Month: August 2014

U.S. v. Patton (USA)

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Robert Paul Patton, the 44-year-old publisher of LGBTQ blog FabulousPDX.com, was sentenced to two years in prison in 2013 after pleading…

State v. Heidelberger (USA)

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From a 1984 court case: David C. Heidelberger was convicted before a jury of two counts of intrafamilial sexual abuse,…

Lisa Summers/Sydney Sezer (USA)

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Lisa Summers was born a man, Sydney Sezer. Sezer was convicted in 1996 of repeatedly molesting a 13-year-old girl for…

President Barack Obama (USA)

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President Barack Obama issued an executive order banning job discrimination among federal employees on the basis of gender identity and sexual…

Emily Dievendorf @Equality_MI @Moxie4More & #michfest (USA)

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Emily Dievendorf is a bisexual who is the executive director of Equality Michigan, the statewide GLBT equality group. She is…

Fives Leaves Bookshop (UK)

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Fives Leaves Bookshop in Nottingham “no longer stocks Gender Hurts: a feminist analysis of the politics of transgenderism by Sheila…

Randall Donald Rye/Susan Elizabeth Rye (USA)

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A Duchesne County, Utah resident is behind bars following a 14-month investigation into allegations of child sex abuse that date…

Sequim School District (USA)

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The Sequim School District in Washington State is considering a policy to prohibit discrimination against transgender students.  The policy would require…

Michelle O'Toole @WhyNotEatCats (UK)

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Michelle O’Toole was told he couldn’t use the changing rooms at international fashion chain store, New Look.  He was visiting the…