URNA Staff NewKerala.com – Papri Sri Raman, Villupuram (Tamil Nadu)
India’s transvestites, who have faced ostracism for centuries, are discovering their identities and potentials and getting to know their rights and social duties in a tiny village festival her…
PinkNews.co.uk – PinkNews.co.uk writer
Two US states have made historic strides in protecting the rights of transgender and gender nonconforming people.
Hawaii and Vermont, have in the past week introduced laws to include, protect and support tra…
Daily Express – Malaysia – Kota Kinabalu
A Labuan man nearly lost his Nokia 7610 handphone to a pondan (transvestite) here on Monday.
The 29-year-old hair salon owner said he stopped his car in front of the court building to make a phone call aft…
When it hit the airwaves in England last year, “Little Britain” became an instant underground cult hit. The second season found the famed BBC comedy series a huge mainstream hit — so much so that at this past year’s “Live 8” concert, creators/stars Ma…
FilmThreat.com – Christopher Curry – 2005, Un-rated, 86 minutes, Troma
Corn-fed cutie Jessie Bell accidently smashes her vehicle into a papier mache cow. She then finds herself within the confines of Meetweed Manor after being chased by an inbred oa…
PinkNews.co.uk – PinkNews.co.uk writer
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich this week issued an executive order extending domestic partnership benefits to all state employees under the authority of the governor?s office.
Illinois is America?s 13th s…
The Age – Doug Anderson
Director Pedro Almodovar’s tender homage to motherhood.
Manuela works in the organ donor unit of a major Madrid hospital. A single mother who dotes on her 17-year-old son, Esteban (an aspiring writer yearning to know more …
TheStar.com – Slinger
Not that she’s playing down the drag-queen aspect of her persona. She feels it’s particularly important because of what it means for the country as a whole ? an opportunity for every Canadian to drool over her scrumptious outfi…
Mainichi-msn.co.jp
To most Japanese, Takafumi Fujio — with cropped hair, thick arms and deep voice — is a typical, middle-aged salaryman. But until four years ago, when the food company worker started on a range of hormonal treatments, he was a wo…
Stuff.co.nz
When Sam Parker planned his own killing, it was a crime of passion. Tony Wall reports.
It’s late April, there’s a chill in the air, and amid the faceless sprawl of Auckland’s North Shore, a carefully planned killing is being carried o…