[Natureza]
Colômbia: Plantações de coca dizimam 300 mil ha de floresta

O vice-presidente da Colômbia, Francisco Santos Calderón, alertou hoje, em Lisboa, para os danos ambientais irreparáveis causados pelos cultivos de coca, revelando que anualmente são destruídos 300 mil hectares de floresta colombiana devido a esta prática ilegal.

[Portugal]
Queer Lisboa 12
Cinema São Jorge

Sala 1
15h30m A Jihad for Love (USA, UK, Australia, Germany, France, 2007, 81’) by Parvez Sharma
17h30m Tryout (Programa de Curtas 6)
19h30m (Longa-metragem) Japan, Japan (Israel, 2007, 65’) by Lior Shamriz
22h (Longa-metragem) XXY (Argentina, Spain, 2007, 91’) by Lucia Puenzo

Sala 3
15h15m (Documentário) Schau mir in die Augen, Kleiner Here’s Looking At You, Boy (Germany, France, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, 2007, 90’) by André Schäfer
17h15m (Documentário) Further Off the Straight & Narrow (USA, 2007, 61’) by Katherine Sender
19h15m (Curta) Dalla Testa ai Piedi From Head to Foot (Italy, 2007, 23’) by Simone Cangelosi
(Documentário) She’s a Boy I Knew (Canada, 2007, 70’) by Gwen Haworth
21h30m (Documentário) Campillo sí, quiero Campillo yes, I do (Spain, 2007, 52’) by Andrés Rubio
23h45m Queer Art (Programa de Curtas 7)

Sala Buondi
18h (Queer Market 2) Nina’s Heavenly Delights A Receita do Amor (UK, 2006, 90’), by Pratibha Parmar

Atenção especial ao filme XXY, às 22h na sala 1, e ao documentário She's a boy i knew às 19h15m na sala 3

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Transgender Human Rights Activists Arrested in Uganda
Please take action to protest the detention and intimidation by police of Oundo George and Kiiza Brendah, transgender human rights activists in Uganda who were arrested at home for allegedly attempting to "recruit people to homosexuality." This is a spurious charge that does not exist in Uganda's Civil Code, though homosexuality is illegal and freedom of gender identity is not recognized. Oundo George and Kiiza Brendah were held without cause for seven days and upon release were ordered to return to the police station on September 24."

[España]
PSOE y PNV negocian en el Congreso los requisitos para que los transexuales se puedan cambiar de nombre en el DNI
El PSOE y PNV están negociando en el Congreso de los Diputados una iniciativa parlamentaria, que se votará en el Pleno de mañana, sobre los requisitos que se deben exigir a los transexuales que desean cambiar de nombre en el Registro Civil y en el DNI.

[Turkey] [News/Commentary]
Fact, Fantasy, And Farce As More Are Detained In Ergenekon Probe
Excerpt: Those detained on September 18 included Nurseli Idiz, one of Turkey's leading actresses, and a transsexual showbiz manager and function organizer called Seyhan Soylu ... were released on September 21 without being charged.

[Nepal]
Nepalese lesbian recognised as "third gender"
A lesbian in Kathmandu, Nepal has been recognised as "third gender" on an official identity card.
The term "third gender" has been used in the country to refer to gay men, lesbians, and bisexual and transgender people.

[India]
Transgenders lay seige to govt hospital
A group of transgenders today laid siege to the government hospital here protesting denial of treatment to a eunuch suffering from HIV.

[México]
Hay un transexual por cada 30 mil habitantes, calculan especialistas de la UNAM
Sobre la homosexualidad, Selma González, del Programa de Sexualidad Humana de la Facultad de Psicología dijo que brota de una variación en los cromosomas y está vinculada a los genes, por lo que no son una opción ni una patología.

[Argentina]
Nació varón y llevará nombre de mujer en su DNI sin operarse
Tiene 25 años, es de Mar del Plata y desde los 15 años viste ropa de mujer. Desde entonces, se autobautizó Tania, nombre que ahora llevará en su documento. "Este fallo soluciona mi vida", dice, y sueña con estudiar Medicina.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Justice Delayed, Denied And Disgraceful
It seems that no matter where we live or what decade we're talking about, when the justice system concerns transwomen of color, justice is delayed, denied, and disgraceful.

[HI, USA]
Bulls-eye on bullying
Excerpt: Youth who are being bullied risk further harm if they try to fight back, she said, and should instead confide in an adult - a parent, teacher or neighbor, who can help them see that the behavior isn't their fault. Students perceived as gay, lesbian or transgendered are especially at risk of being bullied.
"When victims stand up for themselves, it actually escalates the violence that the bullies use," she said.