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Court allows Miss United States of America pageant to exclude transgender women
The pageant says it’s “not anti-transgender” but “just wants to be able to hold a pageant that is only for biological females.”
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Janet Mock to judge Miss USA Pageant
The author, activist and former talk show host is the first out transgender judge in pageant history.
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Secret pageant defies Islamic hardliners by crowning Indonesia Miss Transgender
Organizers asked those present not to post anything on social media during the contest for fear of discovery and violence.
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Trans beauty pageant criticized for offering gender reassignment surgery
Gender reassignment surgery “is not something to be entered into lightly.”
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So which guy will be crowned the next Miss Gay Venezuela?
In this massively popular annual competition, men don elaborate wigs and layers of makeup to show off their skills in what they call “the art of transformation.”
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Miss Spain becomes first openly lesbian national beauty queen
Miss Spain has revealed she is in a lesbian relationship, becoming the first openly gay national beauty queen. Patricia Yurena, 24, revealed in an Instagram photo that she is in a relationship with singer Vanesa Cortes. The image was captioned “Romeo and Juliet.”
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Miss Universe: Transgender contestants should have their own pageants
Gabriela Isler, the former Miss Venezuela who was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday, said she does not believe transgender contestants should be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe pageant.
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Thomas Roberts to host Miss Universe in Moscow to give LGBT Russians ‘hope’
NEW YORK — Thomas Roberts, an openly gay journalist and news anchor for MSNBC, announced Thursday he plans to host the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, calling it a “huge, visible opportunity for LGBT people. Everywhere.”
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Miss Universe pageant rejects call to move competition out of Russia
The Miss Universe pageant has responded to a Change.org petition calling for this year’s pageant to be moved from Russia because of that country’s recently enacted anti-gay “propaganda law.
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Miss S.C. pageant gets its first openly gay contestant
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Analouisa Valencia isn’t the typical pageant contestant in a lot of ways. Her family doesn’t have a lot of money, she is biracial and bilingual and, in what may be a first for the Miss South Carolina and its parent Miss America pageants, she is openly gay.