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NEWS ABOUT: transexualism

transexualism stories: 5 news summaries

 Pope: Save Rainforest 
 —and Heterosexuality, Too 

Benedict's Christmas message decries erosion of 'traditional' gender roles

Dec 23, 08 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI used a Christmas address today to call for a defense of heterosexuality, which he suggested was as endangered as the rainforest.  He called homosexuality and deviance from gender norms "a destruction of God's work." The pontiff said "the tropical forests do deserve our... More »

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gender • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • transexualism • religion • homosexuality • gender roles • gays

 Kidman to Play 1st Transexual 


Nov 10, 08 10:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Nicole Kidman has landed the plum role of the world's first post-op transexual, and Charlize Theron will play her spouse, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Kidman will also produce The Danish Girl, which is based on David Ebershoff's novel. It tells a fictionalized version of the true story of... More »

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Nicole Kidman • transexualism • movie industry • Charlize Theron • The Danish Girl • David Ebershoff • Einar Wegener • Greta Wegener

Transsexual Thai Students Get Own Toilets

Up to 20% of rural high school's boys would rather be girls

Jul 30, 08 4:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - A high school in rural Thailand has given its many transgender students their own restroom, the BBC reports. Situated between the boys' and girls' rooms, the room has a half male/half female figure painted on the door. Inside, effeminate teenage boys preen. As many as  20% of the school's male... More »

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high school • Thailand • transexualism • restrooms • transgender • Transvestite

Girl Talk from Transsexual Sports Columnist

Mike Penner returns
as Christine Daniels

Aug 16, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Penner is back in business as a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times, but under a new byline: Christine Daniels. In an interview with NPR, Daniels talks about the decision to come out as a transsexual, the response she got after writing about it in her column in... More »

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sports • Mike Penner • transexualism • sexuality • transgender • gender politics • machismo • sex change • Christine Daniels

Male Sportswriter Switches Teams

Intrepid L.A. Times scribe describes his decision to change genders; promises he will still like football

Apr 26, 07 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - A veteran Los Angeles Times sports columnist has announced to his readers that he's becoming a she. In lieu of his customary Mighty Ducks deconstruction, Mike Penner penned a poignant account of his lost overtime battle with his inner woman, and his ultimate decision to undergo a operation that will... More »

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gender • Mike Penner • transexualism • sexuality • transgender

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