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Jenna Talackova, the transgender woman recently at odds with the Miss Universe Pageant, looks to have been successful in her efforts to have the rules of the pageant changed so that transgender females will be allowed to participate in the competition. Talackova and her lawyer, Gloria Allred, plan to move forward in hopes of getting […]
The White House is seeking video submissions from the LGBT Community on topics ranging from Unsung Heroes to The Arts to Storytelling…all with a focus on the LGBT Community… Courtesy WhiteHouse.gov Across the country, ordinary people are doing extraordinary things to improve the lives of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. They are
Courtesy… GLAAD Trans People Speak A new project created by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition and sponsored by GLAAD aims to raise awareness about the transgender community’s diversity — and we’ve got a sneak peek. As GLAAD notes, “Transgender people have a wide range of interests, experiences and backgrounds that are too often ignored because
Happy Friday! Happy almost St. Patty’s Day! Before you get started on your corned beef and green beer, here’s a quick rundown of some LGBT news items you might have missed. This Just In : NEWARK, N.J. — Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers University student accused of spying on and intimidating his gay
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Macy’s has stepped up its game in protecting the rights of all of its customers. An employee at a San Antonio, Texas store was fired for refusing to allow a transgender customer to enter the female dressing rooms. A few days after Thanksgiving, Natalie Johnson refused to let a transgender woman, who she described as
BUY NOTHING DAY is November 25th. Courtesy Wikipedia… Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism observed by social activists. Typically celebrated the Friday after American Thanksgiving in North America and the following day internationally, in 2011 the dates are November 25 and 26 respectively. It was founded in Vancouver by
In one of the highest profile LGBT violent crimes in California history, Brandon McInerney’s prosecution for the killing of sexually ambiguous Larry King has ended in a plea deal. McInerney was 14 when he violently murdered King at school, apparently for flirtations which McInerney, offended by King’s questioning gender and sexuality, took offense at. At
Thursday night, Nov. 17, at around 9:55 p.m., a transgender woman named Cassidy (aka Nathan Vickers) was shot in the chest and killed in Hollywood on Lexington Avenue and Gower Street. Police believe the same suspect may have been responsible for the attempted robbery of another African-American transgender woman in Plummer Park in West Hollywood.
