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| TRANSGENDER HUSBAND AND HIS WIFE SEPARATED AND IMPRISONED |
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| The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has been closely monitoring the case of a female to male transgender man and his female born wife who were hiding from family violence, turned to the court for help, and ended up in prison. |
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| What is the history of transsexual surgery? |
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| The first complete male-to-female operations were performed in Germany in the early 1930s on patients referred by pioneering sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld |
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| Book review: The Transgender Child |
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| What Gender and Family Experts Say About THE TRANSGENDER CHILD
"This beautifully written, meticulously well-researched book is a godsend for parents and professionals in search of clear, reliable, and up-to-date information about all facets of parenting and caring for transgender children."
Shannon Price Minter
Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights
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| Gender Identity Support Group |
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| Gender Identity Support Group is a non-profit organisation for people who have issues with their gender identity, their families and supporters.
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| Going to the Dogs |
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| “Something is rotten in this country, seriously stinking.” He refers to the new legislation as the “stabani Act”, and slams the Constitutional Court for wanting “to make this country the “trahssie” capital of Africa.”
"In addition to his bigoted opinions, the use of the words “stabani” (a derogatory term for gay) and “trahssie” (derogatory term for an inter-sexed person) are particularly repulsive," says GEM.
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| Italian Transgender Candidate to Run for Parliament |
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| Italy's first transgender parliamentary candidate is about to enter the political scene as the campaign season officially gets underway.
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| An African-American transwoman shares her thoughts about being Black and transgender |
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| There are a lot of words you can use to describe me. Daughter, aunt, friend, woman, sister, native Texan, Houstonian, African-American, deejay, Christian, transplanted Louisvillian, transplanted Kentuckian, activist, writer, sports fan, columnist, Kentucky Colonel, American.
Another one that would be accurate to use in my case is transgender.
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| Guatemalan Gays, Transgenderds Victims Of Deadly Attacks |
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| The Guatemalan government is accused of doing little or nothing to stem a growing number of violent attacks on gays and the transgendered. Human Rights Watch, an international organization based in New York, suggests at least some of the violence has been carried out or instigated by police.
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| Proposal would add `gender identity' to Bloomington's ordinance |
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| Protections for transgender people might be added to the city's human rights code under a proposal the City Council is expected to consider next month. |
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| Transgender teen's life as a TV movie |
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| Araujo's story is well-known in the Bay Area. She was killed by men who'd had sex with her and were shocked to discover, weeks later, that she was biologically male. The killing drew nationwide attention to transgender youth, and there's little left to say about the crime.
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| Hate crimes bill has a shot  |
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| Much of the opposition by legislators had stemmed from listing "sexual orientation" - which included gays, lesbians and transgendered people. Critics also had attacked the measure as trying to punish people for their "thoughts" or motives in a crime.
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| Transexual Principal for school |
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| Mr. Young declared that his selection came "after a nationwide search for the best possible principal" and that "his/her sexual orientation had nothing to do with his selection. Nevertheless, transgender groups across America applauded his choice, since this also represents the first transgender principal in the nation |
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| CINCINNATI?S PASSAGE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION MEASURE A TRIUMPH FOR FAIRNESS |
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| Following the November 2004 repeal of a one-of-a-kind anti-gay law, the Cincinnati City Council voted today to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in employment, housing and public accommodations. Led by Equality Cincinnati and local leaders and supported by the Human Rights Campaign, the move ensures fairness for Cincinnatians.
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| Reformerende Kerk Johannesburg |
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| We welcome all people, irrespective of race, colour, gender, language, age, marital status, denomination or sexual orientation. We believe God loves us all, including our homosexuality, and wants us to live whole lives in peace. |
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| not ashamed of her sexuality |
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| April 23, 2007: “My parents thought I was automatically a girl judging by my genitals. But I later adopted the name Viktor because I am transsexual. I am not bound to masculine or feminine expressions and roles of gender,” says Juliet Viktor Mukasa
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| Supreme Court Avoids Transsexual Police Officer Case (US) |
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| WASHINGTON (AP)The US Supreme Court is refusing to get involved in the city of Cincinnati's legal battle with a transsexual cop.
So, a victory remains in place for Officer Philecia Barnes, who was born Phillip.
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| Politics: Gay-rights groups are quietly but aggressively advancing their agenda.
While the news media focused on immigration last week, California Democrats focused on completing the transmutation of public-school social science curricula into a punctuated series of pro-homosexuality tracts. |
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| Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) |
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| Gender Education and Advocacy (GEA) is an organization focused on the needs, issues and concerns of gender variant people in human society. We seek to educate and advocate, not only for ourselves and others like us, but for all human beings who suffer from gender-based oppression in all of its many forms. |
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| HARVARD ENSURES FAIRNESS WITH ADDITION OF TRANSGENDER PROTECTIONS |
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| Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the nation, announced April 11 that it would be adding gender identity to its non-discrimination policy, safeguarding transgender students and faculty.
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| News article with Gay Business Network |
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| Liesl and Chris received an award for the greatest achievement as their network opened early 2005 and has grown tremendously over the last few months. For people wanting to join the Gay friendly network please call Liesl Theron on 083 320 7691 . |
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