On Friday July 29th, 2005 Kim Stankovich turned herself in at the Spokane County Jail. Her crime? Being transgender. Kim is serving a seven day sentence in the county jail for being a transgender. Kim stated in her journal that
“In my initial temporary hearing I was told that going to school was a luxury and [...]
by Caillean McMahon
Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Alliance.
The City of Los Angeles has just renamed a street intersection after an
outspoken opponent of gay marriage and gay rights.
In mutliple state legislatures, St Paul and Leviticus are being cited as the
legal authorities to pass anti-gay legislation.
In scattered places all over the US anti-gay rhetoric that would not have
been [...]
by Caillean McMahon
Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Alliance
This well may be the least popular editorial that I have ever written. Having said that, having warned the “gentle reader” that I am about to drop a match onto the gasoline of well-defended complacency, it is time to begin.
Today’s news carried a piece on the outing of Senator [...]
Transgender people ain’t necessarily homosexual people
By Autumn Sandeen
Today I read an article in the Argus (A California bay area newspaper) entitled “Homosexuals Important In Society,” by PFLAG’s Pat Skillen. As a transgender person, I was frustrated a bit by the title and the message of the article; the writer used the acronym GLBT throughout [...]
