URNA Staff kcur.org – By Susan B. Wilson
People who are transgender – meaning that they identify with a gender different from their biological one – face a difficult road to self-acceptance.
They endure bullying and higher rates of discrimination in housing…
anchoragepress.com – Scott Christiansen
Alaska gay rights advocates might recall 2012 as the year Anchorage voters refused to allow lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people access to the local equal rights commission, the only place besides the…
boston.com – By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent
One cold December night, in a little drag bar called Jacque’s Cabaret, in a very small, very old neighborhood called Bay Village, four queens put on a show.
The most sparkly queen was called Nicho…
dominicantoday.com – Written by Basta
Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Transsexual Community (Cotrave) on Monday demanded treatment without discrimination and equal access to basic services.
In a press conference, the heads of Cotrave noted …
rhrealitycheck.org – by Miriam Pérez
I’ve written quite a bit about how people of different races in the U.S. experience significant disparities when it comes to health. But race is not the only category that is correlated with these disparities – t…
washingtonpost.com – By Sarah Kaufman
It’s a paradox that artists in any medium struggle with: The best art comes from personal excavation that unearths what we least want others to see.
In other words, what we hide from the world is what audienc…
montrealgazette.com – By Bill Brownstein, Montreal Gazette
Montreal – The good news is that Mike Delamont hasn’t been struck down by lightning. Not yet, anyway. But he is sure tempting fate.
Delamont is the star and co-creator of God Is a Scottis…
lgbtweekly.com – By Autumn Sandeen
Many in the LGBT community aren’t aware that there is a Transgender Pride Flag. It’s flown at transgender specific events; it can be seen each year at the San Diego Pride festival at the transgender booth. It’s a f…
boston.com – By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent
The Boston Transgender Day of Remembrance Organizing Committee has announced that the annual event will be held Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul.
The ceremony will begin at 4 p…
ldnews.com – By Brad Rhen – Lebanon Daily News
Annville’s Allen Theatre will host the premiere of a documentary next week that goes behind the scenes of Lebanon photographer Scott Church’s work with drag queens.
“ScottChurch’s DRAG,” a feature-le…