All Posts Tagged With: "female identity"

Transsexuals call for improved rights

IŞIL ARSLAN-HÜSEYİN TÜCCAR BURSA – Doğan News Agency A lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, association in the western province of Bursa has called on the government to start an initiative to institutionally secure the rights of members of this marginalized group. Öykü Evren, the head of the Bursa-based association known as Rainbow, which [...]

30Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender homecoming queen a first for College

By Felicia Tsung – The Flat Hat Jessee Vasold ’11 made history at the College of William and Mary Wednesday when ze was announced as the school’s first transgender homecoming queen, representing the Class of 2011. Vasold identifies as gender-queer and prefers to be referred to with gender neutral pronouns: “ze” in place of he [...]

23Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transsexual in court appeal for breast enlargement

A transsexual refused breast enlargement surgery on the NHS is to take her case to the High Court, at a cost of tens of thousands of pounds to the hospital’s budget. From Telegraph.co.uk The legally aided gender dysphoria sufferer, who has been living as a woman for over 10 years, says breast augmentation is essential [...]

8Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued