URNA Staff washingtonpost.com – By David Crary – The Associated Press
New York — Many transgender Americans face intolerance in almost every aspect of their lives, contributing to high levels of homelessness, unemployment and despair, according to a comprehe…
xtra.ca – Noreen Fagan – Ottawa
Pink Triangle Services (PTS) received a $26,400 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for TransAction, a program that focuses on support services for the trans community.
The funds will be used to implement th…
enewspf.com – Press Release
Honolulu, HI – (ENEWSPF) – Equality Hawaii, the state’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, …
windycitymediagroup.com – from a Press Release
Equality Illinois is pleased to announce the recipient of its 2011 Freedom Award. The Freedom Award is given annually to individuals or organizations who demonstrate remarkable vision, courage, and lead…
sfgate.com – Posted By: Victoria Colliver
Since the news broke that San Francisco’s Lyon-Martin Health Services, which serves women and transgender people, was about to shut its doors due to financial distress, its supporters have come out in force….
coloradoan.com – By Coloradoan Staff
In playwright Jane Anderson’s bittersweet drama, “Looking for Normal,” that concept is truly put to the test.
Roy (played by L. Michael Scovel) is a middle-aged, working-class man living a quiet life in middle…
tbd.com – By Amanda Hess
Last April, Autumn Sandeen traveled from San Diego to Washington, D.C., donned her Naval uniform, and handcuffed herself to the White House fence. Eight months later, the civil disobedience paid off: On Dec. 22, President Ob…
theotherpaper.com – By Lyndsey Teter
Gov. John Kasich doesn’t appear to be backing off of a strange decision to exclude transgender Ohioans from an anti-discrimination executive order issued last week.
Activists in the LGBT community were angered…
huffingtonpost.com – Jay Bakker – Author, Pastor
Cathleen Falsani (aka God Girl) caused quite a stir here at HuffPost when she cited my new book “Fall to Grace” as evidence of a potential “great gay awakening” in the evangelical church.
The respo…
thesunnews.com – By Chris Rudisill – For Weekly Surge
Apply the foundation. Then, apply a little lipstick and don’t forget the eyelashes. Finally, tuck, wrap and shimmy into that gown. That’s how it was for me several months ago as I donned a red wi…