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quinta-feira, dezembro 23, 2010

[International] [Fashion/Style]
Fashion blurs gender boundaries
Transsexuals, transvestites and models with no clear gender affiliation are all the rage in current advertising campaigns and editorials.
The male model of the moment is Andrej Pejic, a 19-year old blond from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who - and there's no other way to put it - looks like a woman.
Andrej Pejic's 'feminine' look in high demand
[Commentary] With 'Femiman' Model Andrej Pejic, Marc Jacobs Is Going Trans For Spring

[Malta]
Attorney General appeals in transsexual marriage case
The Attorney General has filed an appeal from a court sentence which had granted Joanne Cassar the right to marry a man after her gender reassignment surgery.
Update 2: PL, AD, disagrees with appeal in transsexual's right-to-marry case
Decision granting right to marry after gender reassignment appealed


[India] [Film]
I Don't Want To Become A Woman
RITUPARNO GHOSH DOESN’T WANT TO BECOME A WOMAN, BECAUSE HE FINDS UNIQUENESS IN HIS GENDER FLUIDITY. MAKING HIS ACTING DEBUT THIS FRIDAY AS A GAY FILMMAKER IN AAREKTI PREMER GALPO, GHOSH TELLS T2 HOW THE KAUSHIK GANGULY FILM MIRRORS HIS PERSONAL JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY

[USA]
Know Your Rights - Information on air travel for transgender people
This is a busy time of the year for travel so we have put together some resources to help you have a smooth and safe trip. Transgender people and our families have expressed concern about the various new invasive equipment and procedures at the airport used by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

[USA] [Commentary]
California DMV Shows Ambivalence Over Transgender Hatred
A couple months ago, I wrote an article about Amber Yust, a transgender woman from California who was sent a shocking letter after she went to the DMV for a name change on her license. She was easily able to get a driver’s license with her new name, but the employee who processed the name change felt a need to take matters into his own hands.

[MI/NC, USA]
North Carolina Woman Allegedly Drives 600 Miles to Kill Brother's Partner
Julie Ann Hopwood, North Carolina College Instructor, Held on First Degree Murder Charge in Michigan
College Teacher Charged With Killing Partner Of Her Transgender Brother
College instructor accused of murdering transgender brother's partner