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In a move that some have hailed as groundbreaking, researchers told
physicians at a Feb. 18 meeting of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science to postpone surgery for intersex children until they
determine their own sex....
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 9:24pm PST
A 42-year-old Daly City man, whose body was found Monday
dressed in women's clothing, was stabbed to death, according to the San
Mateo County Coroner's Office....
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 9:22pm PST
Generals and Admirals Call for Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'...
Posted: Wed, Mar 2, 2005 11:00am PST
~Florida high school student excluded from yearbook for refusing to wear a gown and pearls, but parents support their daughter~...
Posted: Mon, Feb 28, 2005 5:24pm PST
Heavy handed but tender-hearted, transgender hip-hopper
Katastrophe is a rebel with a cause...
Posted: Sun, Feb 27, 2005 11:49pm PST
"Asian Pacific American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are often at the margins, experiencing discrimination in both the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and the Asian Pacific American communities..."...
Posted: Sun, Feb 27, 2005 11:43pm PST
Reports that a New York man may be carrying a rare and possibly virulent
strain of H.I.V. have focused new attention on the biological relationship
between the virus and methamphetamine, a drug that has become increasingly
entwined in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in cities from San
Francisco to Miami to New York....
Posted: Sun, Feb 27, 2005 11:22pm PST
U.S. and Canadian churches issued moratorium and asked to explain their thinking on same-sex holy unions and consecrating bishops based on their sexual orientation...
Posted: Sat, Feb 26, 2005 10:54pm PST
Cyndi Lauper Headlines Free Concert in Philadelphia on May 1st at 40th Anniversary of GLBT Civil Rights Movement...
Posted: Sat, Feb 26, 2005 10:50pm PST
Yee Introduces Bill to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBT People in Political Campaigns
Equality California-sponsored Legislation Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity to the Code of Fair Campaign Practices...
Posted: Sat, Feb 26, 2005 12:33pm PST
Is Koko a bisexual female? Lesbian? Voyeur? Pervert?
Just misunderstood, marginalized, under-loved?...
Posted: Sat, Feb 26, 2005 11:42am PST
The world Anglican communion develops a split personality, as liberal portions of the Canadian and U.S. "provinces" embrace queers; while most Third World provinces stick to the homophobic 19th century.
+ more church & naval news + SF events...
Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 10:11pm PST
The idea behind the Teetotaler's Club is simple, to
encourage people to organize informal events and
activities that do not revolve around boozing it up.
The idea is to make it easy for people to break their
usual habits, meet new people and find new things to
do....
Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 6:05pm PST
Will SF regulate pot clubs? If so, city should adopt "no-greed" principle....
Posted: Fri, Feb 25, 2005 12:29pm PST
Massachusetts' highest court will weigh 1913 law; some MA employers still discriminate against queer couples; Ithaca couples lose in court; + SF Gay Area calendar of events for freedom-seekers; etc....
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 2:22pm PST
Congress Announces Legislation to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'; Bill Follows GAO Report That Gay Ban Costs at Least $191 Million...
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 11:48am PST
This previously HIV-negative homosexual got infected with a
strain of HIV that is resistant to 19 of the 20 anti-HIV drugs
on the market, and then reportedly progressed to AIDS in a
matter of weeks....
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 10:41am PST
Legislation has been introduced in the
California Assembly to give more teeth to the state's civil
rights law, called the Unruh Act....
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 10:39am PST
A group of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and several other institutions has solved the structure of a rare human antibody that broadly neutralizes human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)....
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 12:47am PST
FTM 2005: A Gender Odyssey is a national conference for
masculine-identified people who were assigned female gender at birth.
It is place for us to gather together, share our lives, speak our
truths, learn from one another, and celebrate our communities....
Posted: Thu, Feb 24, 2005 12:45am PST