Today is what is called the Transgender Day of Remembrance, or TDOR for short. It's the day that transpeople and our allies remember th...

Justice? Or Just-Us? Copyright 2006, THE LETTER November is a bittersweet month for me. I’ll be taking part along with other transgender ...

Transgriot Note: One of my first published articles. I was expressing my frustration at the time (2003) with white transwomen and my perce...

I get so sick of people using the tired spin line 'my vote doesn't count' as an excuse to shirk participating in elections, then...

Only 24 hours to go until a midterm election that will not only determine which party has control of congress, but the direction of our coun...

In 1996 I almost became a hate crime victim. I was visiting a friend's apartment after coming back from my session with my Galveston b...

Transgender people are born one gender but identify with other By Angie Fenton afenton@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal Monica Robert...

‘Intelligent Design’ Is A GLBT Issue Copyright 2006, THE LETTER One of the things that pisses me off (besides Shirley Q. Liquor and the stat...

By EMILY COOK Last updated at 22:58pm on 10th September 2006 Courtesy of the Daily Mail, London Babies are being exposed to "gender-ben...

Like many Texans I was saddened to hear that my former governor lost her battle with cancer. When election time rolls around I usually take ...

New Greeks On The Block Copyright 2006, THE LETTER One hundred years ago on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American in...

Blacks and whites don't see racism the same way, which is why we can't solve America's racial woes Thursday, September 7, 20...

Black gay men and lesbians navigate gender roles in often contentious environments By RYAN LEE Friday, September 02, 2005 From the Southern ...

If the US mens basketball team fails to win gold, the pattern lately has been for the US womens team to uphold national basketball pride and...

TransGriot Note: From the Washington Post By Courtland Milloy Wednesday, September 6, 2006 "There came . . . a Dutch man-of-warre...

Only two months to go until the congressional midterm election are held and the GOP is nervous. They should be. They should recognize the p...

What is wrong with Condoleezza Rice? Where's the DROP Squad when you need them? In a recent interview with Essence magazine, Rice said ...

One of the things that I love as much as Blue Bell homemade vanilla ice cream is football. Whether it's high school, college or pro I d...

from the New York Observer September 5. 2006 Queen Bees Stinging Glad! by John Koblin For several days now, a conspicuous “For Rent” sign ha...

Godfather of Voguing Dies Willi Ninja Starred in ‘Paris Is Burning’ documentary Monday, September 11, 2006 from the New York Blade NEW YO...