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Arbitrary Arrest and Detention of Men in Nigeria on Charges Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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| The government maintains that the men were cross-dressers, though the men were not wearing women’s clothes at the time of their arrest. The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of 18 men arrested in Bauchi State, Nigeria on Sunday, August 4, 2007. |
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An African-American transwoman shares her thoughts about being Black and transgender
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| There are a lot of words you can use to describe me. Daughter, aunt, friend, woman, sister, native Texan, Houstonian, African-American, deejay, Christian, transplanted Louisvillian, transplanted Kentuckian, activist, writer, sports fan, columnist, Kentucky Colonel, American. Another one that would be accurate to use in my case is transgender. |
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Advocates for youth
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| Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth face tremendous difficulties growing up in a society where heterosexuality is often presented as the only acceptable orientation, and homosexuality is regarded as deviant. Research suggests that homophobia and heterosexism greatly contribute to higher rates of suicide, violence victimization, risk behavior for HIV infection, and substance abuse among GLBTQ youth as compared to their heterosexual peers. |
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Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, 2003
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| The Sex Description Act, Act 49 of 2003 as assented by the President for public knowledge. (The Act is not currently implemented as such by the Department of Home Affairs of SA - 2007) |
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After Elton @ Logo Online
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| Articles related to TRANSGENDERED VISIBILITY in entertainment |
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attorney general says gay protections are unconstitutional 
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| It is his intention to continually insist that his management team provide this basic right to gays, straights, lesbians and transgender employees." |
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American Beauties 
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An award-winning documentary on Asian transgender immigrants. We enter the secretive, often misunderstood world of immigrant male to female transgenders.
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Arrested justice: When LGBT people land in jail
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| Kari Sundstrom, a 41-year-old transgender woman, had been on female hormones for 15 years when, in January, the Wisconsin Legislature passed a law banning hormone treatments or sex reassigment surgery for prison inmates. This meant Sundstrom, incarcerated since 2003, would have to discontinue her hormone therapy. |
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An Open Letter to the Parents, Family and Friends of a Transsexual
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| You probably have many question. If you are concerned about the person, you probably have some fears. In this letter, I will try to answer some of those questions and deal with a few of those fears. I can speak with authority on this subject, because |
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About Gender
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| GENDER ROLES - GENDER VARIANCE - GENDER IDENTITY About Gender - Towards a balanced account of human gender and sex differences. |
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