Trans Formed: To Be Homeless & Transgender

WashingtonPost.com – By Lydie Raschka – Special to The Washington Post

The night my church opened its 10-bed homeless shelter for 18-to-24-year-olds, I volunteered to supervise them. A novice to any kind of shelter experience, I was nervous as I dra…

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On the frontline

Hindu.com – Vaishna Roy

As Rose, the host of ‘Ippadikku Rose’, fights to realign rigid notions about gender and sexuality, it’s worth asking if we know what tolerance really means.

As Rose says: “What about my hobbies, my friends, my skills? Ther…

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Diva Arias

GayCityNews.com – By: David Noh

“Arias with a Twist,” which just ended its run at Here Arts Center, starred ultimate gender illusionist Joey Arias and was directed by genius puppeteer Basil Twist — and proved the hippest, funkiest, most creative e…

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What Trans Erotica Gets Wrong

AlterNet.org – By Andrea Zanin, Sex Geek

There’s a vast difference between eroticizing trans people and exoticizing them in ways that scream “I’m clueless and disrespectful.”

I just finished reading M. Christian’s anthology, Transgender Erotica…

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How to Talk to a Tranny

MemphisFlyer.com – By Bianca Phillips

And, yes, even this headline would be considered offensive.

Though the now-infamous video of a former Memphis police officer beating a transgendered inmate didn’t include audio, the victim claims the officer …

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A Clan, a Network, a Tribe, a Family

PopMatters.com – by Michael Abernethy

Now that Daniel has graduated college, he and his partner Chris have started talking about purchasing a home together. Two houses down from Chris live Susan and Casey, who are on and off girlfriends. Jason lives…

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Queen Harish dances in drag

SFGate.com – Sandip Roy, Special to The Chronicle

“I like to copy the Bollywood actresses,” Queen Harish says with a chuckle. “But not the new kinds with the very short, short clothes.” She prefers the colorful, traditional full skirts of her native…

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A transgender realises her dream

NewIndPress.com – Express News Service

Salem: Krishnan alias Divya is a transgender by nature and by choice.

Her struggle to fulfil her dream of joining teachers training was realized on Saturday. Divya had to battle on several fronts, especially…

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