Who gets to decide a childs gender?

Washington Blade Online – Jennifer Vanasco

Nicholas was born a boy but prefers to live as a girl. Now this 5-year-old is about to start public school.

Nicole, 5, was born Nicholas. She wears ponytails and pink flip-flops, she loves dresses and do…

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So you want to be a… Drag Queen?

KansasCity.com

Here’s how David Krom turns into entertainer Dede Deville

Q. What?s your origin?

A. I?m a little bit crazy, a little bit of a chameleon. I came out in the early ?90s and was out at the bars. And I saw a show in Topeka once, and …

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Transgenders try to trump hatred

WhittierDailyNews.com – Debbie Pfeiffer Trunnell Staff Writer

Whittier – They have the highest probability of being murdered than any other minority group in the nation.

But it’s not just violence: People who choose to change their sex also suffe…

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BostonHerald.com – Marie Szaniszlo

As Boston celebrated its annual Gay Pride Parade yesterday, some gays were wondering whether same-sex marriage has become the death knell of gay culture.

?Not bad in the way right-ringers mean, of course, what w…

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Dear Val – Dear Crossdresser

TorontoSun.com

DEAR VAL: I’ve been married for a long time and my marriage is happy and loving. We also have a good sex life. But I’m a crossdresser. My wife knows about this and is very understanding, often helping me with clothes and makeup. I onl…

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Casting fear aside, he told his story

Miami Herald – Roberto Santiago

Mark Cummings’ personality hasn’t changed in the last three years — even though his gender has.

The same people who saw him as a tough ”butch” Latina lesbian when he was known as Maritza Perdomo now see him as a…

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See Tom Be Jane

Village Voice – Julia Reischel

The country’s youngest transgender child is ready for school. But is school ready for her?

Nicole has been insisting she’s female since she could talk.

It’s a spring break morning, and by 11 a.m. at the Anderson …

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The Woman Inside

Salt Lake City Weekly – Carolyn Campbell

Nicole Cook received the shock of her life the day she visited her mother?s apartment in 1996.
Cook?s father Ken Prince was going through the stages of his second divorce. Making his way through that difficu…

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