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Transgender Issues

WATCH: Transgender Former Girl Scout Decries Cookie Boycott Plea

Posted 01.12.2012 | Gay Voices

A California-based Girl Scout's planned cookie sale boycott following her organization's decision to accept transgender youth into its troops has spar...

WATCH: Teen Girl Scout Launches Cookie Boycott Over Organization's Transgender Policy

Posted 01.13.2012 | Gay Voices

A California-based teen is hoping to spearhead a national boycott of Girl Scout cookies after the organization's controversial decision to admit a 7-y...

Of Dresses and Draperies

Robert Alberdingk Thijm | Posted 03.10.2012 | Gay Voices
Robert Alberdingk Thijm

Work It has stirred up much controversy in the U.S. How different was the response in the Netherlands to Ollie Hartmoed's Palace of Draperies, a show I wrote and in which a transgender character plays an important part?

Characteristics of a Transgender Person

Chris Tina Bruce | Posted 03.05.2012 | Gay Voices
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.

WATCH: New Zealand's 'Transphobic' Tampon Commercial Yanked From Airwaves

Posted 01.03.2012 | Gay Voices

A New Zealand feminine hygiene company has yanked a controversial new advertisement from the airwaves after many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra...

WATCH: Violent Clip Of Transgender Woman Beating A Man For Transphobic Remark

Posted 12.29.2011 | Gay Voices

UPDATE Thursday, December 29 8:49am: The video of this incident has been removed from YouTube and no further clips are available. A violent video, ...

'LGBT' Transforming into Alphabet Soup?

Chris Tina Bruce | Posted 02.21.2012 | Gay Voices
Chris Tina Bruce

A large percentage of mainstream America currently does not even understand the differences between sex, gender, and sexual orientation, and the expansion of additional acronyms only helps to dilute our unity and message.

Girl Scouts' Planned Inclusion Of Transgender Child Prompts Troops' Disbandment

Posted 12.21.2011 | Gay Voices

A Colorado-based Girl Scouts troop's decision to admit a 7-year-old transgender child this fall has prompted three leaders to resign and dissolve thei...

Christmas Carol Parody Referencing Chaz Bono, Transgender Law Slammed

Posted 12.20.2011 | Gay Voices

A Massachusetts newspaper's parody version of a holiday carol poking fun at Chaz Bono's gender reassignment surgery and the state's new transgender pr...

PHOTOS: Thailand's Transgender Flight Attendants

Posted 12.15.2011 | Gay Voices

With its team of transgender flight attendants, a new Thai airline is offering a groundbreaking, alternative take on the friendly skies. As the Dai...

I Told My Boyfriend I'm Transgender

Janet Mock | Posted 02.12.2012 | Gay Voices
Janet Mock

Though many guys I've dated do not and may never know the gender history of the girl they randomly made out with, I have relayed my story to a select few. But there is only one man whom I wanted to tell my story to from the very first night we met.

Harmony Santana, Transgender Actress, Nominated for Independent Spirit Award

Asher Huey | Posted 02.11.2012 | Gay Voices
Asher Huey

Last week transgender actress Harmony Santana was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Independent Spirit Awards for her performance in Gun Hill Road. From what I can tell, she seems to be the first trans actress nominated for a major Hollywood award.

Identical Twin Case: A Shining New Example For Parenting Transgender Children

The Boston Globe | Bella English | Posted 12.12.2011 | Gay Voices

Jonas and Wyatt Maines were born identical twins, but from the start each had a distinct personality. Jonas was all boy. He loved Spiderman, action...

Transgender Rights or Deviant Behavior?

Chris Tina Bruce | Posted 02.11.2012 | Weird News
Chris Tina Bruce

Now two years into living my life as a transgender female, I understand the true meaning of discrimination. I understand the impact of being judged solely based on my appearance and not my substance.

WATCH: Pennsylvania Township's LGBT Rights Ordinance Concerns Residents Over Transgender People's Restroom Use

Posted 12.11.2011 | Gay Voices

A Pennsylvania township's decision to pass an ordinance to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation has been hailed as a victory for the are...

How to Be a Hero

Gretchen Peters | Posted 02.07.2012 | Gay Voices
Gretchen Peters

If your child has come out to you, you've been entrusted with a precious piece of his or her truth. You have a rare opportunity to become a hero, a champion for your child. You may actually be saving his or her life.

More Big U.S. Companies Now Cover Gender Reassignment Surgery

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 12.08.2011 | Gay Voices

SAN FRANCISCO -- The number of major U.S. companies covering the cost of gender reassignment surgery for transgender workers has more than doubled in ...

Macy's Employee Fired For Transgender Shopper Scuffle

Posted 12.08.2011 | Gay Voices

Macy's may have become synonymous with the holiday shopping season after its appearance in the Christmas classic "Miracle on 34th Street," but not all...

Transpeople: Don't Just Dance, Start a Movement!

Jayne Henson | Posted 02.04.2012 | Gay Voices
Jayne Henson

To my transgender brothers and sisters reading this, we have to stop thinking that any representation of us in the media is better than none. We need more than a line in a Lady Gaga song and a jitterbugging child of a gay icon.

WATCH: Transgender Woman Allegedly Subjected To Excessive Force By Officer

Posted 12.05.2011 | Gay Voices

A California transgender woman is reportedly planning a civil lawsuit after allegedly being tased in the abdomen and in the genital area by officials....

Transgender Jews: Breaking Down One Wall, Praying At Another

Idit Klein | Posted 02.01.2012 | Religion
Idit Klein

Israel is a country in which life is rigidly defined by gender. This is experienced most starkly at the Western Wall. And yet, this is a space where transgender people have no place at all.

'Trans-Parency' In The Workplace Makes Employees Happier, More Productive: Study

Posted 11.30.2011 | Gay Voices

Though their community is often considered a stigmatized one, transgender people who choose to disclose their identities in their workplaces are both ...

True Equality

Rebecca Juro | Posted 01.28.2012 | Gay Voices
Rebecca Juro

Let's start defining the term "equality" accurately, as a still-unrealized goal we're working toward in this country, not a politically convenient brand-name label some are so eager to slap on any kind of progress that brings us closer to that final destination.

Massachusetts Governor Approves Landmark Transgender Rights Bill

Posted 01.20.2012 | Gay Voices

Massachusetts' transgender community had a reason to feel extra celebratory this holiday weekend, as the state's governor signed legislation Wednesday...

Hunter Stuart

Gay Student's Flamboyant Style Blamed For His Murder

HuffingtonPost.com | Hunter Stuart | Posted 11.28.2011 | Gay Voices

Only a few hours had passed after 17-year-old Brandon McInerney had pled guilty to the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Lawrence "Larry" King at E.O. Gre...