URNA Staff huffingtonpost.com – Wayne Maines – Father, storyteller, and advocate for change
The most amazing woman I know is my wife, and I really need to tell her how special she is more often, but she is my wife and these words regularly go unspoken. Thank y…
americanprogress.org – By Jerome Hunt, Aisha C. Moodie-Mills
Gay, transgender, and gender nonconforming youth are significantly over-represented in the juvenile justice system – approximately 300,000 gay and transgender youth are arrested and/or det…
mydailyregister.com – by Beth Sergent
Point Pleasant – Gay people are everywhere, even in Point Pleasant.
This week, the Mason County Anti-Drug Coalition went through training on how to be understanding of gay people with substance abuse issues. …
franoramaworld.wordpress.com
My gender transition – which started nearly 4 1/2 years ago with a simple question to myself while sitting on the bed one evening – is, for most intents, over at this point.
Wardrobe? Check. Shoe closet? Checkcheckche…
windycitymediagroup.com – by Sean Pyles
A recent new set of recommendations released by SAGE (Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders) and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) sheds light on systematic issues facing the growing populati…
huffingtonpost.com – Trevor MacDonald – Blogger, Milkjunkies.net
Leslie Feinberg, celebrated transgender author and inspiration to thousands of young queer individuals including myself, was arrested June 4 after protesting the prison sentence handed…
deccanchronicle.com – By Bidhan Baruah
April 29, 2012, marked my 21st birthday. On April 31, I caught a flight from my hometown of Guwahati and landed in Mumbai at 4.35 in the evening. I hadn’t told my parents what I intended to do; had I asked them…
redeyechicago.com – By Georgia Garvey, RedEye
Carmen Carrera’s introduction to many of her fans started on the cult hit “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” where she became known for her flawless figure and glamorous look. Carrera, 24 of New Jersey, quickly turne…
blogs.phillymag.com – Posted by Natalie Hope McDonald
Thanks to Sage (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), transgender men and women have a new guidebook on what to anticipate as they get ol…
enewspf.com – Barack Obama – Source: whitehouse.gov
From generation to generation, ordinary Americans have led a proud and inexorable march toward freedom, fairness, and full equality under the law ‑‑ not just for some, but for all. Ours is a herita…