URNA Staff Haaretz.com – By Tamara Traubmann
A full dance floor in a South Tel Aviv nightclub, replete with its share of drag queens. Ostensibly another Friday night of gay men having a good time. But this is not an ordinary party of this sort. Palestinians a…
Media.www.DailyNorthwestern.com – Michael Gsovski
It’s been nearly five years since psychology Prof. Michael Bailey’s “The Man Who Would be Queen” was published, but it is still generating a steady stream of controversy. Earlier tussles have dissect…
AP.Google.com – By Denise Lavoie
Boston (AP) – A killer who sued to have a sex change claims her body is becoming more masculine again because she’s being denied treatment in prison as she awaits a ruling in her bid for the surgery.
Michelle Kosi…
Media.www.DailyFreePress.com – Kimberly Wexler
Transgender rights activists are preparing to state their case for legislation that would protect transgender people from discrimination and hate crimes as a bill moves through the State House.
The b…
NYMag.com – Justin Ravitz
A bedazzled version of himself in Lustre: A Midwinter Trans-Fest at P.S. 122, Justin Bond, the performer best-known as Kiki of Kiki and Herb, sings and chats about Joan Didion, falling in love with a slightly retarded man, …
Online.WSJ.com – By Yaroslav Trofimov
Cross-Dressing Leila Hopes to Perform Again In Pashtun Theater
Peshawar, Pakistan – In one of the more unexpected outcomes of Pakistan’s election last week, Leila the drag queen scored a big win.
Leila, th…
MiamiHerald.TypePad.com
Equality Florida news release:
Community Outraged Over Continuing Epidemic of Hate Violence
Ft. Lauderdale) Today, Equality Florida and the coalition Transgender Equality Rights Initiatives (TERI) expressed outrage over…
News.Scotsman.com – By RJ Patel
India’s newest talk show host, billed as the local Oprah Winfrey, hitched up her sari and looked for her stylist’s approval. “Very feminine. You look gorgeous, like a goddess,” he said, smiling reassuringly as he brai…
News.BBC.co.uk – By Vanessa Barford – BBC News
Homosexual relationships are banned in Iran, but the country allows sex change operations and hundreds of men have elected for surgery to change their lives.
“He wants to kill me. He keeps telling m…
Media.www.TheCurrentOnline.com – Paul Hackbarth and Carrie Fasiska
There was dancing, lip syncing and a little self defense lesson in the Pilot House Tuesday as the Residential Hall Association held its annual “Get Stuffed” Mr. and Mrs. RHA drag sho…