"Políticas Trans: Qual o Futuro?"
19 de maio, às 21h
Centro LGBT
Rua de S. Lázaro, n.º 88, Lisboa
Metro: Martim Moniz

O GRIT - Grupo de Reflexão e Intervenção sobre Transexualidade da Associação ILGA Portugal vai promover, no próximo dia 19 de maio às 21h00, no Centro LGBT, a tertúlia "Políticas Trans: Qual o Futuro?" , integrada nas comemorações do Dia Internacional contra a Homofobia e Transfobia.
Que políticas para combater a Transfobia? Num contexto comum a Portugal e Espanha, onde vigoram Leis de Identidade de Género que procuram garantir o direito à identidade das pessoas transexuais, que passos faltam ser dados para conquistar uma cidadania plena? Quais os caminhos para garantir a todas as pessoas transexuais cuidados de saúde adequados e respeitadores da sua autonomia?
Para esta reflexão teremos a participação de Carla Antonelli , ativista trans espanhola e deputada a Madrid pelo Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE).

Remove Transgender from the DSM-5

[Europe]
ILGA-Europe launches its very first Annual Review of Human Rights Situation LGBTI in Europe and updated Rainbow Map
These publications will be launched at an event marking the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia in the presence of Cecilia Malmström, EU Home Affairs Commissioner, UN officials, civil society organisations and LGBTI activists from Eastern Europe.

[Portugal]
Portugal ganha nova revista gay. Chama-se Qüir
Depois de três anos do fechamento da Com'Out, Portugal ganha nova revista gay

[Brasil]
RS: Transexuais e travestis poderão escolher o nome em RG a partir de quinta-feira
Uma boa notícia a transexuais e travestis do Rio Grande do Sul. A partir de quinta-feira (17) poderão ser escolhidos os nomes que desejam usar no documento de identidade.

[Brasil]
Transexuais são os mais perseguidos, diz primeiro transhomem brasileiro
O primeiro transexual masculino brasileiro (transhomem), João W. Nery, afirmou há pouco que os transexuais são o segmento mais perseguido da sociedade. Nery, que foi submetido à cirurgia que o transformou de mulher em homem, contou sua experiência no 9º Seminário Nacional de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (LGBT), organizado pelas Comissões de Direitos Humanos e Minorias e Educação e Cultura.

[India] [Commentary]
Don’t demonise boy or his parents
Dr Kalpesh Gajiwala, caught in the middle of the controversy surrounding Bidhan Barua’s sex-change operation, writes for Mirror

[India]
Priyanka, from sex worker to entrepreneur
Every time 27-year-old transgender Priyanka of Kattupakkam near Porur came home with the meagre amount she earned through sex work, she spent it with much guilt. Today she is an entrepreneur selling self-made glass paintings, candles, bags and pouches. “I felt bad when I spent the money I earned in sex work. It was like we either did sex work or went begging,” she recalled.

[India]
Over 19,000 transgenders issued 'Aadhaar'
Over 19,000 transgenders across the country have been issued 'Aadhaar' numbers by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

[Indonesia]
Islamic organizations call off Miss Transvestite pageant in E. Kalimantan
A Miss Transvestite pageant in Kutai Timur regency, East Kalimantan was postponed from its original schedule on Monday evening amid protests from several Islamic organizations in the region.

[Canada]
Andre to Andrea: Don Jail guard thrives on job after sex change
Toronto (Don) Jail guard Andrea Roussel loves to tell the story about when a former inmate tried to pay her a major compliment.
“You’ve got balls,” he said.
“Yeah, and I got rid of them,” Roussel replied.

[USA]
Khloe Kardashian's Accuser: Pants On Fire!!!
The transgender person who claims she was violently beaten by Khloe Kardashian at an L.A. club has a tiny problem ... ALL of the evidence shows she's full of crap.
Trans woman asks Kardashian to pay $150,000 for alleged assault

[USA]
Transgender youth research reveals body dissatisfaction, risk of eating disorders
Young people face tremendous pressure to conform to the "right” body image. But what does that mean for someone questioning his or her gender? A Washington State University McNair Scholar who analyzed what transgender youth and young adults have to say about their body image found that they report dissatisfaction with their bodies, and 17 percent report having experienced an eating disorder.

[CA, USA]
Transgendered Employee Hired & Fired in 5 Hours
The sign on the window of Massage Envy in Lincoln says "No Hiring," but 19-year-old Ariel Hawkins says that wasn't the case.
On April 24, Ariel, born Andrew, was hired to be a sign swinger. After the offer was made, Ariel was honest and told the manager she was transgender.
"I had told the manager I was a male to female transgender and that I was going to be starting hormones soon," Hawkins told FOX40. Four and a half hours later, Ariel says the job offer was pulled via telephone.

[KS, USA]
Salina passes GLBT anti-discrimination ordinance
The Salina City Commission on Monday narrowly approved a proposal that would make sexual orientation and gender identity classes protected from discrimination in Salina.
City Commission Changes Ordinance To Include Gay, Lesbian, Transgender

[NE, USA]
Sexual orientation, gender identity added to Lincoln anti-discrimination laws
Lincoln city councilmembers have voted 5-0 to expand the city anti-discrimination ordinance, extending protections against employment and housing discrimination to homosexual and transgender residents.
Lincoln passes gay rights ordinance; opponents vow referendum
Lincoln, Neb., city council adds LGBT protections to civil rights ordinance
City Council passes anti-discrimination measure, but petition drive could put it on ballot
Lincoln foes line up against ordinance

[NY, USA]
Transgender Woman Killed in Suspicious Fire in Brooklyn
As residents streamed out of a building in New York, escaping the three-alarm fire that had engulfed their four-story complex in a gritty neighborhood of Brooklyn, one woman wasn't with them: Lorena Escalera, a 25-year-old transgender woman who was called the "Puerto Rican Beyoncé" by neighbors, fans, and fellow performers.
'Puerto Rican Beyonce' dies in New York blaze
[Commentary] Transgender Woman Dies in Fire, So Of Course the News Is About Wild Sex
[Commentary] NY Times Trans Exploitation Completely Unacceptable

[NY, USA]
Conservative Party Takes Issue With GENDA
The state Conservative Party is opposing a bill that passed the Assembly for the fifth year in a row that would protect transgender people under the state Human Rights Law.

[VA, USA]
Transgender woman complains of harassment in jail
A male to female transgendered woman says "she" was not only harassed while in a holding cell, but also says that deputies did little to protect her.
Janelle Phares says that another inmate touched her chest and mocked her while at the jail in Norfolk last week.

[Equador]
Más práticas médicas
Romina tinha 23 anos quando começou a procurar onde poderia conseguir o seu sonho de adequar o seu corpo à mulher que era.

[Brazil]
Transgender Model Lea T. Makes Her First Post-Op Runway Appearance
Lea T. took to the runway in São Paulo Saturday night in celebration of Elle Brazil’s 24th anniversary–but her turn on the catwalk marked an important personal landmark in the model’s career as well:

[Argentina]
Argentina Adopts Landmark Legislation in Recognition of Gender Identity
In Argentina, human rights advocates worldwide are celebrating the passage of the most progressive gender identity law in history. The law gives self-identified trans people access to critical services without the need for medical intervention and provides for specific human rights protections. Argentina’s Senate passed the law on May 9th, with 55 votes in favor, one abstention and no votes against. The vote itself is remarkable.