19 Oct 2011

In a recent case, a person that underwent a sex-change operation was barred from marrying her fiancee. Doing so would be against the law, which prohibits same-sex marriages. Although the...

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6 Oct 2010

A transsexual woman yesterday lost her landmark challenge against a law that bars her from marrying her boyfriend, but her case could become a catalyst for change.

7:00AM
11 Sep 2010

Jiangxi is traditionally renowned for its beautiful women. Somehow this sexist folklore has survived to this day. But Shen Qingqing, 21, is determined to give it a new twist. The transsexual,...

8:56AM
9 Sep 2010

Young Post: What's the difference between 'transgender' and 'transsexual'?

9:05AM
23 Aug 2010

Transsexuals face so much discrimination

The court case involving a transsexual known as W, who is seeking the right to marry her boyfriend, has put the spotlight on this issue of...

10:15AM
23 Aug 2010

A group of transsexuals took to the streets yesterday to air their grievances for the first time since a recent landmark legal case brought by a post-operative transsexual woman who wants to marry...

6:56AM

The man who insisted on helping me onto the bus the other day couldn't have been more polite. He had seen my cane and correctly assumed that I was blind. On making sure that I was seated, he sat...

10:45AM

A man who had surgery to become a woman cannot marry her boyfriend. But another transsexual woman is married to a woman - effectively forming a same-sex union, which has not been legalised in...

6:51AM

If there were a desire to change attitudes towards transsexuals, it should be achieved through legislation, rather than by having a court interpret marriage law, the Registrar of Marriages argued...

6:51AM

A group of transsexuals complained to lawmakers yesterday over a range of policies which they said discriminated against them.

9:36PM

Life is Hot in Cracktown
Kerry Washington, Victor Rasuk, Evan Ross, Lara Flynn Boyle Director: Buddy Giovinazzo

10:09AM

Getting married, for most people, involves much thought and introspection. For some it will involve confusion, doubt and much agonising.

For a transsexual it is the same, with one...

11:20PM

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