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domingo, janeiro 05, 2014

Morreu Eusébio
O antigo futebolista morreu na madrugada deste domingo, vítima de paragem cardiorespiratória. Tinha 71 anos.



[Israel]
11 men arrested for allegedly assaulting transgender woman
Police arrested 15 suspects for allegedly assaulting a transgender female prostitute in Tel Aviv. The suspects, residents of Yavne in their twenties, attacked her with pepper spray and a taser while wearing Purim masks on their faces.
11 arrested for attacking transgender prostitute

[India]
Indian transgender activist resists molest by police officer, gets beaten up
LGBT rights groups to file a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission of India as local police refuses to investigate the incident

[India]
Conductor Apologises to Transgender
A transgender who was allegedly abused by a bus conductor and forced to disembark following a dispute over sitting next to a woman, fought for her rights and secured an apology from the rude bus crew on Friday.

[India]
First socio-economic survey of transgenders begins
"If you fall sick where do you go?
Have you ever been harassed sexually?
What do you identify yourself as?"

[India]
Supporters of BJD Nominee Face Transgenders' Rage
On a day when Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik kicked off campaign for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, the ruling party was left red-faced after its supporters hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons.

[Malaysia]
Prosecuting ‘cross-dressers’ unconstitutional, says syariah lawyer
Jabatan Agama Islam Pahang (JAIP)’s new syariah law to prosecute cross-dressers is unconstitutional as enactments made by a state-empowered body must be grounded on an appropriate legislative competence and should not overrule fundamental liberties, said syariah lawyer Nizam Bashir Abdul Kariem Bashir.
Stiff fines as Pahang gets hard on cross-dressers
Malaysian state implements heavier penalties for Muslims found “cross-dressing”


[USA]
Anti-LGBT Activist Links Trans People to Satan, Calls Robin Roberts 'Tragic'
Peter LaBarbera, head of the anti-LGBT Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, sounds off on Robin Roberts, President Obama, and transgender people in a new interview.
LaBarbera Uses ‘Satan’ To Explain Transgender People
Peter LaBarbera and Christian radio host: Trans people are ‘satanic’ circus freaks


[CA, USA]
Trans Student Law Now in Effect, Referendum Signature Count Continues
Frank Schubert and his anti-transgender Privacy for All Students coalition won a minor victory Thursday when Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Allen Sumner issued a tentative ruling ordering California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to "accept, file and process as timely" 5,000 petition signatures submitted to Mono and Tulare counties seeking to qualify a referendum repealing the trans student law.
Judge orders CA Secretary of State to count anti-trans signatures
Transgender law: Judge orders state to count referendum signatures from two more counties
Santa Clarita School Officials, Parents Sound Off On New Transgender Law
Signatures put a hold on Co-ed Bathroom bill


[MN, USA]
CeCe McDonald to Be Released From Prison
McDonald will be released from prison January 13. Meanwhile, Orange Is the New Black star and fellow African-American trans woman Laverne Cox is producing a documentary about McDonald's life.

[TX, USA]
Student group pushes for transgender bathrooms at University of Houston-Downtown
When a transgender person is still in the transition process, using a public restroom can be uncomfortable or even unsafe, depending upon the mindset of others.

[UT, USA]
Ex-Utah AG Campaign Staffers Called Transgender Delegate 'That Thing'
An ugly side note to the scandal involving former Utah Attorney General John Swallow: emails sent among Swallow campaign staffers in 2012 referred to a transgender delegate to the state's Republican Convention as "that thing."
Former Utah Attorney General's Staffers Caught Sending Transphobic Emails