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One actress attending the Palm Springs International Film Festival hopes her movie will do more than entertain — she wants it to be a positive step for transgender people everywhere. Maria Clara Spinelli is one of the stars of the Brazilian film “Paulista,” which follows three people plunging into love. Their stories intersect in their [...]

A Japanese transman who is legally recognised as a male, had a baby with his wife using his brother’s sperms. After the child is born and they went to get him registered, he was broke with the news that his son can only be registered as ‘illegitimate’. This is due to their law that couple [...]

Source : Dailymail 16 year old Spanish boy Tim, became one of the World’s Youngest Transgender to do the sex change last year in Feb. Under their German law, anyone who is below 18, needs approval by the judge before they can do a sex change. Teh judge gave its approval after reading through all [...]

The American Psychiatric Association thinks so, or is history repeating itself? The new DSM-V, the medical profession’s bible for diagnosing, is set to come out in May after delays caused by several areas of controversy. But, the APA has a legacy of uneasy relations with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, having included homosexuality [...]

Found an interesting article about Transgender and Buddhism… “Ancient Indian literature contains numerous myths about people who spontaneously changed sex, usually as a result of having desire or sometimes even just admiration, for someone of the opposite sex. Several such stories are also found in Buddhist sources.” Shravasti Dhammika Read the Full Article

According to colour consultants, though wearing black clothes make you look slimmer, they may have the side effect of making you look old on your face! The black clothing highlights the dark lines under the chin, shadow around the eyes and wrinkles on the face. This effect will be more prominent in older women. One [...]