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quinta-feira, março 06, 2014

[Brasil]
Travesti é morto com vários tiros em SP
Um travesti foi morto com vários tiros no rosto e no peito, em um ponto de prostituição na zona sul de São Paulo. Após ser atacado, ele tentou fugir, mas não resistiu aos ferimentos. A polícia espera que filmagens de câmeras de segurança ajudem na investigação.


[España]
La actriz María Díaz agredida por un grupo de ultras que la confundieron con un transexual
"No soy un ‘travelo’, soy mujer, madre, hija, esposa, aficionada al fútbol... pero, ante todo, soy persona, y nadie merece que le zumben por su religión, ideas o sexualidad”
La actriz María Díaz, víctima de un ataque tránsfobo en Avilés

[France]
Droits des transsexuels : «le gouvernement a peur»
Changement d’état civil, suivi médical, aide juridictionnelle... Chloé Avrillon, première transsexuelle en France à avoir le droit de rester mariée après son changement de sexe, et Brigitte Goldberg, présidente du collectif Trans-Europe, se plaignent des promesses non tenues, selon elles, par le Parti socialiste. Elles craignent que les personnes transgenres soient, comme d’habitude, les grandes oubliées de la gauche.

[Lebanon]
Lebanese court throws out case against transgender woman accused of 'unnatural sex'
A Lebanese judge has found that a transgender woman’s relationship with a man does not constitute ‘unnatural sexual intercourse’ in a further blow to the criminalization of LGBTI people in the majority Muslim nation
Lebanon: Being Gay Is Not a Crime Nor Against Nature

[Australia]
Leading feminist launches bizarre 'racist' attack on trans community
Members of the Indigenous and trans* communities have slammed bizarre comments by a leading feminist academic comparing trans women to racist entertainers who only “pretend” to be female.

[Canada]
Sexual predator jailed after claiming to be 'transgender' in order to assault women in shelter
A biological man claiming to be ‘transgender’ so as to gain access to and prey on women at two Toronto shelters was jailed “indefinitely” last week after being declared by a judge a “dangerous offender.”

[USA]
Op-ed: In Defense of Jared Leto
Transsexual acting coach Calpernia Addams on trans roles in Hollywood
Jared Leto’s Best Supporting Actor Oscars win sparks backlash from transgender community
Forget The Oscar: Jared Leto Was Miscast in Dallas Buyers Club


[CA, USA]
Transgender student recants attack, sexual assault report
Northern California police said Tuesday a transgender teenager who claimed he was beaten and sexually assaulted by three boys in a school bathroom has recanted his story.
Hercules student recants bathroom sex attack story
Hercules High student recants sexual assault story
UPDATE: Trans Student Recants Story of Sexual Assault at Calif. High School


[CA, USA]
Transgender teen takes the field in Azusa High's first preseason softball game
All eyes were on the field at Azusa High School on Tuesday, as the varsity softball team played its first preseason game against Rosemead High School.

[IL, USA]
Transgender advocate speaks about legal policies to combat discrimination
A transgender advocate spoke at Northwestern Tuesday night about discrimination against transgender individuals and the ongoing efforts to pass legislation targeting the problems they face.

[MA, USA]
LGBT Advocates React To Michelle Kosilek Interview
On the face of it, Michelle Kosilek is an unlikely poster child for transgender rights. Transgender activists want to show they’re normal people who deserve empathy and respect, while Kosilek’s grisly murder of her wife defies understanding. Still, as her quest for gender-reassignment surgery plays out in court, Kosilek is becoming an unlikely transgender cause celebre.

[MD, USA]
Senate OKs bill to stop transgender discrimination
Legislation would relate to housing, employment, credit
Maryland Senate passes transgender rights bill
Maryland Senate Passes Trans Nondiscrimination Bill
Maryland Senate passes gender identity bill, 32-15
Maryland Senate approves transgender rights bill


[NY, USA]
Who Cares About Islan Nettles?
What happens when a young trans woman is murdered in the street, opposite a police station?