Transgender News

Transgender shopper not allowed to try on gowns at bridal shop

A Saskatoon transgender woman said that a bridal shop located in the city did not allow her to try on gowns as she planned her wedding.

In the Media by Owen Weldon

Transgendered Pakistani cleared to contest elections

After winning an appeal, Bindiya Rana will be the first transgender candidate in the nation's history to contest elections and run for office in Pakistan.

In the Media by Ryan Donnelly

Transgender woman banned from grocery store over bathroom use

A transgender woman has been cited for trespassing and banned from an Idaho grocery store for a year after using the woman's bathroom, police said on Friday.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 8 comments

Op-Ed: New DADT — US military bans, expels transgender service members

Washington - It's been a year and a half since 'Dont' Ask, Dont' Tell,' the Pentagon's long-standing ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the US armed forces, officially ended.

In the Media by Brett Wilkins

Fraternity brothers raise money for transgender member's surgery

Boston - When members of Emerson University's Phi Alpha Tau fraternity found one out of their prospective brothers was actually born female, they did not turn their back on him, instead rallying around him and helping to raise money for his transition surgery.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 2 comments

San Francisco to provide transgender residents free sex changes

San Francisco - San Francisco is planning to become the first US city to offer its uninsured transgender residents free sex change surgery.

In the Media by Brett Wilkins - 2 comments

Preacher's speech against gay rights comes to stunning conclusion

Springfield - This past summer, a bill that would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to the Springfield Missouri's non-discrimination statutes was introduced by two members of the city's council.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 5 comments

'The Matrix' director Larry Wachowski now transgendered Lana

The director of "The Matrix" has become the first major Hollywood director to declare publicly as a transgender person. Lana Wachowski made her first public appearance, since transitioning, in a trailer for her new movie "Cloud Atlas."

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment

Oxford University changes dress-code for trans-gender students

Oxford - One would imagine Oxford University to have a strict dress code but this is no longer true. For Oxford University has moved with the times and changed its once strict dress code.

In the Media by Melissa Horrocks - 2 comments

Baldness medication turns one man into a woman

Propecia used for treating male baldness, turns one man into a woman. William McKee was a very successful entrepreneur, but now he lives life as Mandi McKee.

In the Media by Melissa Horrocks - 3 comments