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Nepal issues first ‘third gender’ passport
Nepal issues first ‘third gender’ passport
Nepal’s Department of Passports has revealed that it has issued its first passport in which the applicant’s gender is marked ‘other’.
The applicant, who has yet to collect the passport, has been identified in media reports as Manoj Shahi who now prefers to be known as Monica Shahi after undergoing gender reassignment surgery, according to the Himalaya Times.
To apply for a passport that states the applicant’s gender as ‘other’, the person must first have a citizenship certificate showing a similar status.
Pinky Gurung, chairperson of the Blue Diamond Society, said this was a milestone in their movement, particularly for the transgender people.
‘It’s great that the other category in citizenship has been extended to passport ,’ she was quoted as saying on eKantipur.com. ‘This is a historic moment.’
Nepal first recognized and allowed for applicants to identify as third gender in the census and citizenship card in 2011. In January this year, the provision was extended to passports.
India, Australia and New Zealand are known to also allow applicants to list their gender as neither male nor female.
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Sylvia Tan
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WATCH: Kevin Bacon Calls for More Male Nudity on the Screen
WATCH: Kevin Bacon Calls for More Male Nudity on the Screen
Getting flaccid from the constant censorship of his junk, Kevin Bacon urges audiences to call out Hollywood by using the hashtag #FreeTheBacon.
Majick Tadepa
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Henry Cavill Pitched A Tent Shooting A Sex Scene, And It Got Awkward Fast
Henry Cavill Pitched A Tent Shooting A Sex Scene, And It Got Awkward Fast
“It’s only happened to me once, and it was very embarrassing. A girl had to be on top of me, she had spectacular breasts, and I hadn’t rearranged my — stuff into a harmless position. She’s basically rubbing herself all over me and, um, it got a bit hard.
I had to apologize profusely afterward. It’s not great when you’re in a professional acting environment and somebody gets a boner, is it? No, not acceptable.
You don’t think of sex scenes as showing your bum to the nation. The very last thing it is is sexy. The actual physicality is very uncomfortable. All you’re doing is smacking your nuts against someone, and nothing is going in.”
— Henry Cavill to Men’s Fitness on the ups and downs of shooting sex scenes
Dan Tracer
Bryan Fischer Blasts John Kasich: Attending a Gay Wedding Like Going to A Crack House ‘Grand Opening’
Bryan Fischer Blasts John Kasich: Attending a Gay Wedding Like Going to A Crack House ‘Grand Opening’
Former American Family Association spokeshater Bryan Fisher was none too pleased with Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s rather forward-thinking (for GOP standards) response to a gay marriage question at last night’s debate.
Said Kasich:
Well, look, I’m an old-fashioned person here and I happen to believe in traditional marriage but I’ve said the court has ruled and I said we’ll accept it. And guess what? I just went to a wedding of a friend of mine who happens to be gay. Because somebody doesn’t think the way I do, doesn’t mean I can’t care about them or love them.
Fischer, who you would think knows a thing or two about crack, had this incredibly dumb (even for Bryan Fischer standards) thing to say on his radio program today in response to Kasich’s answer:
Again it depends on what you think of homosexual behavior…If you have somebody you loved and they were dealing crack and they were opening up a new crack house. They were having a grand opening celebration and they invited you to come and be a part of the grand opening celebration of this crack house would you go? Of course not.
Fischer later noted, “I’m not saying homosexuality and dealing crack are the same thing” before going on to basically reiterate that homosexuality and dealing crack are the same thing.
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Kyler Geoffroy
7 Things List: August 7, 2015
7 Things List: August 7, 2015
Get ready to channel your inner misanthrope with Difficult People and rock out to Robyn’s return.
Advocate.com Editors
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Caitlyn Jenner Discusses Her Sexuality In New 'I Am Cait' Teaser
Caitlyn Jenner Discusses Her Sexuality In New 'I Am Cait' Teaser
Caitlyn Jenner’s new friends are eager to know more about the 65-year-old’s experiences dating “as a trans woman,” but it’s not a subject that the former Olympian appears to have even given much thought.
In a teaser for an upcoming episode the docuseries “I Am Cait,” Jenner told her friends, “I’ve only been with women.” (Jenner split from Kris Jenner in 2013 after 22 years of marriage and had been married twice before.)
“I have bigger things than an orgasm to worry about,” she said. “I have bigger things to worry about than an orgasm.”
When many of her friends raised their hands to say they are more attracted to men than women, Jenner responded, “I don’t know. I’ve never been with a guy.”
This is the first time Jenner has really spoken about any aspect of her romantic life since her divorce from Kris. And when Jenner came out as transgender this past April during a “20/20” interview with Diane Sawyer, the star, who had yet to reveal her female name, broached the subject of sexuality by stating that she’s attracted to women and emphasized the difference between gender and sexuality.
“There’s two different things here. Sexuality is who you personally are attracted to — who turns you on,” Jenner said. “But gender identity has to do with who you are as a person and your soul and who you identify with inside.”
“I Am Cait” airs Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET on E!
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At last, dying widower gets Texas officials to correct his late husband’s death certificate
At last, dying widower gets Texas officials to correct his late husband’s death certificate
Forty days after the US Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal nationwide, John Stone-Hoskins has finally gotten the state of Texas to amend his late husband’s death certificate to reflect that they were married.
Stone-Hoskins’ husband James committed suicide in January and he himself has cancer with a prognosis of less than two months to live.
Stone-Hoskins received an amended death certificate on Thursday (6 August). He is now listed as ‘husband’ instead of ‘significant other,’ according to Towleroad.com.
He had said in court Thursday: ‘I have a terminal liver disease, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, breast disease, a heart defect, in addition to a defective aorta, which was not discovered until recently. My doctors expect me to live another 45 to 60 days.
‘I also wish to have the dignity of being listed on my deceased husband’s death certificate.’
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faced possible contempt charges for refusing to recognize a same-sex marriage after the Supreme Court’s June ruling.
Paxton and Kirk Cole, interim director of the Department of State Health Services, had been ordered to explain before a federal court next next week why the state would not provide Stone-Hoskins with the amended death certificate for his husband.
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Greg Hernandez
Sam Smith Videobombs Denver TV News Story, Goes Totally Unrecognized: VIDEO
Sam Smith Videobombs Denver TV News Story, Goes Totally Unrecognized: VIDEO
Looks like Sam Smith hasn’t let all his fame and fortune over the past two years get to his head, as the British crooner still knows how to let loose in public.
Scoping out Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheater on Tuesday ahead of his concert at the venue that evening, Smith noticed a local news station interviewing two girls about their recent workout at the venue and decided to do a bit of videobombing in the background.
Smith, who threw up a peace sign and gave one of the interviewees bunny ears, went unrecognized during the sneak attack and later posted his amusement with the what went down on Instagram:
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Kyler Geoffroy
Sam Smith Videobombs Denver TV News Story, Goes Totally Unrecognized: VIDEO
