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Attorney: Transgender Murder Victim’s Life not as Valuable as Higher-Class...

My friend Julie pointed me to this – it’s simply abominable that an attorney can make a statement like this and suffer no real consequences. But that’s the price of free speech. One Rasheen Everett was...

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Then and Now: The Murder Of Transgender Women. Same as it Ever Was.

I decided to bring a little historical perspective to this update on the murder of Islan Nettles by mentioning another case, more than a decade prior, where a transwoman was murdered and the police are...

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Brothers, Sisters, Sons, Daughters – A Fashion Film Featuring 17 Transgender...

Barneys of New York has been in the news a little lately after they decided to feature transgender models in their latest catalog, photographed by Bruce Weber and posing in the typical high-end...

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Police Blotter – 1 September, 2014

Quite a lot of sad news here I’m afraid, so stop reading right now if you don’t want to read. I have four articles to highlight here, and I think by far the most important one is the fact that there...

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Could a New Trans Pop Group, “The Secret Girls,” Be a Hit?

I hardly need mention that in general transgender pop singers and musicians are incredibly rare – at least, the ones who have any sort of success. The punk group Against Me has garnered some recent...

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FDNY’s First Transgender Firefighter Kicks Butt

I love this article in the Village Voice about Brooke Guinan! Not only is she making it in one of the toughest and butchest professions there is, but she’s textbook “out and proud” as a transsexual...

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Mary Jones, a Transgender Woman in 1836

I’ve published a short historical look at transgender or crossdresser Mary Jones, who was worked as a prostitute and was discovered in 1836 when she was put on trial for pick-pocketing her male...

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HRC Takes Action Against Saks Fifth Avenue for Transgender Discrimination

I have to say, dear readers, if ever I was to give out annual awards for having a pair of proverbial “brass ones,” Saks Fifth Avenue would definitely be a contender. Saks, which holds a score of 90 in...

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The New Girl in School: Transgender Surgery at 18

It was not an easy transition for Katherine Boone, but the question is no longer whether gender reassignment is an option, but instead how soon it should start. The New York Times is featuring the...

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OBITUARY: Transgender Actress Holly Woodlawn (1946 – 2015)

My friend Eve Golden, an author, actress, and New York socialite who writes celebrity obituaries, has sent me information on the passing of transgender actress Holly Woodlawn, and I’ve added some bits...

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