HRW Calls on President Tadic of Serbia to Defend Rights of All

Human Rights Watch, in a letter, called on President Tadic of Serbia to defend the rights of all citizens.  Currently the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) citizens are subject to violence and...

William & Mary College Crown First Transgender Homecoming Queen

Students at The College of William and Mary In Virginia crowned their first transgendered Homecoming Queen. The first time in the college's history they crowned a transgendered queen, junior Jessee Vasold. Vasold...

Saints linebacker Scott Fujita endorses National Equality March

New Orleans Saints linebacker Scott Fujita endorses National Equality March to be held in Washington, DC, October 10-11. Fujita became aware of GLBT inequality when an attempt to restrict an adoption in Arkansas...

Iraqi Militia find way to target innocent gays - the Internet

Torture and killing of innocent Iraqi gays and lesbians has reached a critical state, and Iraqi militia have found an efficient way to target innocent gays - the Internet -, with no intervention from the Iraqi or...

Queers United urging boycott of Dr. Phil show

Claiming that Dr. Phil has been on a crusade to pathologize queer identities with shows about "gender confused children", "experimental bisexuality", and by giving a platform to "ex-gay therapy experts" from Focus...

Social institutions contribute to homosexual youth suicide

"Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well considered and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit." Erik Erikson Social...

Vancouver Queer Film Festival Celebrates 21 Years

The Vancouver Queer Film Festival celebrates 21 years from August 13th through August 23rd.  The festival is Vancouver's second largest film festival and western Canada's largest queer arts event. ...

'Season of Fasting' ends, Church lifts de facto ban on gays

At the General Convention held in Anaheim, California in early July the 'Season of Fasting' at the expense of the vocations of gays and lesbians in the Episcopal Church came to an end. Episcopalians took steps...

Senator Eichelberger's comments incense LGBT Activists

Pennsylvania Republican State Senator John Eichelberger's comments incense LGBT activists. Eichelberger, who is sponsoring a Constitutional amendment to redefine marriage as between a man and a woman, made...

British gays back Iran protesters

Gays in Iran are subjected to the worst form of torture: sex change. British gays took to the streets of London to show support to the popular uprising of the Iranian people. Prior to 1979, Iran was quite liberal...

Alexis Arquette Supports Chastity-Chaz Bono in Sex Change Plans

The daughter of Cher, born Chastity Bono, announced plans to have a sex change operation and another transsexual from a famous family, Alexis Arquette, is offering words of support.  Chastity Bono came out years ago as a lesbian but has since stated that she was actually...

Rob, Arnie and Dawn: Beat Transgendered Kids Remark Prompts Ban

Radio hosts Rob Williams and Arnie States, of the Rob, Arnie and Dawn Show, may have thought they were making an audience appropriate joke when they suggested parents should beat their transgendered kids on a May 28,...

Transsexuality: Dating and Disclosure

For some years I have grappled with disclosure issues in relation to friends, lovers and potential dates. I have wondered about both ethics of disclosure and the practical consequences. Like you, I doubt there's...

Tgirls and Transsexuals: Getting Extreme or Just Edgy at Halloween

  When it comes to Halloween fashions, many TG’s let their wilder side loose and go for a fetish look. On the other hand, many of us often prefer the sensuous feeling of leather, latex or vinyl year round. ...

Gay pride around the world: NP roundup

If you live in a major city, chances are your local streets were a deluge of colour and fabulousness yesterday, as pride celebrations took place around the world. Here's a sampling of the coverage on NowPublic....

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