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EdgeBoston.com – Bay Windows
As Bay Windows went to press it was uncertain what action the legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary would take on the transgender rights bill, House Bill 1722. March 19 was the deadline for the committee to deci…
EBAR.com – by Seth Hemmelgarn
A demonstration to remember a transgender woman whose naked body was found on a San Francisco sidewalk last year will be held Friday, March 21.
Ruby Ordenana, 24, whose legal name was Rudy Ordenana, was found dead in…
Eurekalert.org – Contact: Jim Barlow – University of Oregon
Counselors should target discrimination and be advocates for transgender clients
University of Oregon doctoral students address workplace and psychological issues for overlooked population…
Massey.ac.nz
Massey psychology doctoral researcher Jaimie Veale is seeking people of all sexual orientations to respond to an online questionnaire for a major study on how gender and sexuality variance develops.
The survey includes questions on p…
Feministe.us – Posted by: piny
BBC News published an article a couple of weeks ago about transition in Iran. In Iran, it is legal to change sex: if you can convince a doctor that you are a transsexual, and if they permit you to undergo GRS, then yo…
AFP.Google.com
Bangkok (AFP) — Thailand’s military will stop branding transsexual conscripts as mentally disturbed, and will list them in a new “third category” as neither male nor female, a senior officer said Wednesday.
Thai men are required to…
365Gay.com – by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
(Rockville, Maryland) A group of registered voters in Montgomery Co., Maryland has filed suit against the County Board of Elections alleging improprieties in the certification of a ballot measure to overtu…
ChurchCentral.com – By Ken Walker
A pastor in Fort Worth, Texas has withstood an effort to oust him from the pulpit, although it may be a Pyrrhic victory. Brett Younger prevailed by a vote of 499-237, meaning nearly a third of the congregation voted…
Education.Guardian.co.uk – Anthea Lipsett
The Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) has put out guidance for universities to follow when dealing with “trans people” who are changing their gender.
There are up to 6,000 trans people in the UK. No figures …
PageOneQ.com – by Nick Langewis
While disagreeing with the implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, a recent report released by the National Center for Transgender Equality hails its influence on the final rules to ensure transgender citiz…