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segunda-feira, fevereiro 06, 2012



[Brasil]
Grupo de advogados manifesta solidariedade a Laerte
Advogados pela Diversidade lançam nota de apoio a Laerte por caso de discriminação

[Brasil]
Globo é invadida por drags batendo cabelo
Regina Casé coloca drags para baterem cabelo em horário nobre da Globo. Veja



[Brasil]
Travesti morre após cirurgia de lipoescultura; silicone industrial pode ter afetado
Com o nome de registro de Rosenildo Martins, a travesti de 26 anos morava na Itália e veio exclusivamente para Campo Grande (MS) realizar uma cirurgia de lipoescultura reparadora. O procedimento começou às 11h da manhã de quinta-feira (02), terminando por volta das 15hs, quando a paciente sentiu uma queda de pressão.


[España]
Colectivos LGTB denuncian abusos a los transexuales en la atención sanitaria
Colectivos de personas transexuales, lesbianas, gais y bisexuales han denunciado las "innumerables faltas de abuso" que soportan los transexuales cuando utilizan los servicios de atención del Sistema Nacional de Salud.
Colectivos comienzan campaña información sobre los límites en atención transexualidad, y formas en Medios

[UK]
I don’t want any more people to die of this
A GIRL trapped in a boy’s body says she sometimes feels suicidal but is determined to give hope to others like her.
Livvy James, aged 10, of Worcester, has gender dysphoria which means she was born a boy but feels she has always been a girl.

[UK]
Transsexual trucker Vikki-Marie Gaynor from Wirral to star in Channel 4 documentary MotherTruckers
TRANSSEXUAL trucker Vikki-Marie Gaynor from Merseyside will star in a one-off Channel 4 documentary MotherTruckers following the lives of women lorry drivers.
Vikki-Marie Gaynor, 41, will feature alongside a line-up of female truckers trying to make their way in a male-dominated industry.
The Channel 4 show, MotherTruckers, which airs on Thursday, chronicles Vikki- Marie’s struggle to find work and acceptance.

[Africa]
La legislación en el continente africano sobre la homosexualidad
Muchos países africanos, con la notable excepción de Sudáfrica, tienen leyes que prohíben o reprimen la homosexualidad, un tema particularmente sensible en el continente que recibe llamados, como el del secretario general de la ONU, Ban Ki-moon, a que respeten los derechos de los homosexuales.

[Pakistan]
Pak eunuchs get new identity
It’s never been easy being a sexual minority in Pakistan but transgender citizens, known here as eunuchs or “hijras,” are getting a surprising amount of judicial protection and newfound civil rights.

[India]
Meet India’s first transgender pastor
Shunned and traumatized as a youngster, 25-year-old Bharathi now preaches to a congregation of 45 respectful parishioners, including 14 families, as India's first transgender pastor.

[Australia]
‘Sexless’ holidays for expat
A Scots expat has become one of the first people in the world with a passport identifying them as without gender.
Norrie May-Welby lives in Australia, where the genderless documents were introduced four months ago.
Norrie, originally of Paisley, now has "X" instead of "M" or "F" in the new passport's gender section.

[Australia/UK]
World's first genderless person sends message of support to boy who dressed as girl for school
The Scot who became the world’s first genderless person is backing the teenage schoolboy who claims he was sent home from class for dressing as a girl.

[USA]
Proposed Executive Order Could Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination By Government Contractors
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, has been kicking around the government in various iterations since 1994, and since 2009 has included language protecting transgender people from workplace discrimination. ENDA's never been signed into law, and given the current state of Congress, it won't be anytime soon. But! As a stop-gap measure, the executive branch can at least ensure that government contractors don't discriminate against their employees, and grant same-sex families the same benefits afforded to straight ones.
Will Obama ban LGBT discrimination among federal contractors?

[NY, USA]
Temmie Breslauer, Transgender Woman Arrested By New York Police Department, Alleges Mistreatment
A transgender woman who was arrested for a minor infraction is claiming that the New York Police Department subjected her to shocking mistreatment.
As Jezebel.com is reporting, Temmie Breslauer was arrested on January 12 in a New York subway station for illegally using her father's discount fare card.

[Mexico]
Colectivo Transexual califica de homofóbico a Luis Mora
Piden a la autoridad municipal que envíe a sus funcionarios a tomar un taller de sensibilización en materia de diversidad sexual, homofobia y derechos humanos.

[Guatemala]
Desafios 2012 de la comunidad trans en Guatemala
El viernes 03 de febrero pasado, en las instalaciones de la Organización Trans Reinas de la Noche, se dieron cita diversos actores para escuchar de las mujeres trans organizadas, sobre los desafíos que presenta el año 2012 a la lucha por la reinvidicación de sus derechos.

[Brazil]
Brasil incluye por primera vez a travestis en campaña antisida en carnaval
Los travestis fueron incluidos por primera vez en la campaña oficial para la prevención del sida durante el carnaval de 2012 en Brasil, según los carteles promocionales que empezaron a difundirse el fin de semana.

[Argentina]
Travestis apelan a la Justicia contra el Código de Faltas de Bell Ville
Denunciaron en los Tribunales que no pueden trabajar y que se los discrimina laboral y socialmente en la ciudad.

[Argentina]
Joven transexual de Roca acusa discriminación en boliches
Primero no podían entrar y luego las hicieron pagar "como hombres".

[Argentina]
Dos policías en problemas por invitar a travesti a irse con ellos
Los efectivos fueron fotografiados por una vecina cuando charlaban con quien se dedica a la prostitución en un barrio de San Martín y luego se subía al móvil. Ambos fueron sumariados.
Dos policías subieron un travesti a un móvil y fueron sumariados por sus jefes