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huffingtonpost.com – Michael Grass
Washington — Gaurav Gopalan once told colleagues he had hoped to host a performance of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” at Dupont Circle’s fountain. Sunday night, friends and loved ones gathered there with candles…
tempdns.justout.com – By Aaron Spencer
Full disclosure: I’m not what most in the transgender community would consider qualified to teach trans sensitivity. I’m not trans, for one, and I only recently emerged from a place of ignorance to a place of n…
hrcbackstory.org – By Dan Rafter
The following guest post is from the American Psychiatric Association’s Dr. Jack Drescher:
I found myself puzzling over recent comments made by Dr. Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist-commentator on Fox News. Apparently p…
metroweekly.com – by John Riley
Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a crime scene in the early morning hours today that, according to sources briefed by police, involved the death of a transgender woman whose injuries included traum…
starobserver.com.au – Katherine Cummings
I recently heard from a student who had been given the task of arguing in a debate that transgenders perpetuate gender stereotypes. She wanted arguments to support her case.
When I started thinking this th…
metronews.ca – James Turner – Metro Winnipeg
A transgender woman who claims police officers yanked her from her car at gunpoint and mocked her because of her sexual orientation is suing the City of Winnipeg for allegedly breaching her rights against…
heraldsun.com.au – Mark Buttler From: Herald Sun
A former Victoria Police detective has been under investigation for three years over a story published in the Herald Sun.
Former detective senior sergeant Bill Nash said his career remained tarnish…
pollstar.com – Sarah Marie Pittman
A permanent housing facility for homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth is set to open its doors in New York City early next month thanks to the support of Cyndi Lauper.
The True Colors Residence,…
nypost.com – By Jamie Schram, Rebecca Rosenberg and Don Kaplan
A muscle-bound firefighter who appeared as Mr. March in the 2011 NYC Firefigfhter calendar was arrested for allegedly assaulting his transsexual girlfriend — a stunner who was famously …
mercurynews.com – By Malaika Fraley – Contra Costa Times
Martinez — A Bay Area transgender youth advocate was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for fatally stabbing her boyfriend at his Walnut Creek home last year — a killing a defense atto…