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segunda-feira, novembro 21, 2011


[Brasil]
Ariadna faz ensaio com joias de R$ 400 mil
A transexual posou com Dolce&Gabbana e Dior ao lado do produtor Matheus Mazzafera.

[UK] [Commentary]
The balancing act of Transgender Remembrance Day
Commemorating the horrifically brutal deaths of victims of transphobic violence is difficult, but vitally important
[Commentary] Respect the Transgender Day of Remembrance

[UK/USA]
Kelly Osbourne: Transgender People Are Some Of The Bravest People On Earth
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, has apologized to the transgender community.

[Pakistan]
Registration of Eunuchs being carried out without any medical proof
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has devised a procedure to establish identity of Eunuchs for their speedy registration, though no medical proof is demanded from them.Deputy Chairman NADRA, Tariq Malik said in addition to registration centres across the country, the Authority has also deployed Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs) to facilitate eunuchs for their registration in remote areas.Talking to APP here on Sunday, he said their registration is carried out without any medical proof on their given particulars and details at the time of registration.

[India]
First time: Eunuchs fined for misbehaving with passengers in train
A local court for the first time on Saturday fined a group of five eunuchs for misbehaving with passengers in Dongargarh-Raipur local. The eunuchs allegedly demanded money from the passengers and sung vulgar songs to embarrass them.

[Japan]
Paradoxes pervade gender issues' public face in Japan
Transgender people are popping up everywhere in the current Japanese media landscape. Whether it's appearing on variety shows or hawking soft drinks or makeup in TV ads, the current crop of "new-half" celebrities have established themselves in the mainstream in a way that has surprised many onlookers.

[Australia]
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance
Across the globe, the 20th of November is set aside to remember those who have died as a result of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.
Fighting for the transgendered

[Canada]
Police recognize Trans Day of Remembrance
For the second time in Canadian history, the Ottawa Police Service recognized Trans Day of Remembrance.
[Commentary] TDoR 2011: What Affects One Affects All

[USA]
Hilda Solis Proud Of Transgender Contributions At Labor Department
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis has said she is proud of the contributions of transgender people working at the U.S. Department of Labor.

[USA]
13TH Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, November 20
On November 28, 1998, Boston police entered the apartment of Rita Hester, a 34-year-old woman active in the city’s transgender community. We know little about the lives of those officers, but surely, they never forgot what they saw that evening: Rita brutally stabbed 20 times in the chest.

[USA]
Human Rights Campaign Honors Transgender Day of Remembrance
The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, will join in the commemoration of Transgender Day of Remembrance on Sunday, November 20, 2011. The 13th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance is a solemn tribute to those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice and also seeks to raise awareness of the constant threat of brutality faced by the transgender community.

[USA]
Two Spirit Documentary Breaks PBS Records
The Native American documentary Two Spirits, now out on DVD, broke PBS records earlier this year.

[USA] [Commentary]
What Gwen Araujo Taught Me
In 2002 I was living in San Francisco, working at a laundromat, going to protests that involved throwing furniture in the freeway, internally dealing with my own gender bullshit and because of that, feeling like a complete fraud of a human being.
[Commentary] Transgender Day of Remembrance 2011: Remembering Our Dead, Seeking Justice for Our Living
[Commentary] Transgender Day of Remembrance 2011: A Hostile Climate Continues for Transgender People
[Commentary] Transgender Day of Remembrance: Embracing Our Whole Human Family
[Commentary] Here we go Again: GetEQUAL Uses our Dead to Cash In
[Commentary] TDOR
[Commentary] Remembering Our Dead
[Commentary] Transgender Day of Remembrance
[Commentary] Let Each Name...

[CA, USA]
Police continue search for Hollywood transgender slaying suspect
Authorities continue to search for a man they believe responsible for shooting to death a transgender woman in Hollywood and shooting at another in West Hollywood on Thursday night.
Man sought in killing of transgender woman in LA
Police: Man suspected of killing transgender woman in Hollywood may have robbed 2nd woman
Killer May Be Targeting Transgender Women
Gunman sought in killing of transgender woman in Hollywood
Killing of transgender woman sparks fears
Transgender Woman Murdered Was A Known Prostitute, Suspect Still At Large


[FL, USA]
'Buttock cement fixer's bum deal'
THIS transgender 'medic' stands accused of injecting a mixture of cement, oil, tyre sealant and super-glue into a woman's BOTTOM - and she looks like she may have had a little work done herself.
'Doctor' arrested for at-home augmentation

[DC, USA]
Man convicted in attack on transgender woman
A Washington man was convicted last week of assault with intent to rob in a daytime attack on a transgender woman in Northwest Washington, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Jury convicts DC man of assault with intent to rob in August transgender attack case

[GA, USA]
Hospital mistakes kept secret
The short, troubled life of Matthew Reese ended in what should have been a safe haven: the psychiatric hospital treating him for depression.
Reese, 27, was transsexual and preferred his identity as a woman: Sonya Michelle.

[GA, USA]
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Atlantans will have the opportunity to join the rest of the nation this Sunday for the Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice.

[HI, USA]
From Mahu to Mahuwahine
UH student chronicles the history of Hawaiian transsexuals in her thesis

[NC, USA]
Trangender Day of Remembrance happens today in downtown Asheville
Members of Asheville’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and their allies will gather today for the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, an international event that memorializes those who have been killed as a result of their gender identity.

[NH, USA]
NH Vigil Held To Memorialize Transgender People
The New Hampshire Coalition for Transgender Equality and Transgender New Hampshire is sponsoring a vigil to memorialize transgender individuals killed over the past year.

[UT, USA]
Transgender Day of Remembrance
A candle-light vigil will be held, where the names of transgendered individuals who have lost their lives to murder, violence, medical apathy and suicide will be read. The names are gathered from public records and news reports throughout the year. The Transgender Education Advocates of Utah, in conjunction with TransAction and a Utah Pride Center Transgender group, will sponsor the vigil. The event will feature keynote speakers Deborah Dean and Dominique Storni.

[WA, USA] [Commentary]
A Day of Remembrance for Deadly Transitions
On the last Sunday of June, each year, I march with pride down the sun-filled streets of downtown Seattle in celebration of my community. Each November 20, I gather with some in the same community under the winter’s first chill, joining hands in Thanksgiving that even the cruel cold of this moment is warmer than the reminder that every other day another member of our worldwide family is brutally murdered.