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quarta-feira, abril 05, 2006

Transgender movement emerging from shadows
Shawn Coleman bristles when an application poses the question "male or female?"--as if there are only two choices.

Transgender community searches for place in campus life
The first openly transgender candidate for Congress in the state of Missouri, Midge Potts, has become front-page news.

Protect trans Yalies from discrimination
Most students would agree that Yale's nondiscrimination policy is fairly complete: Sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran and sexual orientation cover just about everyone, don't they? Well, not quite everyone. Despite a growing push among universities and state governments nationwide, Yale has yet to adopt language that would specifically protect transgender students, faculty and staff from discrimination.

Tired of male domination, 5 Saudi women change sex
Tired of playing second fiddle to men in conservative Saudi Arabia, five women decided if you can't beat them, join them.

Transgender woman sues employer over harassment claims
A transgender woman who claims she was harassed at work after starting to dress as a female has sued her employer, alleging the company allowed a hostile work environment.

Vietnam - Cosmetic or sexual reassignment surgery now cause for mandatory beauty pageant exclusion...
New regulations issued on March 31 will control the operations of beauty pageants, with particular focus on their intelligence.