Tag: Transgender

The House of Representatives just passed an amendment to reverse President Donald Tr*mp’s barbaric, homophobic policy that would ban transgender people from serving in the military. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization would put protections in place under law that state anyone who meets gender-neutral occupational standards can serve in the forces regardless of race, sexuality, religion or gender identity. Executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, Mara Keisling, said in a statement: “This is a crucial moment...

BENGALURU (Reuters) - An LGBTI job fair, billed by organizers as the first such event in India, attracted more than 250 people on Friday looking for employment with companies including Intel, Goldman Sachs and Uber. The event in the southern city of Bengaluru comes after India’s Supreme Court overruled a law banning homosexuality in 2018, which the organizers said now enables companies to freely hire people who have been marginalized for years. Many Indians who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,...

(image via Depositphotos) The House of Representatives has approved amendment to the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that would reverse Donald Trump’s ban on transgender military service members. The measure, known as the ‘Harry Truman’ amendment, passed by a vote of 242-187.  Ten Republicans joined the full Democratic caucus in approving the amendment.  The sponsor of the amendment, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), said, “Over the last three years, 14,000 transgender service members have served openly and successfully.” The congresswoman also noted that “all...

Myles, 37, who identifies as two-spirit and trans masculine, underwent fertility treatments with the support of Precious, 33, a queer biracial trans woman of color."@mylesbradydavis and I are pleased to publicly announce we are expecting a BABY in the Winter of 2019," Precious shared on Twitter."Our love has brought us to this place and now after a two year journey, we are celebrating a moment of triumph and are ecstatic to grow our family #babybradydavis."Myles Brady Davis is the...

John Cameron Mitchell as Hedwig in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”If you’ve ever seen John Cameron Mitchell’s most famous film Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), then you already know that its male-born titular hero undergoes a botched gender reassignment surgery in order to leave communist East Germany as a married woman during the late ’80s. But while many fans see Hedwig as an empowered transgender icon, Mitchell recently said that he doesn’t consider Hedwig as trans at all. In...

Many individuals of transgender and non-binary experience will no longer be “deadnamed” by the plastic in their wallets: Mastercard is rolling out a “True Name” program in which cardholders can replace their debit, credit, and prepaid cards with ones bearing the name they actually use, and a legal name change isn’t even required. Experts told The Washington Post the program is a first for the financial services industry, and it solves a problem faced by many cardholders. In a 2015...

Pose for a third season.The renewal came just a week after the drama's second season premiered. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pose's second season premiere attracted 1.8 million viewers over five days, including repeat airings and digital viewers, a new record for the show."Pose has elevated our culture and the TV landscape like few shows before it, and we are honored to partner with co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals on a third season," the network said in...

Chicago police are investigating a now-retired sergeant amid allegations that he coerced a Black transgender woman to perform oral sex on him in his squad car while on duty. The 39-year-old woman, who’s name has not been released, said that she has been with her boyfriend when the officer’s patrol car rolled up. The officer asked her what she was doing in the neighborhood, and she told the officer she was going home. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune,...

Many corporations have taken some well-deserved heat for doing little more than swapping their icons to rainbows this Pride month, but MasterCard has stepped things up, allowing transgender and non-binary people to use their chosen name on their credit, debit, and prepaid cards, rather than forcing them to use a legal or given name they may not associate with. “For many in the LGBTQIA+ community, the name on their credit, debit or prepaid card does not reflect their true identity,”...

The Chicago Police Department has stripped an officer of his badge after allegations by a transgender woman that he forced her to perform oral sex on him. The woman, whose identity has not been released, provided DNA evidence of the March 5 attack. According to her, she was out walking with her boyfriend when the officer approached. The officer threatened to arrest her for prostitution unless she performed oral sex on him. He then demanded she get into his vehicle, telling...

Poet Jos Charles Jos Charles, 30 Poet, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize finalist Charles has reworked the structure of language to capture the trans experience, establishing her as one of the most promising poets of her generation. Charles combines a deep understanding of poetic traditions with her own personal experience to create works that address gender and identity issues in a unique and moving way. Her second volume of poetry, feeld, creates a language resembling middle English to...

Shakeela, the trans woman targeted in the gang attack (image via Facebook: Trans Action Pakistan)Shakeela, a 27-year-old trans woman living in Pakistan, was reportedly kidnapped, blackmailed, tortured and had her hair forcibly shaved  by a gang. Gangs have done the same thing to other trans women, sometimes even setting them on fire and killing them without ever being prosecuted for their crimes — and the local trans community is fighting back. In a press conference this week, Pakistan’s Trans Action...

Image via PixabayShould Payment For Sex Between Two Consenting Adults Be Considered Safe And Legal? I don’t believe many people have a passive opinion when it comes to sex work. Sex workers have long been looked over, never over-looked. From media, entertainment, and even in society, we either glamourize, objectify, or pity them. I know a handful of people my age (late 20s) who have OnlyFans accounts and literally sell their sex videos online to make some extra cash. Browsing...

Image via PexelsThe ever controversial Transgender military ban may be dwindling. Two years ago, US President Donald Trump announced, through Twitter, his plans to ban newly enlisted transgender military service people. While several federal judges pushed back that executive order, it eventually took effect two months ago. But now, it appears that the ban has done more harm than good for Trump, as the idea is losing favor with his political party. A...