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LIMON, CO, United States (UPI)
Christopher ‘Kitty’ Grey, a transgender inmate, wants to be in a women`s prison, but Colorado state policy forbids it because he has male genitalia.
Grey is serving 16 years to life in Limon Prison, southwest of Den…
Received in a Mailing from The TransgendersSafeHouse Yahoo Group
Alert. Contact Your Member of Congress Now. Transgender-inclusive Federal Hate Crime Law to be Voted on Today.
In a sudden and surprising development, Congressman John Conyers will …
Transsexuals have better rights protection on the mainland than here, but a meeting between activist groups and the government may be the first step in fighting discrimination and intolerance in the territory, according to academics and research groups…
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — The American Civil Liberties Union will represent a transsexual charged with providing false information for her marriage license application in Kansas, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Topeka attorne…
DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) – The county that was the site of the Scopes “Monkey Trial” over the teaching of evolution is asking lawmakers to amend state law so the county can charge homosexuals with crimes against nature.
The Rhea County commissioner…
Title 18 of the United States Code, Section 879 makes it illegal to threaten certain individuals guarded by the Secret Service, including the President, the Vice President and their families. At first blush, you wouldn’t think the statute has anything …
GayLesbianTimes.com – Travis D. Bone
San Diego?s transgender community had plenty to celebrate over Pride weekend, secure in the knowledge that on Monday, Jan. 28, the city council would cast a second and final vote to approve the addition of protec…