All Posts Tagged With: "marriage"

Thousands rally for equal rights at the Capitol

by: Walt McClure Thousands of gay, lesbian and transgender New Yorkers were in Albany Tuesday to lobby their lawmakers for equal rights. Gay rights advocates say they believe they have the momentum, but it’s still not clear if their bills will make it to the floor of the Legislature this year. Governor Paterson and Assembly [...]

28Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

In Changsha: Demonstration for the right to be a woman

Yesterday morning, two young male to female transsexuals took to the streets of Changsha City, Hunan Province. They carried banners saying: “I want to have a sex change and live my life as a woman” and “Even if I die from it, I want a sex change, one day as a woman would be worth [...]

15Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Iowa mulls form changes after gay marriage ruling

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa officials are working to change marriage licenses, birth certificates and other documents following a state Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Attorney general’s office spokesman Bob Brammer says Iowa will revise forms to comply with the court decision. Counties will begin accepting same-sex marriage applications April 27. There’s [...]

14Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Sweden votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will allow homosexuals to legally marry from May this year after parliament on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move. The change in the law, which currently allows gay couples to register unions but not formal marriage, comes into force on May 1 this year under the timetable set out [...]

1Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

America’s Next Top Model: Former Transgendered Contestant Isis Makes Transition

If you are a fan of America’s Next Top Model then you will remember Isis King. She is the young lady that made headlines as the first transgendered contestant to compete on America’s Next Top Model. Although she didn’t win America’s Next Top Model, Tyra Banks saw what an inspiration she was to so many [...]

31Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Japan allows its citizens same-sex marriage abroad

TOKYO (AFP) — Japan has given the green light for its nationals to marry same-sex foreign partners in countries where gay marriage is legal, a justice ministry official said Friday. Japan does not allow same-sex marriages at home and has so far also refused to issue a key document required for citizens to wed overseas [...]

27Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Dictionary Redefines ‘Marriage’ to Include Same-Sex Couples

By Elena Garcia Christian Post Reporter One major dictionary company has defined marriage in broader terms than the U.S. government. Similar to the definition of marriage under federal law, Merriam-Webster states marriage as “the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship [...]

20Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gender Recognition Bill passes first LegCo reading

GREATER legal recognition for transsexuals came a step closer on Tuesday when the Gender Recognition Bill unanimously passed its first reading in Legislative Council. The bill, being steered through LegCo by Eddie Lowey, is being enacted to conform to latest European Court of Human Rights rulings and updates the law to recognize a transsexual’s new [...]

12Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Anti-bias bill could see a vote this time

By J.L. MILLER • The News Journal DOVER — The decade-old battle to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation began anew Tuesday with the introduction of legislation in the state House. And this year, with the Senate’s famous desk-drawer veto now apparently out of play, the bill’s chances of reaching the governor’s desk [...]

11Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Clergy’s rights over transsexual weddings in the spotlight

WHY should the clergy’s right to refuse to perform a marriage ceremony for a transsexual be enshrined in law? That’s the question an MHK is posing following a House of Keys debate on the clauses stage of the Gender Recognition Bill, which seeks to extend human rights legislation to transsexuals. Speaking after the debate, Brenda [...]

27Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Pope Wants Humanity Saved from Homosexuality

Pope Benedict XVI says saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction. “The Church should also protect man from the destruction of himself. A sort of ecology of man is needed,” the Pontiff said in a Christmas address to the Curia, the Vatican’s central administration. “The [...]

22Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender vets a hidden population

Men with gender struggles drawn to macho military By Carol Ann Alaimo In a city that prides itself on respect for military veterans, scorn is a fact of life for former Army captain Erin Russ. Neighbors gawk when she takes out the trash. At local malls, teenagers titter and hiss as the strapping ex-infantry officer [...]

22Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Downing backs transgender bill

By Jack Nicas, Eagle Boston Bureau BOSTON — Senator Benjamin B. Downing is spearheading an effort to protect transgender residents under the state’s hate crime statutes. The Pittsfield Democrat is the lead sponsor of a bill to classify offenses against transgender citizens as hate crimes and prevent transgender discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations, [...]

20Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Buttars: Gays ‘greatest threat to America’

By Rosemary Winters The Salt Lake Tribune He called the gay-rights movement “probably the greatest threat to America,” likened gay activists to Muslim radicals and dubbed same-sex relationships “abominations.” Now Sen. Chris Buttars finds himself in a familiar place: under fire amid demands he step down. Last year, the NAACP called for Buttars to resign [...]

19Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gays in Latin America: Is the Closet Half Empty?

By Javier Corrales After years of lagging behind, gay rights movements in Latin America are coming out into the mainstream. ost analysts haven’t noticed, but a major social revolution is taking place in Latin America. The region is becoming gayer. It’s not that there are more gays and lesbians living in Latin America (we would [...]

19Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

True-life story of the macho sports editor who became a transsexual

by Rachel Mainwaring, Wales On Sunday WHEN sports journalist Gerry Greenberg married his wife Lynn in 1969, he was a self-confessed rugby-loving macho man. Forty years on, they are preparing to celebrate their ruby wedding anniversary – but theirs will be a celebration with a difference. Because proud husband, father and grandfather Gerry is now [...]

15Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender woman pleads guilty in husband’s death by excessive exercise

Woman’s weapon: Excessive exercise Michael Sangiacomo Plain Dealer Reporter Chardon- A 41-year-old transgender woman pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless homicide for exercising her 73-year-old husband to death. Christine Newton-John faces up to five years in prison when she is sentenced. A date for the sentencing has not been set. Her husband, James Mason, suffered a [...]

14Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgendered couple celebrating 40 years of marriage

By MICHELLE BOUDIN / NewsChannel 36 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s the story that has everyone talking. A Charlotte woman had a sex change and says the City of Charlotte fired her because of it. “That’s as we exited the sanctuary,” Anne Marie Clukey said as she looked at her wedding pictures. Most couples look different [...]

14Feb2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
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