Gay marriage is now legal in many places, and an understanding is slowly slipping into the minds of children and adults alike. So why the hell are transgendered individuals still being made to feel like outcasts from society? Well, because people suck. One example of what can only be called horrible prejudice comes out of ...
My niece, who is nearly three, has begun to notice the physical difference between the sexes, principally through observing the physique of her little brother at bath time. This has become a matter of some interest to her, and with a young child’s typical candour, she is prone to declaring what she, her parents, friends ...
Could it be that the supposedly concrete relationship between sex and gender is finally being officially challenged? A new rule has been passed in Australia allowing people to nominate their own gender identity on their passports. Before today, a person whose gender was different from that of their birth was required to provide evidence of ...
Some people are transgender and that’s not going to change, so perhaps the times will have to change with them. Starting this week transgender students at the University of South Florida (USF) will be given the choice of living alone, with a friend (of any gender) or with a roommate randomly assigned by the university. ...
Two big changes regarding transgender rights have been proposed this week. One would legally recognize transgendered citizens as a third gender, and one would refuse to recognize a sex change. Let’s see if you can guess which law was proposed in the US and which in Pakistan. If you guessed that Pakistan proposed recognizing a ...
How young is too young for a sex change? A ten year old boy has been given permission to start the process to become a girl. The court got involved and has backed the parents decision, but people are still outraged and claiming it is child abuse. The Australian Family Court has ruled that the ...
Sometimes, reality television is the best. On Thailand’s Got Talent, one contestant took a risk by singing a duet, by herself. Before launching into the number Nantita Khumpiramon told the judges: “I’m going to sing two songs which I’ve remixed myself.” Transsexuals are more common in Thailand than in many other countries, so the fact ...
The House of Commons passed a bill that protects transgendered and transsexual people from discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code. It is now illegal to discriminate on the basis of “gender identity” or “gender expression,” and trans-bashing is now a hate-crime. “It’s a great day,” said the bill’s author, MP Bill ...
Transgendered people are certainly one of the most misunderstood groups and Charles Kane‘s story does not help them at all. Kane was born a man, became a woman, then became a man again. He has had over $160,000 worth of operations (top and bottom). He has said that “sex change operations should not be allowed” and ...
In Cuba in the 1960s they had forced labour camps for gay people. Fidel Castro has just given an interview after several years of being off the map
It’s that time of year, when spring blossoms counteract the car pollution, beer gardens are filled with humans on...
The latest film in the American Pie series, American Reunion, contains a shocking scene – male full-frontal nudity including...
Dear Madame X, I have just started seeing this girl. She seems great, but she recently told me she...
Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved arrived in my hands via a public library, when I was a broke teenager with...
My attention was drawn this week to an article about the reaction at a Canadian university to proposals to...
Airport security. Bloody nuisance. Also a conspiracy designed to subjugate women. Allow me to elaborate. Despite flying quite a...
The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women...
Dear Madame X, I seem to be only attracted to men who are macho assholes. I like them at...
