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segunda-feira, maio 11, 2015

[Portugal]
Intervenção de SACHA
Intervenção de Sacha na Audição Pública "Pessoas trans e intersexo: que reconhecimento e que novos direitos?"

[Europe]
Trans Rights Europe Map & Index 2015
The TransRights Europe Map & Index reflect the legal situation in areas of equality and non- discrimination on the grounds of gender identity and gender expression in Europe, and highlights the legal provisions in gender identity recognition. It provides an overall reflection of the legal situation in all European countries in a simple format. They do not attempt to reflect the complex social situations trans people might face.

[India]
Life has changed little for transgenders, despite landmark SC judgment
It is difficult to imagine from the delicate flick of Noori's wrists, the sway of her waist and the way her feet keep beat with the song that the 28-year-old has never been formally trained in dancing. But for the visible body hair, it is equally difficult to imagine that the dancer, more graceful than many women, was born male. On ordinary days Noori, a social sector worker, prefers to wear a t-shirt and jeans to work.

[India]
Transgender ends life in Palani
In a shocking incident, a transgender identified as Madhumitha (23) allegedly committed suicide after being humiliated by some youths here on Friday.
A graduate in English, Madhumitha, a native of Vedaranyam, had come here 10 years ago and was living with some 60 transgenders in Ramanathan Nagar here.


[China/Hong Kong]
Transgender detainee's complaints of ill treatment remain in limbo
Request for review filed in January after woman's alleged mistreatment

[Australia]
Young transgender people 'forced to leave NT' due to lack of services
Transgender Territorians are being forced to leave the NT to access adequate healthcare and psychological services, according to members of their community.

[USA/India]
Trans Indian's Predicament at Border Shows the U.S. Lags Behind
The U.S. consulate remains unclear on how to process visas like that of Aruta Alpesh Soni, who identifies among India's legally recognized "third genders."

[USA]
11 Trans Women Share What They Love About Motherhood
When a parent transitions, the whole family goes on a journey. But how these parents feel about their kids never changes.

[OR, USA]
Oregon Bill Banning 'Ex-Gay' Therapy Heads To Governor's Desk
Oregon is poised to become the third state, plus the District of Columbia, to prohibit therapies that attempt to alter the sexuality or gender identity of LGBT youth.

[Mexico}
Doce asesinatos por homofobia se han registrado en el Estado en lo que va del año
En el marco de la edición número nueve de la Marcha Por el Orgullo Gay en Xalapa, el presidente de la asociación, Juan Carlos Atzin Calderón, explicó que los crímenes ocurren por el odio y discriminación que persiste en la sociedad hacia esta comunidad y que deriva en una violencia excesiva contra quienes no se sujetan a los convencionalismos.

[Cuba]
Cuba dijo no a la homofobia y la transfobia con una manifestación, una boda simbólica y un gran acto en el Teatro Karl Marx (+ Fotos)
En Cuba no hay leyes que penalicen por la orientación sexual, pero las concepciones héterocentristas y machistas permiten la existencia de vacíos legales que no garantizan plenamente la no discriminación de las personas con una orientación sexual o identidad de género que difiera de la norma.

[Paraguai]
La fe de las personas trans
Un encuentro con el sacerdote jesuita que fue amigo del Papa Francisco emociona a las personas creyentes del ámbito LGTBI