[India]
Eunuchs In Haryana To Get Monthly Allowance

Eunuchs in Haryana who are poor and socially deprived will now be entitled to a monthly allowance, a government spokesman said Friday.

[India] [Books]
Power of three

A delightful first novel about the politics of language, the body and the grammar of gender.

[FL,USA] [Letters to the Editor]
Anti-discrimination laws don't protect transgendered

The Sept. 26 editorial stating that protections exist against discrimination toward transgender individuals and are "already on the books" is far from factual and is unsupported.

[USA] [ENDA]
Barney Frank, Gay Rights Group Spar Over Employment Non-Discrimination Act
[Press Release] 150 Organizations to Announce Launch of United ENDA, a Nationwide Campaign to Ensure Transgender Protections Remain in Employment Non-Discrimination Act
ENDA creates rift among gays
[Blog/Commentary] A trans activist responds
HRC Trans Board Member Explains Why She Resigned

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Another Stereotypical TV Transsistah

In a 2007-2008 TV season which continues last year's trend of having transgender characters, in 2007-08 we have the novel concept of a transwoman playing a transwoman.

[CA, USA]
'Hate free' talk centers on slain Newark teen's legacy

Five years ago this week, Gwen Araujo became a tragic symbol of intolerance in the heart of the supposedly tolerant Bay Area.

[CA, USA]
Vandals target queer literature at Bookshop Santa Cruz

Vandals apparently trying to make a statement against gay lifestyles damaged a half-dozen books that deal with queer topics, stole five others and peppered a section of Bookshop Santa Cruz with religious pamphlets during the past month.