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Life on Q provides news, information and insights on issues that affect queer life. We look at life from a progressive queer perspective, podcasting and blogging on politics, discrimination, community, health, and arts and entertainment for and by LGBTQ
Recent Posts Tagged With 'transgender issues'
Transgender Confusion: When an Ex-boyfriend Becomes an Ex-girlfriend
I received an e-mail today that knocked my knees out from under me and left me feeling dizzy. It was my first love of 30 years ago contacting me to tell me about his life. Through the use of government search engines, my resume, personal website and ...
It’s Not the Heat. It’s the Homophobia.
July is apparently Hate Month across America. Is it just me, or is the summer heat really bringing out America’s inner bigot? Maybe it’s not the heat. It’s the homophobia. I submit to you evidence of the rising fever of intoleran...
Atlanta Transgender Woman Fired by State Official
Atlantan Vandy Beth Glenn was paid by the State of Georgia to check and change the language in state law. But when she examined her own life and determined that she had Gender Identity Disorder, her changes were not approved by her bosses. Now the ...
Did LGBT Voter Apathy Contribute to Michelle Bruce’s Election Defeat?
The votes are in, and we know the score: Michelle Bruce 1, Ignorance 0, Indifference 2. Transgender Riverdale, Georgia City Councilwoman Michelle Bruce lost her re-election run-off yesterday, one day after a Clayton County Superior Court Judge dism...
Human Rights Campaign Shows Its True Stripes with Transgender Exclusion
Two transgendered members of the Human Rights Campaign’s business council resigned yesterday, widening the divided between the group and the transgender community. Jamison Green and Donna Rose are both authors, speakers and consultants–...
Daily ENDA Update from Mara Keisling
We have been striving for daily updates to you, but I have had time to write them only about every day and a half or so. Please know that the reason for that is simply that we’ve been so incredibly busy working with legislators, members of our comm...
The LGBT Web is All G with Little L, B or T
Blogging is a lot of work. Sometimes I ask myself if all this effort has any value to me or to the queer world. Life on Q is currently a non-commercial site. I’m not earning any money with advertising or reader donations. But I keep bloggi...
CBS News and MTV Networks Contribute Gaffes to Logo’s Presidential Forum
The Logo Channel’s presidential candidate forum, held live tonight from Los Angeles, was historic. The network’s Visible Vote ‘08 effort should be lauded. Then CBS News and MTV ruined the mood. Fresh off the high of the first-e...
