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Washington weddings begin for same-sex couples

By JESSICA GRESKO (AP)
WASHINGTON — It’s a day of wedding bells for some gay couples in Washington.
Couples who applied for marriage licenses on the first day they were available last week can pick them up Tuesday and tie the knot.
Three weddings are planned at the city’s Human Rights Campaign office. The advocacy group helps with [...]

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Trinidad surgeon helps women escape past of mutilation

Karen Auge
The Denver Post
Dr. Marci Bowers slipped into a chair in Exam Room 3, folded one long leg over another, looked at her patient — a young woman with wide eyes and a nervous smile — and got to the point.
“We want to help make your life better,” Bowers said.
Mariama is as tiny as the [...]

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A family made, not born

Pakistani outcasts live together after their families abandoned them because they are congenital eunuchs and hermaphrodites

By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Wearing a red knit bonnet, matching lipstick and a shawl over her large shoulders and muscular forearms, Ms. Nanni gently sought to clear up some confusion as the [...]

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Cross-dressers banned from bar

Fiona McWhirter – news.com.au
A GROUP of Adelaide cross-dressers says it is no longer welcome at its favourite hotel, after having been refused entry.
Despite drinking and dining regularly at the carnival-themed Boho Bar, on Unley Rd, for at least six months, members of Adelaide’s transgender community say management’s attitude has changed.
Two male cross-dressers in female clothing [...]

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Australian Senate rejects same-sex marriage bill

By Rex Wockner – The Bay Area Reporter
Australia’s Senate rejected a measure to legalize same-sex marriage February 26. The vote was 5-45. Twenty-six senators failed to vote.
The bill, introduced by the Greens, was opposed by the Labor, Family First and Liberal/National/Country Liberal Coalition parties.
“The coalition believes the [opposite-sex] definition of marriage, as contained in [...]

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Transitions: Transgender people can struggle to find their identities

By DIANA FISHLOCK, The Patriot-News
From the time he could crawl, Jack Bowser was totally into being a boy. “I always wanted the boys’ toys, was always outside doing sports or outside with my dad. I always wanted to wear the boys’ clothes, suits, everything,” said the 45-year-old Ephrata man.
Bowser was all boy, except for the [...]

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T&T activists say of Guyana crossdressing lawsuit: Just first step to bring changes

Trinidad Express
The motion was filed February 19, with the support of Guyana NGO Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination and lawyers in Guyana, St Lucia and at the University of the West Indies Rights Advocacy Project (U-RAP) on the Cave Hill, Barbados campus.
The litigants were four MtF transgender Guyanese who were rounded up in a crackdown, [...]

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10,000 to march for gay pride in Sydney

The Times of India
SYDNEY: Almost 10,000 people shimmied, strutted and strode through the ages on Saturday as Sydney celebrated its 32nd gay and lesbian Mardi Gras parade.
More than 100 floats with 9,500 performers filled the city’s streets, with Osama bin Laden and Michael Jackson among figures to feature in the “History of the World” themed [...]

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VH1’s New Series ‘Transform Me’ Premieres Monday, March 15 at 10:30PM ET/PT

The Groundbreaking Series Looks At Transformations From The Inside Out
Catch a Sneak Peek of the Premiere Episode on Friday, March 12 on VH1.com
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ — VH1 and Left/Right Inc. have teamed up to create a new edition of fashion makeover shows with “Transform Me.” Each half-hour episode [...]

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20-year-old man eager for sex change: ‘Even if I die from it’

With brown-dyed hair, miniskirt, black silk stockings and tender voice, a 20-year-old Jiangxi man Liu Jun is always considered as a girl. He said he is eager for sex change surgery but still can’t pay for it.
“I’ve known for years I’m a woman – I think and act like a woman, not a man. I [...]

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