G.I.C NEWS
National Day of Silence
brings
attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools. This
year’s event will be held in memory of Lawrence King, a California
8th-grader who was shot and killed Feb. 12 by a classmate because of his sexual
orientation and gender expression. Hundreds of thousands of students will come
together on April 25,2008 to encourage schools and classmates to address the
problem of anti-LGBT behavior.
"Second
Nature - The Story of a Local Family Raising a Little Girl Born in the Wrong
Body",
by
Maximillian Potter, in 5280 - Denver's Magazine, 3-08
A wonderful magazine article about the Boulder family who are
supporting their young child's transition (click on picture for
larger photo).
TransYouth Family Allies (TYFA):
Dedicated to raising public awareness about the
challenges
faced by children with gender variant and gender
questioning identities,
and the families who love them.
Letter:
Stop the hate, stop the killing
pride source.com - Farmington,MI,USA
The month of Feburary has been a very tragic month for the transgender
community. Along with Ashley Sweeney, whose body was dumped in a vacant lot on
the ...
'It's me in a different way'
Rocky Mountain News, CO -
Feb 29, 2008
Melaina Marquez, a transgender teen, says she never struggled
with her identity. Some advocates say more transgender people are coming out.
Bennett announces council candidacy
The Aurora Sentinel Daily Sun, CO -
Mar 6, 2008
During Bennett's last bid for a council seat in 2007, she gained
national attention as a publicly-open transgender candidate. No campaign events
have been ...