All Posts Tagged With: "transgender communities"

Turkey’s transsexuals popular on TV but not at home

ISTANBUL (Reuters Life!) – Singer Bulent Ersoy is renowned for her elaborate wardrobe, formidable décolletage, countless albums, a stint on Turkey’s most popular TV talent show and a spin-off film career. She was also born a man. The transsexual Ersoy — and a host of other ambiguously sexed entertainers — have achieved success despite the [...]

31Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Turkey’s transsexuals popular on TV but not at home

By Simon Akam ISTANBUL (Reuters Life!) – Singer Bulent Ersoy is renowned for her elaborate wardrobe, formidable décolletage, countless albums, a stint on Turkey’s most popular TV talent show and a spin-off film career. She was also born a man. The transsexual Ersoy — and a host of other ambiguously sexed entertainers — have achieved [...]

26Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Registrar set for ruling in same-sex discrimination case

(UKPA) The Court of Appeal will rule on a discrimination claim brought by a Christian registrar disciplined after she refused to conduct same-sex civil partnerships in north London. Lillian Ladele says she cannot carry out same-sex ceremonies “as a matter of religious conscience”. An employment tribunal found that Islington Council had unlawfully discriminated against her, [...]

16Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gay people warned over absconder

BBC News Detectives believe a man who absconded from a Kent prison is preying on members of the gay and transgender communities in Sussex. Sussex Police said Nigel Rowell, also known as Nick or Nicholas, might have been targeting people for theft through dating websites and newspapers adverts. Rowell, 44, failed to return to HMP [...]

5Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Pride Parade puts emphasis on activism

By Jeff McDonald – Union-Tribune Staff Writer HILLCREST — So there was John Anderson, by himself for a moment among thousands of others on University Avenue yesterday, taking inventory of the extravagance rolling past and pondering all of the changes he’s seen over his 50 years. The San Diego Pride Parade was crawling by with [...]

19Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

El Paso gay activists want new police training

Associated Press Gay rights advocates in El Paso want the city to revamp its police force’s training for dealing with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities. The request made during Tuesday’s City Council meeting comes about a week after five gay men were asked to leave a popular taco shop after two of them [...]

15Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Police fly flag against prejudice

BBC News Greater Manchester Police is flying the flag for an international event to raise awareness of prejudice against gay and transgender people. The force is flying a rainbow flag above its Chester House headquarters. It was raised by the Chief Constable Peter Fahy ahead of Sunday’s International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). The [...]

17May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued