URNA Staff aclu.org – Posted by Ian Thompson, Washington Legislative Office
This morning, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act in the Senate and House. This legislation would, amo…
losangeles.broadwayworld.com – by BWW News Desk
East Village West opening night reception is set to feature “scandalous acts of live art and scintillating performances by Prince Poppycock, Timur of the Dime Museum, Drag King Mo B. Dick as John Sex …
broadwayworld.com – by BWW News Desk
Straight from San Francisco, The Thrillpeddlers present a concert version of their smash hit revival, VICE PALACE: The Last Cockettes Musical on Friday & Saturday, October 21 & 22 as part of the 2011 HOWL! Festi…
irishtimes.com – Leslie Sherlock
Opinion: The advisory group offends when it refers to transgender people as “lonely’ and ‘passive’, writes Leslie Sherlock
The Gender Recognition Advisory Group recently presented a long-awaited report to Minister…
nymag.com – By Carl Swanson
The first time Justin Vivian Bond sang a song he thought he’d written was in the second grade in Hagerstown, Maryland. He’d heard, maybe in the family car, Karen Carpenter singing “Long ago, and oh so far away, I fell in …
sldn.org
Washington, D.C. – As the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” makes open service possible for gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members, transgender people are still unable to serve openly. Existing military medical regulations, unrelated to…
tempdns.justout.com – By Aaron Spencer
Full disclosure: I’m not what most in the transgender community would consider qualified to teach trans sensitivity. I’m not trans, for one, and I only recently emerged from a place of ignorance to a place of n…
montrealmirror.com – by Shawn Thompson
Indulge in some kinky fun entertainment this Friday, Sept. 16 at Cafe Cleopatra, where the monthly vaudeville and burlesque cabaret night Candyass Club returns. Hosted by Reena the drag queen and Ms. Candyass, …
chelseanow.com – By Paul Schindler
Even for those with some knowledge of the economic, social, and health disparities facing the transgender community, an August New York Times Magazine story, “The High Price of Looking Like a Woman,” likely shock…
belfasttelegraph.co.uk – By Fionola Meredith
Going back to school after the long summer break is hard for most children. It’s not just that they have to swap lazy, carefree days for hard work, scratchy uniforms and strict discipline.
There’s also…