Transgenderism and Transsexualism

Profiled by NYPD, Transgendered People in New York Fear Carrying Condoms

Three years ago, Bianey Garcia was on 86th Street in Jackson Heights with her boyfriend. It was late at night, and they were holding hands and kissing. A van slowly pulled up next to them, and they quickly realized it wasn't any regular van: Garcia says that eight police officers got out and pushed ... More >>

MALE CALL

T Cooper discusses his ftm life

Tranny Strip's One Year Anniversary

Friday nights at Evolve, Tranny Strip is a sexy party for transsexuals and their admirers, a bash that's such a hit they celebrated their one-year anniversary the other night with a cirque-style three-ring blowout. The mood was slinky, S&M-y, glammy, and a little bit subversive, the way we like it. ... More >>

Video Of Lana Wachowski, Hollywood's First Transgender Director

Cult director Ed Wood was called a "transvestite" and rumors about Oscar winner Michael Cimino were never confirmed. But now we have a full-fledged transsexual director. Lana Wachowski (of the sibling team that brought us The Matrix) has emerged as the former Larry Wachowski. Lana's a transsexual ... More >>

Does 'Gay Inc.' Believe in Free Speech?

In the battle over gay rights, dissent during wartime isn't always tolerated

Live: Against Me! Buck The Norms, Duet With Joan Jett At Terminal 5

Against Me! w/The Cult, The Icarus Line Terminal 5 Friday, June 8 Better than: Being stuck in pre-tunnel traffic on a Megabus that was supposed to have left Philly at 3:30? (R.I.P. Chinatown buses.) Sorry, sorry. Better than... um, any other rawk band working right now? The critical indifference ... More >>

The Stonewall Stop and Frisk Summit - Or, Al Sharpton, Chris Quinn and the NAACP Walk Into a (Gay) Bar...

An historic coalition of traditional race-oriented civil rights organizations, labor unions, and LGBT groups met yesterday at the Stonewall Inn to endorse the upcoming SIlent March to End Stop and Frisk on Father's Day, June 17. The "press conference" featured an impressive roster of speakers -- inc ... More >>

Miss Universe Boots Transsexual! They Need To Change Their Rules!

Beauty pageants condone all sorts of surgeries. In fact, sometimes they'll even pay for them. Remember when Miss USA footed the bill for Miss California's breast implants? But the Miss Universe pageant is strict about their contestants not having had sexual reassignment surgery, like Miss Univers ... More >>

Antony Goes Into the Light

The singer brings his singular vision to Radio City

Shirley MacLaine Explains Homosexuality For Us All

​I just picked up Shirley's latest book, I'm Over All That--And Other Confessions, and lit up when she equated gayness with past lives (which is surely better than linking it to past girlfriends.) Here's Shirley's rationale: "One of the explanations for homosexuality and transgenderism could ... More >>

In a Year of 13 Moons

Equan Southall Arrested in the Murder of Camila Guzman

​DNA Info is reporting that Equan Southall, reportedly the boyfriend of Camila Guzman, has been arrested and charged with her murder. Guzman, a transgender woman from Chile, was stabbed to death on August 1st. She was memorialized by friends and LGBT activists outside of her home in East Har ... More >>

MR. TRANSMAN, BRING US A DREAM

Make them the cutest boys that we’ve ever seen

Hate Violence Up for LGBT People, in New York Area and the Nation, Says Report

A flyer from a 2010 vigil for gay teens who committed suicide​Violence against gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people was up last year, both in New York City and the nation at large, according to the 2010 National Report on Hate Violence. The report was released today by the National C ... More >>

HARD CANDY

Amanda Lepore brings you treats

Renee Richards: Transsexual Tennis Player's Sex Life

​Renee -- the fascinating documentary by Eric Drath which is playing the Tribeca Film Festival -- recounts the story of Richard Raskin, who in his 40s, had sexual reassignment surgery and emerged as the world's most controversial tennis star, Renee Richards. Renee's troubled son later called ... More >>

Q&A: Ponytail Frontperson Willy Siegel Discusses Gender, Sexuality, And What Was In He/r Pants At Siren Fest

"It was really hot at Siren Fest, but I didn't really wanna have my boobs out. People might think it was sexual." photo by Rebecca SmeyneWilly Siegel at Siren Fest 2010 When Baltimore art-rock group Ponytail played the Voice's Siren Festival last summer, people noticed two things: That Ponytail is ... More >>

Disgraced Politico Chris Lee Gets a Hot Offer From Playgirl

​ You know, the guy who sent naked pics of himself to a woman on craigslist, and reportedly went after transsexuals as well. Says Playgirl's Daniel Nardicio:

Obama Mentioned Gays Once in His State of the Union Address

​Said he about our troops: "Starting this year, no American will be forbidden from serving the country they love because of who they love. And with that change, I call on all our college campuses to open their doors to our military recruiters and ROTC. It is time to leave behind the divisiv ... More >>

Is "Tranny" So Bad?

Via.​Gay activists seem to have a problem with the use of the word "tranny" to connote a transsexual person. They feel it's demeaning and derogatory--it's basically "the t word." But I've never heard anyone else ever complain about it.

Shocker: 'Guidos' of Jersey Shore Show Insensitivity to LGBT and Bullied People Communities

​Heartbreak. It's the only way to describe how one could feel on the shocking revelation that the cast-members of MTV's Jersey Shore -- and Village Voice Queer Issue cover-models -- are showing hatred towards the transgendered and bullying victims communities.

Gay Pride's Here! And I'm So Ashamed!

We're asking, so tell us: What about our civil rights?

GLAAD Disses Ellen DeGeneres With Ill-Advised Remarks

​The LGBT watchdog group GLAAD does a lot of good work, but sometimes they drop the gay ball and embarrass us big time. I recently wrote about how they tried to pull the movie Ticked-off Trannies With Knives from the Tribeca Film Festival, partly because it didn't depict the kind of tasteful ... More >>

"Ticked-off Trannies" Should Get a GLAAD Award!

All the knives and the fighting back make GLAAD sad. Tough!

A Sex Change is Tax Deductible!

via MSNBC​Get our your receipts and call your accountants! The U.S. Tax Court has ruled on the Rhiannon O'Donnabhain case and decided that treatment for "gender identity disorder" constitutes bonafide medical care (rather than something cosmetic) under the Internal Revenue Code, and as a resul ... More >>

David Letterman Joke About Transgender Amanda Simpson Draws Fire

Some LGBT groups are enraged that this joke about transgender Commerce appointee Amanda Simpson appeared on the David Letterman show this week, and are demanding that he apologize for it. Quick recap: Dave announces the appointment, and sidekick Alan Kalter reacts with horror: "Amanda used to be a ... More >>

Don't Call Transgender Appointee The "First" Lady!

​I remember when Phylicia Rashad bagged the Tony award for Best Actress, and in the press room was told she was the first African American to ever win in that category. Asked how she felt, Rashad looked a bit stymied and couldn't come up with an answer!

Obama Appoints Transgender Federal Bureaucrat

​There is much excitement over President Obama's appointment of a transgender woman, Amanda Simpson, as Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security. Simpson was previously a deputy director at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson and a Democratic candida ... More >>

Dog Day Afternoon

Best and Worst of Sex 2007

Tristan's annual roundup of toothbrush vibrators, anti-porn ribbons, and a kinky kingdom

Urban Buttgirl Meets Rural Right

And the holidays won't be the same

Lightning Rod, Part 2

XXX performer Christian makes waves and change in the industry.

Lightning Rod, Part 1

Refusing to play by the rules, adult performer Christian pushes people's buttons

NY Mirror

'Wild Side'

Days of being 'Wild': A French threesome seeks harmony

Wounded Pride

LGBT kids say city-funded shelter for the homeless breaks its covenant

NY Mirror

Working a Wank-Fest

Ambition, airbrushing, and water-powered sex toys at porn convention

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

Film

King Leer

He Delivers!

A Straight Woman Looks at Gay Male Porn

Welcome to the Transsexual Age

San Francisco Gives In to Theorists

Trans Mission

Porn, Chicken, and Boy Toys

Sex and Silence in D.C.

Voices of Protest Reach the 'Voice'

Phallus in Wonderland

Private Dicks Bares It All

The Hate Report

Antigay Crime Is the Last Growth Sector