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sexta-feira, setembro 28, 2012

[Brasil]
Realidade trans é tema de debate nesta quinta em SP
São Paulo recebe nesta quinta-feira encontro sobre a realidade das pessoas trans

[Ireland]
Dublin to host European LGBT conference
Hot on the heels of the 4th European Transgender Conference, Dublin will again play host to equality activists from across Europe when the 16th Annual ILGA-Europe Conference comes to town from the 18th October until the 21st.

[Italy]
A Gorgeous Post-op Lea T. Opens and Closes Philipp Plein in Milan
Following her fairly recent gender reassignment surgery, the fashion world’s most prominent (and gorgeous) transgender model Lea T.’s career is still going strong. She popped up on the last day of Milan Fashion Week yesterday, opening and closing Philipp Plein. According to Vogue Italia, she had an exclusive with the Swiss designer.

[Finland]
Finland should abolish infertility requirement of trans persons, says CoE Human Rights Commissioner
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muiznieks, published today a report on the human rights situation of Finland, based on a country visit in June. The human rights organization Seta - LGBTI Rights in Finland welcomes Muiznieks´ views.

[USA]
Black market implants threatening lives in US
Many women in the US seeking curves like Hollywood celebrities are increasingly turning to the black market for plastic surgery, little realising its deadly consequences.

[AL, USA]
Year-old murder of transgender victim still unsolved
A Birmingham family is still searching for answers one year after their loved one was brutally murdered.

[CA, USA]
Transgender Law Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Transgender Law Center will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a gala celebration, SPARK!, on Thursday, October 4th at the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in San Francisco marking a decade of triumphs in gaining equality and justice for transgender and gender non-conforming people.

[DC, USA]
D.C. police investigate assault of transgender woman
D.C. police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a transgender woman at gunpoint in Northeast this week.
Transgender Woman Sexually Assaulted, Robbed in SE

[FL, USA]
Boca balks at county's anti-discrimination language
A contract dispute has turned into a transgender civil rights standoff between the city of Boca Raton and Palm Beach County government.

[IL, USA]
Interview with KOKUMO, Chicago Trans* Activist and Founder of KOKUMOMEDIA
Nico: So, first tell me about yourself, where you come from, any pertinent information you want the world to know.

[NH, USA]
Report: Transgender 3rd Grader Will Be Allowed To Use Girl’s Bathroom
A transgendered third grader in Nashua, New Hampshire reportedly will be allowed to dress like a girl, be addressed as a girl, and use the female restroom under an agreement between the school and the child’s parents.
After bullying, Nashua, N.H. superintendent says transgender policy not necessary district-wide
Transgender third-grader switches schools, will be addressed as female
No Transgender Policy Needed for Third Grader, District Says


[MN, USA]
Transgender photographer to speak at UMD
An award-winning photographer who captured his own transition from female to male in a series of self-portraits will present a lecture today at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

[NY, USA]
New York: Arrest in McDonald’s anti-trans attack case
Police investigating last week’s hate attack at a fast food restaurant in Manhattan have arrested a man
Man arrested for anti-gay razor blade attack
Bronx man charged in last week’s Greenwich Village McDonald’s gay-bash slash attack
Arrest Made In Alleged McDonald's Hate Crime Slashing
Alleged McDonald's Bias Attack Slasher Says 'I'm Not a Hater'


[Uruguay]
Policía investiga quinto asesinato de transexual en lo que va del año
La policía indagó a prostitutas y transexuales que trabajan en la zona, pero aún no hay sospechosos

[Argentina]
Primer guía de diversidad sexual para evitar casos de discriminación
El ministerio de Salud de la Provincia e investigadoras del Conicet elaboraron la primera guía para que el personal de salud se capacite en la adecuada atención de la diversidad sexual, sin incurrir en discriminación ni prejuicios. El objetivo: facilitar el acceso a la salud y la atención igualitaria.