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sábado, novembro 03, 2012

[Brasil]
Travesti é morto a pauladas em ponto de prostituição em MT
Segundo delegado, vítima e suspeitos tiveram uma briga antes do crime.
Jovem de 29 anos levou várias pancadas na cabeça e morreu no local.


[España]
Transexuales andaluces piden la creación de una Fiscalía Antidiscriminación
La Asociación de Transexuales de Andalucía (ATA) se ha entrevistado con el fiscal superior de Andalucía, Jesús García Calderón, para solicitarle la creación de una Fiscalía Antidiscriminación que vele por los derechos de este colectivo.

[Ireland]
Heads of Gender Bill expected next year
The first steps in legislating for gender recognition are expected to be taken next year, according to a letter from the Department of the Taoiseach.

[Italy]
Two out of three gay Italians discriminated against
A survey by Rome county and European Union shows that 73% of LGBT people are victims of hate at school, at work and in everyday life
Italian Homophobia Study Reveals High Level Of Discrimination, Prejudice In Rome

[Thailand]
The romantic life of a transgender couple
Transgender woman Sittichai “Pond” Sufug and her husband, Benjamaporn “Ben” Rotjutakul, a tomboy living as a man, discuss their life together as a married couple in Bangkok. Video by Chumporn Sangvilert.

[New Zealand]
Govt keeping trans people in "limbo" - Logie
Jan Logie says the Government is making the lives of transgender people needlessly difficult, by shelving the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

[Canada/USA]
Trans woman denied entry into Canada
A Riverside, California, woman says Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers pulled her aside and ultimately denied her entry Oct 22 because she is transgender.
Domaine Javier says the first officer at Vancouver International Airport gave her a “weirded look” after checking her passport.
“The picture in my passport is me, but it doesn’t look like me anymore,” Javier explains, noting that the passport still describes her as male. But, she says, the officer didn’t overtly ask any questions about her gender identity.

[USA]
Trans voters excluded in election exit poll
A national polling firm retained by a consortium of five TV networks and the Associated Press will include gay, lesbian, and bisexual voters in its presidential election exit poll on Nov. 6.
Voter Identification Laws Create Unique Problems For Transgender Voters

[CA, USA]
11th Annual San Francisco Transgender Film Festival
The San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (SFTFF) announces its 11th annual film festival – a stellar collection of transgender short films with enticing tales of defiance, bullying, relationships, sex, humor, romance and ZOMBIES! Get your tickets early: last year’s Festival broke the theater’s all-time audience record!

[MA, USA]
Students Discuss Masculinity and Gender Identity
More than thirty students gathered at Ticknor Lounge Thursday evening for “Boxers, Briefs, or Neither?”—a discussion on masculinity and its expression and perception at Harvard.

[PR, USA]
Travestido en pos de su ser
Inicio del nuevo curso académico. Un salón repleto de estudiantes universitarios. Entra una dama bien vestida con voz de hombre y comienza a dar clases. A muchos se les empieza a desmoronar su estereotipo de un travesti.

[WA, USA]
College Allows Transgender Man to Expose Himself to Young Girls
A Washington college said their non-discrimination policy prevents them from stopping a transgender man from exposing himself to young girls inside a women’s locker room, according to a group of concerned parents.
AAACK! Girls getting eyeful in locker room

[USA/Honduras]
Transgender Immigrant Fears for Her Life If Deported
A Honduran who immigrated to the United States illegally seven years ago to escape harassment related to her sexual orientation and gender identity, now fears that she may have to go back to a country that has become even less safe.
But she has one hope: that she will be able to stay through a grant of asylum.
Nelson Castro, who now calls herself Marisela, is currently in immigration detention in Gainesville, Ga. where she is facing a deportation order.

[Brazil]
Brazil Hosts First Transgender Beauty Pageant
"This contest is key for the visibility of us. We transgender woman suffer a lot from prejudice and discrimination, whether we are pretty or not, rich or poor."
Transgender glamour girls compete in Rio

[Venezuela]
Murió un transexual en un hotel tras inyectarse silicona en los glúteos
El sujeto estaba en compañía de unos amigos cuando se introdujo la sustancia en el cuerpo