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AddThis Button Begin NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Aiming to curb gender bias and harassment in New York City, officials are readying a plan that would require businesses to convert one-person restrooms into gender-neutral facilities. Legislation is being introduced that would require publicly available, single-occupancy restrooms in both public and private buildings to be designated as…
The day before my friend Tayler Smith and I found out our photo series was appropriated into the New Yorker, I woke up to a text message from another friend. We’re psychic sisters; she has a nightmare one night, I have one the morning after. Her message was a two-liner: “I see your imprint everywhere….
America has responded mostly positively to Caitlyn Jenner’s transition into womanhood and her wishes to use female pronouns when referring to herself. On last night’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart lauded her bravery and as an official welcome to American womanhood listed off the media outlets immediately commenting on – and reducing her to –…
I bet that, for most of you, nothing would feel weirder than having your dad or brother tell you he’s now a woman. And for a certain percentage of people, the reaction to that news would be violent. The reality is that the entire concept of transgender people makes folks very uncomfortable, which means we’re…
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee joked earlier in the year he wished he could have pretended to be transgender in high school “when it came time to take showers in PE.” Huckabee made the comments at the 2015 National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, earlier this year but the comments were uploaded to YouTube…
On Caitlyn (and Blood Elf Paladins) (WoWWiki) When I was a teenager, I discovered the online message board. This was pre-Reddit, pre-Twitter days, and it’s still an enduring format. My main interests at the time were Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, video games and indie rock. So, pretty similar to now. The difference between boards and…
Gaming communities are mourning the death of prominent transgender game developer Rachel Bryk, who committed suicide on April 23. Bryk, 23, was plagued by chronic pain, which she told friends was a result of rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. She took her own life by jumping from the George Washington Bridge, which connects Manhattan to New Jersey,…
Miley Cyrus has changed, just a little, from her Hannah Montana days. We can’t quite put our finger on what is different about her. Maybe it’s the short hair or the constant tongue-wagging or the dilated pupils.Whatever it is, she seems to be heading in a good direction. Cyrus made a media splash on Tuesday—not…
Kamala Harris is the most recent politician to support gay and lesbian rights—but not transgender issues. Last month, California Attorney General Kamala Harris vaulted to into the national spotlight with her opposition to a proposed “Kill the Gays” initiative introduced in the state. In high-profile support of California’s many gay and lesbian residents, Harris petitioned the state’s…
In August 2013, soon after Chelsea Manning announced that she identified as a woman and no longer wanted to be known as Bradley Manning, The Times made a quick – and I thought appropriate – adjustment. Articles began referring to Private Manning with the feminine pronoun and the use of the name Chelsea. It caused…