URNA Staff weblogs.baltimoresun.com – Posted by Julie Bykowicz
The Senate president’s decision to sideline House-backed legislation to prevent the discrimination of transgendered people has infuriated activists and some lawmakers.
On Saturday, the House of …
theotherpaper.com – By Jon Theiss
Typically, I’m no good on Sundays. After recovering from two days of power drinking with my closest friends or smashing faces with some schmuck at a trashy North Campus bar (and probably suffering the consequences o…
ebar.com – by Richard Dodds
The exotic fantasies that turned “The Mysterious East” into a familiar catchphrase have rapidly evaporated in the relatively brief time since M. Butterfly played to its first Broadway audiences in 1988. Of course, they we…
examiner.com – Shuyee Lee – Montreal Headlines Examiner
A 23-year-old drag queen who alleges he was ticketed by a Montreal Transit Corporation inspector because of his sexual orientation has won his case in court.
Victor Jr. Roberge was at the Pa…
sfbaytimes.com – By Dennis McMillan
A bill that would alleviate the confusion, anxiety, and even danger that transgender people face when they have identity documents that do not reflect who they are, passed the Assembly Judiciary committee in a 7-5…
au.news.yahoo.com – Amanda Banks – Legal Affairs Editor, The West Australian
Two female-to-male transsexuals will take their fight to be legally recognised as men to the High Court next week in a case that will test WA’s gender reassignment laws.
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monstersandcritics.com – Deutsche Press-Agentur
Kuala Lumpur – A controversial gay-themed movie raked in more than 1 million ringgit (322,580 dollars) within its first five days in Muslim Malaysia, surprising the producer and critics alike, the offi…
campusprogress.org – Posted by Jeff Krehely with Kellan Baker
President Barack Obama moved forcefully to tackle injustice and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans by signing into law two bills long championed by L…
globalcomment.com – By Feature Writer Mary-Beth Snow
Susan Stryker, Transgender History, Seal Press, 2008.
Kate Bornstein and S. Bear Bergman, eds. Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation, Seal Press, 2010.
The feminist press Seal has carved out a…
ontopmag.com – By On Top Magazine Staff
Eighty-five countries including the United States issued a joint statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday expressing support for gay rights.
The statement expresses “concern at contin…