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quarta-feira, setembro 25, 2013

[Brasil]
Jaqueline Brasil ganha prêmio nacional por ações de saúde para travestis no RN
Travesti fundou a ONG Atrevida em Natal, em 2008. Prêmio Dr. Eduardo Barbosa será entregue neste sábado (28), na Bahia.

[Brasil]
Travesti é achado morto a tiros em canavial na Grande João Pessoa
Corpo foi achado por trabalhadores do canavial.
Vítima vestia roupas femininas e não portava documentos


[Espanha]
Enfermeiro despedido por discriminação transfóbica
A 15 de Agosto, acabado de voltar de férias, e sem tempo para Daniel Román reagir, foi demitido da ONG Nuevo Futuro Sirio, responsável pela protecção de crianças e adolescentes que deixam o Instituto del Menor para a reintegração na sociedade . Daniel é enfermeiro e transexual, e diz que nunca teve reclamações de superiores desde que começou a trabalhar em Fevereiro de 2011.

[UK]
Hate crime caused by ignorance, says transgender builder
Four out of 10 hate crime victims in Wales know their abuser, while nearly a third think about moving house to escape the crime, a new study says.
Hate crime: 'Still a daily reality for people in Wales'

[UK]
Trans couple make history as first to marry after both having gender reassignment surgery
A British couple from the city of Hull have made history, becoming the first married couple to have both transitioned, one from male to female and the other from female to male.

[Ireland]
Trans campaign group to host weekly lobby forums
The Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI) will open its doors weekly in order to discuss lobbying for gender recognition.
GCN - TENI to host 'Trans Talk' Tuesday

[Russia]
Trans Lawyer Launches Russian Presidential Bid
Masha Bast, the Russian human rights lawyer who recently came out as a bisexual trans woman, plans to run for President of Russia in 2018.

[Thailand]
Thai transgender student faces jail after accusation of insulting royal family
An outspoken Thai transgender woman who criticized her university’s mandatory uniform policy is likely to be jailed after she was accused of insulting the Thai royal family

[Canada]
Newspaper office site of protest following Transgender editorial
Thunder Bay's daily newspaper was the site of a protest this afternoon.
About 15 people gathered outside of the Chronicle-Journal's office on Cumberland Street to show their frustrations regarding an editorial published Sept. 15.

[Canada]
Quebec trans activists take human rights concerns online
Campaign underway to alter criteria necessary to change one's gender marker
There is a lot more than a space of six characters standing between the letters “f” and “m” in the province of Quebec.

[CA, USA]
WATCH: Trans Homecoming Queen Distraught Over Bigoted Backlash
Cassidy Campbell, a transgender teenager who won the title of Homecoming Queen at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., said she's tired of 'mean,' 'ignorant' people criticizing her victory.
Transgender homecoming queen later wonders if it was 'worth it'

[CA, USA]
Transgender Theology Professor At APU Will Reportedly Leave Post Of 15 Years
A theology professor at Azusa Pacific University may be leaving her post of 15 years after announcing last week that she identifies herself as a transgender man.
Professor's New Transgender Status May Cost Him His Job At Christian University
WATCH: Trans Professor Asked to Leave Calif. Christian College
Professor at evangelical college in California comes out as transgender man, asked to leave job
Theology professor to leave Christain college after coming out as transgender


[CA, USA]
Petition drive underway to put California’s transgender student law on the ballot
A clash over transgender rights in California is heating up as opponents of a “co-ed bathroom” law for children and teens press forward with a petition drive to let state voters decide next year whether the law goes into effect.
Pro-family activist: Transgender community copying success of homosexual movement

[MD, USA]
Generating Support for Gender Identity
Williams Institute study highlights need for expanding Maryland's nondiscrimination law

[PA, USA]
How Richland school board decided transgender student won't be homecoming king
The Richland school board decided on Monday to not allow a transgender student to run for homecoming king.
Western Pa. school board won't let transgendered student run for homecoming king
Transgender Student Loses Battle to Be Put on Homecoming King Ballot