Transgender Day Of Remembrance - Syracuse, NY
As the Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed at Syracuse University on Thursday, WTVH-TV CBS 5 reported that there will be calling hours Friday and a service on Saturday for murdered transgender woman, Latiesha Green, of Syracuse. (11/20/2008)
Tags: Hate_Crimes Latiesha_Green Transgender
"Infamous group to protest transgender mayor"
In this 11/18/2008 news report from KOMO, KATU in Portland, Oregon reports that the infamous ("God Hates Fags") Fred Phelps and his Westboro (Kansas) Baptist Church were planning on coming to Silverton, Oregon to protest the recent election of a transgender mayor, Stu Rasmussen. (11/19/2008)
Tags: Fred_Phelps Gay Intolerance Stu_Rasmussen Transgender Westboro_Baptist_Church
"Top Model Talks About Being Transgender"
In this 11/18/2008 news report from WJZ 13 in Baltimore, two transgender Marylanders, Isis King and Maryanne Arnow, talk about being transgender and about the lack of statewide protection in Maryland against the discrimination and intolerance trans people face. (11/18/2008)
Tags: Discrimination Transgender
"Fight For Justice For Duanna Johnson"
A 11/16/2008 news report from CW30 Eyewitness News (tinyurl.com/553w4q) on the Sunday evening prayer vigil for murdered trans woman Duanna Johnson. (11/16/2008)
Tags: Hate_Crimes Transgender
"Transgender Discrimination"
A news report (tinyurl.com/6ber3m) (the third in a series entitled "Becoming") from WCAX 3 in Vermont which focuses on Tony, who transitioned from female to male in the mid-90s -- undergoing sexual reassignment surgery -- and who then became a victim of workplace discrimination. (11/14/2008)
Tags: Discrimination Transgender Transsexual
"'Pregnant Man': Fighting Stereotypes"
An excerpt from the 11/14/2008 ABC News "20/20," in which "pregnant man" Thomas Beatie and wife, Nancy, talk with Barbara Walters about how Thomas became pregnant and about their young daughter, Susan. (11/14/08)
Tags: Transgender
"The Mental and Medical Sides of Transgender"
A news report (tinyurl.com/66s87s) (the second in a series entitled "Becoming") from WCAX 3 in Vermont which focuses on Christa, a transgender woman who began her transition at age 49 in 2001 with a name change and who expects to complete it with SRS with Dr. Pierre Brassard in Montreal next year. (11/13/2008)
Tags: Gender_Identity_Disorder Sex_Reassignment_Surgery SRS Transgender Transition Transsexual
"Journey of a Pregnant Man"
An excerpt from the 11/14/2008 ABC News "20/20," in which "pregnant man" Thomas Beatie talks with Barbara Walters about life with his new daughter. (11/13/08)
Tags: Transgender
"Understanding Transgender"
A news report (tinyurl.com/6ryeu5) from WCAX 3 in Vermont which focuses on Michele, a 51-year-old transgender woman who started her transition last January. (11/12/2008)
Tags: Gender_Identity_Disorder Transgender Transition Transsexual
"Duanna Johnson's Death Will Not Stop MPD Lawsuit"
Transgender woman Duanna Johnson, the victim of a vicious jailhouse beating by Memphis police last July, was shot and killed execution-style in Memphis this past Sunday.
This is a 11/10/2008 news report from ABC24 News on Johnson's murder and her family's plans to proceed with a lawsuit against the MPD relating to her July beating. (11/11/08)
Tags: Duanna_Johnson Transgender Transsexual
