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terça-feira, julho 02, 2013

Transgender professionals tell how they get over hurdles in the workplace

[UK]
Transgender professionals tell how they get over hurdles in the workplace
Three employees bust transgender myths and explain how they have tackled challenges to achieve career success

[UK]
Transsexuals' hair remover wanted: Scottish health chiefs spark fury after advertising for full-time employee
The move has been criticised by patients, nurses and politicians who say the cash could have been better spent elsewhere in the NHS.

[Russia]
Putin signs ‘gay propaganda’ bill into law
Russian president has signed the nationwide bill, passed by the State Duma and Senate unanimously, into law. Many gay rights campaigners say it will incite hate crime and make homophobia legal

[Russia]
All participants in St Petersburg gay pride arrested for marching
LGBT activists in Russia confirm that police have arrested about 60 participants in today’s gay pride parade for violating the country's anti-gay laws, while some were beaten and suffered injuries

[Lebanon]
Police Torturing Vulnerable People
Lebanese Internal Security Forces threaten, ill-treat, and torture drug users, sex workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in their custody, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The report was released on the United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
Human Rights Watch details anti-LGBT police brutality in new report
Human Rights Watch reports torture of LGBT by Lebanese security forces


[Pakistan]
Pakistan Elections 2013: Pakistan's Transgender Community Continues to Fight for Equality After the May Elections
For many observers, Pakistan’s May 2013 electoral campaigns symbolized a transition to a functioning democracy and the embrace of diversity in a country known for violence and discrimination against both ethnic and religious minorities.

[Canada]
Toronto Pride 2013 Trans March
The Toronto trans community and their allies packed the street for the first official Trans March down Yonge Street.
Trans March officially takes over Yonge Street

[USA/Cuba]
Activistas gay y trans de Cuba de visita en Miami
Aprovechando la flexibilización de la política de viajes desde Cuba, dos reconocidos activistas de asuntos de lesbianas y gays, bisexuales y transgénero (LGBT) llegaron recientemente al sur de la Florida con el propósito de fortalecer contactos con organizaciones locales y denunciar la falta de interés del gobierno de la isla para resolver las demandas de la comunidad LGBT.

[USA]
Transgender Activist Condemns Actions of OutServe-SLDN Board Leadership
The first public condemnation by a transgender activist of OutServe-SLDN’s board of directors’ awkward handling to temporarily fire Allyson Robinson, its executive director, who is also transgender, first emerged as a personal Facebook posting yesterday.

[USA]
Transgender Religious Movements Grow As More Groups Ordain And Welcome 'T' In LGBT (VIDEO)
Nearly four years ago, the Rev. David Weekley, a United Methodist minister, shared a secret that surprised many in his Portland, Ore., congregation: He was born female.

[USA]
Transgender discrimination under Title VII
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been very active over the past year. One recent action, which was notable but flew somewhat under the radar, was a decision in which the agency found that a transgender woman's claim of discrimination was recognized under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act's prohibition of sex discrimination.

[DC, USA]
Four separate Washington DC trans women attacked in 10 days
In addition to stabbing attack of trans woman Bree Wallace over a week ago, there have been three additional attacks on trans women in Washington DC.
More attacks on transgender victims

[DC, USA]
2 more trans women attacked in violent month in D.C.
One transgender woman was shot and another was sexually assaulted in separate incidents in D.C. early Saturday morning, June 29.
The two attacks came less than 24 hours after about 50 LGBT activists met to discuss ways to respond to a rash of violent incidents against LGBT people in the city since June 21, including the June 22 murder of a lesbian who was shot to death in what police said was a botched robbery.
Two Attacks on Transgendered Women Saturday Morning
DC police probe 2 attacks on transgender women


[DC, USA]
Suspects Wanted After Assault on Transgender Woman in DC
Police are on the hunt after six violent attacks on transgenders in D.C.
Police investigate crimes targeting transgender women

[NC, USA]
LGBT Dems leader: Trans woman should join men’s auxiliary [UPDATE]
Leader refutes charges of exclusion; LGBT caucus releases official statement nearly two weeks after first request for comment

[Mexico]
80,000 march for gay pride in Mexico City
Clad in colorful costumes -- or nothing at all -- more than 80,000 people participated in Mexico City's gay pride march, officials said.
Ochenta mil personas marchan por diversidad sexual en Ciudad de México

[Mexico]
“Muxes” celebrarán su noche de “velas” el próximo sábado
Las personas homosexuales provenientes de comunidades indígenas zapotecas se reunirán en el DF para bajo la música de La Sonora Dinamita y el Grupo Wabys esperar a que llegue la lluvia, según lo marca su tradición.

[Brazil]
Some 310 deaths in anti-gay violence in Brazil last year
Anti-gay violence targeted 4,851 people in Brazil last year and led to 310 deaths, according to an official report released this week.

[Ecuador]
La comunidad Glbti desfiló por el centro de Guayaquil
Unas con antifaces, otras vestidas de novias, de ‘Gatubela’, de marineras, con baby dolls… De varias formas, muchas transexuales lucían de forma llamativa. Tanto ellas como otros miembros de la comunidad de gays, lesbianas, bisexuales, transexuales e intersexuales (Glbti) desfilaron por el centro de Guayaquil, la tarde de este sábado 29 de junio desde las 16:45.
Macharon por día de Orgullo gay
Desfile de carros alegóricos por el Día del Orgullo Gay


[Costa Rica]
¡Por una Costa Rica con iguales derechos!
En el marco del Día Internacional del Orgullo Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual Transgénero, Intersexuales (LGBTI) , 26 de junio, representantes del Centro de Investigación y Promoción para América Central de Derechos Humanos (CIPAC) y la Defensoría de los Habitantes, presentaron la Campaña informativa “Por una Costa Rica con iguales derechos”.
Campaña busca promover igualdad de derechos para homosexuales

[El Salvador]
Comunidad LGBT de El Salvador celebra su día y denuncia crímenes
Más de un millar de activistas de la comunidad de Lesbianas, gay, bisexuales y transexuales (LGBT) se manifestaron este sábado en San Salvador para celebrar el día del orgullo gay y denunciar seis "crímenes de odio" en lo que va del año, constataron periodistas de la AFP.
La comunidad homosexual salvadoreña reclama sus derechos y esclarecer los crímenes

[Panama]
Marcha de orgullo gay pide fin a la discriminación y prevenir el sida
Asociaciones de lesbianas, gais, bixesuales y transexuales (LGBT) de Panamá realizaron hoy una marcha en esta capital con motivo del Día Internacional del Orgullo Gay, en la que pidieron el fin de la discriminación y la violencia contra su comunidad y ratificaron su compromiso con la prevención del VIH.

[Colombia]
Masiva marcha de la diversidad sexual en Medellín
La Sexta Marcha por la vida y la diversidad en Medellín tenía como eslogan "No eres tú, ni soy yo, somos todos y todas con los mismos derechos".
9 miradas a las marchas LGBT de Colombia

[Nicaragua]
Denuncia represalia de Policía
Representantes de organizaciones defensoras de la diversidad sexual denunciaron en el Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (Cenidh), que por supuesta “represalia”, la Policía les impidió realizar varias actividades de celebración que habían planeado para el jueves y el viernes, pese a que contaban con autorización de esa misma institución desde hace aproximadamente dos semanas.

[Chile]
Santiago de Chile celebra un Orgullo LGTB marcado por la incertidumbre sobre el Acuerdo de Vida en Pareja
En un escenario marcado por la incertidumbre sobre el futuro del denominado Acuerdo de Vida en Pareja (AVP) y con la vista puesta ya en las próximas elecciones presidenciales y legislativas de noviembre, Santiago de Chile celebró este sábado por decimotercer año consecutivo la Marcha por el Orgullo y la Igualdad. Pese a la adversa climatología (llovía en Santiago) miles de personas LGTB, familiares, amigos y aliados heterosexuales recorrieron las calles del centro de la capital chilena.

[Argentina]
Familiares de comunidad gay convocan a marcha
La comunidad gay realizará la marcha desde las 20, con el fin de solicitar igualdad y para visibilizar sus problemáticas.

[Argentina]
Informe revela que crímenes contra la comunidad LGBT en Argentina descendieron casi un 60% en el 2012
Seis personas fueron asesinadas por su orientación sexual e identidad de género en Argentina en 2012, lo que supone un descenso de casi el 60% respecto a las 14 víctimas de 2011, según el informe "Crímenes de odio" presentado este jueves por la Comunidad Homosexual Argentina (CHA) en Buenos Aires.