transgender
Lead singer of Against Me! to transition
(CNN) – In an interview with Rolling Stone, Against Me! singer Tom Gabel opens up on being transgender and shares her plans to transition from a man to a woman. The punk rocker has been privately struggling with gender dysphoria, and will soon start taking hormones and receiving electrolysis treatments, Rolling Stone reports. Gabel is…
Trans sexualization; Trans medicalization
Famed transsexual, Christine Jorgensen embraced the term transgender in an attempt to distance herself from the sexualization of her life. From Oct. 16, 1979 issue of the Winnipeg Free Press’ article Christine Recalls Life As Boy From The Bronx: “If you understand trans-genders,” she says, (the word she prefers to transsexuals), “then you understand that…
GLAAD to honor Chaz Bono at media awards
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), has announced it will honor LGBT equality advocate, author and speaker Chaz Bono at the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo. Bono will receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the Los Angeles ceremony April 21 at the Westin Bonaventure…
First LGBT high school opens in Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ (abc15.com) — The Valley now has a high school geared specifically toward lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender students. It’s the first of its kind in Arizona and one of only a handful in the entire country. Tyler, a junior at the school, recently enrolled at Q High , seeking a more tolerant environment…
ONLINE ONLY: CIA hosts First Intelligence Community LGBT Summit
The CIA and the Office of the Director for National Intelligence (ODNI) recently hosted the first Intelligence Community (IC) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Summit. Participants included members of LGBT employee groups from nine IC agencies and CIA and ODNI leaders. The Summit was designed to ensure the Agency maintains a high performing, engaged,…
LAPD applauded for new transgender-inclusive policies
LOS ANGELES – The Transgender Law Center applauded the L.A. Police Department Thursday for releasing new policies signed by Chief Beck to address police interactions with transgender individuals. The new policies instruct police officers to be “respectful, professional, and courteous” to transgender people. Policies include treating transgender with respect, referring to them by preferred name,…
Transgender car thief gets 32 months
A transgender car thief who admitted stealing a truck from a Chula Vista firefighter was sentenced April 3 to 32 months in state prison. Carlos Olachea Jr., 31, who also goes by the first name of Carla, was ordered to pay $500 for car repairs to the victim by Chula Vista Superior Court Judge…