Trans Rights

Chastity Bono Becoming a Man, Begins Gender Transition

Andy Towle June 11, 2009

Chastity Bono, who came out as a lesbian at 18 in 1987 and was outed publicly by Star magazine three years later, is transitioning from female to … [Read more...] about Chastity Bono Becoming a Man, Begins Gender Transition

Andy Towle June 11, 2009

D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics hears four hours of testimony on anti-gay referendum: "Both sides presented legal and political arguments … [Read more...] about News: Bret Michaels, D.C., Jesse Helms, Dan Choi, Connecticut

Andy Towle June 9, 2009

Re-hearing petition filed in Prop 8 challenge? UPDATE: See, AFTER THE JUMP... AP: Pioneering activist Frank Kameny talks gays and government.Simon … [Read more...] about News: Frank Kameny, Saturday Night Fever, Frog God, Wales

Andy Towle June 4, 2009

NYT tells New York Senate: Vote on marriage equality.Actor David Carradine found hanged in hotel room in Bangkok, Thailand. She's written a letter … [Read more...] about News: Whitney Houston, Syria, James Franco, Gay Ice Cream

Andy Towle May 29, 2009

Lambda Literary Awards handed out in New York.Quincy, Massachusetts Church of the Presidents has its rainbow flag stolen for the fourth time in nine … [Read more...] about News: Tori Spelling: Lambda Literary Awards, Fred Hochberg, PSB

Andy Towle May 21, 2009

STRAIGHTLACED: A new documentary about the pressure to conform to gender roles in American high schools will have its premiere on Tuesday, May 26 at … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #487

Andy Towle May 12, 2009

Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee to hear same-sex marriage bills tomorrow. NYT profiles New York Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell and the battle … [Read more...] about News: Daniel O’Donnell, Up, David Geffen, Twitter, Amazing Race

Andy Towle May 11, 2009

Allen Andrade gets life sentence plus 60 years for Angie Zapata murder. Cher turns back time to get back into black bodysuit.Gay athletes to get … [Read more...] about News: Cher, New England, Richard Gasquet, Space Shuttle Atlantis

Andy Towle April 30, 2009

What God didn't give Miss California but the Miss California Organization did: Big breasts. Woman comes forward, says her father was the Zodiac … [Read more...] about News: Zodiac, Adam Lambert, Tequila, Batman, Iowa, Wine

Andy Towle April 23, 2009

ANGIE ZAPATA: The Zapata family's statement on the conviction and sentencing of Allen Andrade.MAINE: At the marriage equality hearings.FACEBOOK … [Read more...] about Towleroad Guide to the Tube #470