Hoje deixo aqui a tomada de atenção a um outro filme, musical, que relata a vida de um transgénero desde a sua fuga da parte comunista de Berlin até aos EUA. Também se encontra já à venda em Portugal com o título de "Hedwig: a origem do amor". A não perder quem se interessar por este tema, por musicais ou por rock. Um filme de culto.



[España]
El ayuntamiento de Sevilla crea un servicio de atención a transexuales
El ayuntamiento de Sevilla creará un servicio de atención especialmente dirigido al colectivo de personas transexuales. El consistorio ofrecerá información y asesoramiento en materia de identidad de género y canalizará las denuncias de casos de discriminación.

[Cuba]
Transexualismo: el derecho a ser consecuentes con la identidad de género
Respuestas para quienes se preocupan porque hombres promiscuos se sientan «engañados» si mantienen relaciones con transexuales sin saberlo.

[Argentina]
Sexualidad ambigua y trastornos que surgen en la niñez
La operación de María, la niña hermafrodita, se realizó a tiempo dado que "recién empezaba a descubrir su sexualidad", indicó especialista en Psicología.

[India]
A pageant for the third sex
Excerpt: It was not just Sujoy and Reema who seized the opportunity to express their transgender identities in a public forum. Over 39 contestants from the city and its surroundings gathered in Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre on Sunday to participate in eastern India's first beauty contest for transgender people, hijras and kothis.

[India]
TN to create database of transgenders
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced creating a database of transgenders in the state.
"This would be the first such database which would have comprehensive details and would be created with the help of a non-governmental organisation, " Social Welfare Minister Poongothai said in the Assembly.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
The Denied “Big O” and HRC’s Corporate Equality Index Farce
No, the "Big O" is not about orgasms, or "Oprah," or "Overstock.com." This is about another Big O that is specific to pre-operative male-to-female transsexuals, one called an "Orchiectomy," also called "Orchie" for short. Other words that are used to describe the procedure are; "gelding, neutering" and "orchidectomy." In other words, "castration."

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Cross Dresser Wrecks Lingerie store - Embarrasses us all
Congratulations go to Jeremy Paul McIntosh for running his car into a lingerie store and managing to do $3000 worth of damage and embarrass the transgender community. Yes, this recent revenge driven incident has caused some to comment "So, what were they saying about transvestitism and transsexualism not being mental illnesses?'

[MA,USA] [Blog/News/Commentary]
Children's Hospital Boston Launched Sex Change Program For Kids
Dr. Norman Spack, who is a pediatric endocrinologist, started a new clinic at Children's Hospital Boston, with the goal of delaying puberty in children so they can decide whether they want a male or a female body.