OLYMPIA, Wash. – A bill in the state Legislature to allow business owners to refuse services for same-sex couples would give them a “license to hate,” according to one Senator. But the bill’s sponsor says it protects religious freedoms. “This is a bill that allows bigotry,” said Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island. The state of Washington is suing ... Read More »
Some activists say that a transgender model wearing a pro-gay shirt is another example of transsexual erasure. A small grassroots volunteer organization aiming to educate people on trans rights and issues says a campaign featuring a transgender model is actually helping erase transsexual visibility. Leaders of MAGNET, or Media Advocates Giving National Equality to Transgender & Transsexual People, are boycotting ... Read More »
My daughter, Grace passed away in September 2010. There wasn’t an obituary. There wasn’t a funeral. There wasn’t a casket or even a body to put in one. No one sent me sympathy cards. No one brought me casseroles. This wasn’t because no one cared; it was because my child is still alive. When my daughter came out to me ... Read More »
A first-of-its-kind study to be published in the February issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has dealt a devastating blow to the notion that men and women are fundamentally different when it comes to how they think and act. “Although gender differences on average are not under dispute, the idea of consistently and inflexibly gender-typed individuals ... Read More »
I realize this might sound harsh, but I have to say it … More often than not, when I am speaking with a TG woman, I feel like I am speaking with a MAN. It has nothing to do with the way she looks – or even the sound of her voice. It’s the WAY she communicates. Learning how to ... Read More »
Putting on a dress and some lipstick aren’t the only ways to get into girl mode. (We women are more complex than that!) That’s why I wanted to go beyond the obvious and share 3 surprising ways to feel more feminine: 1. Lean back I recently attended a teleclass hosted by my friend, relationship and intimacy coach Annie Lalla. One ... Read More »
Did you know that the food you eat can make you more or LESS of a woman? It’s true! Amazingly, over 300 different foods contain phytoestrogens (plant estrogens). These foods probably won’t feminize you on their own, but they CAN give you an extra boost if you use herbs for breast enlargement or are on hormone therapy. Here are 3 ... Read More »
I always knew I was a woman. By the time I was 18 months old, the signs were everywhere and it was so obvious what I was. Years passed and after consistently expressing myself and to others that I WAS a girl, no one really listened. Of course, this was the early 90′s. Gender identity wasn’t as heavily educated about ... Read More »
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Carmen Carrera, who recently came out as transgender, says she was humiliated by her appearance on the reality show Cake Boss, and the program’s network, TLC, has pulled the episode. Carrera was part of a set-up where she flirts with the Cake Boss‘s Cousin Anthony, who does not know she is transgender. Carrera says she informed ... Read More »
The transgender woman suing Khloe Kardashian for allegedly pushing her outside a club in Hollywood is willing to throw out the suit … but only if KK coughs up $150k – STAT. TMZ broke the story … Chantal Spears (also known as Ronald Spears) filed a lawsuit in December … claiming Khloe assaulted her in front of Playhouse nightclub back ... Read More »
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