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terça-feira, junho 02, 2015

[UK]
Ruth Hunt on Stonewall’s trans mistakes and coming out as a Catholic
Stonewall’s CEO Ruth Hunts has reflected on six months in the job.

[UK]
Bravissimo to hold bra fitting for trans people
The lingerie store is to hold a bra fitting event for trans and non-binary people.
Bravissimo is holding its first bra-fitting event for transgender people

[Turkey]
Veil Lifts off Transgender Turkey as Trans Candidate Runs for Parliament
Turkey is a Muslim country where the very existence of transgender people, only now coming out of the shadows, is endangered.

[South Africa]
People hoping for sex change offer organs for penis transplants
A number of people hoping for sex reassignment surgeries are among those eager to donate their organs towards penis transplants.

[Australia]
Transgender unit at Melbourne's Royal Children's hospital gets $6m boost
Experts say the extra funding will save lives as patient numbers soar at Australia’s only clinic for children with gender dysphoria
$6 million for the Gender Dysphoria Clinic
Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital to receive $6m to fund gender dysphoria service


[USA]
Caitlyn Jenner bate recorde no Twitter e é aplaudida pela coragem
Assim que a capa da próxima edição da Vanity Fair foi revelada, Caitlyn Jenner lançou várias contas nas redes sociais com a nova identidade. Não demorou muito a ter impacto: em quatro horas, a conta de Twitter @Caitlyn_Jenner atingiu um milhão de seguidores, batendo o recorde que tinha sido estabelecido há algumas semanas pelo presidente norte-americano Barack Obama, com a conta oficial @POTUS. Ao final do dia nos Estados Unidos, Caitlyn já tinha 1,85 milhões de seguidores - e ainda só publicara dois tweets, o segundo dos quais agradecendo precisamente pelo apoio dos utilizadores do Twitter.
Bruce Jenner apresenta-se como Caitlyn Jenner em capa de revista
Rede Social Caitlyn Jenner quebra recorde de Obama no Twitter

Vanity Fair Introduces Caitlyn Jenner

[USA]
Amazon's new transgender docu-series This Is Me debuts exclusively on EW
Can’t get enough of Transparent? Here’s some great news: Amazon has just launched a new documentary series about trans and gender non-conforming individuals, and it’s available to watch right now on EW.

[USA]
HRC to premiere new trans-focused docu-series Monday
Monday, HRC will exclusively premiere the first episode of ABC Family’s trans-focused docu-series, “Becoming Us.”

[IL, USA]
Being Transgender In Illinois
“Transgender” is the “T” in the LGBT acronym: lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. It’s an umbrella term, and includes individuals who were born “intersex” — that is, with some sort of physiological ambiguity when it comes to chromosomes, reproductive organs or both — as well as those who present their gender to society as something other than the biological sex they were born into.

[KY, USA]
Midway council considers fairness ordinance
The city of Midway will vote on a fairness ordinance on Monday.

[NJ, USA]
N.J. transgender student: 'It's OK to break society's norms'
Dylan tried to be true to his given gender and name. But born female, Dylan's innermost thoughts were those of a male. The now-16-year-old sophomore at Mount Olive High School fought a constant mental tug-of-war.

[Mexico]
Joven gay se inyecta aceite en el pecho
De acuerdo con medios locales, Juan Manuel, previo a un certamen gay del pasado 15 de mayo comentó a dos amigos que quería mejorar su imagen
Juan Manuel Sánchez Aké (a) “Beba” o “Bebo”, originario de Kinchil; pero avecindado en Hunucmá, murió tras haberse inyectado hace varios días aceite comestible.