Category Archives: Blog
Pakistan Embraces the Sexual Fringe
Pakistan has always behaved intolerantly toward sexual outliersespecially those with sexual-identity issues. That’s finally beginning to change.
Gender switch raises challenge
SUNBURY A transsexual inmate at Northumberland County Prison is separated from the general population, but the warden says it’s not because he is unsure whether or not the individual should be placed in the men’s or women’s quarters.
Sex before the sick
The NSW Government has run out of money to treat all the sick:
‘Prodigal’ son is now a daughter
The church may be one of the least supportive environments for a gay man to come out in, since many denominations consider homosexuality to be an abominable sin. But that’s what Shemiyia O’Bannon did. Shemiyia, a transgender church choir drummer … Continue reading
Finding happiness changing genders
Avery Eros Finley is a man. Six months ago, he began injecting testosterone. It’s brought on physical changes that allow his body to reflect the way he’s felt inside since he was young.
Answer Man: Passport for transgender people
Dear Answer Man, I’ve heard that the State Department has a new policy about passports for people who are in “gender transition.” I’m not quite sure what that means. Can you tell me?
Newsweek: Pakistan’s sexual revolution
For only the second time in the Muslim countrys history, a court last month sanctioned a sex-change operation as treatment for gender-identity disorder.
State Dept. Updates Passport Regulations for Transgender Travellers
Transgendered people will now have an easier time changing the gender classification on their passports. Under new State Department rules, people seeking to update their passports will no longer hav….
Passport Rules Eased for Transgender People
Trans activists said new rules issued by the State Department that allow transgender individuals to change their gender designation on their passport without undergoing gender-reassignment surgery will “save lives.”
Surgery no longer a requirement for changing gender on passport
The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday a new policy that no longer requires passport applicants seeking a gender change to have undergone sexual reassignment surgery.