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terça-feira, setembro 13, 2011

[Brasil]
Inscrições abertas para seminário de transexualidade em SP
Transexualidade e Saúde Pública são temas de debate em outubro em São Paulo

[Brasil]
Campanha quer transexual na propaganda da Dove
Com campanha, Dove pode ganhar sua primeira garota-propaganda transexual

[UK]
Hate crimes on the increase in Cumbria
The number of hate crimes across Cumbria increased last year, with more people being targeted over their sexuality.

[UK]
Girl, 10, trapped in a boy's body
A girl trapped in a boy’s body has made the brave decision to return to school for the new term as a girl.
The 10-year-old, a year six pupil at primary school in Worcester, was born a boy but took the decision with her family over the summer holidays to return as a girl.

[Australia]
Lesbians dress boy in girl's clothes and post photos on Facebook
A six-year-old boy placed in the care of a lesbian foster couple was dressed in girl's clothes and the humiliating pictures were posted on the couple's Facebook page.
One of the women was preparing for a sex change to become a man at the time, while her girlfriend was undergoing fertility treatment.
Lesbian couple 'dressed adopted son in girl's clothes and posted photo
on Facebook'


[Australia]
Hannah's story of love, hate and transitioning
'Hannah', a transgender woman living in the Wide Bay Burnett, shares her story of love, hate, and transitioning from male to female.

[Australia]
Andy’s just one of the guys
It’s been a year in the spotlight for Andy Guy, who has certainly had his fair share of media attention.

[DC, USA]
D.C. Police Struggle with More Transgender Bias Crimes
This weekend proved to be another violent weekend for the transgendered community as the Metropolitan Police Department struggles to assess its reaction to bias crimes. Police officials suspect a transgender women found unconscious at 11th and Fairmont Streets, NW early Saturday morning and later died at Howard University Hospital may have been a victim of homicide. An autopsy is pending before a final determination of death and the woman's identity. According to the Washington Blade, the department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit alerted transgender activists to the situation and to help in the investigation.
Transgender Person Shot In Southeast Washington
Transgender person shot in D.C.; 3rd such attack this summer
Transgender Woman Shot In Southeast DC

[Commentary] Another Transsister Murdered In DC

[NJ, USA]
Babs Casbar, first-ever transgender person at DNC, may rise to help lead it tomorrow
Until 2 years ago, the DNC had never had a member - there are more than 400 across the country - who is a transgender person. In 2009, Babs Casbar Siperstein (yes, Siperstein like the paint company) from Edison, New Jersey & a member of the Blue Jersey community, became the first. Tomorrow, if she wins a party election at the DNC Fall Meeting in Chicago, she will become the first out transgender person ever on the DNC's Executive Committee.
Babs Casbar: newly-elected member of DNC Executive Committee

[Mexico]
Realizarán del Primer Foro de Diversidad Sexual en Álvaro Obregón
Se realizará del 18 al 25 de septiembre, de 10:00 a 18:00 horas en la explanada del Teatro de la Juventud de la sede de la demarcación

[Chile]
Movilh anuncia manifestación contra la homofobia religiosa para el 15 de octubre
El organismo realizará un acto contra la discriminación el próximo sábado 15 de octubre en la Plaza de Armas. En un mismo ángulo, el Movilh valoró que representantes del Oficialismo y la Oposición se distanciaran de los discursos homofóbicos emitidos en el Te Deum de ayer domingo.
Movilh replicó a obispo evangélico que vinculó a homosexuales con los pedófilos y la zoofilia

[Argentina]
Fomentan el reconocimiento de la identidad de género
Durante el último encuentro del Consejo Superior de la UNPA que se realizó en Puerto San Julián, la secretaria General Académica de la Casa de altos estudios, María José Leno, presentó el proyecto de “Reconocimiento y respeto a la identidad de género”, para permitir que los miembros de la comunidad universitaria que pertenezcan al colectivo transexual, travesti o transgénero puedan ser llamados y figurar en distintos documentos institucionales con el nombre por el que buscan ser reconocidos.