Transsexual

Why I Did An About-Face And Boarded The Jenna Talackova PR Train

Courtney O'Donnell | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Transsexual, Canadian Miss Universe, Jenna Talackova, Transgender, Jenna Talackova Transgender, Miss Universe Canada, Jenna Talackova Miss Universe Canada, Gay Voices News
Courtney O'Donnell

I've now an eye on the big picture: winning the hearts and minds of those not quite on board with trans people. If this involves embracing something seemingly shallow, so be it. My hat goes off to Jenna for opening some doors we couldn't have done easily otherwise.

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Transgender Ladies Of The Night

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Photography, Prostitution, Video, Transgender, Black and White Photography, Paris Red Light District, Transsexual, International Center for Photography, Fotoform, Slideexpand, Christer Strömholm, Sexuality, Gender, Arts News

At first glance, Christer Strömholm's black-and-white photos appear to be tributes to the glamorous altar of Parisian nightlife in the sixties. Brigi...

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Peek Into The Sex Life Of A Transsexual Porn Star: An Interview With Madison Montag

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Transsexual, Madison Montag, Transgender, Growing Up Trans, Growing Up Transgender, Madison Montag Interview, Gay Voices News
Jincey Lumpkin

A few weeks ago, I asked Madison if she would open up about the intimate details of her sex life, her struggles, and what it was like growing up trans. She revealed both titillating secrets and sweet dreams for her future.

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Zackary Drucker's "Gold Standard" (NSFW)

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Photography, Zackary Drucker, Video, Queer, Transgender, Translady Fanzine, Zackary Drucker and Amos Mac, Transsexual, LGBT Art, Queer Art, Performance Art, Fashion, Amos Mac, Slidepollajax, Gender, Arts News

Zackary Drucker is a transgender performance artist who breaks down the way we think about gender, sexuality and seeing. The artist uses a female pron...

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Transsexual Woman Runs For Office In Mexico

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Video, Mexico City, Transgender, Gay Rights, Transsexuals, Transsexual, Mexico, Mexican, Transwoman, Transwomen, Latino Voices News

Diana Sanchez Barrios is the first transsexual woman to seek a seat in Mexico City’s municipal assembly, and, she has no doubt that she'll be wining...

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Characteristics of a Transgender Person

Chris Tina Bruce | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Transgender Issues, Transgender, Transgender Definition, Transgender People, Drag Queens, Cross-Dressing, Transvestite, Transsexuals, Transvestites, Transsexual, Drag Kings, Transgender Terminology, Cross-Dressers, Video, Gay Voices News
Chris Tina Bruce

It is highly likely that you have passed a transgender person on the street, at the grocery store, in the bank, at the gym, and, yes, even in a public restroom, without even knowing that that person was transgender.

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Not to Praise Barney Frank...

Valerie Keefe | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Cissexism, Transgender, Barney Frank, Trans Rights, Trans, Transsexual, Barney Frank Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Transgender Rights, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Barney Frank Trans Rights, Barney Franks Transgender Rights, Enda, Barney Frank ENDA, ENDA Barney Frank, Gay Voices News
Valerie Keefe

What if the Civil Rights Act had specifically permitted segregation, and specified, in detail, how government and business could legally discriminate on the basis of race? That's what Barney Frank's bathroom compromises amounted to.

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What Gwen Araujo Taught Me

Amos Mac | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: LGBT Politics, Lgbt, Queer Youth, Lgbt. Lgbt Issues, Transgender, Queer Visiblity, Transgender Violence, Transsexual, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Transgender Issues, Trans Visibility, San Francisco, Gwen Araujo, Gwen Araujo Death, Transgender Day of Remembrance 2011, Video, Gay Voices News
Amos Mac

How could a 17-year-old trans woman from a town just 30 miles from San Francisco, America's queer holy land, be murdered and buried in a shallow grave by the side of the road by her supposed peers?

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Treating Society's Gender Anxiety

Laverne Cox | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Gender Nonconforming, Transsexual, Transgender, Gender Anxiety, Transgender People, Gender Non-Conforming People, Gender Identity, Transgender Community, Gay Voices News
Laverne Cox

What if our entire culture, our entire society is experiencing a collective gender anxiety? What if the way society calms that anxiety is by objectifying and stigmatizing transgender and gender-nonconforming people?

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Bathroom Rumors

Amos Mac | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Transsexuals Public Bathrooms, Female to Male Transsexual, Transgender, Transgender Experience, Transsexuals Bathrooms, Transsexual, Transsexual Experience, Ftm Transsexual, Transsexual Bathrooms, Ftm, Gay Voices News
Amos Mac

As a "transitioned" transsexual man, using public restrooms is easy for me, as long as there is a stall involved. I can't stress that enough. This man needs a stall. Because he sits to pee. Because he still has a vagina.

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Some Transgender People Are Not Gay

Joanne Herman | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Transsexual, LGBT Issues, Transgender Issues, Transgender, Chaz Bono, Politics News
Joanne Herman

Much like the general population, most people in the gay and lesbian community did not understand people who are transgender, while the prejudices were similar, the underlying issue is quite different.

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Laura Gottesdiener

Game, Sex, Match: 'Renée' Explores Controversial Life of Tennis Star

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Gottesdiener | Posted 06.27.2011

Read More: Richard Raskin, Transsexual-Rights, Renee Richards, U.S. Open, Tribeca Film Festival, Women's Tennis, Transsexual, Professional Tennis, The Playing Field, Sports News

In 1976, Renée Richards walked onto the court of the La Jolla tennis championship as an unknown housewife from Southern California. Her 6-foot-2-inch...

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British Transgender Woman Loses Breast Enlargement Bid

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sex Change, Plastic Surgery, LGBT Rights, Transsexual, Transgender Rights, Boob Job, Breast Enlargement, UK Court, World News

LONDON -- A British court has ruled that a transgender woman is not entitled to have breast enlargement surgery paid for by the state-funded National ...

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The Additional Challenges Of Transgender Aging

Joanne Herman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lbgt, Transgender, Transexual, Transgender Transsexual, Transsexual, LBGT Issues, Transgender Issues, Transgender Male, Transgender Female, Home News
Joanne Herman

Medicare, Medicaid, VA and private health insurance generally do not cover transgender health, and especially not surgery.

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Getting Things Off Their Chest (VIDEOS)

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Heymont

As one experiences a series of solo performers delivering monologues, it becomes fairly easy to see which actors are secure in their material, which honestly love to work with an audience, and which are still developing their "sea legs."

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On Stonewall Riot Initiator Sylvia Rivera's Birthday, Her Words About Gay Oppression Against Trans People Still Ring True

Ashley Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Sylvia Rivera, Stonewall, Ashley Love, Transsexual, Transgender, Magnet, Politics News
Ashley Love

On this special day honoring Sylvia Rivera's birthday, MAGNET calls on all gay and lesbian people to remember who started Stonewall, and to try to be more understanding of your trans brothers and sisters.

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An Image I'd Rather Forget: A Critique of Ticked Off Tra**ies With Knives

Ashley Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transgender Rights, Totwk, Transgender Issues, Transgender, Tribeca Film Festival, Ashley Love, Boycott, Protest, Magnet, Ticked Off With Knives, Transsexual, Transsexual Rights, Entertainment News
Ashley Love

TOTWK leaves the viewer with the false impression that transsexual and transgender women are unauthentic in their gender identity and really "gay men in drag."

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Reggie Ramirez: 'Pilipinas Got Talent' Singer Inspires 'Endless' Speculation On Gender (VIDEO)

AOL News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Filipino singer who sings both the male and female parts of songs like "Endless Love" is causing endless speculation on whether he is a he, a she or...

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The Hypocrisy of "Glee's" Ryan Murphy Concerning the Transphobia On His Other Show "Nip/Tuck".

Ashley Love | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Glee, Newsweek, Transgender, Ryan Murphy, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transsexual, Gay, Nip Tuck, Nip/Tuck, Entertainment News
Ashley Love

As an organizer of the anti-defamation organization MAGNET, I need to point out that you are hypocritically guilty of the same crime that you have called out Newsweek for, as it relates to transsexual women and your show "Nip/Tuck."

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YouTube Removes Man's Video for Going Shirtless

Alex Blaze | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Blaze

YouTube is applying their ban on sexual content inconsistently, and that inconsistency sends the message that YouTube believes that transsexual men aren't real men.

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Transsexualism No Longer Mental Disorder In France

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011

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Several decades have passed since the West stopped considering homosexuality a mental illness. But for transsexuals, that kind of milestone has been e...

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KRXQ Sacramento Radio Hosts Encourage Violence Against Transgender Children

Michael Rowe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transphobia, Transgender, Glaad, Rob, Transsexual, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Krxq, Gay-Children, Bill O'Reilly, Transgender Children, Dr. George Tiller, Arnie, Media News
Michael Rowe

One doesn't need a primer of transgender or transsexual history in order to appreciate the awesome brutality of the KRXQ shock-jocks' diatribe.

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Miss Tiffany Universe Transsexual Beauty Pageant (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transsexual, Miss Tiffany Universe, Slideshow, Thailand, Miss Tiffany Universe Photos, Entertainment News

The Miss Tiffany Universe took place in Thailand on Saturday. According to the photo captions on the Getty images below, the contest has been runnin...

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Nicole Kidman To Play Transsexual Married To Charlize Theron

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transsexual, Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, The Danish Girl, Entertainment News

Nicole Kidman as the world's first post-op transsexual, married to Charlize Theron? You betcha. The Australian actress will star in and produce "The ...

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A Walk on the Wilde Side

Victoria Rosner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Transsexual, Transsexuals, Sex, Sexuality, Sexual Identity, Style News
Victoria Rosner

For those I-bankers seeking consolation in erotic adventure, take note: the sexual lexicon has moved far beyond the old-school "W4M" or "M4M."

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