UN lauds India’s efforts to provide homosexuals, transgender people with HIV services
The United Nations agency spearheading the global response to HIV/AIDS today lauded India’s efforts to provide prevention and treatment services for men who have sex with men and transgender people, while stressing the need to scale up services and eliminate homophobia.
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Transgender Law Center adds positions
Transgender Law Center Executive Director Masen Davis, center, was joined by Maceo Persson, left, and Justin Tanis in the eighth annual Trans March last Friday.
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US Embassy hosts ‘gay, lesbian and transgender ceremony’ in Islamabad for first time
Islamabad, July 3(ANI): The US Embassy in Islamabad has hosted the first ever gay, lesbians and transgender (GLBT) pride celebration ceremony there, and assured the Pakistani participants that Washington would continue to support their cause.
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600 reasons why Canada needs to pass transgender rights laws
It’s 2011, and transgender people still aren’t explicitly protected under Canada’s human-rights laws.
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Transgender student makes history on prom night
Andrew Viveros of Davie, Fla., fought to be on the prom queen ballot. Viveros, who has gone by the name Andii for the past two years, is the first transgender to be named prom queen at a U.S. public school.
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Transgender widow to appeal denial of death benefits
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The widow of a fire captain will appeal a judge’s decision to deny her death benefits because she was born male, her lawyer said on Tuesday.
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