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WashingtonPost.com – By Ann E. Marimow and Ernesto Londo – Washington Post Staff Writers
Opponents of Montgomery County’s new transgender law submitted their first batch of signatures this week for a referendum to overturn the protections approved b…
AgoraCosmopolitan.com – by Shelby DeSouza
Your mind is like a parachute – it works best when it is open
The number of heterosexual men who admit to a curiosity about or preference for T-Girls (transsexuals, transvestites, she-males, etc.), has gr…
NewsPostIndia.com – Papri Sri Raman
In a unique partnership, grassroots social workers and the community of transsexuals are spearheading a campaign to save the girl child and stop female foeticide in five districts of Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu …
News.NineMSN.com.au – By Adam Shand
A new sex and sleaze scandal is set to rock Victoria Police, which is already reeling from corruption allegations revealed in hearings of the Office of Police Integrity late last year.
ninemsn can reveal exclus…
IPSNews.net – By Marcela Valente
Buenos Aires (IPS) – With the support of one of Argentina’s leading public universities, a group of transvestites have launched a magazine aimed at reaffirming their identity and giving them a voice, as they tend to …
Examiner.com
Baltimore – A group of Maryland lawyers hopes to start a legal clinic that would serve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people – underserved groups that advocates say have special legal problems.
When the proposed FreeState Law…
Gainsville.com – By Megan Rolland – Sun staff writer
A heated and vocal response to a new Gainesville ordinance that extends rights to transgender individuals has garnered national attention.
Discussion of Monday night’s City Commission vote app…
BLogs.VillageVoice.com – Posted by Julie Bolcer
Long aggressive in the use of shareholder resolutions to pressure corporations to assume socially responsible stances, the New York City Pension Funds took an unprecedented step toward workplace equali…
SouthtownStar.com – By Tony Graf – Sun-Times News Group
A transgender female, wanting to legally change her name from Donald to Daunn, is going to the Illinois Supreme Court in her effort to get a waiver of court fees based on her low income.
Dau…
Education.Guardian.co.uk
New guidance aims to end the rising tide of homophobic bullying – of pupils and teachers. Anna Bawden reports
Sam Clark, 19, first knew he was gay at the age of 10. Ever since, he has suffered from homophobic bullying. Th…