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terça-feira, maio 03, 2011

[Brasil]
Transexual faz cover de Lady Gaga para ajudar companheiro
E cada vez mais a tv brasileira mostra a diversidade LGBT. E de forma superpositiva. No sábado 30 de abril, foi a vez de Luciano Huck. O famoso quadro "Lata Velha", em que Luciano reforma carros, teve a participação do consultor em informática Alex Chagas, que tem um relacionamento amoroso de 11 anos com a transexual Alexandra.

[Brasil]
Atriz Leandra Leal vai dirigir documentário sobre travestis
Leandra Leal volta aos cinemas para resgatar história de grupo de travestis dos anos 70

[España]
Colectivo de lesbianas, gays y transexuales reivindica el "derecho a un trabajo digno sin discriminación"
El Colectivo de lesbianas, gays, transexuales y bisexuales de Madrid (COGAM) ha reivindicado junto con los sindicatos, con motivo del 1º de mayo, "el derecho a un trabajo digno en un contexto de respeto, sin discriminación y a defender las políticas sociales frente a quien ha provocado esta crisis económica y ahora nos la quiere hacer pagar".

[España]
Lambda denuncia la discriminación del colectivo gay y transexual por el estigma del SIDA
El colectivo Lambda de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales ha denunciado este domingo la discriminación que sufren en ocasiones sus miembros en el mercado laboral por la visibilidad de su orientación sexual e, incluso, "por el estima del SIDA" que recae sobre el colectivo.

[Albania] [Commentary]
Arson attack on transgender and Roma people May 1st, 2011
Disturbing news from Tirana, the capital city of Albania, where a house jointly occupied by five trans people and a Roma family of seven members (five of whom were minors) was deliberately set on fire in the early hours of last Wednesday, 27 April. Thankfully all twelve occupants are alive and well, although the house is no longer
habitable.

[USA]
Cher Praises Son's Sex-Swap Bravery At Film Screening
Cher praised her son Chaz Bono's bravery during a private screening of his revealing sex-swap documentary at her home over the weekend (30Apr-01May11).
Cher: I Admire Chaz's Courage
Cher Admires Son Chaz Bono's Courage for Sharing His Personal Journey


[IL, USA]
New inmate policy goes into effect
A new policy has been implemented in Cook County Jail where transgender inmates can be accommodated by their preferential gender identity rather than their sex at birth.

[KS, USA]
Easing restroom woes for transgendered, disabled students
On cigarette breaks, Cage Letchworth would urinate by an air conditioning unit next to Snow Hall.
It wasn’t out of laziness or a desire to vandalize University property. He wasn’t making a political statement. Letchworth urinated outside because he could not find a bathroom he felt comfortable using.
Letchworth, a former KU student from Lenexa, was transitioning from female to male. At the time, Letchworth looked too masculine to use a women’s restroom, but not masculine enough to risk entering the men’s room. And he couldn’t exactly walk up to a urinal.

[Mexico]
Exige la comunidad LGBTT esclarecer crimen de transexual ocurrido en Puebla
El asesinato del transexual que se identificaba como Bárbara Lezama, ocurrido en la capital del estado, causó fuerte reacción entre la comunidad Lésbico Gay, Bisexual, Transgénero y Transexual (LGBTT) de Tehuacán, desde donde se lanzó la exigencia de que se esclarezca el homicidio sin que las autoridades se escuden tras el clásico crimen pasional.
Zozobra de la comunidad LGBTT por más delitos de odio en Puebla: Demysex