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California Gov. Gray Davis added fuel to his opponents' recall fire by signing a controversial bill that authorizes fines of up to $150,000 for companies or nonprofit groups, such as the Boy Scouts, that discriminate against cross-dressers, transsexuals or drag queens. The governor signed the measure Saturday along with the $71.1 billion budget for fiscal year 2003-4. The move fell under the radar screens of most California media outlets. The law, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2004, adds "gender identity or expression" to the characteristics protected under California's Fair Employment and Housing Act and specifically protects residents whose "perceived...

MR MATRIX AND HIS DOMINATRIX May 23 2003 By David Edwards   EVEN by Hollywood's bizarre standards, it's a tale that for sheer weirdness, is right off the scale.The Matrix Reloaded may be wowing audiences with its spectacular special effects and technology but its director and mastermind is busy creating another set of fireworks.Larry Wachowski has abandoned his wife of nine years - childhood sweetheart Thea - to pursue a sado-masochistic relationship with a dominatrix.Now he's being sued by his estranged wife, who is furious after she was asked to help pay for a luxury lovenest for the couple. BESOTTED:...

<p>ROANOKE - A transsexual will be granted early release from prison so he can undergo the final surgery to become a woman.</p> <p>A Roanoke judge ruled Friday that Michelona Sierra De'Lonta, 27, can be released from the city jail one month shy of completing his six-month sentence for forgery if he pays about $1,200 in court costs by this afternoon.</p>

A transsexual who was barred from enrolling at a school for beauticians in the US state of California has won a legal battle to be allowed to attend classes, the transsexual and her lawyers said Monday. The breakthrough came when the would-be beauty specialist, identified only as Sandy, reached a settlement with a chain of Los Angeles beauty schools after she sued the school for discrimination when it denied her admission. "Today, it's a big time for me," said Sandy, who was born a man but who is in the process of undergoing a sex change operation. She said she...

Because of the bias manner in which homosexuality is portrayed by the media, the general public has little understanding of the true nature of the homosexual lifestyle. Most have been deceived into believing the average homosexual lives a perfectly normal and healthy way of life.