All Posts Tagged With: "transgender issues"

Transgender woman says hospital mistreated her

Associated Press MUNCIE, Ind. — A transgender woman said she was ridiculed by hospital staff and eventually denied treatment when she went to a Muncie emergency room coughing up blood. Officials at Ball Memorial Hospital said they are investigating Erin Vaught’s allegations, which triggered complaints from advocacy groups. “The irony here is that we spend [...]

31Jul2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

‘I am a boy’ insists child born a girl

By EILEEN ZAFFIRO – Dayton Beach News Journal. DAYTONA BEACH — There’s a wiry little 7-year-old in Deltona who can name an impressive number of Major League baseball players, NFL bruisers and NBA stars. The second-grader also loves reading astronomy books and watching “Jeopardy,” and is a political junkie particularly smitten with President Obama. Maybe [...]

16Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Washington weddings begin for same-sex couples

By JESSICA GRESKO (AP) WASHINGTON — It’s a day of wedding bells for some gay couples in Washington. Couples who applied for marriage licenses on the first day they were available last week can pick them up Tuesday and tie the knot. Three weddings are planned at the city’s Human Rights Campaign office. The advocacy [...]

9Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Indonesia: Transvestites demand equal rights

Jakarta, 15 Feb. (AKI/Jakarta Post) – Indonesian transvestites in the staunchly Muslim province of Aceh are demanding equal rights. They made the claim at a transvestite pageant in Banda Aceh where homosexuality is banned under the province’s strict Sharia law. Participants were greeted with applause, but also taunts when they stepped on the catwalk during [...]

15Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

KSU-Salina to Fund Transgender Speaker

SALINA, Kan. (AP) – The student governing group at Kansas State University’s Salina campus has reconsidered and will now help fund a transgendered speaker’s visit to campus. The Student Governing Association recently voted to provide $600 to pay a speaking fee for Ryan Sallans. He will give a public presentation on transgender issues Nov. 23 [...]

28Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Toronto to host World Pride 2014

The Canadian Press Toronto is already planning the festivities for when it hosts the World Pride event in 2014. The city beat out Stockholm to host the international political and cultural event that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. Mark Singh, chair of the city’s World Pride committee, said the festival will highlight the [...]

19Oct2009 | | 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

Maine rules in favor of transgendered student on restroom use

Matt Kailey – Transgender Issues Examiner The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled in favor of a transgendered male-to-female student who was not allowed to use to girls’ restroom. The Bangor Daily News reports that the child, who was born male but who has a female gender identity and lives as a girl, had been using [...]

17Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued