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Transgender News From Thailand

October 31, 2009

This week I stumbled across three different articles of interest from Thailand and rather than post separately for each one, I figured I would report all three at once. Click below to read about karate, surgery and a ghost!

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Will The Hate Crimes Bill Change Your Life?

October 29, 2009

Yesterday marked a momentous historical event, President Obama signing into law the Byrd-Shepard Hate Crimes Bill, which intends to protect American citizens from violence based on, among other things, sexuality and gender identity. Many in the transgender community are excited about this news and I am certainly no exception. It just so happened that my [...]

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Transgender Homecoming Queen

October 26, 2009

The news out of the College of William and Mary seems like a poetic response to the controversial decision made at Morehouse College last week. Jessee Vasold, a genderqueer student, was elected to represent the class of 2011 as homecoming queen. What makes this story so great is that Vasold was elected by zir classmates, [...]

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Morehouse College Bans Cross-Dressing!

October 17, 2009

A private, historically African-American all-male college in Atlanta has just enacted a new rule which bans students from dressing as women. According to an administrator, there are only a handful who are cross-dressing and this is a “gay lifestyle” not expected of Morehouse men. Once again, we have ignorance running rampant. Firstly, so what if [...]

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Trans Woman Joins Ladies Bowling Team

October 17, 2009

Here’s a nice story to kick off your weekend. A trans woman in Queensland, Australia has made her way into a traditionally conservative ladies bowling club and is believed to be the only transgender bowler in the region. Robyn Stott is in the midst of her transition and considers membership in this league a momentous [...]

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Mainstream Crossdressing: Johnathan Escobar

October 7, 2009

A high school student in Georgia has taken himself out of school after a school administrator insisted that he dress more masculine. Rather than comply with this ridiculous mandate, Johnathan Escobar voluntarily withdrew himself and is now the center of quite a bit of media attention. Escobar recently moved from Miami to Cobb County in [...]

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Indian Beauty Parlor Just For Transgenders

October 1, 2009

Faridabad, India is the home to a beauty parlor run by and for the transgendered community. The owner Simmy started Queer Beauty Parlor in response to hearing about transgenders wanting a beautiful feminine look but could not attain it due to discrimination in traditional salons.

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