URNA Staff guardian.co.uk – Rasha Moumneh
As women in the Gulf become more visible, both socially and politically, and as migrants bring with them different ways of living, the region’s governments are stepping up their gender policing. To allay fears among co…
sfist.com – By Jay Barmann
Beloved local legend Vicki Marlane died this morning at 7 a.m. of an undisclosed illness. She was 76. Nicknamed “The Lady With the Liquid Spine” for her trademark, sultry flexibility while lip syncing, Marlane was profiled…
torontoist.com – By John Semley
I was tentatively pencilled in to hang out with Vince Pincente last Thursday, right on the eve of Pride weekend. Then at 4:11 a.m. Thursday morning, I get an email about how he has to push it to Saturday because there…
miamiherald.typepad.com – By Steve Rothaus
Miami City Commission candidate Donna Milo — a conservative Republican, Cuban-American, transgender woman — got herself into hot water last year during a run for Congress when gay SiriusXM radio journalis…
my.firedoglake.com – By: Logan Price
For those who don’t believe that Bradley’s personal life and sexuality may be used against him by officials or media critics, this gem of information was presented in a recent Vanity Fair article about Hillary Cl…
independent.co.uk – Reviewed by Zoe Anderson
The performers of Gardenia aren’t quite playing themselves. The latest work from Les Ballets C de la B is danced by a cast of retired transvestites, men returning to the stage after years away. They chang…
sfgate.com – Nirmala Nataraj, Special to The Chronicle
Queer Rebel Productions was founded on the premise that by embracing a multitude of artistic genres and perspectives that give voice to queer people of color, artists have the power to foster co…
rgj.com – Written by Forrest Hartman
Fans of “The Crying Game” will find writer-director Neil Jordan in familiar territory with “Breakfast on Pluto,” a meandering tale about a lonely transvestite in search of his family.
As with “The Crying Game,…
whitehouse.gov – Posted by John Trasvina
Last year I visited Spokane, Washington, for a listening session on housing discrimination issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals and families. After hearing a number of compell…
baywindows.com – by Emilia Dunham – Program Associate, Network for LGBT Health
When you think of transgender* health, what do you think of? Hormones, surgeries? Is women’s health just breast cancer walks and pro-choice debates? Clearly there’s more …