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segunda-feira, abril 13, 2015

[Brasil]
Cantora transexual portuguesa busca fama na TV brasileira
Nasceu ele, virou ela. Era Nuno, agora é Patricia. A primeira cantora transexual de Portugal, Patricia Ribeiro, desembarcou em São Paulo no sábado (11), com o objetivo de conquistar aqui a mesma fama que tem em seu país de origem.

[UK]
Rise in number of transgender children in Scotland
Scotland's only specialist NHS service to help children with gender identity issues has seen a "significant rise" in referrals over the past decade, including helping youngsters aged under five.

[UK]
Vanessa Santillan murder: Appeal for Spanish speakers after 'high class' transgender escort beaten and strangled
Murder squad detectives have launched an appeal for Spanish speakers to come forward with information about the killing of a "high class” transgender escort.

[UK]
Transgender prisoners get taxpayer funded condoms - despite sex being banned in jail
Condoms are being handed out at a prison which houses dozens of transgender inmates

[France]
En France, 132 000 enfants seraient transsexuels
D’après un rapport remis au Conseil de l’Europe, et rendu la semaine dernière, il y aurait environ un enfant transsexuel pour 500 personnes en Europe en 2014.

[Iran]
HBO's VICE Uncovers Gay Iranians Forced to Surgically Change Gender
Hard to believe, but the Iranian government will pay for gender-reassignment surgery to "cure homosexuality."

[USA]
‘They,’ the Singular Pronoun, Gets Popular
Will the pronoun solve an old language problem?

[FL, USA]
Tampa transgender teen living life of transition
Clad in a baggy button-down shirt, tight black pants, light makeup and combat boots, 16-year-old Angel Zavala steps off the school bus at the largest public high school in Hillsborough County, ready to face whatever the day throws at her.

[MA, USA]
Fallece el transformista y comediante Alex Soto
El actor y transformista Alex Soto falleció anoche de un infarto confirmó la actriz Verónica Rubio Ojeda miembro de la Junta Directiva del Colegio de Actores de Puerto Rico (CAPR).


[MO, USA]
IMAGES: Large Group in Springfield Protests SOGI Repeal
Nearly a thousand Springfield residents and concerned citizens participated in a demonstration Friday night in response to the successful repeal of the city’s sexual orientation and gender identity ordinance.
Voters see the light, repeal pro-LGBT ordinance
Protesters pack downtown for LGBT rally after repeal


[MT, USA]
School Board Committee Begins Discussions on Gender Identity Policy
Committee will delve into possible additions to the district's discrimination policies

[NM, USA]
Newspaper at University of New Mexico using gender neutral pronouns
A person being interviewed by a reporter with the University of New Mexico newspaper didn't identify as either a man or a woman. And that's prompted the college paper to find new words. The paper, The Daily Lobo, explained in an editorial that gender identity has evolved to a point where it's time to find alternatives to he, she or it.

[TX, USA]
Judge To Decide This Week Whether Petition To Repeal Houston LGBT Protections Qualifies For Ballot
Nearly a year after the Houston City Council approved an Equal Rights Ordinance, a judge is expected to rule this week on whether anti-LGBT groups gathered enough valid signatures to place a repeal of the measure on the ballot.

[Mexico]
Transgender receives birth certificate in Mexico City (Photos)
Paulo Herrera during the handing over ceremony of birth certificates for transgendered people in the Legislative Assembly of Federal District (ALDF, for its acronym in Spanish), in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on April 11, 2015. 31-year-old Paulo, a hair stylist living in Mexico City, received on Saturday the birth certificate that accredits him as Paula Herrera and female.