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MichiganMessenger.com – By Ed Brayton
When Paul Scott, Republican candidate for Secretary of State, announced that he would “make it a priority” to make sure that no transgendered person could change their gender identity on their driver’s license, …
DallasVoice.com – By Wendi Bates – Special Contributor
Gathering offered chance for trans activists of different generations to share experiences, ideas
The myriad workshops and sessions offered during the five-day National Conference on LGBT Equ…
MPBN.net – Reported By: Tom Porter
The Maine Human Rights Commission today released draft guidelines designed to protect students against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The guidelines assert the rights of transgender students to have ac…
MercuryNews.com – By Elena Becatoros – Associated Press Writer
Rawalpindi, Pakistan – Taunted at home, Sanhya ran away at age 12, searching for acceptance as she sees herself – neither male nor female, but a member of a third gender.
Pakistan’s t…
Advocate.com – By Kerry Eleveld
This week Adm. Mike Mullen shouldered a burden and created an opening for the fair treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans that, quite frankly, no other leader in the country could possibly have…
StudentPulse.com – By Tonei Glavinic
The level of data collection mandated by the REAL ID Act of 2007 should raise concern for all American citizens who enjoy their privacy, because it mandates unprecedented levels of data collection and an equally …
Alibi.com – By Joni Kay Rose
Tall and slim with natural blond hair, the young lady walking by us exuded a confidence that belied the struggles she must have gone through to be where she was. I gestured toward her. “No matter what I do, I’ll never be…
EdgeBoston.com – by Peter Cassels – EDGE Contributor
More than 250 transgender Bay Staters and their allies were on Beacon Hill on Jan. 21 to push for passage of a bill to ban gender-based discrimination.
The Massachusetts Transgender Political C…
EBAR.com – by Matthew S. Bajko
At its meeting Tuesday night (January 26) the Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club is expected to elect its first pair of co-presidents as well as the first transgender woman to lead the progressive queer political group.
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Guardian.co.uk – Afua Hirsch, legal affairs correspondent
The government is facing allegations of duplicity over changes to the equality bill after a leaked document showed conflicting statements about the position of churches and other religious or…