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Sex Change Surgery Is Now Tax Deductible

Source: Time.com The Internal Revenue Service isn’t going to fight people any longer who want to deduct the cost of gender reassignment surgery from their taxes. According to a so-called acquiescence filed earlier this month, IRS officials notified the Tax Court that it would abide by a 2010 decision that held that some medical expenses [...]

13Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gay couple that turned lesbians now marry after one gets sex change op!

London, (ANI): Transgender lesbians officially took marriage vows in Britain as man and wife, after one of them underwent a sex change operation. The two men, Paul 65, now known as Jenny-Anne Bishop and Elen Heart, 68, had divorced their wives, got together as a gay couple in 2004 and eventually lived together in Clwyd, [...]

28Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Colorado Girl Scouts say boy welcome to join as it deals with transgender issues

ASSOCIATED PRESS Denver — Girl Scouts of Colorado says it made a mistake when it rejected a 7-year-old boy’s application to join. Bobby Montoya says he wanted to join his sister in the group and the rejection hurt. His mother says Bobby behaves like a girl. According to KUSA-TV (http://bit.ly/srT91z ), the Girl Scouts issued [...]

27Oct2011 | | 1 comment | Continued

Children of gay families more likely to be poor: study

(Reuters) – Children growing up in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families are more likely to live in poverty and may be denied legal ties to one of their parents, a report released on Tuesday showed. A lack of federal recognition of same-sex marriages means such families face higher tax burdens and unequal access to [...]

27Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

First Out Cafe calls last orders on London’s gay scene

Source: BBC News Central London’s oldest gay cafe is set to close in a fortnight. First Out Cafe was the city’s first daytime gay venue, offering an alternative to the club scene, when it opened in 1986. The business is one of a number to be affected by the upheaval caused by the development of [...]

17Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Transsexual lawmaker speaks out

(AP) WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s first transsexual lawmaker vowed Monday to campaign for the rights of gender minorities and make predominantly Catholic Poland more receptive to transsexuals and homosexuals. In an interview with The Associated Press, Anna Grodzka said the time has come for sexual minority groups in Poland to enjoy the right to legal [...]

17Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Feds revise medical rules for transgender inmates

Associated Press. Transgender inmates who did not begin treatment prior to entering federal custody can now receive sex hormones specialized mental health counseling and possibly gender reassignment surgery while serving their sentences. As part of a court settlement announced Friday, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons has adopted new health care guidelines for prisoners who believe [...]

4Oct2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

China removes transsexual dancer as talent show judge

(Reuters) – A well-known contemporary Chinese dancer says she has been removed as a judge from a television talent show despite the objections of the show’s producers, and believes it is because she is a transsexual. Shanghai-based retired dancer Jin Xing announced on her microblog that she had received the news in a telephone call [...]

26Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Michigan school won’t have homecoming king, queen

NORTON SHORES, Mich. (AP) — A West Michigan high school that was criticized last year for disqualifying homecoming king votes for a transgender student won’t have a homecoming king and queen this year. The senior class at Mona Shores High School in Norton Shores instead will vote on two finalists among eight chosen as class [...]

20Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gay rights supporters to stage protest in Boston

BOSTON (AP) — Supporters for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights are marking the end of the military “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy by staging a protest in Boston to draw attention to the fact that transgender American are still unable to serve openly in the military. The protest is part of a coordinated action [...]

20Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Dutch government to change transgender rules

Associated Press The Dutch government says it will amend a law that prevents transgender people from registering their new gender on official documents until they have had sex change surgery and been sterilized. The announcement came Tuesday, the same day Human Rights Watch issued a report criticizing the law. Justice Ministry spokesman Wiebe Alkema says [...]

16Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Australia passports allow transgender ‘x’ option

AFP SYDNEY: Australia brought in new passport rules on Thursday; allowing citizens to nominate their official gender as male, female or indeterminate, without having to undergo surgery as proof of a sex change. Canberra had previously required a person whose gender was different from that of their birth to have reassignment surgery before they could [...]

16Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Thai Court to Military: Transsexuals Not Mentally Ill

Associated Press BANGKOK — A court in Thailand ordered the military on Tuesday to stop labeling transgender people as being mentally ill in a decision praised by activists. The Thai army conscripts males over the age of 18, but has historically disqualified transgender people, classifying them as “having a permanent mental disorder.” Transgender activists have [...]

13Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

Dutch government announces plans to change transgender law criticized by rights group

By Associated Press AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands intends to change a law that puts restrictions on transgender people who try to register their new gender on official documents, the government said Tuesday, the same day Human Rights Watch issued a report critical of the statute. Justice Ministry spokesman Wiebe Alkema said authorities have been working [...]

13Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Chaz Bono ignores controversy, focuses on dance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chaz Bono isn’t thinking about the controversy surrounding his casting on “Dancing With the Stars.” He says he’s been flooded with fan support and is focused on the cha-cha. Bono is the show’s first transgender contestant, and some viewers and conservative media groups have responded to his casting with hateful blog [...]

9Sep2011 | | 1 comment | Continued

Former transgender SD councilman running again

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Marla Murphy says she still gets anxious every time she walks up to a voter’s front door. That pit-of-her-stomach, deep-seated worry, greets her at night, too, a cumulative effect of all the wondering. “You never know,” Murphy said. “When I meet someone, I’m always analyzing, always looking, always almost jumping [...]

5Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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‘DWTS’ producer: Give Chaz Bono a chance to dance

By SANDY COHEN, AP LOS ANGELES (AP) — “”Dancing With the Stars” executive producer Conrad Green says despite controversy over the casting of its first transgender contestant, “Dancing” remains a family show and viewers should check out the new season before passing judgment. Chaz Bono, who was born female but underwent surgery to become a [...]

5Sep2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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AIDS stalks gay and transgender Indians

  By Ammu Kannampilly (AFP) NEW DELHI — India’s success in slashing HIV/AIDS infection rates by 50 percent in the last decade masks a high rate of infection among homosexual and transgender people, experts say. This anomaly was highlighted last month by the country’s Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in a now notorious speech at [...]

24Aug2011 | | 0 comments | Continued
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