Real Man Adventures [Book Review]

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A testosterone fueled adventure through sex and gender, unlike any you’ve seen before featuring a man battling a shark on the cover.

Public Bathroom Policies Change in Philly: Gender-Neutral Restrooms Now Required

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The City of Brotherly Love just became friendlier to the LGBTQ community with a law that requires gender-neutral restrooms in new and renovated buildings as well as other reforms.

LGBTQ Mentoring Program Transforms Life for Chicago Students

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Lincoln Park High School is a pioneer for a new type of LGBTQ club that gives individuals the support they seek.

How I Went From Being ‘Lindsay’ to ‘Silas’

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“I always felt like I was a fraud, like the name didn’t belong to me — it belonged to someone else, and I needed to give it back.”

THE YOUNG TURKS: GOP Politician Says No Sex-Changes Because ‘I Like Being a Boy’ (VIDEO)

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Is it funny to politicians to take the most childish, selfish position on real issues?

I Am a Writing Desk

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Justin Cascio had to leave home to find his people: more than once.

Massachusetts Appeals Court Hears Inmate’s Gender Re-Assignment Surgery Case

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Michelle Kosilek has been living as a woman in an all-male prison throughout her incarceration, and corrects inmates and prison guards if they refer to her as a man.

OPEN THREAD: Would You Allow Your Child to Have Gender-Reassignment Surgery?

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Does making transgender children wait to transition make it harder for them in the long run?

California Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Guarantee Transgender Students Rights

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If passed, this would be the first bill of its kind in the United States.

Fraternity Supports Trans Brother, Shows the World What True Brotherhood Looks Like

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By supporting a trans brother in his top surgery, the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity is giving the world a lesson on what brotherhood really means.

Trans Etiquette 101: No Offense, But That’s Offensive

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Sebastian Barr offers twelve suggestions on how to talk to trans friends about their experiences and identities as trans people.

Men Too Are Victims of Domestic Violence

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How to recognize domestic violence against men and what to do about it

Deconstructing the Disease Model of Homosexuality

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Professor Warren Blumenfeld’s fight for equality spans over 40 years. Here’s a glimpse into May 1971.

Homeless for the Holidays: Witnessing the Lives of Homeless LGBT Youth

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This is among the most terrible expressions of homophobia in our time.

Would You Pay For a Lab-Grown Penis?

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The Defense Department is helping underwrite Dr. Anthony Atala’s groundbreaking work on growing new, transplantable penes from donor cells. This is pretty awesome.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

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Remembering our dead.