Real News from the Real Transgender World |
Edition Date: November 27th, 2024 |
By: Claire Cohen Transgender women are being refused entry to a festival in Australia, because they are preoperative and therefore ‘physically men’. The Seven Sisters Festival, takes place in March 2016 in Mount Martha, in the state of Victoria – 60km south-east of Melbourne. The three day women-only event encourages the 1,100 attendees to: ‘relax,…
By: Paris Lees I don’t speak for the dead but I can’t help feeling that, wherever she may be, cult transgender inspiration Holly Woodlawn is looking down (or up) with a smile on her face. Though woefully young by modern standards, 69 is a decidedly cheeky age to kick the bucket. Holly was a veritable…
By: Dominic Holden Two foundations pledged Tuesday to contribute $20 million over five years to organizations in the transgender movement, officials told BuzzFeed News, an unparalleled philanthropic donation to improve quality of life for transgender people around the world. The dispersement could be a transformational windfall for groups with causes recently enjoying increased visibility —…
By: Juan Pedro Camaro In the wake of the historical outcome of yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Venezuela, which marks the first departure from Hugo Chavez’s revolution in 17 years, transgender woman Tamara Adrian secured a seat as a member of the National Assembly. “Yesterday, Venezuela demolished its own Berlin Wall,” Adrian tells Out. Her candidacy…
by Teresa Jusino I’ve seen maybe three UFC fights in my whole life, and while they were crazy-entertaining, it never became something I followed; I’m just not a sports girl. However, when I see powerful women like former MMA fighter Gina Carano performing amazing athletic feats, then parlaying those sports careers into endorsement deals and acting…