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Health

Rainbow Health Ontario conference explores sex ed, fat phobia

Planned Parenthood participants lament dated sex-ed curriculum that makes no mention of ‘gay’ or ‘transgender’ people

By Elah Feder

Andrea Houston

Liberal senator delivers comprehensive speech in favour of trans bill

FEDERAL POLITICS / Bill C-279 now at second reading in Senate

By Bradley Turcotte

Toronto Diary

Barney’s launches massive campaign for trans awareness

By Jeremy Feist

Power

Kuwait continues crackdown on transgender women

At least seven arrested for ‘imitating the opposite sex’: report

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

The Reading List for Jan 20, 2014

By Simon Thibault

Power

Newfoundland and PEI add trans protections to human rights codes

Trans people now explicitly protected in six provinces and territories

By Rob Salerno

Culture

US: Another trans student wins homecoming title

Concord High’s Ray Ramsey was overwhelming favourite of student body

By Natasha Barsotti

Power

Top 30 Under 30: #10

Cory Oskam

By Matthew DiMera

Power

US: Transgender high school student named homecoming queen

Cassidy Lynn Campbell hopes win opens ‘people’s eyes to the world around them’

By Natasha Barsotti

Culture

Transcending language

Author explores the transgressive terminology ‘transgendered’ and ‘transgenders’

By Michael Lyons

Love & Sex

Teen couple transition together

By Raziel Reid

Power

Witness testimony overwhelmingly in favour of C-279

Federal trans rights bill passes through Senate committee

By Bradley Turcotte

Gender identity

Hillbillies, Playboy and an ex-gay re-gays

Laverne Cox on The Wendy Williams Show

The Reading List for June 10, 2014

Laverne Cox graces cover of Time

Photographer captures transgender people in ancient tribe

UPDATE: Police say teen admits bathroom assault a lie

Rainbow Health Ontario conference explores sex ed, fat phobia

Liberal senator delivers comprehensive speech in favour of trans bill

Barney’s launches massive campaign for trans awareness

Kuwait continues crackdown on transgender women

The Reading List for Jan 20, 2014

Newfoundland and PEI add trans protections to human rights codes

US: Another trans student wins homecoming title

Top 30 Under 30: #10

US: Transgender high school student named homecoming queen

Transcending language

Teen couple transition together

Witness testimony overwhelmingly in favour of C-279