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quarta-feira, fevereiro 20, 2013

[Portugal]
PSD e CDS admitem discutir recuo na lei do aborto e do casamento gay
Petição contra casamentos gay e aborto vai chegar ao parlamento nas próximas semanas

[Brasil]
Transexual vive dilema por não poder usar banheiro feminino de escola em Campo Grande
A estudante que frequenta a maior escola estadual de MS, vive um dilema no uso do banheiro e resolveu se manifestar sobre uma polêmica que parecia estar adormecida, mas, na verdade, por tratar-se do direito de uma minoria, parou de ser discutida, mas incomoda e muito quem precisa lutar para conquistar um espaço na sociedade, mesmo que isso comece pelo simples ato de usar o banheiro.

[UK]
Transgender man bursts out of courtroom in tears of joy after being cleared of raping and sexually assaulting a woman
Nadine Natasha Williams was cleared of rape and two counts of assault
The transgender man has been living as a woman in a bid to eventually have a sex change
He admitted having sex with the woman but insisted it was consensual
Judge Peter Heywood: 'It has been a rather unusual case'

[France]
Arnaud Alessandrin, Du ‘transsexualisme’ aux devenirs Trans, thèse de sociologie sous la direction d’Éric Macé, Université Bordeaux Segalen, 2012.
À la rencontre entre une histoire du « transsexualisme » et une histoire des mouvements Trans, cette thèse propose d’analyser le passage d’un « transsexualisme fort » à une multiplication progressive d’expressivités de genres alternatifs et dépathologisés.

[Samoa]
'My exotic life as a traditional Polynesian "third gender" cross-dresser'... by England rugby star Manu Tuilagi's brother
England rugby star's brother dresses as a woman called 'Julie' on the Samoan island of Savai'i
Julie tells of her delight when Manu buys him make-up and handbags
Six-foot Julie dresses in stilettos and her favourite sport is netball

[New Zealand]
National MP silent after trans "fringe" outburst
National MP Maggie Barry appears to have ducked for cover over her description of transgender rights as “fringe” issues.

[MA, USA]
Amherst Chamber to host presentation on transgender workers
Many transgendered people, in particular those who are transitioning to women, may have difficulty finding work and are part of a group facing significant discrimination, according to representatives from the LGBT Coalition of Western Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Stonewall Center.

[MD, USA]
Transgender Anti-Bias Bill Introduced
A bill that would ban discrimination against transgender individuals in the workplace, housing, and public accommodations was introduced in the Maryland General Assembly on January 29 by Sen. Rich Madaleno (D-Montgomery County) and Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County). The Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2013, SB 449, has more than 20 co-sponsors. Twenty-four votes are needed in the Senate for passage.

[Mexico]
Compiten por la corona de ‘Reina Gay’
En entrevista para Radio Zócalo Carlos Llamas invitó a la población en general a participar en el desfile de las candidatas transgénero que disputarán la corona de 'Reina Gay'. Este concurso tiene ya una trayectoria de 5 años en la ciudad.

[Panama]
Dayanara Anguizola Tipaldos renuncia como reina gay del Carnaval
Luego de no recibir el apoyo de la organización, Dayanara Anguizola Tipaldos decidió renunciar como reina del Carnaval de Gay.
Renunció la reina Gay

[Colombia]
El Sexódromo: Historia de una transexual colombiana
Ser "trans" tiene que ver con la manera en que yo me siento y quiero que me vean, sin importar mi genitalidad.

[Chile]
VIDEO: Transexual golpeada en Valparaíso se encuentra estable dentro de su gravedad
Transexual que fue agredida por desconocidos la madrugada del pasado martes en Valparaíso se encuentra estable dentro de su gravedad internado en el Hospital Carlos Van Buren de la ciudad puerto. Sus familiares pusieron una querella este viernes por homicidio frustrado.

[Chile]
VIDEO: Ser una persona trans en Chile

[Chile] [Commentary]
Valentina Verbal Running For Office In Chile
If Diane Rodriguez fails in her bid to get elected in Ecuador, then the opportunity to become the first open trans legislator on the South American continent would fall to Valentina Verbal.

[Argentina]
“Es un deber el pedir perdón”
Un informe del Inadi dice que el 91 por ciento de las personas trans fue víctima de algún tipo de violencia y el 64 tiene la educación primaria incompleta. Su titular, Pedro Mouratian, sostiene que es un deber del Estado pedir perdón a esa comunidad.

[Argentina]
Conocé a la candidatas a Reina del Sol Gay
En la presentación, las cuatro candidatas, por separado, coincidieron en destacar la labor de la Abanderada de los Humildes. La fiesta se realizará el 15 y 16 de febrero. Conocelas en la nota.