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domingo, outubro 30, 2011

[Brasil]
Vídeo: Entenda a diferença entre travestis e transexuais
Uma transexual na plateia do programa "Amor & Sexo" explica como funciona a readequação das transexuais dentro da identidade de gênero

[UK]
Trans Lesbians Wed in Britain
It’s a story of lifetime commitment that crosses gender lines: Two British trans lesbians married after one of them had gender reassignment surgery, reported British newspaper the Daily Mail on Oct. 27.

[UK]
Interview: Cambridge couple battle prejudice after sex change
Sarah Brown and Sylvia Knight are believed to be the first couple in Cambridgeshire to take the unusual pathway of marriage, divorce and becoming civil partners - all so that Sarah could be legally recognised as a woman after gender reassignment surgery.

[Poland]
Polish transsexual makes history as lawmaker
Anna Grodzka sits with poise in her leafy suburban home, flicks her hair and gently shoos away her cat.

[Australia]
Raising awareness of the intersex community
Over the next fortnight the intersex community of Australia will be commemorating Intersex Awareness Day which for the past 15 years has been celebrated on October 26, after a number of activists decided to picket an American Association of Paediatrics conference in 1996.

[USA]
Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie Introduces Kids
The formerly pregnant man is now a dad to three kids, and he's brought his entire brood together for a TV interview.

[CA, USA]
RIVERSIDE: Cal Baptist expels transgendered student
A transgender woman was expelled from California Baptist University after she appeared on an MTV reality show.
Domaine Javier, 24, said university officials told her she was expelled for falsely claiming on her application form that she is a female. Javier revealed on MTV’s “True Life” that she is biologically male.
Letters the university sent to Javier say she was expelled for “committing or attempting to engage in fraud, or concealing identity,” and for presenting false or misleading information in university judicial processes.



[CA, USA]
US premiere of Cuban film on transgender woman
A new landmark film from Cuba will have its U.S. premiere in early November in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Long Beach, Calif. “In the Wrong Body” (“En el Cuerpo Equivocado”), produced in 2010, in Spanish with English subtitles, was directed by Marilyn Solaya.

[CA, USA]
No wonder she's strong! Father-of-two makes bodybuilding comeback... as a transgender woman
A former male bodybuilder is making a comeback to the sport - as a transgender woman.
42-year-old Chris Tina Foxx Bruce will this weekend compete in the Border States Classic Bodybuilding competition.

[CO, USA]
Girl Scouts of Colorado welcomes boy -- if he thinks he's a girl
What does it take for an anatomical boy to be enough of a girl to join the Girl Scouts?
The question came up recently when 7-year-old Bobby Montoya -- a long-haired, Bratz-loving, biological boy -- asked his mother to sign him up for a Girl Scout troop near his Colorado home.
Mom fights to get son into Girl Scouts — and wins

[FL, USA]
Transgender Female Erica Kay Optioning Her Book Bound Between Love in Connection to Her Lawsuit Against the State of Florida for Gender Discrimination
Transgender activist and personality Erica Kay is optioning her autobiography Bound Between Love. In addition to this groundbreaking exposé of Ms. Kay's life, a script based on the book is currently being written by renowned screenwriter Monica Sun of Shadow Majic Films/20th Century Fox and should be completed by early Spring 2012. Once the script is finalized pre-production will begin on the first feature transgender biography to hit the big screen in the United States. This history-making project has already begun to attract the attention of some of Hollywood's elite personalities and financiers.

[PA, USA]
Newtown Borough Council enacts anti-discrimination ordinance to cover sexual orientation
A law protecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered population from discrimination is officially on the books in Newtown Borough, making it the 24th municipality in Pennsylvania to enact such legislation.

[OR, USA]
Cookies for All: Girl Scouts of Oregon Looks to Create a Stated Policy on Transgender Youth
The Girl Scouts of Colorado released a statement Thursday supporting the inclusion of transgendered girls in its youth programs. The scouts responded to a female-identifying 7-year-old who was denied enrollment in a Colorado troop because she is biologically male.

[TX, USA]
Did you hear Bo and Jim joking about the trans child? If so, Autumn wants to know
On Thursday, I posted this blog about a bit on the Bo & Jim morning show on Lone Star 92.5 FM, in which the morning show hosts “discussed” this recent news story about a transgender 7-year-old in Colorado, born biologically male, who was rejected when she tried to join the Girl Scouts. (The Girl Scouts later reversed that decision, saying the worker who rejected the child did not understand the organization’s policies.)

[UT, USA]
LDS ward’s ban on ‘cross-gender’ costumes draws boos
Any little girl who wanted to dress up as Harry Potter or boy who chose to be Lady Liberty would not have been welcome at a recent Mormon Halloween party in Sandy.
No cross-dressing for Halloween

[WA, USA]
Cross-dressing teacher OK in Vancouver school
The Evergreen School District is telling Vancouver parents it has no problem with a male substitute teacher who dresses like a woman as long as he follows the dress code that prohibits outfits that are too short, too tight or low cut.
Cross dresser shows up at middle school to fill in as a substitute
Cross-dressing sub creates middle school controversy
Should teachers be allowed to cross-dress at school?


[Argentina]
Nueva Marcha del Orgullo en Santa Fe
Será este sábado a partir de las 17 en la Costanera Oeste. Se organiza bajo el lema "Transformemos al mundo por un lugar para tod@s" y en coincidencia con el Día Internacional por la Despatologización de las identidades Trans.