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  • On Being First

    By on January 14, 2010

    ''Being the first sucks,'' Amanda Simpson, one of the first openly trans appointments to a federal government position, told ABC News. ''I'd rather not be...

  • Thailand to require transgender surgery candidates to wait one year

    By on November 30, 2009

    ”It is not necessary. I really didn’t want to go through that process, so I decided to have the operation… before the law is enforce…....

  • Editing for Inclusion

    By on November 30, 2009

    The Metropolitan Police Department is slated to review hate-crime reports for 2008 in an effort to include a new category noticeably missing from Mayor Adrian...

  • Transgender sports writer Mike Penner/Christine Daniels dies at 52

    By on November 30, 2009

    ”He was one of the most talented writers I’ve ever worked with…. He was a gentle man, a kind man. It’s just a tragedy.” LA...

  • Trans Awakening

    By on November 18, 2009

    On Wednesdays, Earline Budd is behind bars. It's usually from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. when the 51-year-old spends her time at the D.C. Department...

  • Tobias Packer, Miami

    By on October 7, 2009

    Tobias Packer Florida has a reputation. Two, actually. The glamorous one involves the miles of sizzling beaches, the excruciatingly hip South Beach and the final...

  • ''Hollaback'' Help

    By on October 7, 2009

    Local transgender activist Dee Curry describes the newly formed ''Hollaback'' support group for transgender people as ''a place where transgenders feel they can come, talk,...

  • Q Street Questions

    By on September 2, 2009

    There has been confusion and there have been endless questions in the few days since a knife attack left one local woman injured and another...

  • T.H.E. Client Killed

    By on August 26, 2009

    A Wednesday attack on two transgender women has left one dead, according to the Metropolitan Police Department, who have ''tentatively classified this case as a...

  • Sporting Makeup

    By on July 22, 2009

    Bryan Watkins has already carved out a career from something that started as a teenage gag. “A bunch of my friends were going out to...

  • The Naked Truth

    By on July 8, 2009

    There are 10 naked men hanging at The DC Center. They are all covering their genitals, part of ''Member,'' a photo exhibit by Baltimore photographer...

  • RuPaul at Capital Pride 2009

    By on June 15, 2009

    RuPaul (Charles) entertains the crowd at Washington, DC’s 2009 Capital Pride Festival.

  • Pumped for Pride

    By on June 10, 2009

    Here's a tidbit that might surprise you: The person RuPaul admires most is... Judge Judy. ''I love her!'' exclaims the performer who skyrocketed to national...

  • Pride's Supermodel

    By on June 8, 2009

    ''You know, when the blistering draught scorches the earth's surface, it has to cover itself with clouds to do a repair job. And that's what...

  • Three of a Kind

    By on June 3, 2009

    Pride in Washington is not just a weekend affair. Everyone knows the big Capital Pride Parade and Festival -- June 13 and 14, respectively, along...