August, 2012
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Technology and the fitness industry both have a great healthy relationship with each other. Most people are integrating technology into their workout routines more and more often. From fitness DVDs to portable iPods and pedometers, [...]
Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
A few years back, when I was just starting the transition process, an older trans woman was trying to convince me what path I should take. Get this surgery. You don’t need that one. Your sexual [...]
Weekly News Roll-Up Agust 22 – 28
By Shaun Knittel Online News Editor Commandant General James Amos, the head of the U.S. Marine Corps announced today that openly gay service members have integrated well with no major incidents to prove otherwise. Amos made [...]
American Bar Assoc. Hosts DADT Forum
The ABA panel highlighted two issues. Despite the fact gays and lesbians can now serve openly; there is no explicit prohibition on discrimination based on sexual orientation. Additionally, transgender service members cannot serve openly despite repeal [...]
Conservative LGBT Groups in Uphill Fight
The obsessive exclusion of gay couples, including military families, from the rights and responsibilities of marriage, combined with bizarre rhetoric about 'hate campaigns' and 'the homosexual rights agenda' are clear signs of desperation among social conservatives [...]
Weekly News Roll-Up August 14 – 21
By Shaun Knittel Online News Editor Harvey Milk is a gay icon. In death he has been memorialized, idolized, and the mere mention of his name inspires activist ideas, commercial boycotts, and the notion that gay [...]
USAF Seeks Help on Sexual Assault
General Edward Rice, Jr., commander of Air Education and Training Command sought out SWAN’s counsel in the wake of a broad investigation of sexual assault of recruits by Military Training Instructors at Lackland Air Force Base [...]
Military Healthcare Needs Reform
Forty years of evidence show that gender reassignment treatment provides positive benefits to individuals, improves their quality of life, and reduces or eliminates their gender dysphoria. [...]
Artist Honors Fallen Gay Soldier
“Andrew was a kind, compassionate man who loved music and the arts,” explains his mother Lori Wilfahrt. “Tony’s artwork captures Andrew’s interests and this event brings together his values." [...]
Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith Makes Statement
Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, deputy chief of the Army Reserve and first openly gay general officer, made the following statement earlier this week: [...]
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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Truly Trans? A Call for Unity
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