Gender bender

Business-Standard.com – Abhilasha Ojha – New Delhi

You see transgenders on Indian streets begging or plying the sex trade. But there was Laxmi holding forth on Salman Khan’s Dus Ka Dum. Who is she and what was she doing on primetime TV? Abhilasha Oj…

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Socks appeal

ThePhoenix.com – By Caitlin E. Curran

Drag kings flip the script on gender impersonation. We go undercover to get to the meat of the matter.

Rico swaggers down the aisle of the Art House Theatre in Provincetown, oozing confidence and brazenly fli…

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Male pregnancy and a la carte sex changes

Slate.com – By William Saletan

It’s a girl!

Well, it’s a girl for now. Thomas Beatie, the “pregnant man,” has given birth. Beatie used to be a girl, too. Then he decided to become a man. Which he is now. Sort of.

We like to think there are two…

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Its time to stand up and stand tall

Mutiny.in – Posted by sanjukta

Some time back I was invited by Bangalore based FM Radio Indigo, to talk about one of the Blogging initiatives I was engaged in. Before the show started, I was chit chatting with the RJ and casually mentioned the word …

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Gender-bending: the original spirit of Pride

TheGlobeAndMail.com – Aidan Johnson – Special to Globe and Mail Update

Downtown Toronto will shut down Sunday as people gather to celebrate homosexuality and gender-bending. The occasion is Pride Day, one of Canada’s largest cultural events.

Some…

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Woman interrupted

TheStar.com – Trish Crawford – Living Reporter

Her transition from man to woman hit a snag, but she fought back and found her voice as an activist

School caretaker Martine Stonehouse is Toronto’s transsexual Norma Rae.

While her transformatio…

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