By Lisa Keating Something jolted my awareness two weeks before my 44th birthday. I am generally not affected by aging (that much). Other than denying my eyes are weakening and I have more grey hair than I’ll ever allow to be revealed publicly. I honestly enjoy the stages of aging and the wisdom that comes […]
By Alex Temblador Within the last week, there have been some major things going on in the children’s book world, especially children’s books that feature modern families. As you might have guessed, this major news had something to do with the Pope, disabled super heroes, and a transgender children’s book. How, you may ask? Since […]
By The Seattle Lesbian A new analysis published Thursday in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine found that the cost of providing transition-related health care for transgender service members will be minimal after the Pentagon lifts its ban. In “Caring for Our Transgender Troops – The Negligible Cost of Transition-Related Care,” Dr. Aaron Belkin, Palm Center director and visiting […]
By Alex Temblador Starting today, Caitlyn Jenner has released the first of many articles in a series called “The Real Me.” In this series, Jenner will explore the LGBT community and the issues that many transgender persons face in hopes of raising awareness. This first blog, although short, speaks about Jenner’s limited experience with the […]
By Alex Temblador Playboy has always been a symbol for sex, and the women who’ve been featured in Playboy have always been the epitome of sexy. So it is no surprise to the society of 2015 that a beautiful woman by the name of Tula would have graced the pages of Playboy, but in 1991 […]
By Alex Temblador Today we woke up and saw a beautiful and breathtaking Lady of Liberty on the cover of Entertainment Weekly’s LGBT Issue: Laverne Cox. Titled “America’s Transformation,” the cover features Laverne Cox, actress and advocate for LGBT rights. This is a great honor for Cox considering that this is Entertainment Weekly’s first LGBT […]
By Alex Temblador With Bruce Jenner’s announcement in April that he was transgender, many wondered about the correct protocol in referring to Bruce Jenner. Some weren’t sure whether to refer to Jenner with the male pronoun of “he” or “him,” and some asked if Jenner had a new name, one that reflected the gender identity […]
By Alex Temblador The Duggar family from TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting have been in the news for the past few weeks due to the recent discovery that Josh Duggar, the oldest child of the Duggar family, molested girls as a teenager which included some of his sisters. Recently, another story surfaced on Gawker that […]
By Alex Temblador Avery Jackson is a seven-year-old transgender girl and she is blowing the internet away with her amazing story of transition. The Next Family is so impressed with Avery Jackson’s spunk and courage and all that her parents have done in support of Avery’s transition that we just have to share with you […]
