In Defence of Trans People

TheTyee.ca – By Sarah Buchanan

Transpeople: Repudiation, Trauma, Healing, Christopher A. Shelley, University of Toronto Press (2008)

“It is extraordinarily painful, as social creatures, to be told that you don’t belong,” Christopher Shelley has w…

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MGA glitz comes to St. Louis

TheVitalVoice.com – By Colin Murphy

The stage is set for an epic competition as the Gateway City becomes the gateway to glamour for the 37th annual Miss Gay America (MGA) pageant, Oct. 8-12 at the Millennium Hotel downtown.

It’s been 30 years si…

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If one of us aint free …

TheStar.com – By Julian C.H. Lee

An anthropologist reports on a very different Merdeka event he attended that dealt with a subject often swept under the carpet: alternative sexualities.

In August last year, malaysiakini.com reported that a transs…

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You came. You bought. You burped.

OCRegister.com – By Frank Mickdeit – The Orange County Register

Frand Mickadeit: A drag queen Tupperware party, hosted by a columnist you have heard of, raised 12 grand to help fight AIDS.

I’d seen the names on the guest list – people I’d written…

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D.C. Entertainment Dispatches

Voices.WashingtonPost.com – Nightlife Agenda

Phasefest returns with four days of music, dance and spoken word from gay and lesbian performers, the Silver Jews play their first-ever D.C. show, DJ Spinna touches down at the Eighteenth Street Lounge, C…

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A Truly Uncomun Festival

BigNews.biz –

An evening of Art, Dance, Film, Music and Poetry, with a special appearance by
Bernie Worrel, original founding member of P-funk

New York, N.Y. – Nolej Studios, a full service creative digital agency unveils its 360° approach to e…

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