Transgender man in Ecuador makes history with pregnancy
By AP From The New Indian Express BOGOTA: A couple in Ecuador is making history with a unique pregnancy: The father-to-be is carrying the baby of his transgender partner. Fernando Machado and Diane Rodriguez announced their pregnancy, believed to be…
The Campaign Against Sex Robots raises red flag for violence and victimization, calls for standards in sexbots
By Hope Reese From Tech Republic Advances in speech recognition, emotion-detection, and artificial skin are making humanoid robots more ‘human-like’ than ever. But are we fully considering the consequences? Kathleen Richardson is worried about sex robots. Now a robot ethics…
Olwomen story of the week
7 Worth-Remembering Movies like the Last Song – That Is How I Feel you, Go On ! By Jenny Smith From Olwomen In the list of movies to watch, movies like the last song is one such suggestion you can…
The Caribbean Writer to launch vol. 29 with premiere of award winning film
From The Virgin Islands Consortium “The Caribbean Writer – Where the Caribbean Imagination embraces the World,” has launched Volume 29 of the University of the Virgin Islands’ international, revered, literary journal with a Caribbean focus. The 2015 theme of the…
Texas same-sex marriage plaintiffs seek $740k in attorney fees
By Miriam Rozen, From Texas Lawyer The same-sex couples who had sought to overturn Texas’s same-sex marriage ban prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic ruling allowing for recognition of same-sex marriages nationwide, now want $740,000 in attorney fees and…
Gays in Jamaica began activities with full support from island’s Justice Minister
From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday August 3, 2015 – The homosexual community in Jamaica this weekend began a series of gay pride activities with the support of Minister of Justice Mark Golding who pleaded with citizens to “respect their right…
The scientific truth about kids who grow up with same-sex parents
By Jennifer Power, The Conversation From Business Insider A central argument made against same-sex marriage is that children born into these marriages will be disadvantaged: they will grow up with inappropriate gender role modelling, be bullied at school and suffer…
Launch of new Caribbean dating website
Island XoXo, a new and exciting Caribbean dating website was launched on June 8th, 2015. The site can be accessed at www.islandxoxo.com. Caribbean nationals who register on or before July 7th, 2015 will receive free unlimited access for a year….
Dying mother gives daughter a beautiful first birthday party
By Jeff Leeson From Mashable A mom losing her battle with breast cancer gave her daughter a first birthday to remember. Athena Krueger was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma — a form of breast cancer — while pregnant…
Federal Court orders Alabama judge to issue gay-marriage licenses
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal An Alabama federal judge on Thursday, attempting to end days of confusion over whether the state’s probate judges were required to issue same-sex marriage licenses, ordered a Mobile County judge to move…