Real News from the Real Transgender World |
Edition Date: January 11th, 2025 |
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…
Lee Hurley for Metro.co.uk I hate the term LGBT. It’s the confusion the term causes. Lesbian, gay and bisexual are all sexualities, so you’d be forgiven for thinking transgender is as well. Forms ask you if you’re heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual or transgender. But it’s not a sexuality. It’s a gender. It makes no more sense…
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…
Author’s Notes: I use “transexual” here in terms of someone who was categorized as a different gender upon birth than they personally associate with, and then later used medical treatments (e.g.: hormones, surgery) to feel more in touch with their true gender. Although it’s considered the incorrect spelling, “transexual” (with one S) is often used…