News stories from around the world on transgender issues http://www.trannyweb.com/news.shtml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:26:55 -0800 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:44:48 -0800 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Microsoft's Bing search engine blocks out "sexually explicit" results and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender queries in Arab countries, claimed the Open Net Initiative late last week. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/08/microsoft_bing_middle_east_search_results/ 427425E8-30C9-4472-99DE-D55409C91900 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:23:14 -0800 Roy and Hayley had their relationship blessed in 1999, but could not marry at the time due to UK law, which forbade transsexuals to marry in their new gender. http://www.how-do.co.uk/north-west-media-news/north-west-broadcasting/coronation-street-set-to-celebrate-50th-with-transsexual-wedding-201003087602/ 4146C663-0270-4B6B-8334-FCE57FCC37E9 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:18:47 -0800 Dr. Patricia Brown presents some statistics in her publication "Sex in the Later Years" (08/17/2005) that shows 87% of married men and 89% of married women in the 60-64 age range are sexually active. http://www.thesudburystar.com/Community/NewsDisplay.aspx?c=41952 DC8B64D2-2D55-4030-B435-A7F454A53C8F Sun, 7 Mar 2010 15:11:23 -0800 Kalki's the affable shemale of Tamil Nadu is on a mission. A mission that no one in the city so far has dared to embark on — to give transgenders the right and status they deserve, as dignified rightful citizens of the state. http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Going+that+extra+mile&artid=4yoaxBN6BxI=&SectionID=lifojHIWDUU=&MainSectionID=wIcBMLGbUJI=&SectionName=rSY%7C6QYp3kQ=&SEO= D26BEB3B-0FB2-4457-879F-045153E4C4A1 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:43:50 -0800 A FURIOUS transsexual police worker claims she was hounded out of her dream job by bully bosses. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_news/749424/Ex-police-worker-Jan-Irvine-launches-bully-claim-against-her-bosses.html D5DAF17F-F37C-427C-AA51-1DA5A4D19621 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:17:03 -0800 This baggage of sexual orientation would also include sodomy, bisexuality, sexual promiscuity and transgenderism, which includes... propagandizing their immoral lifestyles. http://www.joplinglobe.com/editorial/local_story_065105706.html?keyword=secondarystory 5CD06A53-8F63-4FAC-BCC3-8B261BC8964F Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:13:19 -0800 Despite drinking and dining regularly at the carnival-themed Boho Bar, on Unley Rd, for at least six months, members of Adelaide's transgender community say management's attitude has changed. http://www.news.com.au/national/cross-dressers-banned-from-bar/story-e6frfkvr-1225837838486 34CD3D11-B71E-44FC-9FA9-7554CABE289C Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:09:21 -0800 ... "prohibit a college or university from including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or like classification as a protected class within its nondiscrimination policy, absent specific authorization from the General Assembly. http://politics.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978086734 02E0E5AC-3A63-40C1-8DFC-12146F4A5D5A Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:06:10 -0800 A transgender photographer has condemned a "vicious" bride who humiliated her for the way she dressed. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5045753.Transgender_photographer_hits_back_at__vicious__bride/ E9FE4C65-7EC3-408B-9D77-0068C7654A9A Sat, 6 Mar 2010 13:00:15 -0800 Xbox 360 players can now use the following words to 'express their relationship orientation' in profiles and Gamertags; 'Lesbian', 'Gay', 'Bi', 'Transgender' and 'Straight'. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=237924 E89CA346-14DA-4898-903A-7FA0C8ED4C4A Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:57:05 -0800 The LA Unified School District is in trouble and three teachers have been suspended over a controversial Black History Month celebration which encouraged students to honor OJ Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul. http://www.autostraddle.com/rupaul-oj-simspon-dennis-rodman-36135/ BE5D3AB4-A513-4F81-BAFA-5E91ADA01D8B Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:49:53 -0800 "Since I started to wear a skirt and disclose my identity, my close male friends started telling me, 'Don’t carry this table, you could injure your back,’...Also, my boyfriend’s friends started calling me ‘yenge’ (... for the wife of a relative)..." http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=marginal-womens-march-8-not-easier-2010-03-05 01A79656-E420-4B3D-B502-48F4766A01C2 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:42:39 -0800 ...recently launched an "LGBT Communication Manual" aimed at communication professionals, students and teachers to reduce the use of inappropriate language that prejudices, or perpetuates misunderstandings about ... http://www.unaids.org/en/KnowledgeCentre/Resources/FeatureStories/archive/2010/20100301_Brazil_LGBT.asp E0D80997-9EB5-4F8C-94D2-A2619898D842 Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:40:24 -0800 The state’s prosecution of a British man described as being a motivational speaker and new-age healer who is accused in the murder of a Las Vegas woman is moving forward. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/mar/06/can-murder-attempted-murder-cases-be-untangled/ 52A600CB-B97D-4EE0-B0DC-8B79702CB2A8 Sat, 6 Mar 2010 08:37:27 -0800 A governor is photographed trysting with a transsexual by policemen who are later arrested on extortion charges. There are two suspected murders and, oh yes, Premier Berlusconi figures as well. http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-italy-scandal6-2010mar06,0,5062523.story F73DB3F4-F435-442F-8B34-C43E44CFFA2A Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:35:14 -0800 THE GAY and lesbian community in Queensland has demanded Facebook widen its profile options to include transgenders, The Courier-Mail reports. http://www.news.com.au/technology/australian-lobby-group-wants-transgender-as-an-option-in-facebook-profiles/story-e6frfro0-1225837607342 A000AD7C-1B08-4D09-9087-402D73013B9F Sat, 6 Mar 2010 08:31:18 -0800 JESSIE Chung, the transsexual who made headlines when she married Joshua Beh, plans to adopt children after four years of marriage, Sin Chew Daily reported http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20100305-202573.html 22785245-E5C4-4B60-9A1A-A0D9B38042CB Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:26:43 -0800 A man who has had a sex change to become a woman is fighting to receive a pension at the age of 60... -because she refuses to divorce her wife. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/7368824/Transsexual-fights-for-early-pension.html A2B17EF4-53CD-4DEE-B3D2-73265AA366BC Fri, 5 Mar 2010 08:23:34 -0800 ...state Sen. Roy Ashburn exploded into national news Thursday, the day after he was arrested on misdemeanor drunk driving charges in Sacramento. http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x379809007/Report-ignites-debate-over-Ashburns-orientation-gay-rights-voting-record 656CF935-54D3-4092-AC28-AA3B6DF8925A Thu, 4 Mar 2010 07:27:04 -0800 ...the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2010 ...would repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) law... http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/03/03-4 B310D164-F5A8-4C36-B105-66A0D3B61DC9 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:48:35 -0800