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All Posts Tagged With: "trans women"

Lesbians in relationships with trans people

The Scavenger
Trans people are increasingly part of the lesbian/queer community as our relationships and families expand. Katrina Fox talks to couples in which one partner is trans about their love and the special bonds they’ve forged, often as a result of facing adversity together.
When I met my partner, Tracie O’Keefe, 18 years ago I was [...]

19Apr2010 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued

Women’s pharmacy ends ban on transgendered clients

Cheryl Rossi, Vancouver Courier
A policy that added controversy to the opening of North America’s first women-only pharmacy has been changed. Lu’s: A Pharmacy for Women and the Vancouver Women’s Health Collective now welcome transgendered clients and others who self-identify themselves as women. Members of the relatively new local feminist collective the Femininjas are pleased.
“I feel [...]

11Mar2010 | Sara | 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 slurs. Their [...]

20Jul2009 | Anthony Galz | 1 comment | Continued