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terça-feira, março 30, 2010

[España]
Revista ultra católica Alba insulta a los transexuales masculinos en un reportaje tendencioso y de -mala fe-
La Revista ultra católica “Alba” ha emitido un
reportaje que ha ofendido gratuitamente -y de mala fe- al colectivo de hombres transexuales, llamándolos "mujeres operadas" e informando casi con prevaricación de la transexualidad. Hablan que solo “40” personas transexuales han modificado su nombre y sexo después de la Ley de Modificación del Registro Civil en el 2007.

[España]
¿Y si Barbie fuera transexual?
¿Qué oculta Barbie bajo la ropa? ¿Y si fuera transexual? Una exposición de fotografía y 'performance' en Alicante ofrece una respuesta sin tapujos.
La muestra fotográfica '-In-visibles', organizada por la Asociación Decide-T de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Trasnsexuales de Alicante utiliza fotografías de muñecas manipuladas para hace explícito lo que generalmente se oculta y trasgreder la concepción genérica tradicional.
Barbies transexuales en Alicante con la exposición de DecideT "In-visibles: Naturalezas transgresoras"

[UK]
Sex-change killer to wed lesbian murderess in jail
A double killer is getting married behind bars after being switched to a women's jail following a sex swap - and falling for a lesbian murderess.
Strangler Douglas Wakefield, 61, has won permission to get hitched in the prison chapel.
Lags will be guests at the civil partnership ceremony as the beast - who underwent a taxpayer-funded "gender reassignment" and is now called "Tai" - recites vows with mum-of-three Thelma Purchase, 45, a fellow lifer.

[Itália]
Asesinan a cuchilladas a una mujer transexual en Italia de nacionalidad argentina
Una joven transexual, de la que desconocemos su verdadero nombre y sólo conocemos el anterior y que se apellidaba Curi Huansi, con 29 años, ha sido asesinada en Parma, Italia, con heridas de arma blanca en cara, cuello y manos (seguramente mientras se defendía)


[Finland]
Ombudsman: Equality Law to Protect Transsexuals
Equality Ombudsman Pirkko Mäkinen says Finland’s equality law is in need of modernisation, especially in regard to the rights of transsexuals. The issue has been raised following the case of Lutheran minister Marja-Sisko Aalto, who felt forced to leave her job after undergoing gender reassignment surgery.

[Africa]
Africa: Make those homosexuals disappear!
In Uganda, there is a burning desire to send them to the gallows. Woe betide those who dare "marry" in Malawi. In Zimbabwe, President Mugabe and Premier Tsvangirai have surprisingly agreed to refuse to consider their rights in the new constitution, with the former describing them as "pigs" and "dogs". In 38 of the 53 countries on the continent, homosexuals are treated like criminals.

[Zimbabwe]
PM Morgan Tsvangirai rejects gay rights move
Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has joined President Robert Mugabe in dismissing calls to enshrine gay rights in the new constitution.
Morgan Tsvangirai condemns homosexuals in raw terms
Zimbabwe Shrugs Off Gay Rights
Mugabe y Tsvangirai cierran filas contra los derechos de los gays


[Iran]
Actor y hombre transexual iraní regresa a las pantallas después de cirugía reasignación sexo
Un actor iraní -transexual masculino- ha retornado a las pantallas luego de una transición como un hombre. Saman Arastu, anteriormente conocido como Farzaneh, tuvo una carrera importante como mujer en la televisión y en papeles en películas.

[Indonesia]
Activists demand police arrest attackers
Activists have accused the police and several religious groups of breaking the law by shutting down a planned congress on sexual orientation in Surabaya, East Java, and by banning conference participants from speaking to the media.
[Opinion] Hostility, Not Homosexuality, Flies in The Face of True Koranic Teachings
Dems support gay, lesbian congress
[Editorial] The vanishing minorities
Sexuality talks canceled for sake of ‘security’


[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Now that Health Care Reform Passed, is the ENDA in Sight?
Health care reform. It's the subject on everyone's lips. However, now that the bill has been enacted, attention is turning to the next big topic, such as the economy and immigration reform. For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans, there are several pieces of legislation that have been waiting on the back-burner that need to be addressed, but perhaps chief among them is the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Well, ENDA's time may finally be near.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Should the U.S. Census Let Trans Americans Mark Something Besides 'Male' Or 'Female'?
We've already seen how the 2010 Census missed a huge opportunity to count America's gays. But what about America's transgender population?

[MI, USA]
Transgender singer tells story at SVSU
Lead singer of the Toronto-based queer band The Cliks visited SVSU for Gender Awareness week to share his experience with gender identity.
Lucas Silveira, an open transgender male, presented to students the struggles to achieve one’s full potential in a world that views gender in two categories: male or female.
(Photo by James Fry - Lucas Silveira, lead singer of the rock band The Cliks, told an audience Wednesday about the difficulties facing people who feel they were born a gender different from their biological sex.)

[NY,USA]
Transgendered woes for Tribeca?
So a movie described as a "campy homage to exploitation films" makes it to the Tribeca film festival, and the GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defammation) group immediately wants to strike up a conversation with the Tribeca Festival producers.
GLAAD turns on "Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives"
[Blog/Commentary] Where will Israel Luna be, on November 20, 2010?
[Blog/Commentaryt] Memo to the Luna-Ticks: We’ve Been Used By Gay Men For Profit Before, So Don’t Expect Us to Shut Up Now

[México]
Red Mexicana de Mujeres Transexuales concluye taller en Jalisco sobre compromisos en prevención del VIH/Sida
La Red Mexicana de Mujeres Trans AC concluye el taller de liderazgo trans en Jalisco se llevó a cabo los días 25 y 26 de marzo. (Foto)

[México]
"Mi experiencia en el Grupo Crisalida: Travestís de México" Por Gina Furlong
Desde hace 14 años el Grupo Crisálida Ha prestado apoyo a hombres que tienen el gusto de vestir con ropa femenina y ¿Cómo ayudamos en el Grupo Crisálida? (Foto)

[México]
Impiden a mujer transexual de México jugar en cancha de fútbol femenino, ella es la directora de TRI GAY
Miranda Salman, en medio de la fotografía, Directora Técnica del TRI GAY, mujer transexual, fue víctima de un acto discriminatorio en una cancha de fútbol rápido propiedad de Roberto Sosa, comentarista de la empresa Televisa, al no permitírsele jugar un partido de la categoría femenil.

[Peru]
Lavan bandera para exigir derechos
Con una singular medida que implicó el lavado de la bandera peruana, la misma que estaba manchada con la sangre de todos los manifestantes, integrantes de la Comunidad Homosexual LTGB (Lesbianas, gays, travestis y bisexuales) protestaron contra los continuos crímenes que vienen sufriendo dichas personas, a nivel del país. (Foto)