November 2012
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance in DC
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This month’s official DC Transgender Day of Remembrance honors all of those who have died in the strucggle for equality, and their families, as activists rededicate themselves to help answer today’s community concerns. Celebrated internationally, the Transgender Day of Remembrance in DC will take place at 6 PM, Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at the DC…
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“Informed teens are much more likely to wait for first intercourse, use condoms and other barrier and birth control methods at first intercourse, and are more likely to take responsibility regarding their own sexual health.” Emily E. Prior But not just any information given to teens will produce such a result. For decades, sex education programming…
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Voting while trans and the problems you might face
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New voter ID laws have created costly barriers to voting for many trans people. And much worse, the debate about voter ID laws have made even the idea of voting harder. so many of us may feel discouraged from even trying to vote on election day, according to National Center for Trans Equality Executive Director…
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Trans Women Need Love, Too . . . Don’t They?
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(También en español) WE ARE NOT SEXUAL OBJECTS! WE ARE NOT YOUR FANTASY COME TRUE FOR ONE NIGHT WITH NO EMOTION…. Don’t we have hearts? Aren’t we human? Don’t we deserve love? As a transgender woman I know how this feels. I was born in the wrong body, Dammit! It’s not my fault. The best…