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Transgender Dating South Africa  
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| Transgender Dating South Africa - friends, dating, love and activities for Transgender People and their admirers. |
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Sex-change doctor swops bow ties for string of pearls
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| Colin Bone used to be known for his collection of 80 bow ties and trademark bowler hat. But since becoming the first Health Service gynaecologist to change gender, Mr Bone - now Miss Celia Macleod - has had to adjust his dress sense. Miss Macleod was pictured for the first time yesterday wearing a stylish patterned outfit and a string of pearls. |
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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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gender dynamix to tackle transgender furore
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| Educating and creating awareness and visibility to professionals and general public is the organization’s goal that will, according to founder Liesl Theron, destigmatise transgenderism and offer more equal opportunities to individuals who are questioning their own gender. |
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gender, a state of mind
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| July 24, 2006: Natalie Louw and Robert Hamblin say they have found their true selves through changing their sex. |
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south africa considered a better place for africa’s transgendered
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| “In Burundi I wasn’t free; I couldn’t even take the public transport. I was insulted wherever I went, I was stressed and traumatized, I was sick and tired of hearing people asking me if I am a man or a woman. I also could have been arrested at anytime because homosexuality is illegal in Burundi. That’s why I ran away from my country,” |
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south african transsexuals are living without identity
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| Change of identity for South African transsexuals “is a nightmare and often means transsexual people are made vulnerable to violence, discrimination, legal prosecution and harassment,” so said Liesl Theron – founder of Gender DynamiX, which is a non profit organization that caters for the needs of transgendered people in South Africa. |
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Beyer?s gender bill back again
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| Georgina Beyer?s Human Rights (Gender Identity) Amendment Bill appears to be back on the agenda, contrary to reports last year which suggested the private members bill had been removed from the ballot. |
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BUSTED COP AGAIN ON THE 'HOOK'
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| A Bronx cop with a history of violent attacks on transvestite prostitutes has been busted again - in the knifepoint sexual assault of a hooker in his car, police said yesterday. |
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CINCINNATI?S PASSAGE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION MEASURE A TRIUMPH FOR FAIRNESS
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| Following the November 2004 repeal of a one-of-a-kind anti-gay law, the Cincinnati City Council voted today to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in employment, housing and public accommodations. Led by Equality Cincinnati and local leaders and supported by the Human Rights Campaign, the move ensures fairness for Cincinnatians. |
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Dangerous Bill Advancing in State Legislature
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| House Bill 1233 Senate Draft 1 would legally redefine "sex" from its traditional meaning of "male or female" to mean whatever any individual wants it to mean "regardless of whether [it] is different from that traditionally associated with the person's sex at birth." |
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Detroit-area activists form transgender advocacy organization
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| "The transgender community needs a local advocacy and support organization offering services to improve the quality of their lives." |
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First Sexuality & Gender Rights Clinic
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| NY - Columbia Law School is creating the nation's first clinical program in sexuality and gender law to provide its students with cutting-edge training in impact litigation, legislative work, and community advocacy. |
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Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC)
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| The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition (GenderPAC) works to end discrimination and violence caused by gender stereotypes by changing public attitudes, educating elected officials and expanding human rights. GenderPAC also promotes the understanding of the connection between discrimination based on gender stereotypes and sex, sexual orientation, age, race, and class. |
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Gender-bender theme irks Frontier parent
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| A Frontier Middle School parent balked this week at a seemingly benign school ritual: A "boy-girl switch day," in which students are encouraged to don clothes associated with the opposite sex, in the name of fun. |
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Guatemalan Gays, Transgenderds Victims Of Deadly Attacks
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| The Guatemalan government is accused of doing little or nothing to stem a growing number of violent attacks on gays and the transgendered. Human Rights Watch, an international organization based in New York, suggests at least some of the violence has been carried out or instigated by police. |
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HARVARD ENSURES FAIRNESS WITH ADDITION OF TRANSGENDER PROTECTIONS
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| Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the nation, announced April 11 that it would be adding gender identity to its non-discrimination policy, safeguarding transgender students and faculty. |
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Hate crimes bill has a shot
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| Much of the opposition by legislators had stemmed from listing "sexual orientation" - which included gays, lesbians and transgendered people. Critics also had attacked the measure as trying to punish people for their "thoughts" or motives in a crime. |
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ITALIAN ELECTIONS: 4 GAY, LESBIAN BISEXUAL OR TRANSGENDERED IN PARLIAMENT.
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| According to the Italian national gay association Arcigay, there will be four gay, lesbian, or transgendered people in the new parliament. |
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Let doctors--not politicians--determine "medical necessity".
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| This system is in place to determine which treatments, if any, are "medically necessary" and appropriate. |
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