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quinta-feira, abril 10, 2014

[UK]
Trans Brits give politicians their top two demands
Groups and individuals have joined together to fight for trans equality in the UK

[New Zealand]
Corrections: trans prison policy is in place
Corrections has confirmed transgender prisoners are able to apply to be placed in a prison which fits their gender identity.

[New Zealand]
Transgender model vows to compete
An aspiring transgender model has vowed to take to the catwalk tomorrow night despite a row over whether she was eligible to enter a beauty contest.

[Canada]
Trans rights put in the spotlight at the University of Saskatchewan
A massive banner containing portraits and messages of support for the trans community in Saskatchewan could be seen at the University of Saskatchewan campus on Thursday afternoon.

[USA]
How to Manage a Job Search as a Transgender Candidate
Tips for the challenges transgender job seekers face when searching for work.

[DC, USA]
D.C. launches trans-friendly 'Safe Bathrooms' campaign
The D.C. Office of Human Rights on Thursday launched a city-funded campaign to step up enforcement of a little known law that requires single-occupancy bathrooms in restaurants and other businesses to be gender neutral.

[KY, USA]
In My Skin: Transgender student hopes for Broadway career
The lightbulbs above reflect off London Chanel's glossed pink lips, acting as a stage light that illuminates her world as she speaks.

[MI, USA]
Transgender Day of Visibility Now World Wide
Five short years ago, Rachel Crandall-Crocker, a social worker and executive director of Transgender Michigan, was sitting in her office pondering the thought of having a day people could celebrate being transgender. On that day Transgender Day of Visibility was born. Today the idea has grown into an international holiday, celebrated literally around the world.

[NC, USA]
Civil rights organization demands apology from CPCC for transgender student
A civil rights organization is making a call for action in support of a transgender student who says she was the target of discrimination.
Statement: CPCC is investigating, wants ‘amicable resolution’ with transgender student
CPCC is following law, college says in updated statement


[NY, USA]
City Must Pay For Transgender Youth's Transition Surgery
A New York State Supreme Court justice in Manhattan has ordered the city’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to pay for gender reassignment procedures, including surgery, for a 20-year-old transgender woman still in the foster care system.

[PA, USA]
Transsexual convicted in Harrisburg child-sex case
In a case the veteran prosecutor called "unique," a Dauphin County judge Thursday convicted a Harrisburg transsexual of sexually molesting a teenage boy she was supposed to be baby-sitting.

[WI, USA]
Appleton elects 1st trangender person in state
One of the newly-elected members of Appleton's city council made history this week.