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Penn student insurance will cover sex-change surgery

logointern1 — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:00:17 +0000

The University of Pennsylvania approved health insurance coverage for students who want gender reassignment surgery and treatment, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.

All students who are(...)

In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:59:18 +0000

(Havana) Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.

“I would see myself, and my body didn’t match who I was,” said the 28-year-old wedding pianist, who went by(...)

Woman says sex-change tax battle also helps others

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:03:23 +0000

(Boston) A woman who battled the IRS over a tax deduction for the costs of her sex-change operation says she feels like she won a victory for all transgender people.

Rhiannon O’Donnabhain, who(...)

Cuba performing state-sponsored sex change surgery

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:55:52 +0000

(Havana) Cuba has begun performing state-sponsored sex-change operations after the government lifted a longtime ban on the procedure in 2007, President Raul Castro’s daughter said Tuesday.

A(...)

Gay History Month: Deirdre McCloskey

logointern2 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:00:44 +0000

Deirdre McCloskey is a distinguished professor of economics, history, english and communications at the the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned the position in 2000.

She has written(...)

China preps 1st guidelines for sex change surgery

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:16:03 +0000

(Beijing) China’s first medical guidelines on sex change surgery could require patients to gain police approval before the procedure, according to a posting on the Health Ministry’s Web(...)

Chastity Bono announces sex change

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:45:51 +0000

(Los Angeles) Chastity Bono is having a sex change to become a man. A spokesman for Bono, born a girl to Sonny and Cher, says he “has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity” and(...)

Alberta faces human rights complaint over sex-change funding

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:31:41 +0000

(Edmonton, Alberta) A battle in Alberta over funding for sex change operations took a new twist Tuesday with a surprise announcement that the province will fund 48 of the surgeries before(...)