Butt Out, Bibi

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Truthdigger of the Week: Leslie Feinberg

BLANK Nov 24, 2014 The obituary of the pioneering transgender activist and author of the award-winning 1993 novel Stone Butch Blues reads like a biography of the instinct for justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Hypocrisy of Criminalizing Unsupervised Kids Playing at a Park

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2014 A majority of Americans think children under the age of 10 shouldn't be left without a guardian at parks; the Brits are developing the first transgender sitcom; meanwhile, college is probably not "doomed," despite speculation to the contrary. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chelsea Manning Given Go-Ahead to Legally Change Her Name

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Wednesday was an "exciting day" for Chelsea Manning, who was granted the right to a legal name change by a judge in Kansas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Facebook Added 50 Custom Gender Options; Stephen Colbert Is Confused

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Next Step in Equality: Genderless Bathrooms

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2013 Transgender people face discrimination every time they go to restrooms marked men or women; as the NSA destroys our sense of privacy, perhaps rather than looking to Orwell's "1984," we should brush up on our Kafka; meanwhile, journalist Phyllis Richman responds decades later to a misogynistic letter from a Harvard professor regarding married women pursuing graduate studies. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

AIDS Conference Excludes Many of Those Most Affected

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 25, 2012 The International AIDS Conference returned to the United States this week after a 22-year hiatus, thanks in part to President Obama’s lifting of a 1987 ban on entry into the country by people with HIV or AIDS. But sex workers and drug users, two groups most affected by the epidemic, remain shut out. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Perry Makes No LGBTQ Friends With New Campaign Ad

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2011 On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry made a bigger gaffe than his debate choke from a few weeks ago with the release of his new ad, "Strong," in which he frames President Obama's repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military as "wrong" for faith-based reasons. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Administration Exports GLBTQ Rights

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2011 A more cynical perspective on Team Obama's announcement that it would scrutinize other nations' positions on GLBTQ rights when doling out assistance might take into account the upcoming presidential election and the need for President Obama to make up for some shortcomings on that front on his home turf. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prisons to Provide Treatment for Transgender Inmates

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2011 Federal prisons must now provide "current, accepted standards of care" for transgender inmates. "Care" could mean therapy, hormones and possibly even gender reassignment surgery. The change in policy was outlined in a May memo sent by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to 116 federal facilities. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sodomy Laws Live On Despite High Court Rejection

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2011 More than eight years after a groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling that made criminalizing the LGBT community through sodomy laws unconstitutional, 18 U.S. states have yet to rewrite their laws to reflect that decision. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Adam

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