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Transgender youth wants genderless bathrooms

Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – A transgendered South Burlington High School senior is asking the Vermont Human Rights Commission to back an effort to require the state’s middle and high schools to offer genderless bathrooms. Sixteen-year-old Kyle Giard-Chase told the commission Thursday that until a year ago he was a three-sport athlete and the [...]

27Aug2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Kennedy remembered as champion of gay rights

By DENISE LAVOIE (AP) BOSTON — For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage. His death struck a blow to gay rights advocates, who say they’ve lost a key ally. “Having somebody in the [...]

27Aug2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

School won’t apologize for turning transgender student away at prom

By Michele Catahay – KUAM.com The controversial topic of equal rights among gays, lesbians and transgenders has been brought to light recently, as “Jeremy” met with George Washington High School officials in hopes to get closure on the issue. Jeremy was turned away from his senior prom back in may after he wore a dress. [...]

29Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

NORTHERN LADS GOING MAD FOR TRANSSEXUAL KIM

By Andy Lea – Daily Star NORTHERN blokes are going nuts for transsexual pop babe Kim Petras. They’ve fallen head over high heels for the shapely 16-year-old, despite the fact Kim used to be a Tim. And to thank them for their backing she’s now planning a 12-date tour of northern towns and cities. Kim [...]

28Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Egyptian man-turned-woman sues al-Azhar

CAIRO (Ahmed al-Sayed) An Egyptian man-turned-woman has filed a lawsuit with the prosecutor general against the president of al-Azhar University for refusing to re-admit her after the sex-change operation. Sally Mohamed Abdullah, formerly Sayyed, accused Dr. Mohamed al-Tayeb, president of the oldest Islamic university of stealing the case documents that contained a verdict allowing her [...]

28Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

77-Year-Old Gets Transgender Operation

Stephanie Stahl – (CBS 3) Recently Chastity Bono announced she was having surgery to become a man. A transgender center in Montgomery County is busier than ever. Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl has the exclusive story of one of the oldest patients to make the switch. Renee Ramsey is recovering from the surgery that she’s been [...]

25Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

U.K. officer educates police on transsexualism

By Valerie Berenyi, Calgary Herald CALGARY – Members of the Calgary Police Service attended a workshop on transsexualism Wednesday conducted by a transgendered officer from the U. K. to learn more about diversity issues. Const. Louise Worsfold, who transitioned from male to female in 2004 while working as an officer for the Metropolitan Police Service [...]

24Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Teacher In NJ Retiring In Frustration

WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press Writer LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) ― When word got out that Mr. McBeth, a popular substitute teacher at two southern New Jersey school districts, was about to come back to class as Miss McBeth, it caused an uproar. The former William McBeth had undergone sex reassignment surgery and was [...]

23Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Opponents of transgender rights bill employ scare tactics

Rose MacKenzie – Boston Globe I AM writing in response to the hearing on An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes, also known as the transgender civil rights bill, that the state’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary heard on July 14. I attended the hearing, and I was shocked and saddened at how [...]

21Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Issues 101: What is the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation?

Matt Kailey – Transgender Issues Examiner Many people confuse gender identity and sexual orientation, assuming that transgendered male-to-female (MTF) individuals are really gay men and that transgendered female-to-male (FTM) individuals are really lesbians. This is why trans women (who were born male but have a female gender identity) in particular are often subjected to anti-gay [...]

20Jul2009 | | 1 comment | Continued

Pakistan to register ‘third sex’ hijras

Basim Usmani – guardian.co.uk A court ruling follows a bid to improve life for Pakistan’s impoverished transgender, transvestite and eunuch community Pakistan’s supreme court recently ruled that all hijras, the Urdu catch-all term for its transvestite, transgender and eunuch community, will be registered by the government as part of a survey that aims to integrate [...]

19Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Pride Parade puts emphasis on activism

By Jeff McDonald – Union-Tribune Staff Writer HILLCREST — So there was John Anderson, by himself for a moment among thousands of others on University Avenue yesterday, taking inventory of the extravagance rolling past and pondering all of the changes he’s seen over his 50 years. The San Diego Pride Parade was crawling by with [...]

19Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued