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dailycamera.com – By Whitney Bryen
… But Inselman said the repeal is not a victory for the transgender community, since “don’t ask, don’t tell” is only one of the reasons keeping them out of the military.
Being transgender is often considered a…
lezgetreal.com – ANC-CBN – Melanie Nathan
LGBT Activists in the Philippines are pushing for legal rights, to include civil partnership, protection against discrimination at work, in school and hospitals, as well as other rights which have been deni…
toledoblade.com – By Jennifer Feehan – Blade Staff Writer
Bowling Green – Cheers rang out from all but a handful of people crowding the Wood County Board of Elections office yesterday when it was learned that two city ordinances that protect gay and…
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Hyderabad: Things are finally looking up for the gay and transgender community in the state. In its first step forward, the state government has issued a GO bringing the transgender community under the purview of the mino…
ottawacitizen.com – By Kristy Nease, The Ottawa Citizen
Members of Ottawa’s trans community are marching to Parliament Hill Nov. 20 in support of Bill C389 – which, if it passes third reading, would see gender identity and expression enshrined as C…
edgeboston.com – by Kilian Melloy
A transgender candidate for city supervisor in San Francisco has been targeted by her opposition as being “too conservative,” despite her status and her background as the executive of a sex toy company.
“With the…
passportmagazine.com – Joseph Pedro
It’s a question that isn’t easily answered. How do high schools and colleges include transgender students in competitive sports? A “think tank” of professionals that included experts on transgender issues that ran…
pressofatlanticcity.com – By Emily Previti – Staff Writer
Hamilton Township – Officials voted 5-0 Monday night to update local laws by removing prohibitions on firing guns, cross-dressing and other behaviors.
Township Council re-examined the ordi…
insidebayarea.com – By Paul T. Rosynsky – Oakland Tribune
Oakland — The race to fill a seat on the Alameda County Superior Court bench offers voters two distinct choices and it’s not only because one of the candidates is transgender.
Deputy Dist…
blogs.sfweekly.com – By Lauren Smiley
​San Franciscans probably have their ideas about the sort of folks who will descend on the Hyatt Regency airport hotel this weekend for the Second Amendment Foundation’s gun rights conference: white, Tea Partyis…