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Lune Loh, 25, a transgender woman, is seen in a reflection on windows while attending an open mic night for poets in Singapore, on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Poetry has been a lifeline for Loh. In between military exercises, she often lay in her bunk, typing poems into her phone. After her shifts, she put on makeup and a wig and went to open mic nights around the city that drew members of the LGBTQ community. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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Dubbed torture, ID policies leave transgender people sterile
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press
Thu,11/10/22-11:00PM , 48 Reads
SINGAPORE (AP) — She was the only woman soldier working in the guard room, surrounded by men who harassed and frightened her after she said she was transgender. She tried to ignore them as they opened up their shirts and pretended to rape each other, while beckoning her to join them.
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Queen Pangke Tabora swims in her mermaid suit as she conducts a mermaiding class in front of the Ocean Camp in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. For the transgender Filipina woman approaching middle age, seeing her legs encased in vibrant, scaly-looking neoprene three years ago was the realization of a childhood dream. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Fin-tastic! Growing 'mermaiding' subculture makes a splash
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press
Wed,06/22/22-11:12PM , 260 Reads
SYDNEY (AP) — There was a pivotal moment in Queen Pangke Tabora’s life that eclipsed all others: It was the moment, she says, when she first slid her legs into a mermaid tail.
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Queen Pangke Tabora swims in her mermaid suit as she conducts a mermaiding class in front of the Ocean Camp in Mabini, Batangas province, Philippines on Sunday, May 22, 2022. For the transgender Filipina woman approaching middle age, seeing her legs encased in vibrant, scaly-looking neoprene three years ago was the realization of a childhood dream. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Fin-tastic! Growing 'mermaiding' subculture makes a splash
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press
Wed,06/22/22-11:10PM , 276 Reads
SYDNEY (AP) — There was a pivotal moment in Queen Pangke Tabora’s life that eclipsed all others: It was the moment, she says, when she first slid her legs into a mermaid tail.
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This photo provided by Ava Shearer shows her scuba diving at Australia's Great Barrier Reef in 2020. With the Monday, Feb. 28, 2022 release of a United Nations climate report that paints a dire picture of the Great Barrier Reef’s future, the 17-year-old marine science student and snorkeling guide wonders what will be left of the imperiled ecosystem by the time she finishes her degree at Australia’s James Cook University. (Courtesy Ava Shearer via AP)

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'Crisis': Climate panel flags Great Barrier Reef devastation
By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press
Mon,02/28/22-11:47AM , 173 Reads
SYDNEY (AP) — It was the silence of the sea that first rattled the teenage snorkeler, followed by a sense of horror as she saw the coral below had been drained of its kaleidoscopic color.
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