Today’s Top Stories

 Houston is the place to be the weekend of April 13-15.  The Houston Transgender Unity Commitee is holding their 15th annual Unity Banquet on the 14th of April.  Keynote speaker is activist Ray Hill.  Sure, there’s one night of ceremony, but an entire weekend of fun.    Tickets are online at HTUC’s website. 

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Why does it suck to be a woman?  Ask Carina Bladh, of Sweden.  She got her SRS, a new car, and a higher insurance rate.  Read more at PinkNews.  (And yes, as always all stories open in a new window, so be mindful.)

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It also sucks to plan to become a woman.  But, Julie Nemecek and Steve Stanton aren’t going down quietly.  Nemecek is fighting her dismissal from a Michigan college.   And Stanton may yet keep working as city manager in a Florida community.

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And Jennifer Anne Blair is taking her beef with Colorado University to court.  She says they fired her from her internship without good reason.  Find out more at MyFox Colorado.

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A business owner in Michigan is taking on City Hall.  (What’s with the Michigan girls?  Boo-yah, babies!  Boo-yah!)

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In the world of entertainment….you’ll want to TIVO the episode of All My Children, on March 9th.  The TS character “Zoee” is joined by some familiar people, including Jennifer Flynn Boylan, and Betty Crow.

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And on a lighter note, there’s evidence that the composer Richard Wagner was one of us.  Playbill has the story.  No, not Playboy.  Playbill.   Considering Wagner composed “Ride of the Valkries“, Bugs doing drag makes that much more sense.

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