In a historic move, the upper house of the Indian Parliament has passed the “Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014″ that promises equal rights for transgender community. The bill, a private member’s bill introduced by Tiruchi Siva of the DMK, was passed unanimously by voice vote. This is the first time in 45 years that…

West Bengal will soon become the first state in the country to have a Transgender Development Board to help the 30,000 strong community, with state women and child welfare minister Sashi Panja announcing the formation of the board. The board will have a chairperson and 12 members and representatives from various transgender communities and will…

Scientists used a DNA-snipping enzyme called Cas9 to cut out the virus The cell’s gene repair machinery then takes over, soldering the loose ends of the genome back together – resulting in a virus-free cell  Process could also be a cure for other latent infections, researchers say ‘It’s an exciting discovery, but not ready to…

Blake Brockington was homecoming king. Blake Brockington was 18. Blake Brockington was found dead last Monday. He’s the latest transgender teenager to take his own life, but I doubt he’ll be the last. “Throughout my life, I haven’t really been treated equally as a male, so I’ve always wanted this, always, and everybody has always…

The National Center for Transgender Equality is proud to announce that it will open a new state-of- the-art laboratory in the basement of its Washington DC headquarters to create transgender people who do not need to pee. The project is being funded with a $1,000,000 grant from the Florida State Legislature, which has spent much…