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terça-feira, outubro 07, 2008

[Natureza]
Portugal tem 159 espécies em risco de extinção
Em Portugal existem 159 espécies em risco de extinção, entre as quais o lince ibérico e caracóis da Madeira e dos Açores, segundo a Lista Vermelha divulgada hoje pela União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza (UICN).
Um terço dos mamíferos ameaçados de extinção
Dados revelados pela União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza

[Portugal]
Casamentos gay: deputados «inundados» com e-mails
Deputados do PS receberam milhares de e-mails com um apelo para que «abandonem a sala» no momento da votação, sexta-feira, no Parlamento, dos projectos de lei do Bloco de Esquerda e Verdes sobre casamentos homossexuais.

[Russia]
Gay Film Festival Held In Secrecy
The Side by Side Film Festival, Russia's first international gay and lesbian film event, which was apparently stopped by the authorities on Thursday when two venues that were to hold the screenings were raided by the fire inspectorate and ordered to close, went on in secrecy over the weekend.

[Kyrgyzstan]
Kyrgyzstan: Protect Lesbians and Transgender Men From Abuse
Lesbian and bisexual women and transgender men face violent abuse, including rape, in Kyrgyzstan, both in family settings and from strangers on the street, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued today.

[Uganda]
Governo de Uganda anuncia aperto do cerco contra gays
O governo de Uganda, conhecido pela intolerância aos homossexuais, anunciou esta semana que irá recrudescer a legislação anti-gay. O motivo alegado por fontes oficiais seria o aumento no número de gays entre a população do país, considerado questão de "saúde moral".

[South Korea]
Transgender Commits Suicide
A transgender, who became famous for appearing in a show before and after undergoing sex change surgery, committed suicide Saturday, a day after actress Choi Jin-sil's death.
Police concluded that the direct cause of the suicide was the breakup with her boyfriend, but suspect Choi's death had affected her decision to kill herself. (Photo)
Internet Crackdown Ensues in Wake of Actress Suicide
Excerpt: Jang Chae-won, an up-and-coming transgender entertainer, was found dead in her house in Seoul on Friday night in what appears to be a suicide. Police believe that after a breakup with her boyfriend Jang had strongly identified with Choi. Several others cases were also reported, involving mostly women who hanged themselves the same way that Choi had.

[Canada]
David Reimer Is Born A Boy, Brought Up A Girl
Excerpt: As a biography, David Reimer was born Bruce Reimer on August 22, 1965 in Winnipeg, Canada. On May 4, 2004, at the age of 38, he committed suicide.