Monthly Archives: July 2013
Trinidadian LGBTQs Making Strides in Quest for Equality
July 22, 2013 | ELIXHER
If there’s one clear indicator of progress in Trinidad and Tobago, it is the small, but growing confidence and visibility of gay people. Read More
Court Dismisses Abuse Allegations By Transgender Inmate
July 22, 2013 | ELIXHER
Major developments in the case of transgender inmate Ophelia De’lonta.Read More
What You Missed This Week
July 19, 2013 | ELIXHER
WNBA player Brittney Griner tells a touching story about being teased; Jazzie Collins, black trans activist, passes (rest in power); ‘Orange is the New Black’ gets both rave reviews and ridiculed; and more news relevant to YOU. Read More
Staying In: Loving from Inside the Closet
July 18, 2013 | ELIXHER
After getting shamed from both sides, her family for being gay and the queer community for being in the closet, one woman shares how she has learned to be NOT out and proud.Read More
‘Advocate’ Looks at What it Means to be Black + LGBT + American
July 17, 2013 | ELIXHER
The latest issue of Advocate takes a look at what it means to be Black, LGBT and American through the lens of various authors including comedian Wanda Sykes, actress Laverne Cox, and activist Darnell Moore.Read More
Nation’s First Transgender Housing Opens in Chicago
July 17, 2013 | ELIXHER
On Monday, Chicago House, an HIV/AIDS residence and social service agency, took an unprecedented step and opened the TransLife Center. The facility offers housing, employment programs, support services and more to the Chicago transgender community. Read More
VH1 “Gossip Game” Star Vivian Billings Talks Raising a Transgender Son
July 16, 2013 | ELIXHER
Back in May, viewers got an intimate look at the relationship between “The Gossip Game” cast member Vivian Billings and her transgender son Kayden. In an interview with the mother-son duo, ELIXHER takes a look back at that powerful moment and how the two plan to continue talking about family acceptance now that the show is over.Read More
PO(P)LITICS: Dear White People
July 15, 2013 | ELIXHER 1
ELIXHER columnist AJ Farrar reflects: “When another human being shoves your status as an underclass directly into your face, so that you can no longer deny it, it breaks you down. The death of Trayvon Martin has broken me down. His killer’s acquittal has broken me down further. It hurts.”Read More
Ask Dr. Bukky: My Girlfriend and I Have Opposing Spending Habits.
July 15, 2013 | Tie
So, you’re a penny pincher and your partner is a splurge-aholic. Dr. Bukky, ELIXHER’s resident relationship expert, recommends a series of preventive steps to keep money matters from driving a rift in your relationship.Read More
What You Missed This Week
July 12, 2013 | ELIXHER
Stay in the know. A lesbian Atlanta officer is allegedly killed by her ex-girlfriend; a South African woman is brutally murdered as a result of so-called “corrective rape”; and more news relevant to you. Read More
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