Following last month’s passage of St. Petersburg’s vehemently discriminatory bill which prohibits any discussion of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender topics in public, All Out, a for-LGBT organization, is calling for all activists and allies to sign a petition to overturn the ‘gay gag bill‘ and transmit support for those affected in St. Petersburg. All…
LOS ANGELES (CNN – San Diego LGBT Weekly) — The Miss Universe organization announced Tuesday it is ending its ban on transgender contestants after coming under scrutiny recently when a Canadian competitor was told she would be disqualified because she was born male. Miss Universe officials insist the change is in spite of, not because…
As the #ToMyUnbornChild hashtag trend swept Twitter, most messages were that of happy childhoods, fond memories, and promising love. But within days, the trend took a decidedly negative turn as the hashtag became the subject of hate towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children. Within the last month, a public service announcement featured on YouTube…
The 9th annual Transgender Day of Empowerment will be held at The Center, Friday, April 6, at 7 p.m. The event is to recognize outstanding individuals from the transgender community and celebrate the joy of being one’s authentic self. For more information, contact Connor Maddocks at cmaddocks@thecentersd.org or 619-692-2077 x109.
Following three separate attacks against the LGBT community in Washington D.C. earlier this month, nearly 700 people gathered to demand justice in a march Tuesday, the Washington Blade is reporting. The outpour of support included city officials Police Chief Cathy Lanier and four member of the Washington D.C. City Council. The rally, which was organized…
Mexican transgender activist Agnes Torres Hernandez, whose body was found Friday, was memorialized Tuesday outside a civic plaza in Puebla, Mexico as 2,000 individuals gathered to demand justice for her murder, deemed a hate crime by the Mexican Attorney General. Torres was last seen Friday night after she left her home to attend a local…
Monday, March 5, 2012, I went to the Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Medical Center to change my gender marker from male to female. The previous Friday, the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) informed trans veterans that the VA had clarified their policy, and were now using the U.S. State Department’s standard, developed for…
