All Posts Tagged With: "cross dressing"

Transgendered in Hay River

Elizabeth McMillan – Northern News Services
HAY RIVER – Dean Landrie isn’t your typical truck driver. For one thing, he likes to wear nail polish and nylons.
He also goes by Gabrielle Sky and wants to become a woman.
Landrie isn’t concerned with labels, and neither is his wife of almost 20 years.
“I’ve spent 40 years as a [...]

4Nov2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender woman reveals difficulties

By Abigail Curtis
BDN Staff
LEWISTON, Maine — Brianna Freeman, a transgender woman who lived the first four decades of her life as a man, said she knows firsthand about the pain caused by discrimination.
And when management at an Auburn Denny’s restaurant wouldn’t allow her to use the women’s restroom until she had sex reassignment surgery, [...]

30May2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Nepal Jumps Ahead on Gay and Transgender Rights

by Bhumika Ghimire

After California voters passed the proposition to ban gay marriage in the state, gay and transgender rights is back on the headlines in America. While the debate rages on there, Nepal – a faraway country, much smaller and often ignored on the world stage is now being looked upon as an example on [...]

25Nov2008 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Tears of Joy for Nepali Gays, Transgender Persons over Supreme Court Decision

KATHMANDU, November 17, 2008 – There were tears of joy in the Nepali LGBT community today when the Supreme Court published its full written decision on a petition demanding both protection and rights for sexual and gender minorities.
“Reading this decision [...]

17Nov2008 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued