Real News from the Real Transgender World |
Edition Date: April 24th, 2024 |
By: Zulfiqar Ali and Shashank Bengali A 23-year-old transgender activist died at a northern Pakistani hospital Wednesday after a shooting and delays in medical care that her friends blamed on discrimination in the South Asian country. Shot seven times in an altercation Sunday, the activist — who went by one name, Alisha — was brought to Lady Reading…
Same-sex marriage is a huge victory, but LGBT Americans still face high rates of violence, discrimination and poverty BY ANNAMARYA SCACCIA June 29, 2015 Two months after hearing oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 in favor of marriage equality Friday morning, enshrining into law the “fundamental right to…
Phillipines | June 24th, 2015 One of the Philippines’ top nightclubs has issued an apology after its bouncers barred a transgender fashion designer from entering, triggering outrage in celebrity circles. The management of the Valkyrie, in an uptown suburb of Manila, issued a statement on Tuesday stressing they do not discriminate against “transwomen and transgender…