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SFGate.com – Demian Bulwa, Chronicle Staff Writer
They were accused of failing to protect prisoner from rape
A San Francisco civil jury ruled Thursday in favor of six Folsom State Prison workers accused of failing to protect a transgender inmate …
DallasVoice.com – By John Wright Staff Writer
Case illustrates need for Texas gender-marker law, LGBT advocates say
A local transgender woman who recently was denied access to a Louisiana casino is claiming discrimination.
But representatives …
WashBlade.com – Lou Chibbaro Jr
Funding for D.C. facility expires in September
When the local group Transgender Health Empowerment, Inc., launched its Tyra Hunter Drop-In Center last March in a three-story townhouse on North Capitol Street, organ…
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A Baptist minister from Bristol, Virginia was arrested in Tennessee and charged with driving under the influence and indecent exposure, according to the Associated Press.
TesterPastor Tommy Tester, 58, drew attention to himself afte…
Sun-Sentinel.com – By Elizabeth Baier – South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Oakland Park – The city is one step closer to protecting the rights of its transgender employees.
Commissioners agreed unanimously Wednesday night to proceed with adding gender i…
EBAR.com – by Raymond J. Aguilera
City and state officials gathered with activists, health care providers, and community members for the East Bay’s first transgender health care forum July 25. The two-hour town hall meeting took place at the Elihu H…
BayWindows.com – Laura Kiritsy
A psychiatrist testifying as an expert witness for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) questioned the judgment of his colleagues who recommended sex-reassignment surgery for Rhiannon O?Donnabhain, who is suing the IRS …
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The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation have just created the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender National Advisory Council. The council has been created to “identify and address gaps in breast health and breas…
SSONet.com.au – by Cara Davis
Sydney?s lesbian social scene will be transformed next year with the opening of a full-time girls? bar in the city.
The team from UK lesbian super-club Candy Bar will visit Sydney in January to secure a venue, Candy …
WashingtonPost.com – By Rebecca Boone – The Associated Press
Boise, Idaho — An inmate who castrated herself with a disposable razor blade after prison officials refused to treat her for gender identity disorder should have female hormone therapy pa…