Gay/Gender Issues
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DSM-V Gender "Experts" Anger LGBTs
In: Transgenderism
By: Kat Long
The American Psychiatric Association sparks controversy in choosing "anti-trans" experts to revise definitions of gender identity disorders in the DSM-V. more...
Review: "The First Man-Made Man"
In: Transgenderism
By: Kat Long
Author Pagan Kennedy recounts Dillon's F-to-M sex reassignment surgery and complicated search for happiness as a transgender man, from WWI Britain to the Himalayas. more...
Gay Gene: Implications and Dilemma
In: Gay Rights & Law
By: Steve Williams
The largely unexplored problem of finding a genetic cause of homosexuality and how it could be exploited to carry out human rights violations by terminating gay foetuses more...
In: Gay Rights & Law
By: Alison Walkley
The Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy is driving homosexual servicemen and women out in droves only to be replaced by prisoners with criminal records. more...
Gay Divorce in the United States
In: Gay Rights & Law
By: Alison Walkley
As more homosexual couples are being wed or obtaining civil unions in America, those whose are not working out are finding it difficult to retract their vows. more...
In: Feminism
Here's a brief summary of some of the many different kinds of feminism. more...
In: Feminism
Feminists-- ugly, man-hating, whiny women who can't get a man? Not even close. Here are some common stereotypes about feminism. more...
Review: "The Humble Little Condom"
In: Gay/Gender Issues (general)
By: Kat Long
Author Aine Collier traces the history of the condom, from its origin as handmade linen contraceptives to its current role as society's low-tech tool for STD prevention. more...
In: Transgenderism
By: Leigh Hopkins
A transgendered man who recently revealed that he is six months pregnant has the world talking. more...
In: Transgenderism
By: Alison Walkley
Cuban President Raul Castro has a daughter with a heart for social justice. Now head of the National Centre for Sex Education in Cuba, Mariela fights for minorities. more...
Abstinence Teaching Ignores LGBTs
In: Gay/Gender Issues (general)
By: Kat Long
Abstinence-only-until-marriage education defines heterosexual marriage as the ideal for all students and prevents discussion of gay issues in the classroom. more...
By: Alison Walkley
Bayard Rustin was one of Martin Luther King's top advisors, but his existence is unknown to the greater US community because of his sexual orientation. more...
Gay Men Become Trans Women in Iran
In: Transgenderism
By: Alison Walkley
Iranian law forbids acts of homosexuality but acknowledges the malady of transsexuality. Iran's gays are choosing to turn to the operating table in hopes of acceptance. more...
Civil Unions Vs Marriage In US
By: Alison Walkley
New Jersey is taking another look at civil union provisions for same-sex US couples after implementing them into law in 2006, forcing a review of other state laws. more...
