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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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transgender stories: 24 news summaries

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Label Doesn't Fit to a T

Salon pundit ponders paradox of gay-rights bill threatened by inclusion of trans

Oct 10, 07 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the fate of legislation that would protect gay people from employment discrimination hangs in the balance, gay leaders have withdrawn support—because protection for the transgendered has been dropped from the bill. The liberal instinct to “want it all now” has run amok, John Aravosis argues, and boosters... More »

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Congress • gay rights • homosexuality • transgender • civil rights • ENDA

College Johns Go Coed

Some schools address transgender concerns by creating gender-neutral bathrooms

Sep 1, 07 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - When students return to Emerson College in Massachusetts this month, they’ll be greeted by silhouettes of a man and woman on a single sign outside some two-dozen campus restrooms. In response to growing transgender discomfort with single-sex bathrooms, many colleges are making their johns gender-neutral, the Boston Globe reports. More »

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restrooms • transgender • Tufts University • University of Vermont • Emerson College • bathroom

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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