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sexta-feira, outubro 31, 2008

[Nuclear]
Jaime Gama defende nuclear
Presidente da Assembleia da República considera que Portugal tem um «mix» energético pouco saudável

[Brasil]
Mais uma transexual pernambucana casa-se civilmente
O Nordeste é considerado uma das regiões mais machistas e homofóbicas do País. Ainda assim, a comunidade LGBT eventualmente encontra por lá motivos para comemoração. Um dos mais recentes foi a união civil firmada entre Josafá Paulino da Silva, 21, e a cabeleireira transexual Cinthia Lourenço Santos, 39.

[España]
Adolescente y transexual
En España es inconcebible una operación de cambio de sexo antes de los 18 años pero, ¿cómo se decide cuándo un adolescente se siente o no conforme con su propio sexo?

[España]
Transexualidad en España: Vivir atrapado en otro sexo
Cada vez más menores de edad españoles recurren a la cirugía para cambiar de sexo; los procedimientos se realizan en clínicas privadas.

[UK]
Doctor accused of homophobia storms out of disciplinary hearing
A GP who has given differing explanations about a letter published in his name that said gay people needed the "stick of law to put them on the right path" has stopped attending his disciplinary hearing.

[UK]
London hosts its first trans film festival
Transgender, intersex, androgyny, gender variant, trans feminists, gender queer, and gender fluid persons of all natures will be represented at next month's London Transgender Film Festival.

[India]
Indian police accused of brutality against trans community
Bangalore police have been accused of arresting and mistreating more than 40 people at a peaceful demonstration.

[Taiwan]
Women ride the wave at international film festival
Excerpt: "3xFTM," by director Kim Il-rhan, deals with a more difficult topic. It follows three Korean female transsexuals who struggle to become men. The movie describes the lengthy and arduous "female to male" process.

[Austrália]
Científicos hallan receptor del gen transexual
Un equipo de investigadores australianos ha descubierto un receptor molecular en los genomas de los transexuales que está vinculado con la regulación de la testosterona; esta mutación podría debilitar las señalizaciones de esta importante hormona en el individuo.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Full circle
With the news that sports reporter Christine Daniels has gone back to being Mike Penner, there has been some discussion in the trans blogosphere about de-transitioning. Only Penner and perhaps those close to him know why he decided to undo his transition. There are many reasons that someone might make such a choice—employment difficulties, being socially ostracized, bad reaction to hormones, and just plain it wasn't right in the first place.
[Blog/Commentary] James "Cora" Birk on Transition and Regret
[Blog/People/Commentary] When not to publish?

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Activists Celebrate Successful Protest of HRC Dinner
50 Protesters Call on Supporters to Stop Giving Money to HRC

[MI, USA]
Michigan State University: 2008 Transgender Day of Remembrance
The 10th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is Thursday, November 20. The student organization TransAction (formerly PhiTauMu) is the prime mover behind event planning.

[OR, USA]
Una tribu nativa de los Estados Unidos legaliza el matrimonio homosexual
Los Coquille, una tribu nativa de los Estados Unidos, concretamente del estado de Oregón, ha legalizado el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo. Una decisión del consejo tribal tomada este verano permite a cualquier miembro de la tribu casarse con una persona de su mismo sexo, reconociendo además la validez tanto de los matrimonios como de las uniones civiles celebradas en otros lugares en los que sean legales.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Living with P.A.I.S.
Known as Partial Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, it refers to a mutation of the androgen receptor gene(s) which ultimately reflects the degree of masculinization (virilization) on our bodies.