So you have made your first huge step towards attaining gender reassignment surgery (GRS) which was confronting the issue and seeking professional help, congratulations! You know feel ready for the next big step in the journey which is learning how…
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Living transgendered can mean many things. As each person is an individual so too are their experiences. Transgender is an umbrella term which includes transsexuals, transvestites, and basically anyone that is gender questioning. For sake of ease the following will…
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Changing sexes is one of the only things in life you will do which is nearly one hundred percent for yourself. It’s a very personal, liberating, and yes terrifying experience. One of the hardest parts of the process for many…
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Is there any group of people more misunderstood than transsexuals? Many people for years, and even today, have operated under the assumption that transsexual people were sick in body and mind and incapable of leading full or productive lives. Many…
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Perez Hilton is one of the most confusing “media” figures on the planet. He began his career willingly outing any gay person he could, or speculating on who might be gay for no reason than to draw attention to himself….
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Some of this stuff you’ll read and say “yeah I’ve heard it before” and some will be new to you probably. Either way read it! The more you know and more often you hear it the better it sets in….
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Transsexualisim and religion. Boy is this ever tough. I won’t present myself as an expert on either. Both are really touchy subjects. In a perfect world we would all say that Jesus, Buddah, Muhhamed, or whoever has a place for…
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Harry Hay is considered the father of the modern gay rights movement in America in large part to his formation of the once large and fairly powerful national organization the Mattachine Society. Hay did more for the cause of gay…
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As a person whom has undergone this procedure I can say that this is absolutely a necessary life saving procedure. There will always be people that have not dealt with this type of problem or known anyone going through it…
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Gwen Araujo is known to many by means of the Lifetime movie based on her life, “A Girl Like Me.” Gwen for those unfamiliar with her was a beautiful young woman with a loving mother, older sister, and younger brother….
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Whether you’ve heard it called the Velvet mafia or the Gay Mafia. by now you have heard of it. Like many things in the LGBT world there is always speculation as to what the Velvet Mafia really is and how…
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Lana Lawless has opened an interesting can of worms for the LPGA, some of its sponsors, and the state of California with her lawsuit which claims her civil rights have been infringed upon. For anyone unfamiliar with Lawless, she is…
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Parents that learn their child is transgender often feel lost. There are often questions regarding whether it has something to do with what they may or may not have done, or the manner they raise their child. Even after acceptance…
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When considering the impact of AIDS on America’s gay community it is a sad reflection on misinformation, fear, and anger. At this point in time it isn’t worth rehashing how AIDS entered the country, we just have to accept that…
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Discussions of transgenderism often focus on the transgender rather than the child. While it is true that transgender adults need and deserve the support and respect of their family and friends, for transgender children the need is greater. Transgender children…
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Cleve Jones is a prime example of being in the right place at the right time. Born on October 11, 1954, in Lafayette, Indiana, young Cleve became aware of portions of who he was very early in life, but where…
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While there are drawbacks to online dating, that is true for everyone, not just gays. Online dating has opened up the world for everyone and gays have perhaps been the greatest benefactors of this world. Meeting people in clubs is…
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Centered around the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in New York City, the Stonewall riots (Often regarded as “The hairpin drop heard around the world”) between the New York police department (NYPD) and local members of the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) community…
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COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere) is a national organization with the aim of making the lives of kids with gay or transgender parents better by providing support on a multitude of levels. COLAGE is unique in that although…
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The gay community is Boston is thriving and with good reason, it is after all the largest city in the only state that legally allows gay marriages. Beyond that, Boston is a great city for everyone, not just the gay…
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You’re over sixty five, you’re active, and you think it’s time to move to a retirement community but there is one hitch; you are gay or lesbian and want to be around people like yourself. No problem, there are places…
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Gay community groups are an integral part of the community assuming a variety of duties to improve the lives of their members, families, and friends. There are far more groups than can reasonably or meaningfully be discussed, but they all…
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Being a teenager isn’t easy and being a gay teen is even more difficult. It is often harder than being a straight teen because of the stigma many still attach to being gay as well as the teen often having…
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Anna Paquin of the HBO series “True Blood” became another celebrity to announce to the world she is gay. Ever since Paquin was eleven years old and first entered the public eye when she became the second youngest person to…
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OUT magazine is advertised as being targeted the GLBT community. OUT produces ten issues annually, one which is almost exclusively focused on their annual OUT awards. OUT is the best known and longest surviving magazine focused on the GLBT community,…
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Wegiveadamn.org is the online vehicle for the Give A Damn Campaign, 2010. Which also serves to raise funds for the True Colors Foundation. 2010 is a year that will be remembered by LGBT persons along with their friends and families…
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October 27, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
An old saying says that the best way to reduce the risk of divorce is to not get married, and it does have its fans. As true as that is, it is also very impractical as people meet, fall in…
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September 19, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
We’ve all read articles, seen the websites, television shows, and maybe in some cases have known someone that would be considered a Russian mail order bride. For the most part the stigmas attached to the men and women that use…
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Do ex-gay recovery programs work? Rick Warren seems to think so, enough that in fact he backs such enterprises with both his name and his money, but the general consensus among both people that have tried such things, doctors, and…
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Homoerticism and sports is one of those things that sparks endless debates among many men. Short debates most times, but filled with passion on both sides. It is a touchy subject without doubt that is not necessarily the easiest thing…
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