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quinta-feira, setembro 06, 2007

[Italia]
Disagio e solitudine: la condizione delle trans nel carcere di Rebibbia
Nel carcere romano di Rebibbia esiste un braccio speciale in cui sono recluse le detenute transessuali, all'interno della sezione maschile del nuovo complesso che ospita in totale 1184 detenuti, di cui il 40 per cento stranieri.

[India]
Una atleta india intenta suicidarse por perder una medalla por dudas sobre su sexo
La atleta india Santhi Soundarajan, que perdió su medalla de plata ganada en los 800 metros de los últimos Juegos Asiáticos por dudas acerca de su identidad sexual, intentó hoy suicidarse en su domicilio ubicado en el sur del país.

[USA]
Why the Bailey controversy won't die soon
To focus on the overzealous response of some trans activists is to miss the bigger picture -- that transsexuals are fed up with non-trans "experts" claiming to know us better than we do.

[CA,USA]
Dead because of ICE neglect
Some 100 supporters of Victoria Arellano, a 23-year-old transgender woman who died after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials denied her AIDS medicine, gathered in front of the federal building August 27 for a vigil and press conference in her memory.

[USA]
Task Force, Inc., applauds House committee hearing on transgender-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc., applauds the members of the House Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee for holding a hearing today on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would protect against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.