Transgender Asian American Swimmer Is a Pioneer

posted by Nicole Ki

A Hapa transgender male athlete is the first transgender man to compete in any NCAA division 1 sport, reports CBS News.

A rising junior at Harvard, Schulyer Bailar originally made Harvard’s swim team as a woman. Bailar transitioned to a male and switched to Harvard’s men’s swim team about two years ago.… Read more

Charice Opens Up about Journey to Become Jake Zyrus

posted by Randall

 

Jake Zyrus talked about the person he grew up as and the person her fans all know, Charice, in two separate interviews.

His announcement on June 20 that he had changed his name to Jake, served as his official coming out party as a transgender.

“I … Read more

Entertainer Charice Changes Name to Jake Zyrus

posted by Randall

The transformation for the former Charice is now complete.

He has changed his name to Jake Zyrus, reports CNN Philippines.

Jake erased all of Charice’s old social media posts and replaced it with his new name.

My first tweet as Jake. Overwhelmed. Saw all your love comments and I’m so happy. Finally. I love

… Read more

AAPI Transgeneder Activists Fight Trump Rollback

posted by Randall

By Ed Diokno
Views from the Edge

Race Forward: Video Series on the Impact of Race on Every Aspect of Life

posted by Randall

By Ed Diokno

Your race plays a role in almost every aspect of your life including opportunities that are opened or denied, where you are raised and where you live, how you are treated and how you treat others and even who you love and who loves you.

GLAAD Media Awards Will Recognize Geena Rocero’s ‘Beautiful As I Want to Be’

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Windy City Times: Fledgling LGBTQ Support Group for Asian Americans

posted by Susan Chang

 

The president  of Parents, Families, Friends of Lesbians and Gays API (PFLAG) in Southern California  hopes the largest LGBTQ gathering in the U.S. will provide an energetic start to a budding support group for LGBTQ APIs and their families.

The Creating Change Conference is an annual event sponsored and organized by the National … Read more

Mom of Transgender Son Finds Her Voice Too

posted by Randall

By Ernabel Demillo
@ernabeld

Clara Yoon recalls the day her son, who was still in high school, announced that he was transgender.

“My husband and I, just like many other parents, we were shock, in denial and we were afraid,” she remembered. “And it’s because one, we didn’t know what transgender means and based on … Read more

ABS CBN: Transgender Model Geena Rocero Joins Cover Girl to Empower Young Women

posted by Randall

A transgender Filipino activist has been included in a new campaign by cosmetic company Cover Girl to inspire young woman to reach new heights, reports ABS CBN.

Entitled Girls Can, the program features a series of interviews by journalist Soledad O’Brien with women leaders.

“Media shapes culture. So when media starts telling empowered and … Read more

ABS-CBN: First Bay Area Pageant to accept transgender applicant

posted by Elizabeth Kim

The Miss Hercules pageant near Oakland, California accepted the first transgender contender for this year’s competition, sending an unprecedented message of openness, reports ABS-CBN News.

15-year-old Brandon Sooksampan, who is of Laotian descent, hopes her participation will bring awareness of the trans community. She also looks up to Caitlyn Jenner and Geena … Read more