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sexta-feira, junho 05, 2015

[Portugal]
Nasci mulher: o testemunho de uma transexual portuguesa
Lara Crespo assumiu-se mulher em 2000, numa altura em que muito havia por fazer pela aceitação de transexuais; ainda há.

[Brasil]
Travesti é encontrada nua e morta no Liri
Uma travesti foi encontrado nua e sem sinais vitais no bairro Liri por volta das 5h desta quarta-feira, dia 3. Conforme divulgado pela Polícia Militar, o relato do corpo na Rodovia Jorge Zanatta (Anel Viário) foi feito por um motorista de ônibus que tinha passado pelo local. O rosto estava lesionado e havia ainda marcas de violência física nos braços. O caso foi repassado para a Polícia Civil. Além da verificação da causa do óbito, será preciso fazer a identificação do cadáver.
Travesti de MS é morta por asfixia e jogada às margens de rodovia em SC

[Brasil]
Madrugada: travesti é morta a tiros
Uma travesti foi morta a tiros, no início desta madrugada, na zona norte de Porto Alegre. Dois homens dispararam de dentro de um táxi.


[UK]
Cambridge PhD student launches ‘gender inclusive’ app with more than 20 different options
A PhD student is looking to challenge the way gender is approached in social networking by launching a new app which offers more than 20 different options.

[UK]
A very modern custody battle
A transsexual man went to court in the UK on Wednesday for the right to contact the child of his former lesbian partner.

[UK]
Anger over sex change op delay led to BB gun incident
A transgender Doncaster woman fired a gun after becoming frustrated at the wait for her sex change op, a court heard.

[Ireland]
Now Ireland is creating some of the best trans identity laws in the world
Irish trans people will be given the freedom to choose for themselves when they can legally change their gender under a new bill.
Trans people in Ireland will soon be able to self-declare to change their birth certificate gender
Press Release: Ireland Agrees to Self-Declaration for Gender Recognition Bill


[Malta]
Five weeks on and no Gender Identity Act amendment - Jason Azzopardi
Five weeks have gone by since the issue with the Gender Identity Act was highlighted by Attard local councilor Alex Mangion and no amendment has been proposed, PN MP Jason Azzopardi has said.

[Turkey]
CORRESPONDENT MICHELLE DEMISHEVICH BEATEN BY POLICE
T24 correspondent Michelle Demishevich was subjected to police violence by a plainclothes police officer while she was reporting at the press release by President Tayyip Erdoğan’s daughter, Sümeyye Erdoğan, in front of the Belgian Consulate [in Istanbul]. Our correspondent, who was removed from the area by being dragged by her hair, will be filing a formal complaint.

[Turkey]
Transphobic violence in Istanbul on 23 May
Eylül, a trans sex worker, was subjected to an attempted robbery in Istanbul’s Tarlabaşı neighborhood while in a commercial vehicle. The young woman, who was wounded with sharp objects, was taken to the Şişli Etfal Hospital.

[New Zealand]
Jailed transgender woman felt more supported by inmates than the public
A transgender woman stabbed a man who stalked and threatened her after they met through a dating website.

[New Zealand]
Past 'haunts' transgender wedding day
Refugee officially a woman in NZ but that’s not good enough for Registrar of Marriages.

[New Zealand]
Trans people can change citizenship certificates
After an article by Allyson Hamblett from TransAdvocates was published on GayNZ.com about anomalies in trans people having their documentation changed, it’s emerged the Department of Internal Affairs has developed policy that allows for trans people to change their citizenship certificates fully.

[EUA]
O que pensam os portugueses de Caitlyn Jenner?
O exemplo da antiga glória do decatlo pode ajudar a mudar mentalidades, num país em que a comunidade trans é pequena.
Não é um reality show, é uma série documental: 'I Am Cait'
Making Bruce Jenner the transgender poster boy is harming youth and demeaning women
Transgenders beyond the spotlight are the heroes
Transgender activism takes a new face
Jenner's Trail Was Blazed by Christine Jorgensen
Fox News Discusses Caitlyn Jenner At 3AM, Goes Completely Off The Rails
Caitlyn Jenner: Her experience isn't much like ours, say transgender groups
J.R. Smith reposts, deletes Instagram photo that calls Caitlyn Jenner a ‘science project’
Gender Transition Tougher than Caitlyn Makes It Look
Savannah's transgender community reacts to Caitlyn Jenner
Controversy about Caitlyn is 'something positive' for transgenders
Petition calls for Caitlyn Jenner’s Olympic medals to be taken away
Was the ‘remove Caitlyn Jenner’s medals’ petition actually a hoax?
Jenner transition: Focus on Africa's transgender movement and the story of its activists


[USA]
17 School Districts Debunk Right-Wing Lies About Protections For Transgender Students
The collective experience of 17 U.S. school districts has shattered the right-wing myth that says prohibiting discrimination against transgender students causes confusion and inappropriate behavior. Years after implementing their own anti-discrimination policies, none of the schools have experienced any problems.
REPORT: Trans Students Have Caused Zero Incidents in Bathrooms Nationwide

[USA]
Duggars Defend Smearing Transgender People As Pedophiles
During Wednesday night’s interview with Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar about their son Josh’s history of molesting his younger sisters, Fox News’ Megyn Kelley pressed the conservative couple to justify their advocacy against LGBT equality.
The Duggars’ Fox News Interview Was an Unholy Disaster
Police report: Josh Duggar molested 5-year-old sister, committed at least 7 acts of sexual molestation


[CA, USA]
Welch pleads guilty in Doubtfire arson
A transgender woman pleaded guilty recently to setting fire to the San Francisco house made famous in the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire.

[KY, USA]
Victim seemed happy before being stabbed 72 times
Excerpt: The Longs testified as the prosecution continued to present its case in the murder trial against Matthew "Maddie" Smith, 26, a transgender woman from Crescent Springs.

[MA, USA]
Aiming for inclusion, Center School begins transgender scholarship, all-gender bathrooms
The Greenfield Center School, which teaches kindergarten through Grade 8, is in the process of initiating a tuition scholarship for transgender students at the behest of an anonymous donor.

[NH, USA]
Becoming Cynthia: Transgender NH woman reacts to Caitlyn Jenner cover story
It’s the picture and story that’s taken America by storm.

[NY, USA]
NYS Assembly Passes the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act
Civil Rights Legislation Would Extend the State’s Protections Against Discrimination to Trans New Yorkers

[NY, USA]
Cops eye hate crime rap in subway push of transgender victim
The woman who was shoved onto the tracks during rush hour in an East Village subway station has been identified as transgender — and cops are now investigating the heinous attack as a hate crime, police said.
Woman pushed onto 6 train tracks is transgender, which might have motivated attacker: sources
AVP learns of a possible anti-transgender hate violence attack in Greenwich Village


[NV, USA]
Reno begins health coverage for transgender surgeries
The city of Reno's self-funded health plan has begun covering therapy for gender dysphoria, including gender reassignment surgeries.

[OH, USA]
Transgender Firefighter Discusses Her Journey
Olympian Bruce Jenner stunned the world this week when she revealed her transition to Caitlyn.
But for thousands of Americans, including here in central Ohio, living as transgender is a much more private process.

[PA, USA]
Philadelphia Raises the Transgender Pride Flag for the First Time
Flying the trans pride flag in front of City Hall is a small gesture that sends a strong message, say organizers.

[WI, USA]
Eau Claire transgender woman claims her identity
Just days after Caitlin Jenner makes her debut, an Eau Claire woman is claiming her identity as she transitions from being a man into a woman.

[Mexico]
Posicionamiento de la Comisión Nacional de Diversidad Sexual
El presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Diversidad Sexual del Partido de la Revolución Democrática Lic. Alberto Valdivieso, en su visita en el estado, el pasado 29 de abril fijo una enérgica postura contra la violación de garantías individuales cometidos en contra de la comunidad LGBTTTI en Chiapas. Toda vez que el pasado 28 de mayo de 2015 se dio a conocer en las redes sociales la detención de Carlos Cesar Sánchez Hernández o Alejandra Hernández, quien es parte de la comunidad LGBTTTI de Tuxtla, por un supuesto robo cometido un día antes en una conocida tienda de abarrotes de esta ciudad.

[El Salvador]
Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Derechos Humanos condena el asesinato de activista transgénero
La Oficina Regional para América Central del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos (OACNUDH) condenó hoy el asesinato de la activista, Francela Méndez, de la asociación Colectivo Alejandría, que agrupa a personas transgénero e intersexuales de El Salvador. Este hecho, ocurrido en la madrugada de ayer domingo, se produjo en el departamento de Sonsonate, en el domicilio de Consuelo Flores, quien también fue asesinada.

[Colombia]
La mujer trans que quiere ser alcaldesa
A sus 38 años, esta transgénero tiene alborotado el avispero político en Sopetrán, Antioquia, luego de que lanzara su candidatura a la Alcaldía del municipio. Lucha contra la estigmatización y a favor de la igualdad.