All Posts Tagged With: "gender identities"

India Adds Third Gender Option to Voting Rolls: ’Other’

by Kilian Melloy – Edge Boston Transsexual and intersex people going to the polls in India will no longer have to choose between identifying themselves as male or female, now that a third category for gender has been added. The new option–”O” for “Other”–has been added alongside the “M” and “F” choices for use by [...]

14Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Play explores transgender issues

The East Oregonian A play by Jeannie LaFrance, which portrays the lives of four transgender people as they explore their relationships to family, gender, Christianity and spirituality, will be staged Saturday at 7:30 p.m., at Pendleton Center for the Arts, 214 N. Main St. The free performance of “You Have Always Been Welcome Here” is [...]

29Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

U.N. Terrorism Report Cites Transgender Prejudice

by Kilian Melloy – Boston EDGE A report to the U.N. expressing concern that transgendered persons might be caught up in security measures designed to catch terrorists have been lambasted by conservatives. The report, authored by Martin Scheinin, who is a U.N. Special Rapporteur, warns that time and resources could be wasted by document verification [...]

20Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Changing Genders: An Interview With the World’s Leading Sex Change Surgeon

By Karlie Pouliot – Fox News Ever since Cher’s daughter Chastity Bono — now Chaz Bono — announced she was beginning the process of becoming a man – many have wondered what exactly a sex change involves. In order to get that answer, FOXNews.com talked to Dr. Marci Bowers, an internationally renowned surgeon who performs [...]

16Sep2009 | | 1 comment | Continued

Bill fights for gay rights

By Enrique Rangel – Amarillo.com AUSTIN – Equality Texas may not be as well known as other civic groups in the Panhandle, but for the past 15 years or so the Austin-based organization has established a strong presence in Amarillo. “We (have) built a lot of support in the Amarillo area, not only within the [...]

10May2009 | | 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 my eyes were filled with tears and I felt we are the most proud [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued