All Posts Tagged With: "genders"

Association decries police ban on conference

Indra Harsaputra , The Jakarta Post Organizers of an international conference on gender rights and sexually marginalized groups regretted the ban on the event on Wednesday, saying it was hoping to seek solutions to problems faced by marginalized communities in general. Poedjiati Tan, who chairs the organizing committee of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender [...]

25Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

The third sex: The truth about gender ambiguity

Neither wholly male nor entirely female, there are more than 30,000 ‘intersexed’ individuals living in Britain today. Here, they talk about their lives By Colette Bernhardt -The Independent The greek scholar Diodorus Siculus wrote of the mythical double-sexed Hermaphroditus: “Some say [he] is a god and … has a body which is beautiful and delicate [...]

21Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Pakistan eunuchs face life full of struggles

By Emmanuel Duparcq (AFP) RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Mohammed Zafar Iqbal used to cash in on his beautiful face and graceful moves, dancing bedecked in midnight blue veils and dresses for clients who sought his perceived closeness to God. But like most of Pakistan’s eunuch and transsexual community — mocked, pitied and shunned by society — [...]

3Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Commission fights for better restroom access

The University of Minnesota Transgender Commission is working with other departments to ensure access to restrooms as a basic right. By James Nord – The Minnesota Daily Many students take the ability to use the bathroom for granted, but for some it is a daily battle. The University of Minnesota Transgender Commission is attempting to [...]

15Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Issues 101: What is the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation?

Matt Kailey – Transgender Issues Examiner Many people confuse gender identity and sexual orientation, assuming that transgendered male-to-female (MTF) individuals are really gay men and that transgendered female-to-male (FTM) individuals are really lesbians. This is why trans women (who were born male but have a female gender identity) in particular are often subjected to anti-gay [...]

20Jul2009 | | 1 comment | Continued

Discovering, and protecting, their true selves

Antibias law sought for transgender people By Bella English – Boston Globe In high school, music was Bill Zircher’s thing, mostly drums. He studied electrical engineering in college. In 1994 he married a woman he met in a band. The couple had a daughter, and Zircher was thrilled to be a father. Five years ago, [...]

14Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued