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Transgender beauty queen allowed to compete in Miss Universe Canada
The Miss Universe Organization will allow Jenna Talackova to compete in the 2012 Miss Universe Canada
The head of Miss Universe Canada kicked her out two weeks ago after discovering that she is transgender. The official said that Talackova had to have been born a female to participate.
At the time, a brief statement on the front page of the website for Beauties of Canada, the company that oversees the Miss Universe Canada pageant, stated that Talackova had been removed from the competition “because she did not meet the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form.”
Talackova then tweeted that she was “disqualified for being born.”
Proving one's gender varies by province in Canada, according to the Vancouver
In 2010, when she was 19, Talackova competed in Miss International Queen, a competition for transgender and transsexual people. In an interview posted on YouTube, she said she knew she was a girl at age 4.
Speaking with a girlish lilt, the tall blonde contestant said that she started hormone therapy at age 14 and underwent a sex change surgery at 19.
GLAAD, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group said the Miss Universe had taken an important first step.
The group released a statement, saying, “The Miss Universe Organization should look to state non-discrimination laws and institutions including the Olympics, NCAA and The CW's America
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CAN DOGS GET NEUTERED AND STILL HAVE THEIR BALLS?
Is neutering getting a high-tech makeover? New York-based company Ark Sciences has developed an alternative method to the necessary snip in the form of a simple injection. "Zinc Neutering" terminates a pup's ability to reproduce by injecting them a shot into their scrotum that contains a mixture of Zinc Gluconate, L-Arginine (an amino acid) and purified water. The company claims that the compound works by killing off sperm and permanently blocking the tubes in the testicles. The compound is currently pending approval by the U.S.
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CAR CHANGES COLOR WITH YOUR MOOD
Engineers at French car manufacturer Peugeot have unveiled a new car that uses reactive paint to change the car's body color to match the owner's emotions. The Peugeot RCZ uses a steering wheel with built-in heat sensors that gauge the driver's body temperature and pulse rate which changes the color of the car's psychochromatic mood paint. A product manager for Peugeot said in a press release, "This really is a world first for motoring, to have developed a paint that accurately reflects the emotion of the driver, will no doubt have our competitors green with envy." (Economic Times)
