URNA Staff FullEffectMagazine.com
The 27th floor of Pearce Ford Tower was electrically charged with pride, confidence and sexy drag. The chatter of students soaked the walls with sound. Some sought friends in the crowds. Others got comfortable and waited.
P…
Advocate.com
Dawn Dalpe, a transgender woman living in South Philadelphia, has filed a complaint with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations alleging that she has been barred from all 10 regional branches of the YMCA, the Philadelphia Gay Ne…
Angus-Reid.com
Public backing for Jos? Luis Rodr?guez Zapatero fell this month in Spain, according to a poll by Instituto Opina released by Cadena Ser. 49.1 per cent of respondents approve of the president?s performance, down 2.7 points since late S…
SoVo.com – Gwen Smith
Hate violence stats are sobering and the time has come for each of us to do something about it.
Transgender violence, particularly murder, is an epidemic. It is hardly news, as these murders happen on average every two weeks…
Charlotte.com – Rachel Sutherland
4 atypical debs will compete for queen
The Regional AIDS Interfaith Network is at it again.
First, it was female impersonator Shelita Hamm leading capacity crowds at Gay Bingo in themed games, complete with mu…
FinanceVisor.com
Call to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer authors for original submissions to be included in the new anthology: The Queer Collection: Prose and Poetry 2007.
Las Vegas, Nevada (FV Newswire) – If you’re a gay, lesbi…
Releases.USNewsWire.com
Washington, Nov. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ — As voting machines from the 2006 midterm election are returned to storage for another Congressional session, members of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) are cele…
IHT.com – The Associated Press
Honolulu: A Hawaii woman won a seat on the state Board of Education and, according to national advocacy groups, a place in history as the nation’s highest-ranking transgender elected official.
Kim Coco Iwamoto, a 3…
Bloomberg.com – By Curtis Eichelberger
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — John Harper was his high school valedictorian and Male Athlete of the Year. In college, he became an All-Canadian cross-country runner and earned advanced degrees in physics. Yet he carrie…
Xtra.ca – Rob Salerno
Vancouver’s drag scene still thriving, kings and queens claim
It’s Friday night at the Odyssey and although it’s only a little after 10 pm, the bar is decidedly empty considering the night’s entertainment–this week’s roun…