn’t given much time or many tools, so the result was more mine shaft canary than blond – dingy yellow hair fried so thin it seemed to float on static e…
GayWired.com – By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
It’s beginning to look like the Democrats might not have an official nominee before their August 25th national convention. That could bestow unprecedented power to delegates to determine the party’s official…
EBAR.com – by Seth Hemmelgarn
The board of directors of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee Inc. has named Theresa Sparks the lifetime achievement grand marshal for this year’s San Francisco LGBT Pride celebration.
“I am honored to…
BayWindows.com – by Ethan Jacobs – Associate Editor
Wakefield High School was a war zone for Diane Difraia. She preferred sweats and t-shirts to hip-huggers and girly tops. On the athletic field she was so aggressive her coaches told her to play wit…
BayWindows.com – by Laura Kiritsy – Editor-in-chief
Taking the stage holding a sign that bore the slogan, “I AM A MAN” at this year’s Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast, Diego Sanchez at once paid tribute to the gay, black civil rights pioneer for wh…
Guardian.co.uk – Julie Bindel – The Guardian
Should only those born on the Greek island of Lesbos be allowed to call themselves lesbian? Yes, say some islanders embarrassed by the word’s more common usage. Don’t be ridiculous, say the lesbian touris…
NPR.org – by Alix Spiegel
Treatment of gender identity conflicts in young children is controversial. Here, NPR talks with two psychologists who take radically different approaches to the issue — one whose treatment aims to help kids feel comfortable…