Tag: Transgender and Transsexuals
At Least 5 Dead and 25 Injured in Gunman’s Rampage at an L.G.B.T.Q. Club in Colorado
“His mom had called me and said, ‘Don’t come home right now, there are some people looking for…
After Roe, Republicans Sharpen Attacks on Gay and Transgender Rights
Days after the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, Michigan’s Republican candidates for governor were asked if…
The Far Right and Far Left Agree on One Thing: Women Don’t Count
Perhaps it makes sense that women — those supposedly compliant and agreeable, self-sacrificing and everything-nice creatures — were…
In Pakistan, a Leader in Trans Rights, Reality Is Slower to Change Than Law
KARACHI, Pakistan — Four years ago, Pakistan stepped to the forefront of transgender rights worldwide, enacting a law…
Watching ‘Queer as Folk’ but Craving ‘Heartstopper’
I’ve been watching gay television since Steven Carrington was a ’mo on “Dynasty.” I cried when a gay…
New Biden Rules Would Bar Discrimination Against Transgender Students
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new rules governing how schools must respond to sex discrimination,…
FINA Restricts Transgender Women From Competing at Elite Level
The world governing body for swimming effectively barred transgender women from the highest levels of women’s international competition…
The Battle Over Gender Therapy
And just like that, after four years of painstaking work, Leibowitz, de Vries and the rest of their…
Biden Signs Measure to Protect L.G.B.T.Q. Rights, Citing ‘Hateful Attacks’
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people from a cascade…
Report Reveals Sharp Rise in Transgender Young People in the U.S.
The number of young people who identify as transgender has nearly doubled in recent years, according to a…
A Queer-Film Historian Discusses Movies That Provoke
Elizabeth Purchell isn’t afraid of “Transexual Menace,” even though she is a transgender woman and the film sounds…
‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own
BERLIN — Samuel Mariño is a rarity in opera: a true male soprano.Rather than relying on falsetto as…