Stephen Burgmeier, a candidate endorsed by Everyday America, an organization against the Iowa Supreme Court decision to allow gay marriage In an indication of how the Iowa supreme court marriage equality decision could reverberate throughout political contests in the state, a leading group of same-sex...

The Original Article BOSTON — A Boston federal judge has denied a request from a transgender woman to continue hair removal treatments as the inmate awaits a ruling on whether the state will pay for a sex-change operation. U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf said Tuesday that Michelle Kosilek has not...

The Original Article A transgender taxi driver has landed a new job within months of being allegedly sacked for wearing nail polish and a skirt. Andre Edwards, 51, who lives in Rufford, has been given another chance at Leyland-based Eco Cabs, in Mellor Road, where she is receiving a lot of support from...

The American Psychological Association declared Wednesday that mental health professionals should not tell gay clients they can become straight through therapy or other treatments. In a resolution adopted by the association’s governing council, and in an accompanying report, the association issued...

Studies of sex workers and drug abusers are an easy target, and today a conservative member of Congress took pot shots at three such overseas projects—all part of the U.S.-funded effort to understand and halt the spread of HIV/AIDS. Representative Darrell Issa (R–CA) was successful in stripping the...

In the early 1990s, when genetic research was far less advanced than today, Jonathan Tolins posed the question: If a woman knew in advance that her male baby would be born gay, would she still go through with the pregnancy? That’s the premise of his 1992 drama “The Twilight of the Golds,”...

Two men were making derogatory comments about homosexuals before a third man obtained a rifle and fired one shot into a car on Seymour Street last Nov. 14, a witness testified this morning. Cassie Williams, however, testified she never heard the gunman say anything at all before he fired that shot. Dwight...

Kim PetrasA 16-year-old trans teenager who became an internet hit is launching a pop career. Kim Petras, from Germany, began taking hormones at the age of 12 and underwent gender reassignment last year. She is now hoping to reach stardom with her first single, Die For You. Speaking about her transition,...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – It was no secret to friends and family that Lateisha Green was born a boy. She had been living mostly as a female since age 16. On a Friday night last November, Green – this time dressed as a man – and her brother, Mark Cannon, went to a party. Several guests objected...

Two suspects have been arraigned on assault charges after allegedly attacking a transgender woman in Queens, N.Y., on Wednesday. Nathaniel Mims, 25, and Rasheed Thomas, 22, are charged with attacking Carmella Etienne, 22, in St. Albans, a neighborhood in Queens. According to police, the two hurled bigoted...