Eugene A. Delgaudio (R-Sterling), a supervisor in Loudoun County, near Washington D.C., was "chastised" this week by fellow supervisors for … [Read more...] about VA Official Calls Transgender People ‘It’ and ‘Real-Life Tootsies’
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Rachel Maddow on ‘Trans Panic’ Over Obama Appointee Simpson
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyVisit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...] about Rachel Maddow on ‘Trans Panic’ Over Obama Appointee Simpson
HRC, GLAAD Request Letterman Apology Over Trans Joke
HRC and GLAAD have both reached out to David Letterman with regard to the joke made last night about transgender Obama appointee Amanda Simpson.Writes … [Read more...] about HRC, GLAAD Request Letterman Apology Over Trans Joke
Letterman Has Some Apologizing to Do to Transgender People
And here's one of the reasons that transgender Obama appointee Amanda Simpson told ABC News in an interview yesterday about the challenges she … [Read more...] about Letterman Has Some Apologizing to Do to Transgender People
Trans Obama Appointee Simpson: ‘Being the First Sucks’
Yesterday, I posted that Obama had nominated Amanda Simpson to a position at the Commerce Dept. The nomination made her the first openly transgender … [Read more...] about Trans Obama Appointee Simpson: ‘Being the First Sucks’
Obama Names Transgender Woman to Commerce Dept. Post
Amanda Simpson has been named Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce:"A 2004 YWCA 'Woman on the Move,' Simpson recently … [Read more...] about Obama Names Transgender Woman to Commerce Dept. Post
Jailed Malawi Gay Couple May Face Humiliating, Invasive Sex Test, Say They Have Been Beaten in Jail
Some follow-up on Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, the Malawian couple I posted about last week (see links below), who were arrested and … [Read more...] about Jailed Malawi Gay Couple May Face Humiliating, Invasive Sex Test, Say They Have Been Beaten in Jail
NY Governor Paterson Signs Order Protecting Transgender Workers
New York Governor David Paterson is scheduled to make an announcement this morning at New York's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community … [Read more...] about NY Governor Paterson Signs Order Protecting Transgender Workers
News: Bob Emrich, Iran, Manscaping, China, Chace Crawford
Evidence of queer groups organanizing on Iranian college campuses surfaces, along with news of pending executions for 12 men under charges of sodomy. … [Read more...] about News: Bob Emrich, Iran, Manscaping, China, Chace Crawford
McDonald’s Manager to Trans Woman: ‘We Do Not Hire F*ggots’
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) has filed a discrimination complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations against … [Read more...] about McDonald’s Manager to Trans Woman: ‘We Do Not Hire F*ggots’