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LaTrobe battles cancer, fights for trans rights
- June LaTrobe was on Belmont Avenue near the Red Line Jan. 3 when she passed out. June (as she prefers to be called), 71, was rushed to the hospital, where she learned she had massive blood clots in her lungs. At the end of February, June had serious stomach problems, so she went to Howard Brown and they sent her ...
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'Transvisible' screening May 30 at UIC
- Unid@s: The National Latin@ LGBT Human Rights Organization is presenting the film screening of Transvisible: Bamby Salcedo's Story. A film screening of Transvisible will take place at the UIC Behavioral Sciences Building, Room 140, 1007 W. Harrison St., on Thursday, May 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. A reception with Roland Palencia, the film's executive producer, and the movie's sponsors will take place ...
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NCTE welcomes Lisa Mottet as Deputy Executive Director
- From a press release - Washington, DC - National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) is hiring Lisa Mottet as its Deputy Executive Director. Mottet is among the most successful leaders in the LGBT movement driving much of the progress on local and state level transgender inclusive anti-discrimination laws and federal policy advocacy. "In 2001, Lisa became the first attorney working full-time on trans rights at ...
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Ohio trans murder sparks fear, anger over media coverage
- The murder of a transgender woman in Ohio has sparked national mourning and outrage, after local media described the victim with what LGBT activists deemed dehumanizing language. Cemia "Ce Ce" Dove, 20, was found dead April 17 in Olmsted Township, according to police. Dove was identified by her birth name by police, but a report from TransGriot revealed her preferred ...
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Delaware passes marriage equality; Smith College looking at trans policies
- NATIONAL ROUNDUP: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Delaware became the 11th U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage, with Gov. Jack Markell signing the legislation into law immediately following a 12-9 vote. Prior to signing HB 75, Markell took to Twitter, congratulating those who fought for marriage equality in his state. The first same-sex couples will reportedly be allowed to marry July 1. Following criticism that it was ...
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NCAVP calls attention to 3 Black trans homicides in April
- From a press release - The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) is deeply concerned of three unsolved homicides of transgender women of color that occurred during the month of April in 2013, which continues a trend of murders of transgender and gender non-conforming women and people of color in the past few years. On Wednesday, April 3, Kelly Young, a 29-year-old black transgender woman, ...
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Idaho amends policy on changing driver's licenses gender markers
- From a press release - BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department has amended its policy regarding changes to driver's licenses to allow transgender individuals to correct the gender markers on their licenses without showing proof they have undergone surgery. "We're glad that the state has recognized the important and legitimate needs of transgender Idahoans," said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the ACLU of Idaho. ...
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Lori Fox hurdles over obstacles
- Lori Fox was speaking three years ago at Aurora University when a male student asked Fox to describe herself in one word, explaining where she was at, at that very moment. Fox went to the chalk board and wrote: INCONGRUENT. She then circled the first two letters of the word. "My goal is to get rid of the 'IN' and ...
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New documentary on Honolulu trans club in production
- Fifty years ago the lights above the club read, "Glade Show Lounge—Where Boys Will Be Girls." The Glade nightclub was located on Hotel Street in Honolulu's Chinatown. It was a place for locals and tourists to celebrate the life and artistry of the mahu (transgender) performers. The Glade was a world of beauty and illusion where glamour was the standard ...
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Heated debate follows Michigan Fest boycott petition
- From petition and press statements - What follows are communications related to the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, held every August in Michigan, and its official ban on trans women entering the festival. The policy is more of a "don't ask, don't tell" ban, as trans women have been at the festival, but the official policy has caused deep divisions in the community. Now, a call to ...
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Smith asked to end transgender discrimination in applications
- From a press release - GLAAD, students, alumni voice support of trans-inclusive admissions policy New York, April 11, 2013 - GLAAD, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced that it has joined more than 3,000 Change.org petition signers and student organizers at Smith College to call for an end to the school's policy that unfairly rejects the admission applications ...
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CGS elects new board
- After months of turmoil that included a presidential recall attempt and a proposal to dissolve, Chicago Gender Society (CGS) has elected a new board of directors. Approximately 30 attended the transgender organization's April 9 meeting, at which the new officers were chosen by popular vote. Jacquiline Perry ran unopposed for president, a position she has held in the past. Perry's ...
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Indigo Girls call for trans inclusion at womyn's festival
- The duo Indigo Girls has released a statement concerning the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival's (MWMF's) ban on transgender individuals. On its website, the musical act wrote, in part, "The community of MWMF has a responsibility to fight this hate and be a beacon of love and light for all womyn suffering under hate and oppression, and this includes our Trans ...
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Trans 100 list released
- From a press release - We Happy Trans, a website that celebrates the positive experiences of transgender people, and This is H.O.W., a Phoenix-based non profit organization dedicated to the betterment of the lives of trans people, announced the full published Trans 100 list, an inaugural overview of the breadth and diversity of work being done in, by, and for the transgender community across the ...
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VIEWPOINTS: Open transgender military service: Time to get started
- Essay by Allyson D. Robinson - Now that he's no longer Secretary of Defense, I imagine that Leon Panetta has very little to worry about, least of all his legacy. Panetta's announcement just weeks before leaving office that he would bring an end to the policy of excluding women from combat assignments surprised, well, everyone. To call this move historic is to put it mildly. Not ...
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Documentary on Honolulu trans club The Glade in production
- Fifty years ago the lights above the club read, "Glade Show Lounge—Where Boys Will Be Girls." The Glade nightclub was located on Hotel Street in Honolulu's Chinatown. It was a place for locals and tourists to celebrate the life and artistry of the mahu (transgender) performers. The Glade was a world of beauty and illusion where glamour was the standard ...
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Inaugural Trans 100 event spotlights advocates
- When transgender people gather in Chicago to honor other trans individuals, it has always been to mourn the dead on Transgender Day of Remembrance in November. But on March 31, trans people and allies gathered in Chicago to honor 100 living trans activists and advocates for the inaugural "Trans 100" list. The event, held at the Mayne Stage in Rogers ...
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Kate Bornstein talks cancer and deciding, again, to live
- Despite decades of being hailed as a visionary transgender activist and theorist, it was not until last week that Kate Bornstein truly understood how important she is to people. Bornstein, whose works include "My Gender Workbook" and "Hello, Cruel World," has been credited with saving thousands of lives through her trans-affirming writing and performance. In late March, fans returned that ...
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TX school relents, allows trans student to wear prom dress
- From a press release - HOUSTON — In a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union, Spring Independent School District stated that Tony Zamazal, a transgender student at Spring High School, may wear a dress, pump-style shoes, makeup and a wig to the school prom on May 11. A school administrator previously told Zamazal that wearing a dress would be "unacceptable" because boys have to ...
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LGBT groups challenge Medicare on refusing transgender care
- From a press release - (Washington, D.C., March 29, 2013)—Last week, several national LGBT groups and a cooperating attorney filed an administrative challenge to Medicare's ban on medically necessary healthcare for transgender patients. Medicare, which provides healthcare to Americans ages 65 and older and younger people with certain qualifying disabilities, currently prohibits all forms of gender reassignment surgeries regardless of the individual patient's diagnosis or ...
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NCTE attacks Medicare withdrawal of public comments
- From a press release - Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn the public comment process on updating the national coverage determination to include sex-reassignment surgery. In response to this development, National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling said: "What HHS did is very positive news from our perspective. They haven't stopped considering coverage of sex ...
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AZ committee approves anti-trans bathroom bill
- From a press release - Washington, DC - Yesterday, in a 7-4 vote, the unnecessary and discriminatory bathroom bill, SB1045, moved forward from the Appropriations Committee to the House floor. SB1045 renders local LGBT nondiscrimination laws unenforceable and protects businesses and other facility managers that choose to discriminate against transgender and gender nonconforming public restroom users. In response to the committee vote on SB1045, National ...
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UIC holds trans health forum
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - On March 18, Palliative Neglect, an interdisciplinary collective that looks at health issues for LGBTQ people, hosted a trans health and healthcare forum at University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health (SPH). The forum was designed to answer the community's questions about the new Affordable Care Act (ACA) and resources. The event was held in conjunction with Pride ...
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Trans 100 to honor national trans organizers
- When transgender people see their stories reflected in the news, the image is almost always the same: scary or tragic. Little transgender coverage falls outside the bounds of murders, discrimination or people trapped in the "wrong" bodies. That, says Jen Richards, is exactly the point of the "Trans 100." The event is March 31 in Chicago and Phoenix. The "Trans ...
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Trans teacher found dead in England
- Primary school teacher Lucy Meadows was found dead at her home in Accrington, Lancashire, England, according to The New Statesman. The death of Meadows, 32—who taught at St. Mary Magdalene's School—is not being treated as suspicious. An inquest will be held. Gay Star News reported that headteacher Karen Hardman wrote on the school's website, "It is with great sadness that ...
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Birthday boy holds surgery fundraiser
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - Angel Torres is a trans man who launched a yearlong campaign at El Morro Lounge March 10 to raise money for chest-reconstruction surgery. The fundraiser featured performances by Genderbent Chicago, "snow bunnies" who gave all-you-can-guzzle squeeze bottle shots and heartfelt words from the emcee, Alexander Vasquez. From the stage, Torres said, "I want to thank you all for being here ...
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Transsexual Gabrielle Ludwig: A college basketball pioneer
- Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - She just wants to play the game she loves, basketball. She wants to grab rebounds, thanks to her height (6-foot-6) advantage while playing center. She wants to score points when given the chance, with an experience edge over opponents and teammates. Gabrielle Ludwig, wearing No. 42 on her uniform, plays for the Mission College women's basketball team, a community college ...
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Chicago Gender Society rejects dissolution proposal
- One of Chicago's last surviving transgender groups will continue uninterrupted after the organization decided not to vote on a proposal to dissolve. Chicago Gender Society (CGS) will remain a social organization, despite growing challenges including the cancellation of its annual conference and waning membership. The proposal was put forth last month by CGS President Carol Rodgers, just moments after she ...
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SAGE unveiles Data Collection Guide on orientation, gender identity
- From a press release - [NEW YORK, NY] Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) today released a new data collection guide through its National Resource Center on LGBT Aging to help providers collect the information they need to better understand and serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults. Inclusive Questions for Older Adults: A Practical Guide to Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation ...
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Queer youth unimpressed with CPD trans policy
- A transgender policy quietly adopted by the Chicago Police Department last August has been a sore spot for activists because the policy fell short of their hopes. A March 9 discussion on the policy showed they are not alone in their concerns. A group of about 30 young people attended a discussion on the policy at Center on Halsted, hosted ...
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School rejects mediation in transgender girl's case
- From a news release - York, NY — GLAAD and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) announced March 7 that Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain, CO has rejected mediation in a civil rights case asking the school to allow 6 year-old transgender student Coy Mathis to use the girls' bathroom at her school. In mid-December, the Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 told Coy's ...
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Trans man from IDHR complaint attending mediation with spa
- A transgender man who filed a complaint against a spa that refused to allow him use of the men's shower facilities will attend mediation with the spa. Levi Pine, a transgender Chicagoan, is expected to meet with King Spa & Sauna three months after the spa kicked him out because other customers had complained about Pine. Pine filed a complaint ...
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Transgender daughter's family fights for her rights
- From a GLAAD press release - GLAAD has been working closely with the family of 6-year-old Coy Mathis and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) in asking Eagleside Elementary School in Fountain, CO to allow Coy to once again use the girls' restroom at her school. Coy, who is in first grade, used the correct restroom for the previous year. But in mid-December, the ...
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IKEA Thailand apologizes; Vatican denies rumors
- World news: Special to the online edition of Windy City Times - IKEA Thailand has apologized to Thai Transgender Alliance for "the unintended offense" that an advertisement featuring a transgender person caused, according to Gay Star News. The ad, shown on Bangkok's BTS Skytrain system and YouTube, features a transgender woman who is so shocked by a sale item she speaks in a masculine voice—causing the man she is with to run ...
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Passages: Michael "Makayla" Gwinn, transgender youth
- Makayla/ Michael Gwinn, a young transgender person whose life work was in mentoring fellow LGBTQ youth among other things died Feb. 16. Gwinn was 23. An active performer, makeup artist and LGBTQ youth advocate, Gwinn loved life and worked to give back to Chicago's LGBT community, said friends. Gwinn, who identified as transgender, used the names Michael, Mikayla and Jaiden ...
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'Pregnant man' speaks at Northwestern Univ.
- LGBT and human-rights activist Thomas Beatie spoke at Northwestern University's Swift Hall Feb. 23. About 50 people attended the talk sponsored by Northwestern University student group Kaibigan. Known as the world's first pregnant man, Beatie gained national attention when his story first appeared in The Advocate. He later appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Larry King Live, as well ...
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Katie Couric talks with transgender youth, show airs Feb. 26
- From a news release - On Tuesday's "Katie," Katie Couric explores what it is like to grow up, and live transgender. Hear the deeply personal stories of three transgender children and their parents, as well as their journeys to understand the psychological, physical, and social process to become their authentic selves. Tuesday's show will feature a "Katie" exclusive interview with Coy Mathis, a young transgender ...
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Jax Jackson makes history on Goodman stage
- Jax Jackson made history this year when he became the first openly transgender actor to perform on stage with the Goodman Theatre. I first met Jax in 2008 when he starred as Greta in Hannah Free, a film I produced. Hannah Free starred Sharon Gless as Hannah, and Jackson played Greta. The film was written by Claudia Allen and directed ...
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Chicago Gender Society facing dissolution proposal
- One of Chicago's last transgender organizations is staring down a dissolution proposal after a controversial move by the group's president. Carol Rodgers, Chicago Gender Society (CGS) president, put forth the measure to disband at the group's Feb. 12 meeting. Rodgers said her intent is to create a new organization out of the old. The move came just days after another ...
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Illinois Gender Advocates dissolves
- Illinois Gender Advocates (IGA), longtime the only transgender policy organization in the state, has voted to dissolve after months of declining membership. The dissolution had been expected after IGA leadership announced in December that it was considering disbanding. Tammy Jubi Dutcher, a former president of the organization, said in December that membership had declined significantly over the past few years. ...
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Lurie LGBT center launching Gender Identity Clinic
- Go to Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, and you'll find one of the most HIV-impacted communities in the city. But look for free HIV testing services, and you might come up short. The neighborhood, which is home to myriad social service providers, has few HIV testing sites. Zach Stafford, of the Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention Center based out of Lurie Children's ...
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Monica Beverly Hillz puts on her best face for RuPaul
- NUNN ON ONE: TELEVISION - With the wave of a checkered flag RuPaul's Drag Race just burnt rubber from the starting line speeding off into season five. The popular Logo Channel show spotlights fourteen drag contestants competing for $100,000 while being crowned America's Next Drag Superstar plus prizes along the way. Challenges can be anything from an underwater photo shoot to making a dress out ...
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Trans activist Angelique Munro featured at Center event
- Trans activist and entertainment professional Angelique Munro was the featured guest at a "fireside chat" held Jan. 23 at Center on Halsted. Leatherman Douglas O'Keeffe co-produced and hosted the event. The chats are, according to the Center on Halsted website, "a series designed to capture for posterity the historical record of community luminaries from the LGBT and allied communities." Each ...
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Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention opens in Uptown
- From a news release - CHICAGO, IL — Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (formerly Children's Memorial Hospital) has relocated the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention to the Uptown community. Located at 4711 N. Broadway, the Center for Gender, Sexuality and HIV Prevention promotes outreach and education strategies aimed at preventing the onset of HIV among adolescents and young adults, ...
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TransLife Center renewing Chicago House, changing trans lives
- Until a few years ago, Chicago House knew when its mission would be complete, when it could close up shop. "There at the beginning. Here until the cure," was the HIV service agency's tagline for decades And according to AIDS experts, that day is close. Where advocates once pushed for increased structures and funding to fight HIV, today they are ...
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TJLP talks trans legal disparities at Chicago Bar Assn.
- Attorneys on the Chicago Bar Association's LGBT Committee recently mulled over the many legal disparities facing transgender people. The Transformative Justice Law Project (TJLP) of Illinois, an organization that provides free criminal legal services to transgender people, presented at the committee's downtown meeting Dec. 16. TJLP attorneys Owen Daniel-McCarter and Elizabeth Ricks said that criminal legal system is particularly challenging ...
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T in the Life: Alex Temple
- Identifies as: Transgender, genderqueer Pronouns: "She" or "they" Neighborhood: Edgewater Life's work: "I'm a composer. Right now, I'm in the doctoral program at Northwestern and teaching music theory and composition for non-majors there." Hobbies/interests: Film, literature, photography, politics, language, cultural history and road trips. Do you have a coming out story?: "My transition has been very gradual, so I never ...
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Angelique Munro fireside chat Jan. 23
- Leatherman Douglas O'Keeffe's LGBT fireside-chat series continues Wed., Jan. 23, with Chicago entertainer Angelique Munro. It will take place at the Center on Halsted, 3656 N. Halsted St., at 7:30 p.m. Munro will discuss her history, community involvement and transgender issues before a live audience. Following the formal interview, the floor will open for questions. The suggested donation is $5. ...
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Trans woman reflects on working with transgender seniors
- Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Christine McClinton has been aware of her gender identity since the age of 8. At 20, she began taking hormones; in 2006, she changed her name to Christine McClinton. Throughout her life, McClinton has had no support from her family or friends. Family members, McClinton noted, became very angry with her ...
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Transgender conference calling it quits after 30 years
- Citing waning participation and a shortfall of funds, one of the nation's largest transgender conferences has ceased organizing after more than three decades in the Chicago area. The Be-All Conference, which gathered hundreds and hosted big name speakers in Downers Grove, has been cancelled. "Everything has a life cycle, and unfortunately, it looks like we're at the end of ours," ...
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Walking while trans in Chicago
- Nomi Michaels Devereaux had six bags of groceries in hand when police arrested her. She had just come from the Jewel Osco grocery store in Lakeview and was waiting outside while her boyfriend picked up a game system from a friend's on Sheffield. According to Devereaux, police walked up to her, removed the groceries from her hands and handcuffed her. ...
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Aurora district ceases work on trans policy
- In the latest in a series of flip-flops for a district considering transgender protections, the East Aurora School has dissolved an ad hoc committee charged with drafting a transgender policy, effectively ending that effort. The Dec. 17 decision marks a third reversal for the district, which implemented transgender protections, revoked them days later, installed a committee to re-write a policy ...
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51 LGBTQA groups call for ending sex worker violence
- From a news release - Washington, D.C. - The undersigned lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, Two Spirit and allied organizations mark the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers by calling for support for efforts worldwide to defend the lives and rights of all people involved in the sex trades. We recognize that systemic homophobia and transphobia, disproportionate poverty and homelessness, widespread discrimination, and ...
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Austin panel looks at violence against LGBTQ youth
- Responding to the murders of two transgender women in Chicago's Austin neighborhood this year, officials and LGBTQ youth came together Dec. 11 for a panel discussion about safety in the neighborhood. Kenith Bergeron, senior conciliation specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service in Chicago, moderated the panel. The discussion, held at Taskforce Prevention and Community Services, featured ...
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Town hall looks at shortcomings of CPD trans policy
- A transgender policy adopted in August by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) is riddled with flaws; that is according to transgender advocates. A coalition of groups discussed the new CPD general order at a Dec. 12 town hall meeting, and the overwhelming response to the policy was disappointment. Lakeview Action Coalition and transgender activists had been pushing for the policy ...
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Trans man hits Niles spa with discrimination complaint
- A Chicago area spa is facing down discrimination allegations, after management told a transgender person he could not use the spa's men's shower area. Levi Pine, a Chicago transgender man, has filed an Illinois Dept. of Human Rights (IDHR) complaint against King Spa & Sauna in Niles, after a manager told him he would have to use a private shower ...
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Ore. gov. names December month for trans youth
- Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has issued a proclamation declaring December Transgender Youth Awareness Month, according to PQ Monthly. The development followed a request from TransActive Education & Advocacy, a Portland-based non-profit serving families of transgender and gender nonconforming children and youth worldwide. Co-signator and guest speaker Secretary of State Kate Brown read the proclamation Dec. 2 at the organization's fifth ...
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Uncertain future for Aurora school trans committee
- Advocates in Aurora are growing concerned that a committee charged with creating a transgender student policy for Dist. 131 will be disbanded. East Aurora School Dist. 131 has been dealing with the fallout over transgender protections since October when it passed a new transgender policy and then quickly repealed it amid protest from anti-LGBT groups. Now, some worry that the ...
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IGA considering dissolution
- After years of operating as the only policy-focused organization for transgender Illinoisans, Illinois Gender Advocates (IGA) is considering closing up shop. The organization, which has dwindled to a handful in recent years, put forth a motion at its Dec. 4 meeting to dissolve. IGA needs to give 30 days' notice before it can vote on the measure, and two thirds ...
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New DSM removes "gender identity disorder"
- The American Psychiatric Association has removed the term "gender identity disorder" from the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM), a much-anticipated move that has been met with mixed reactions among transgender people. The DSM, which sets the standard for classifying mental disorders in the U.S., had previously classified transgender identity as "gender identity disorder," a term that many transgender people found offensive. ...
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N.H. trans state rep now fighting to keep seat
- In New Hampshire, transgender state Rep.-elect Stacie Marie Laughton said she will continue fighting to keep her seat, according to UnionLeader.com. Laughton—who made history as the nation's first transgender elected official—initially decided to step down after news of her criminal record became public. However, she has now said, "I'm reconsidering and I'm seeking the advice of professionals and through social ...
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UN approves pro-trans draft resolution
- UN approves pro-trans draft resolution A United Nations committee overseeing human-rights issues approved a draft resolution that, for the first time, acknowledges the need to protect individuals from executions on the basis of their gender identity, Advocate.com reported. The Third Committee of the General Assembly passed the resolution by a vote of 108-1, with 65 abstentions and 18 absences; Iran ...
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T in the Life: Gabriela "G" Zapata-Alma
- Pronouns "Zhe (but am not offended by use of 'she,' 'he,' 'they,' etc., since all correspond to aspects of my gender)." Identifies as Two-Spirit Neighborhood Logan Square Job Associate director of Scattered-Site Housing, and founder/co-chair of the Advocacy Committee at Chicago House & Social Service Agency. Hobbies "Eating, reading, spirituality, dogs and other animal friends, all things 'cute,' body modification, ...
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N.H. transgender state rep to step down
- In New Hampshire, state Representative-Elect Stacie Laughton—who made history as the nation's first transgender elected official—is stepping down after news of her criminal record became public, according to the Huffington Post. Laughton decided to leave office after it was revealed that she had served four months in Belknap County House of Corrections following a 2008 credit card fraud conviction. She ...
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Ambassador Rice statement on sexual orientation and gender ID
- From a news release - Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the Draft Resolution on Extrajudicial, Summary, and Arbitrary Executions, November 20, 2012 The United States applauds the defeat of the amendment proposing to remove reference to "sexual orientation or gender identity" from the resolution on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions. The proposed change would have effectively ...
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Local church honors TDOR
- Approximately 20 people gathered in the cold on the steps of a Rogers Park church Nov. 20 to honor transgender people killed this year for the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The annual worldwide event marks the passages of transgender people worldwide who were murdered over the course of the year. Community members stood for a solemn candlelight reading of those ...
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IFI rallying against Aurora transgender policy committee
- Weeks after successfully rallying against new transgender protections in East Aurora School Dist. 131, the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) is campaigning against efforts to draft a new policy. Laurie Higgins, cultural analyst for IFI, decried the district's consideration of a trans policy after a special committee was formed to review the protections. "Common sense and decency are in short supply ...
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White House, John Berry observe Transgender Day of Remembrance
- From a news release - 56hyWashington, D.C. - Today marks the 14th observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance, an international day of remembrance of the people lost to anti-transgender fear, discrimination, and violence. National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director Mara Keisling said: "Today, NCTE is in solemn vigil for the transgender people we've lost to senseless anti-transgender violence. Transgender Day of Remembrance is a ...
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GLAAD: transgender people portrayed negatively on TV
- GLAAD study finds negative portrayals of transgender people on TV In recognition of Transgender Awareness Week and the Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov. 20), the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) reviewed its archives of transgender images on television episodes over the past 10 years. GLAAD found that a great deal of progress still needs to be made for ...
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Trans Day of Remembrance marks Chicago passages
- Attendees at this year's Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) event at Center on Halsted marked the passages of transgender Chicagoans over the last year in a both somber and celebratory event Nov. 18. More than 75 people attended the event, held annually to pay tribute to transgender people murdered over the course of the year. The occasion was especially poignant ...
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Robinson new head of OutServe-SLDN
- She's the right person in the right place at the right time. That's the consensus viewpoint about West Point graduate Allyson Robinson, a former Army officer and transgender woman who was selected last week as the new executive director of the nation's leading LGBT military advocacy organization, OutServe-SLDN, which announced plans to merge earlier this year. "As I look back, ...
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Jen Richards of We Happy Trans
- THE Q LIST - This is the first edition of a new interview series called "The Q List," in which Windy City Times sits down with the creators, movers and shakers of queer culture in Chicago to highlight the important faces and happenings in Chicago's LGBTQ community. The first interview is with Jen Richards of We Happy Trans (WHT), a website that interviews trans ...
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Trans athlete shines on CMSA fields
- Cassidy Fallik is one of the few out and proud transgender men playing in the Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA)—and that certainly is a sporting flashback to Fallik's two years playing Division I soccer for the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Fallik, who celebrated his 31st birthday Sept. 25, has played indoor soccer in CMSA's co-ed league and is now playing ...
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T in the Life: Ronen Mark
- Identifies as Transgender, Genderqueer, Genderfluid Pronouns He/him/his or ze/hir/hirs Neighborhood Edgewater Life's work "Music and performance are my life's work. I've been a singer and performer all my life. Within the last five years I've set aside mainstream theatrical ambitions, picked up a guitar and begun to sing my own song, both literally and figuratively. I have a solo album ...
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Aurora retains asst. supt. from trans controversy
- An Aurora school board voted unanimously not to fire or demote its assistant superintendent, who some blamed for the fallout over transgender protections adopted by the board and then rescinded amid controversy. School officials had alleged that Assistant Superintendent Dr. Christie Aird presented the policy without properly informing the board on its ramifications. But at a special meeting held to ...
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