U.S. Military Removes Ban on Transgender Troops Serving Openly
The Pentagon will no longer ban transgender people from serving openly in the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced this afternoon.
Finally, Alex Jones Explains Why Michelle Obama Murdered Joan Rivers
Remember when Michelle Obama murdered Joan Rivers a few years ago? Neither do we. But Infowarrior king Alex Jones sure does. And as always, he’s more than happy to offer the answers we seek: Because she revealed FLOTUS’s secret penis to the world, Joan Rivers had to die.
South Dakota Governor Vetoes Bad Transgender Bathroom Bill
South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have barred transgender students from using school bathrooms that correspond to their gender identities. Had Daugaard signed the bill, South Dakota would have been the only state in the union to pass such a law.
U.S. Marine Convicted of Killing a Woman After Discovering She Was Transgender
A court in the Phillippines convicted a U.S. Marine of homicide Tuesday after determining he had killed a Filipino woman upon learning she was transgender.
Reminder: Transgender People Still Face Violence Everywhere
SFGate has the horrifying story of a transgender woman in San Francisco who was savagely attacked by a couple Sunday night in the Mission District, for no apparent reason other than that she is a transgender woman. It’s the second time she’s been attacked in a year. Damn it.
Rick Santorum Would Like to Clarify That He Is Indeed Still a Dick
A few days ago, former and forever presidential hopeful Rick Santorum offered some seemingly (and uncharacteristically) supportive words on Bruce Jenner’s decision to come out as a transgender woman. But now, Santorum has one little thing he’d like to add: Don’t worry, I’m still a dick.
Transgender Woman's Family Presents Her as a Man at Open Casket Funeral
Friends of a 32-year-old Idaho woman who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm last month said they were shocked to find that her family had cut her hair short and dressed her in a suit for her open-casket funeral, presenting her as a man. Jennifer Gable, a trans woman born with the name Geoffrey, had been presenting as a…
Will transgender Americans get to serve openly in the military soon? Very possibly, yeah.
High School Teacher Plans to Complete Sex Change Over Spring Break
What are you doing with your April vacation, Yosemite High students? Beach reading? Killing some brain cells? That's nice. Your veteran science teacher, the former Army officer, plans to finalize her gender transition and return to the classroom as her "authentic self."
School Board Member: Trans Kids Get Bathrooms When They're "Castrated"
Katherine Svenson seems like a nice lady. She's old, and on the school board of Delta County, Colorado, between Grand Junction and Aspen. But she's concerned, see, about these transgender kids, whatever they are.
Teen Transgender Couple Discusses Intimacy
You may have read about Katie (19) and Arin (17) last year, when the fascinating story of their romance went viral. They are both transgender (Katie's male-to-female, Arin's female-to-male) and they met in a transgender equality group meeting. Though their backstory, both separately and together is unique, their…
Murder of Transgender Woman Now Being Investigated as a Hate Crime
A transgender woman's death is now being investigated as a hate crime crime by the NYPD, after 21-year-old Islan Nettles was brutally attacked last week, before eventually succumbing to her injuries on Thursday.
Army Releases Photo of Wikileaker Bradley Manning in Wig and Makeup
A photograph of Wikileaks leaker Bradley Manning wearing makeup and a blonde wig was released yesterday by the army as part of documentation related to Manning's trial. It's the first such photo of Manning, who is transgender.
Man with 'Micropenis' Visits Doctor, Discovers He's Actually a Woman
A 66-year-old man who thought he merely had an unusually tiny penis was shocked to find out from doctors that he was actually a woman.
Bros Helping Bros: Boston Frat Raises Thousands of Dollars for Transgender Brother's Surgery
Frat bros do lots of things that upset us. They host "racist ragers." They butt-chug fine pinot grigio. They host barbecues on Locust Walk during finals when you're trying to study OH MY GOD TURN DOWN THE MUSIC.
Photographer Goes from Male to Female After Chance Ultrasound Reveals She's Both
Denver-based photographer Stevie Crecelius says she always felt more like a woman inside, but a trip to the emergency room five years ago uncovered the reason why: She actually was.
Against Me! Lead Singer Tom Gabel to Become Woman Named Laura
Tom Gabel, lead singer of the punk rock group Against Me!, has decided to accept her gender identity and begin living life as a woman named Laura Jane Grace.
Phantom Penises and a New Kind of Transgenderism
Transgender metamorphosis, according to a study conducted by a protégé of renowned neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, is when a person undergoes a change in sexual identity, often multiple times a day. Meaning, you go to sleep identifying with one gender and wake up feeling, thinking, and identifying with the…
Miss Universe Organization to Allow Transgender Women to Compete
The Miss Universe Organization announced today that it will begin allowing transgender women to compete in its annual beauty pageants starting next year.
No, You Should Not Grope Your Teen Niece's Tits, Even If She Is Transgender
Last week, rage-tastic The Fighter director David O. Russell was doing "abdominal exercises" with his 19-year-old transgender niece and "asked questions about her transformation." Then, according to TMZ, this happened:
