Gay Advocacy Group Wants U.S. Census Bureau to 'Queer the Census'

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force has partnered with the GLBT Community Center of Colorado and Credo Action to launch "Queer the Census.""Queer the Census" is an effort designed to highlight the importance of...

SCOTT campaign launched in UK to expose ex-gay therapists

Gay journalist Patrick Strudwick has launched a campaign to expose ex-gay therapists in the UK.  The Stop Conversion Therapy Taskforce (SCOTT) is the result of an undercover operation by Strudwick to expose...

NYS Governor Expected to Extend Transgendered Protections

In the wake of the recent defeat of marriage equality in the New York State Senate, New York State Governor David Paterson is expected to sign an Executive Order on Wednesday that will extend protections to...

Norm Kent On the Suicide of Transsexual Sportswriter Mike Penner

Fort Lauderdale based criminal defense lawyer and member of the board of directors of NORML, Norm Kent's article On the Suicide of Mike Penner points out Why the Transgendered Need Civil Rights Protections. Mike...

GOP Gov. hopeful in MA picks openly Gay Richard Tisei

Republican gubernatorial candidate picks openly gay State senate minority leader Richard Tisei as his running mate. As gay identity becomes less of an issue,  this sort of thing may become increasingly the norm:  Outing as a non-event:   Both Huffington...

Human Rights Campaign announces national call to action on ENDA

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has announced a national call to action on ENDA. The call came after the Human Rights Campaign confirmed the Committee on Education and Labor will vote on Wednesday, November 18,...

Senate passes groundbreaking hate crimes bill 68 to 29

The US Senate has passed a new piece of legislation aimed at protecting persons assaulted due to their gender identity or sexual orientation:  Now the bill goes to President Obama;  in the past,  former President George W Bush had threatened to use executive...

Sweden says transvestism is not a disease

"STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders. The National Board of Welfare says labeling those aspects of sexual behavior and gender...

Genetic link to transsexualism

A revealing scientific finding will certainly contribute to the debate over transsexualism in the nature/nurture debate. It could also add meaningful understanding for the enactment of law protecting minorities...

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