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beyondchron.org – by Harrison Chastang
African Americans throughout the Bay Area are demanding that the Russian River Resort cancel tonight’s scheduled appearance of Shirley Q. Liquor, a racist stereotypical Blackface character played by Charles…
vancouversun.com – By Marianne White, CanWest News Service
As stressful events go, proms can rate pretty high on a teenager’s barometer – but imagine if you are a gay, bisexual or transgender student.
To help make them feel accepted and welcomed,…
opposingviews.com – by GLAAD
New York City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is standing with the Puerto Rican community to demand that the rash of anti-gay and transgender murders in Puerto Rico be properly investigated and covere…
mpbn.net – Reported By: Josie Huang
Transgender rights groups are following a case in Maine in which a transgender woman has been banned from using the woman’s restroom at the Denny’s in Auburn. Brianna Freeman of Lewiston is suing the owner of the …
womensenews.org – By Megan Carpentier – WeNews correspondent
The recession is causing the paperwork to pile up. For transgender people this is particularly tough. Every application for work or government assistance contains the possibility of probin…
pamshouseblend.com – by: Pam Spaulding
The Blend has just learned that the State Department, through Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael D. Kirby of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, has announced a major change affecting those who are seeking passport…
english.peopledaily.com.cn – People’s Daily Online
An online survey shows that 52 percent of netizens believe the transvestite phenomenon, or Weiniang phenomenon (refers to a man who dresses like a woman and who prides himself on looking beautiful a…
ottawacitizen.com – By Nick Taylor-Vaisey, The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa – The Ottawa police department’s approach to community outreach is a model for other cities, even if it’s not seen as legitimate police work by some on the force, says a study re…
seattlepi.com – By Casey McNerthney – seattlepi.com Staff
A man who was previously convicted of a hate crime was arrested after he yelled a derogatory slur at a transgender person and assaulted her, police said.
The incident happened about 3:50 p…
tribune.com.pk – Express Times
Peshawar: The transvestite community here on Wednesday presented their own account of the May 24 incident in which police arrested a man and a transgender person for allegedly contracting marriage.
The transvestite …