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Philly.com – By Joseph A. Slobodzian – Inquirer Staff Writer
A University City resident is one of four sexual minorities awarded a $10,000 “courage grant” from the Colin Higgins Foundation.
Kiya Morton, 20, a transgender person who was born male,…
Cities.ExpressIndia.com – Premankur Biswas
Rarely do victims rise to empower themselves and help others. Transgender social worker Amitava Sarkar is a hero of such ilk, says our correspondent
Circa 2001
On a late ashtami night, Amitava Sarkar an…
Xtra.ca – Chris Dupuis
Miss Conception was born proud. The singer/dancer/drag performer extraordinaire sprang forth from her mother’s loins on Pride Day back in 1980. Fitting perhaps, for a drag queen that’s all over Pride Week like pan-stick on a…
SFBayTimes.com – By Jacob Anderson-Minshall
When Sean Dorsey confesses, ?It?s scary breaking new ground,? it?s hard to believe. After all, Dorsey is a critically-acclaimed dancer and choreographer who has been honing his craft for years. He?s the cr…
XTra.ca
Deb, Dirk, Mann… whatever you call her, just call
Deb Pearce has a lot to be proud of. The industrious gal about town is a fixture in Toronto’s queer community: hosting events, dragging it up king-style and, most recently, returning to …
BermudaSun.bm
The mother of drag queen Mark Anderson, who was at the centre of controversy last Bermuda Day, is showing her love for her son in a special way – by riding with him in this year’s parade.
Leonette Anderson will be sitting next to Mr…
In.Today.Reuters.com
Seoul, (Reuters) – A South Korean transsexual entertainer, whose sex change helped the country to change its family registry laws, was married on Saturday.
The 32-year-old male-to-female singer, who goes by the stage name Har…
SFGate.com – Sarah Lefton
Heather Gold has long joked that it’s easier to come out as gay than Jewish in this town. Last night, your humble F2F correspondent hung out with the doubly out people of Congregation Sha’ar Zahav at the 30th birthday bash …
AfterElton.com – by Steven Frank
James St. James was a central figure in the New York City club scene of the ’80s and early ’90s who was known, along with his circle of fellow club kids, for his outrageous attire and hard-partying lifestyle. The go…
SPTimes.com – By Lorri Helfand
She will join a large group to lobby Congress today for transgender rights.
Washington – After months of notoriety in her hometown for wanting to become a woman, Susan Stanton found for the first time Monday what it…