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Uruguay lawmakers approve gay adoptions

(AFP) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Lawmakers in Uruguay on Thursday voted to allow adoptions by gay and lesbian couples, as the tiny nation prepared to set a new precedent in Latin America. The measure still needs to pass through the senate, a move considered a formality since it was already approved there on a first reading. [...]

29Aug2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

NORTHERN LADS GOING MAD FOR TRANSSEXUAL KIM

By Andy Lea – Daily Star NORTHERN blokes are going nuts for transsexual pop babe Kim Petras. They’ve fallen head over high heels for the shapely 16-year-old, despite the fact Kim used to be a Tim. And to thank them for their backing she’s now planning a 12-date tour of northern towns and cities. Kim [...]

28Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Why Breast Augmentation Is Becoming More Popular

Have you ever wondered what exactly is up with breast augmentation in Fort Worth? This informative report can give you an insight into everything you’ve ever wanted to know about new augmentation issues.

25Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Chicagoans find refuge in their city

by Joseph Erbentraut EDGE Great Lakes Regional Editor When transgender activist and performer Alexandra Billings grand marshaled Chicago’s Pride parade last month, the broader LGBT community was offered an opportunity to ponder a few questions: “What does our city offer for our transgender community? Is Chicago a safe, welcoming place for the ’T’ of our [...]

10Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Meet Rose, Chennai’s first transgender TV anchor

Pratibhaa / CNN-IBN Chennai: It has not been an easy journey for Rose, a Chennai-based TV show host and a transgender. Rose is now all set to produce and direct her own show. No wonder then, she particularly welcomes the Delhi High Court’s historic judgement on Section 377, decriminalising homosexuality. “I think now the Delhi [...]

4Jul2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Venezuela ‘silent’ on hate crimes rise

By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas In a city where about 40 murders take place every weekend, it may not come as a big surprise that four prostitutes have been killed on the same stretch of road in Caracas in recent months. But when you find out that all four were transsexuals or transgender, it [...]

3Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender murder, hate crime conviction a first

By Jim Spellman CNN DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — A Colorado man was convicted of first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime and sentenced to life in prison for killing a transgender teen he met on an online social networking site. It was the first time in the nation that a state hate crime statute resulted in [...]

22Apr2009 | | 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

A Transitional Dilemma: Some Sex Changes Change Back-Again

by Scott Stiffler EDGE Contributor Mike Penner was what you could call a guy’s guy. A sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times–you can’t get much more macho than that. So it made news across the country when he returned from an extended time-off in April 2007 and returned to the sports desk as Christine Daniels. [...]

18Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Emilie Autumn – Gothic Goddess

I have been a fan of Emilie Autumn for a while now. A Gothic singer she has done some very good work, if you like gothic music that is. I found this video of her putting on her normal makeup. Thought it was interesting.

27Feb2009 | | 2 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

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

Transgender teen decries hate at schools

SUE McMILLIN THE GAZETTE About 25 protesters braved a brisk wind and fumes from cars zipping past Friday afternoon to show their support for Blake Williams, a transgender teen who says he dropped out of Aspen Valley High School because he didn’t feel safe. Williams, 18, said he’s endured bullying and verbal abuse at three [...]

5Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Safety concerns among gay, transgendered students sparks UCCS rally

DEBBIE KELLEY THE GAZETTE Concerns that gay, bisexual and transgender students at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs have felt unsafe on campus this semester and have experienced verbal and physical harassment drew hundreds of people to a peaceful rally on campus Wednesday. About 200 students, faculty and community members attended the “Safety is [...]

4Dec2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

2 transgender women murdered in Tenn., N.Y.

AMY CAVANAUGH Two recent murders are raising alarm among gay activists about hate crimes and violence targeting transgender people. Duanna Johnson, 43, was killed Nov. 9 in Memphis, Tenn. Johnson, who made headlines in February when police beat her while she was being arrested on a prostitution charge, was in the process of suing the [...]

21Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Tennessee: Ex-Officer Is Indicted

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: November 20, 2008 A former Memphis police officer faces civil rights charges in the jailhouse beating of a transgender woman being held on a prostitution charge. The beating was captured on video. An indictment accuses the ex-officer, Bridges McRae, 28, of using unreasonable force by repeatedly striking Duanna Johnson in [...]

20Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Advocacy Group Calls Upon Authorities to Fully Investigate Transgender Woman’s Death

The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund [TLDEF] calls upon the Syracuse [N.Y.] Police Department and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick to fully investigate the death of Lateisha Green, 22, whose legal name was Moses Cannon, as a possible hate crime. Green, who was transgender and lived as a woman, was shot and killed [...]

19Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgendered murder victim mourned at vigil

By Jody Callahan , Memphis Commercial Appeal About 75 people marched through the Cooper-Young neighborhood on a cold Sunday night in memory of Duanna Johnson. Johnson, 43, died after being shot in the head at Hollywood and Staten in North Memphis last Sunday. Johnson, a transgendered person originally known as Dwayne Johnson, became well known [...]

17Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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