D.C. Moves To Protect Transgender Residents from Insurance Discrimination
FYI: I consider breast implants and FFS cosmetic surgery. Sex Reassignment Surgery is reconstructive not cosmetic. From Metro Weekly: http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=8204 By John Riley Published...
View ArticleAmended bill could reverse Phoenix’s new anti-discrimination laws
From CBS-KPHO: http://www.kpho.com/story/21726637/amended-bill-could-reverse-phoenixs-new-anti-discrimination-laws By Greg Argos Mar 19, 2013 PHOENIX (CBS5) - A newly amended bill making its way...
View ArticleRich CEOs Trying to Pay Even LESS in Taxes
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/corporate-accountability-and-workplace/rich-ceos-trying-pay-even-less-taxes That offshore haven isn’t enough? By Steven Hsieh March 19, 2013 A lobby group for...
View ArticleI’m So Sick of Coddling Football Playing Rapists I Could Puke: 13-year-old...
From Raw Story: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/03/20/13-year-old-called-whore-after-connecticut-football-players-charged-with-sexual-assault/ By David Edwards Wednesday, March 20, 2013 The...
View ArticleRise of the naked female warriors
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/20/naked-female-warrior-femen-topless-protesters Known for its topless protesters, Femen is a worldwide movement against patriarchy. But...
View ArticleWhy the ‘Ex-Gay’ Industry Is Going Under
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2013/03/20/op-ed-why-ex-gay-industry-going-under There is evidence that the so-called ex-gay industry is becoming less viable by the day, says...
View ArticleTrans Murder Monitoring project reveals rise in reported murders of trans people
From Gay Star News: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trans-murder-monitoring-project-reveals-rise-reported-murders-trans-people190313 New figures released this month shows there were over a thousand...
View ArticleArizona’s transgender community fights toilet ban
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/20/arizona-transgender-community-toilet-ban Equality groups condemn plan to prevent transgender people from using public facilities not...
View ArticleWelcome to Arizona – Papers, Please!
From The Transgender Law Center: http://transgenderlawcenter.org/archives/3661 by Abby Jensen Mar 20, 2013 At 2 p.m. today, the Appropriations Committee of the Arizona House will hold a hearing on a...
View ArticleWomen’s College Returns Transgender Student’s Application
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/society/education/2013/03/20/womens-college-returns-transgender-students-application A high school senior applying to Smith College says she was told she...
View ArticleSexual Assault and Rape Culture Are LGBTQ Issues
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-kerr/sexual-assault-and-rape-culture-are-lgbtq-issues_b_2917112.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Sue Kerr and Ian Finkenbinder 03/20/2013 The...
View ArticleNo Self-Help Wanted
From In These Times: http://inthesetimes.com/article/14714/no_self_help_wanted/ You are not the only thing holding you back. BY Richard Greenwald March 20, 2013 Harvard Business School professor and...
View ArticleOp-ed: Why Aren’t We Talking About Alcoholism?
From The Advocate: http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2013/03/21/op-ed-why-arent-we-talking-about-alcoholism LGBT people are highly prone to alcoholism. So why isn’t anyone talking about it? BY Mark...
View ArticleBullied to Death: Teacher due to begin new term at school as a woman is found...
I remember last December when the story of Lucy Meadows first appeared. All the good Christians showed their purely evil side spewing hate towards Lucy. All those fucking scumbag tabloids piled on...
View ArticleFrom school to society, the intolerance transgender people face
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/20/school-society-intolerance-transgender Are our own gender identities so fragile that we must stigmatise a first-grader for...
View ArticleYet More on Arizona’s Paper Please,Before You Pee Insanity
See: LGBTQ Nation: Debate looms in Arizona over use of restrooms by transgender people Santa Fe New Mexico News: Arizona Bathroom Bill Targets Transgenders On Top Magazine: Arizona Lawmaker Attacks...
View ArticleIs Skateboarding Ready To Openly Embrace a Transgender Skater?
From Jenkem Magazine: http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2013/03/18/is-skateboarding-ready-to-openly-embrace-a-transgender-skater/ Sam Mcguire March 18, 2013 Is skateboarding ready to embrace an open...
View ArticleKate Bornstein Needs the Support of The Community
I met Kate a couple of times in the late 1990s. I love her as a person even though I am sometimes infuriated by some of her positions. She has done a hell of a lot to bring people together these last...
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