05 Jun
The episode of Sisters in Solidarity (SIS) did not end just yet. News spread and sistas from Changi Village was having some discussion about Marla and her story, but mostly on the negative part. Many questions her decision of not performing any form of medical surgery to feminize herself and the “no-desire” of performing SRS, [...]
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07 May
I had been following the story of Marla Bendini, the campaign to end discrimination against TG Woman – Sisters in Solidarity, and other discussion on the net with regards to Ms Marla being ask to leave a pub in Clarke Quay – China One. One concern in my thoughts, why didn’t any SgBian start any [...]
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21 Apr
McRae, a former Memphis Police Officer, allegedly wrapped handcuffs around his fist and punched Johnson in the head and pepper sprayed her after Johnson was arrested for prostitution in February 2008. U.S. District Judge S. Thomas Anderson declared the mistrial on Monday (19 April 2010) after jurors deadlocked 11-1 in favor of finding Bridges McRae [...]
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21 Apr
HEELS. Bikini tops. Sexy music These pole dancers may make you go ‘wow’, but perhaps not for the reasons you think. They spin, defy gravity and wrap themselves around 2.5m-high poles. Most have no gymnastics background. Some are afraid of heights. Twelve dancers will compete on Saturday at the Pole Stars Talent Showcase Singapore 2010 [...]
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20 Apr
Diversity Week’s final event, “Queer Transgender Identities”, shed light on the common misconceptions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender identities and gave Cal State Long Beach students a better understanding of what those terms mean. According to Jennifer Reed, assistant professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, the idea of what gender means is becoming [...]
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15 Apr
Yesterday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters that he is optimistic about the passage this year of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, which bans discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. With the House Committee on Education and Labor poised to consider the bill, a group called [...]
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