In a move consistent with the growing recognition of the rights of the transgender community, Rochester, New York recently passed legislation that would include transgender health care benefits for employees and their families under the city’s medical plan. Local news outlet the Democrat and Chronicle reported that, “Under the new coverage, effective Jan. 1, city…
http://youtu.be/YDnCXwOsQnU Almost two weeks after punk folk female icon Michelle Shocked made comments deemed highly offensive to a crowd at a San Francisco concert about same-sex marriage, the singer appeared on CNN’s Piers Morgan to offer an equally offensive apology. You will recall, and as it was reported here, Ms. Shocked was appearing at Yoshi…
SAN FRANCISCO — Self-described “anarchist skateboard punk” singer Michelle Shocked surprised and angered audience members on Sunday night after the alternative rocker went into a tirade against Proposition 8 at a San Francisco concert. “”When they stop Prop 8 and force priests at gunpoint to marry gays, it will be the downfall of civilization, and…
