Transgender & Intersex: June 2012
Canadian Trans Rights Bill Supporters Targeted
Filed by Mercedes Allen | June 28, 2012 12:00 PM |On Wednesday June 6th, Parliament voted to send Private Member's Bill C-279: An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) to committee for review as part of its trek toward passage.Read More
Spewing Hate Online: A Couple's Ordeal
Filed by Rodrigo Ugarte | June 25, 2012 3:30 PM |On June 15th, Scout put his plan in motion, knelt down on one knee and proposed to his girlfriend, Liz Margolies, at the White House's LGBT reception. Once video of the proposal went viral, the online hate grew and grew.Read More
LAPD Chief to Hold LGBT Community Forum on Monday
Filed by Karen Ocamb | June 24, 2012 12:00 PM |Can anyone imagine the late LAPD Chief Daryl Gates leading an historic effort to ensure transgender people their rights when encountering law enforcement?Read More
Bisexual Trees, Slapping Bullies, & House Faggots [Weekly Reader]
Filed by Bil Browning | June 22, 2012 5:30 PM |You weren't able to read every post on Bilerico Project last week? Don't worry! Every Friday I round up the best Bilerico posts from the past seven days to help you stay up to date on the latest queer news and analysis.Read More
It Is Not Transphobic to Treat Trans Men as Men
Filed by Tobi Hill-Meyer | June 19, 2012 5:30 PM |I have recently been hearing about multiple instances of trans men and occasionally others condemning certain women's spaces - spaces that include and are co-organized by trans women - as transphobic and even campaigning against them because they don't include trans men. What the f*ck, guys? Read More
Father's Day Gifts from a Trans Daughter
Filed by Paige Schilt | June 18, 2012 2:30 PM |Hallmark holidays like Mother's Day and Father's Day can be a challenge for LGBT folks, because our relationship to the nutty cluster of family life can be complicated.Read More
LA Pride: Transgender Activist Karina Samala Honored by City
Filed by Karen Ocamb | June 11, 2012 11:30 AM |One of the best aspects about living in the Los Angeles/West Hollywood area is that the political and elected leadership takes the word "inclusive" seriously and comfortably embraces trans people and concerns. Read More
First Netroots Nation Panel on Trans Issues
Filed by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss | June 08, 2012 10:00 AM |At Netroots Nation, the annual political convention for American progressive political activists, this year marks the first time that the organizers have chosen a transgender-themed panel to be presented among the 70-odd panels of the four-day conference. UPDATE: VIDEO NOW ATTACHEDRead More
Alberta Reinstates Healthcare Funding for Sex Reassignment Surgery
Filed by Mercedes Allen | June 07, 2012 4:00 PM |The Alberta Government has announced that it will be reinstating health care funding for sex reassignment surgery (often called gender reassignment surgery, and abbreviated as GRS by the province and its clinicians), effective June 15th. Read More
C-279: When a Victory For One Can Be a Victory For . . . One
Filed by Mercedes Allen | June 06, 2012 10:00 AM |The second hour of Second Reading debate for Bill C-279: An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) occurred on Friday June 1st, and the Second Reading vote is to take place today, June 6th. Read More
Leslie Feinberg Arrested In Solidarity With CeCe McDonald
Filed by Mercedes Allen | June 05, 2012 5:00 PM |Leslie Feinberg has been arrested and is facing charges of property damage. The arrest came during a protest of the conviction of CeCe McDonald, who was sentenced to 41 months in prison for manslaughter following the death of Dean Schmitz in Minneapolis. Read More
He's Still Here
Filed by Guest Blogger | June 05, 2012 12:30 PM |At the end of June, I will have been living as Monica for 15 years. It is not as much of a milestone as I thought it would be, because the world is a different place, and I am indeed a different person today. Read More
Miss USA Voices Her Support for Transgender Women
Filed by Viktor Kerney | June 04, 2012 3:30 PM |Find out what Miss USA said about a trans contestant last night. Read More
