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• Sometimes We Transwomen Can Be Our Own Harshest Critics

  
  TransGriot — Authority: 602
  During the podcast interview Renee, Allison and I had with Isis a few weeks ago, we talked about the fact that some days, even though people are complimenting us left, right and center because we are working it, we still feel unpretty . Frankly, we transwomen can be our own harshest critics when it comes to our ...
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• UT: Poll Says 60% Support Anti Discrimination Laws Statewide for Gays

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 444
  A new poll shows some 69 percent of Utahns think state lawmakers and Gov. Gary Herbert should push to pass statewide anti-discrimination laws to protect gays. The Deseret News/KSL TV poll of 408 Utahns comes after the Salt Lake City Council passed ordinances banning discrimination against gays in housing and ...
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• MO: Hundreds Protest Catholic Church Diocese’s Contribution to Defeat Gay Marriage in Maine

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  Grey skies framed the Neo-Byzantine dome of St. Louis Cathedral Basilica on Nov. 29 as hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) and allied supporters protested the archdioceses donation of $10,000 to the successful effort to reverse marriage equality in Maine. The protest, which took place ...
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• A Sad Ending to Mike Penners Struggle With Becoming Christine Daniels

  
  Queerty — Authority: 714
  We may never know if Los Angeles Times sportswriter Mike Penner, who went by Christine Daniels after coming out as transgender, took his own life because of an identity struggle, or something else. But one thing is certain: The sports community will miss a respected colleague. Oh, and the LGBT community will mourn a ...
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• Flawed thinking and a repeating argument

  
  CaroLINES — Authority: 139
  Laurie Penny, in a recent blog post , criticizes Julie Bindel and her magazine article refuting the claim that trans-feminism has anything to offer feminism. Laurie offers a dubious argument for why feminism should embrace trans-feminism. In her post (and article; it was published in a different magazine) Laurie ...
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• WATCH: Pedro Julio Serrano Confronts Gay Puerto Rican Nightclub for Anti-Trans Remarks

  
  Rod 2.0:Beta — Authority: 616
  Pedro Julio Serrano, the LGBT activist and the spokesman for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, confronts the crowd at the very popular Krash nightclub in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Serrano heard negative comments about transgender people while serving...
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• WATCH: Bebe Zahara Benet Sings "Im The Sh!t"

  
  Rod 2.0:Beta — Authority: 616
  Bebe Zahara Benet, winner of RuPauls Drag Race, releases her new video for the anthemic "Im The Shit". Bebe serves it to the children and pays homage to Ru ... but amps up volume on the nasty. Cant wait to...
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• Same Sex Parenting Study

  
  Queer Visalia — Authority: 127
  The University of Memphis’ GLBT Research Team is conducting a GLBT-affirmative study on Same-Sex Parenting, and we are looking for participants.  The purpose of this study is to learn about the experiences of same-sex parents in relationship to legal parenting rights.  We believe this research is important in ...
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• Watch: Pedro Julio Serrano Scolds Gay Puerto Rican Nightclub Crowd for Negative Remarks About Transgender People

  
  -Towleroad News- [#gay] — Authority: 752
  Pedro Julio Serrano, an activist and the Communications Manager for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, scolds the crowd at Krash nightclub in San Juan, Puerto Rico in this recent video, after reportedly hearing negative remarks about transgender people while serving as a judge for a contest at the club. Watch, ...
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• Photo gallery | 25th annual White Party at Vizcaya

  
  Steve Rothaus Gay South Florida — Authority: 147
  25 years of White Party: a video history About 2,000 partygoers Saturday night attended the 25th annual White Party at Vizcaya benefitting Care Resource, South Florida’s oldest and largest AIDS/HIV resource center. VIP attendees included hostess Elaine Lancaster and singing star Kristine W., pictured ...
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• RIP: Mike/Christine Penner, Transgender Sportswriter

  
  From A Left Wing: the cultural politics of soccer — Authority: 478
  Los Angeles Times announced today that transgender sports journalist Mike Penner committed suicide. In 2007, Penner came out in the newspapers pages as Christine Daniels.  He took a vacation, and came back as she . Daniels continued to write for the Times, and took up what must have been no small battle in her ...
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• What is it that makes a woman?

  
  Femulate — Authority: 132
  For his final year degree show at London South Bank University, Lee Slaymaker asks, "What is it that makes a woman? Or for that matter a man? Gender is often argued to be a social construction, free of the constraints of biological sex, with the result being that the term ‘woman’ may just as easily be applied to a ...
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• kearns to LA city council: observations on the medical cannabis dialog in my absence (2072)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 128
  [november 24, 2009] good morning president pro tem perry, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year- old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years — a long-term survivor & AIDS activist, a medical ...
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• Global Fund Approves ‘In Principle’ $47M Grant For Reducing Spread Of HIV Among MSM, Transgender In South Asia

  
  Information on HPV — Authority: 146
  The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved, “in principle,” a $47 million grant to reduce the spread of HIV among gay and other men who have sex with men in seven south Asian countries, IANS/Thaindian.com reports. According to a statement IANS/Thaindian. Source: Global Fund Approves ...
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• don duncan at about medical marijuana: LA city atty misrepresents CA atty general’s position on cannabis “sales” (2071)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 128
  LA City Attorney wrong about AG by Don Duncan November 25, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office misrepresented the position of California Attorney General Jerry Brown today, implying that the state’s top law enforcement official said that all sales of cannabis are illegal. That never happened. On ...
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• nora proops, the AIDS beacon: global fund to fight HIV/AIDS, TB & malaria approves $2.4 billion in grants worldwide (2070)

  
  aids-write.org — Authority: 128
  Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion For Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs By Nora Proops Nov 21, 2009 On November 12, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved grants worth $2.4 billion to support treatment of these diseases worldwide. Although it is the second ...
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• Evolution!

  
  Queer Fresno — Authority: 472
  [IMG: http://queerfresno.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/evolution_finalweb.jpg?w=450&h=562][IMG: http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=queerfresno.com&blog=3216539&post=5266&subd=queerfresno&ref=&feed=1]
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• Confession Questioned in Brutal Murder of Puerto Rican Gay Teen

  
  Rod 2.0:Beta — Authority: 616
  There are new developments in the case of Jorge Steven López Mercado, the gay 19-year-old whose brutally murdered, decapitated and dismembered body was found two weeks ago in Puerto Rico. One of the key statements by the confessed murderer is...
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• Ten years (and two days) ago today

  
  The Hand Mirror — Authority: 535
  Thanks to CC in comments for bringing this to my attention.Cast your mind back, if you will, to November 27th 1999. I remember the date well because it was on our minds for months beforehand - mostly because of the General Election but also because it would be my friend Jazmans 21st birthday and she was going to be ...
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• Transsexual sportswriter Mike Penner dies

  
  Outsports — Authority: 581
  Christine Daniels in 2007. Sportswriter Mike Penner of the Los Angeles Times has died at 52. His body was found at his home and suicide was the suspected cause of death, the paper reported . Penner, a very gifted writer, made headlines in 2007 when he announced he was transsexual and changed his name to Christine ...
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