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terça-feira, março 11, 2014

[International]
This Photographer Is Traveling The Globe To Document Transgender People Living In Hidden Societies
From the nightclubs of Mongolia to the swamps of Venezuela – Àlvaro Laiz’s work transports you into various worlds and shares the stories of the people that inhabit them.

[Brasil]
Adolescente travesti é encontrado morto em edícula e suspeito é preso
Uma tragédia aconteceu no início da manhã desta segunda-feira (10) onde uma adolescente de 14 anos foi encontrado morto em uma edícula no fundo da casa numero 5 na avenida Padre Aquino Franceschet no bairro Nova Esperança em Angélica


[Brasil]
Conheça transexuais que venceram o preconceito no mercado de trabalho
Quatro décadas depois de feministas transformarem sutiãs em meias-taças de fogo por direitos iguais aos dos homens, um grupo estimado em 5.000 brasileiras ainda busca espaço para comemorar o Dia Internacional da Mulher.

[India]
Many 'others' enrol for voting ahead of polls
It was exactly two decades ago in the year 1994 that lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgenders (LGBT) were granted voting rights in the country. It seems to be bearing fruits, with ‘others’ as the afore mentioned community people are addressed as, are coming out in good numbers to enrol in the voter’s list ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held in nine phases from April 7.

[Canada]
Friends identify victim of suspicious death as well-known member of gay community
Friends have identified the victim of a suspicious death in central Edmonton as Demetrious Karahalios, a cook at Woody’s Video Bar beloved for his great laugh and big personality.


[CA, USA]
WeHo Transgender Activist Desiree Sol Named 50th District Woman of the Year
California state Assemblymember Richard Bloom has selected Desiree Jade Sol of West Hollywood as the 2014 Woman of the Year for the 50th Assembly District.

[KS, USA]
First Gender and Sexuality conference raises awareness
The issues of gender and sexuality are not often talked about publicly.

[NE, USA]
Transgender UNL student pushes stereotypes aside
There’s a common misconception about transgender people: that they’re born knowing their appearance doesn’t match their identity.

[NE, USA]
Transgender alumna struggles to find post-graduation employment
Elle Barts went to her last job interview wearing a men’s suit and tie.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumna has applied for 30 jobs since she graduated with a degree in communication studies in August. She’s filled out applications for server positions, working behind a makeup counter and working as a forensics coach at a high school.

[WA, USA]
Activist speaks on transgender youth in sex trade
Emi Koyama, an activist and writer who has experience working in the sex trade, spoke to students in an attempt to highlight an often unheard voice in the discussion of sex trafficking: transgender youth.

[El Salvador]
Votante transgénero sin inconvenientes en CIFCO
Un miembro de la comunidad LGBTI (Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales, Bisexuales e Intersexuales) llegó temprano este domingo a emitir su voto. A “Rubí” López Moz, transgénero cuyo Documento Único de Identidad figura a nombre de Rubén López Moz, le correspondía votar en el Centro Internacional de Ferias y Convenciones (CIFCO).