Lawsuit Against Transgendered Politician Dismissed

"   A lawsuit claiming a transgender city councilwoman tried to fool voters by running as a female was dismissed today, clearing the way for a runoff that will decide her political fate. A judge dismissed the...

America's Next Top Model - Cycle 11 Premiere Episode Review

So America’s Next Top Model premiered last night.  Here is NowPublic’s run down for the 14 contestants chosen to compete in ANTM Cycle 11.  Analeigh Steph: earthy, hippy chick who was sold to a Saudi...

Transgender woman speaks out on sex abuses, Khmer Rouge trials

Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia have been accused of many atrocities, but today a 68 year-old transgender woman added a new dimension to the saga when she revealed shocking details of her oppression under the...

Transgender Contestant to Compete on ANTM

It's still hard for me to think of ANTM as being culturally and socially progressive, given that the show's purpose is to focus on an incredibly narrow definition of 'female beauty', but this is still an interesting...

Policy Shift Protects Trans-gender Youth In NYS Detention Centers

" The policy shift comes after a 2006 lawsuit that received little attention outside the gay media, but that created big waves inside the OCFS.Alyssa—formerly Andrew—Rodriguez was born male, but identified and...

The Box in the Closet: A Wife's Difficult Journey as Her Husband Becomes a W...

by Jayne Doxtater for The Vancouver ObserverIt began with the discovery of the box. Hidden, but not that hidden in the closet of my husband was a box I had never seen before. We had been married for 7 years and I had never felt such an inclination to want to look through...

Record Number Of Schools Observe Day Of Silence

This year's 'day of silence,' in which high school students across teh country refrain from speaking to protest harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students, attracted a record number of...

Transsexuals, Tgirls, Trannies, or Shemale

Opinion:Transsexual writers reflect on gender identity, personal experiences and related social issues in The Canadian National Newspaper.Article Preface:I am the one person that allot of people do not like. Very few...

BC Health Care: "PENIS (dis) ENVY"

OpinonBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMedia Reports on our Health Crisis in this province over long wait times for life saving operations at area hospitals will certainly further outrage taxpaying citizens when...

Transgendered Man 5 Months Pregnant?

This has got to be one of the weirdest stories I've heard in a long time.  What's next in our world of medicine?  Monkeys artificially inseminated to give birth to human babies to those who can't have...

Man 'is five months pregnant'

"A US man who used to be a woman is reportedly five months pregnant. The Advocate magazine features a picture of Thomas Beatie with a man's beard and flat chest above his swollen stomach."

Vancouver: Academy of Sex Research Controversy

 "In academic feuds, as in war, there is no telling how far people will go once the shooting starts.Earlier this month, members of the International Academy of Sex Research, gathering for their annual meeting in...

Bizarre Lawsuit Round-up

EVERY day the Victorian County Court deals with claims for damages over lost money. But the court will soon hear a pair of landmark cases in which two Melbourne men are claiming damages for lost feng shui.

The Black Commentator - Homophobia has become a Black problem...

Thanks to European colonialism, people who were once accepted and in some cases revered are now pariahs within their own communities.  Thanks Uncle Sam.  - The...

Soap to feature transgender character (AP)

" NEW YORK - In a story unusual even for a soap opera and believed to be a television first, ABC's "All My Children" this week will introduce a transgender character who is beginning to make the transition from a man into a woman. The character, a flamboyant rock star known...

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