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terça-feira, novembro 16, 2010

[España]
Universidad Málaga estudiará la situación y necesidades del colectivo transexual en España
Se trata de uno de los colectivos con mayor riesgo de exclusión social, según la Comisión Europea.

[España]
Antonelli piden una Ley Igualdad para LGTB que penalice discriminación identidad genero y orientación sexual
La actriz y activista transexual Carla Antonelli ha manifestado que, aunque comienza a haber normativas que "protegen y que, de alguna manera, dan seguridad" al colectivo formado por Lesbianas, gays, transexuales y bisexuales (LGTB), faltan normas como una ley de igualdad enfocada a este colectivo.
La actriz transexual Carla Antonelli pide una ley de igualdad para LGTB

[España]
Denuncian que el 80% de las transexuales se ven abocadas a la prostitución
Más del 80% de las transexuales en España viven una situación de "exclusión laboral" con la que "la única salida es la prostitución, que no es una opción libre ni elegida voluntariamente", según la portavoz de la Federación Española de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales (FELGTB), Mar Cambrollé.
El 80% de las transexuales acaban ejerciendo la prostitución según estudio que elaborará Universidad Málaga

[UK]
The Annual International Transgender Day of Remembrance
On November 20th or 21st those who care will be coming together in dozens of cities around the world to remember transgender people who have been murdered, often brutally, just because they are different.

[Francia]
La modelo mujer transexual Lea T. de Givenchy posa para la Revista Lurve
Tisci, director creativo de Givenchy definió como una "diosa del glamour". "Ella es una verdadera diosa. Siempre ha sido muy femenina -súper frágil- y muy aristocrática".

[Botswana]
Botswana Trans Community Makes Strides
As the transgender movement rises across Africa and the world Batswana have formed their own transgender identity oriented organisation titled Rainbow Identity Association (RIA) aiming to offer support trans people whose identity was not recognised by the lesbian, gay and bisexual community as well as the general society as their programs excluded the trans community.

[Kuwait]
Cross-dresser nabbed
Securitymen on patrol in Salmiya area have arrested a cross-dresser who is well-known at the websites.
The suspect is said to have aroused suspicion of security officers when they noticed a vehicle parked at an isolated location with two girls inside it. However, the officers discovered one of them was a cross-dresser as they approached them to check their data. They were referred to the concerned authority immediately.

[India]
Eunuch strangled to death in city
Body of a 30-year-old eunuch was found from his Rampura-Rambag residence here on Saturday evening. He was strangled to death and police suspect involvement of the victim's missing housemate in this and plan to send a team to latter's village in Orissa to trace him.


[Thailand]
Pattaya Lady-Boy Blinded By Bogus Doctors
Two katoeys posing as doctors conned another lady boy out of Bt3,000 after giving her facial silicone injections, ostensibly to enhance her beauty. Instead the injections caused severe facial swelling and made her blind in one eye. (Photo)

[USA]
Kye Allums, GWU lose opener
Kye Allums’ first game as an openly transgender man ended in disappointment as his team lost to Wisconsin-Green Bay, 75-51, in the Best Buy Classic. The tournament is being held in Minneapolis, near Allums’ childhood home. Allums played 15 minutes and racked up 1 rebound and 1 assist.

[AZ, USA]
Trangendered community celebrated on campus
The fifth annual Transgender Awareness Week comes to the UA with new activities to bring light to transgender issues on the heels of a new initiative to add gender-inclusive housing to campus.

[CO, USA]
Mexican Trans Woman Granted Asylum in the U.S.
Transgender woman Alexandra Reyes, who came to live illegally in the United States to escape the abuse she suffered at the hands of her family and her community in Mexico, has been allowed to say in the U.S. after immigration officials ruled that Mexico's authorities could not be counted on to protect Reyes from transphobic violence should she be returned to the country.

[HI, USA]
An Exclusive Interview With Kim Coco Iwamoto
Kim Coco Iwamoto is being called the nation's highest elected office holder, who also happens to be transgendered. In her first televised interview since the election, Iwamoto speaks exclusively to KHNL's Angela Keen on family, life and her future. (Photo)

[IL, USA]
Transgender Day of Remembrance Nov 18
A day of remembrance for the transgendered community in Chicago and beyond will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18 at the Center on Halsted, in partnership with the Howard Brown Health Center, on Halsted Street and Waveland Avenue beginning at 6:30 p.m.

[KS, USA]
Events remember transgender murders, suicides
Several campus groups have joined together to host events this week for the Transgender Day of Remembrance. The day, which this year falls on Saturday, is a worldwide recognition of transgender people killed by hate crimes.

[MO, USA]
Trans Awareness Week occurring this week
Beginning Monday, Trans Awareness Week will feature a weeklong slew of events intended to provide a safe and educational experience for all attendees.

[Brazil]
Una multitud se toma la playa de Copacabana en el Desfile del Orgullo Gay
Decenas de miles de personas se reunieron hoy en Río de Janeiro para reivindicar la igualdad de derechos de los homosexuales en la edición número 15 del Desfile del Orgullo Gay, que recorrió la playa de Copacabana, a pesar del frío y una llovizna intermitente.
El arco iris gay conquista Copacabana

[Haiti]
In Post-Earthquake Haiti, Activists Fight Violence Based on Gender and Sexuality
Our Observer Nathalie Margi spent four months in Port au Prince working with local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights groups. She brings us this account of the worrying state of LGBT rights in post-earthquake Haiti.

[El Salvador]
Pedirán que la identidad transexual sea factible
ASPIDH-Arcoiris se reunió solamente con la diputada Margarita Velado del FMLN. Las otras fracciones legislativas ni siquiera respondieron a la socilicitud de audiencia.

[El Salvador]
Homosexuales de El Salvador claman por derecho a adoptar nombre de mujer
Activistas de la comunidad homosexual de El Salvador reclamaron este lunes en una marcha el derecho a adoptar "legalmente" un nombre de mujer, por lo que pidieron al Congreso aprobar una ley que lo permita, constató un periodista de la AFP.
Transexuales de El Salvador presentaran solicitud para que los cambio de DNI sean posibles en el país

[Venezuela]
Tamara Adrián, candidata a Tribunal Supremo de Venezuela pondrá a prueba la tolerancia
Las gaviotas del Mar del Norte reafirman su tesis: “la unión entre especies del mismo sexo es natural”, afirma Tamara Adrián, transexual con más de 25 años de experiencia en Derecho y aspirante a magistrada de la Sala Constitucional del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ), en la que -por cierto- reposa desde hace seis años y medio un recurso de solicitud de cambio de nombre, pues para efectos legales sigue siendo Tomás Adrián.
Aspirante transexual al TSJ pondrá a prueba la tolerancia

[Chile]
Unas 40.000 personas en el "Gay Parade Chile" exigieron la igualdad de derechos
Unas 40.000 personas se reunieron ayer en el "Gay Parade Chile", para exigir a las autoridades una ley contra la discriminación y una ley de matrimonio homosexual, entre otras iniciativas.

[Argentina]
Piden eliminar código que penaliza el travestismo aun hoy día en una región de Argentina
Adujeron que la provincia es una de las cuatro en el país que mantiene tres artículos en su código que penalizan la homosexualidad y travestismo.

[Argentina]
Glamour diferente, en la calle
Muchas medias de red, tacones altísimos, maquillajes impactantes. Brillo y glamour, por primera vez marchando por las calles sanjuaninas.

[Argentina]
Marcha por la identidad de género
Con el lema “Ley de Identidad de Género ya”, diversas organizaciones sociales y de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y trans, realizarán hoy por primera vez en esta ciudad la Marcha del Orgullo Gay.