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quarta-feira, julho 08, 2015

[Brasil]
Malafaia critica resolução que determina internação de travestis em alas femininas: “Pouca vergonha”
Uma iniciativa da prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro em relação à internação de travestis e transexuais nos hospitais municipais foi alvo de críticas severas do pastor Silas Malafaia, líder da Assembleia de Deus Vitória em Cristo (ADVEC).

[Brasil]
Morador do Espírito Santo coloca bandeira trans achando que está homenageando seu estado
Jair Nunes da Silva, capixaba e residente no Espírito Santo, virou celebridade instantânea das redes sociais após colocar, por engano, a bandeira trans no seu Facebook, achando que era a bandeira do Espírito Santo, que possui exatamente as mesmas cores. Jair, declaradamente fã do Bolsonaro e homofóbico, tomou um susto quando milhares de amigos começaram a ofendê-lo e sacaneá-lo.

[Brasil]
Transexual formada em direito em MS luta para ter nome social no diploma
Aluna apresentou requerimento para usar nome escolhido durante curso.
Bacharel trabalha no governo do estado para garantir direitos LGBT.

[Germany/USA]
Trans woman gets apology after freelance marketplace Upwork refused to pay her
Freelance marketplace Upwork has apologised after a trans woman in German was refused payment for work she had already done.
Freelance marketplace Upwork apologises for refusing to pay transgender woman

[Malta]
'Social attitude to LGBTIQ community must catch up to legislation' - Dalli
Civil liberties minister Helena Dalli opened a networking seminar between LGBTIQ, human rights organizations and representatives of different religions

[Turkey]
Foreign LGBTI inmates are on hunger strike in Turkey
Brazilian and Azerbaijani trans women were separated from LGBTI inmates from Turkey in Maltepe Prison and transferred to a different section. The women say they have been deprived of their friends’ financial and psychological help and have started a hunger strike for being kept in isolation.

[India]
Eunuch leader Daya Rani shot dead at her residence
An eunuch leader in Ghaziabad who had contested parliamentary, legislative and mayoral elections was on Saturday found murdered at her residence, police said.
Daya Rani Kinnar was found on Saturday morning with a bullet hole in her head when one of her assistants went to serve her tea in her room in the house in Kaila Bhatta area.

[Philippines]
‘Gender-neutral’ restrooms for LGBTs to be built in some airports
A number of airports nationwide will soon be fitted with “gender-neutral” restrooms to cater to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) community.

[Australia]
WA moves to ban conversion therapy
WA Labor deputy leader Roger Cook is calling for a ban on conversion therapies which attempt to have people ‘pray the gay away’.

[USA]
Transgender Veteran Fights For Equality In U.S. Military
Retired Army Col. Sheri Swokowski is considered the highest-ranking transgender veteran.

[USA]
Caitlyn Jenner to Write Weekly Editorials on LGBT Issues
Caitlyn Jenner will be writing weekly online editorials about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and issues.

[CA, USA]
Transgender Icon Holly Woodlawn Fights for Life at Cedars-Sinai
A crowdfunding campaign is well on its way toward raising $50,000 for the Andy Warhol "superstar."

[GA, USA]
Transgender Mexican Woman Again Denied Asylum
A transgender woman from Mexico seeking asylum because she fears further abuse if she's deported has been turned down a second time by the Stewart Immigration Court in Lumpkin, Ga.

[IA, USA]
Transgender Life in Small Town Iowa
The transgender community has become increasingly visible this year. That’s thanks in part to celebrities like reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, video blogger Aydian Dowling and actress Laverne Cox.

[WV, USA]
West Virginia DMV changes photo policy after transgender women threaten lawsuit
The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles will no longer dictate how transgender residents can dress for driver’s license photos, reversing a policy that many LGBT advocates consider unconstitutional.
Victory! Transgender Women Prevail as West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles Changes License Policy In Face of TLDEF Lawsuit

[Republica Dominicana]
Colectivo LGTB suma apoyos en SD durante VIII Caravana Nacional Orgullo Gay
La VIII Caravana Nacional del Orgullo LGTB, Santo Domingo 2015, ha superado las expectativas de de los organizadores, congregando a unas 10.000 personas y recibiendo el apoyo de los barrios populares y de representantes de algunas formaciones políticas y sindicales.
Caravana arcoíris recorre Santo Domingo demandando derechos

[Colombia]
Atacan a dos mujeres trans en Cali
Por el hecho falleció una persona. Comunidad Lbgti enciende las alarmas.
De una camioneta descendieron los desconocidos que se acercaron a transexuales a las 4:30 de la madrugada del domingo en el centro de Cali.
Allí empezaron un ataque, cuyos móviles ni antecedentes han sido clarificados por las autoridades.
Personería de Cali hace un llamado a las autoridades para esclarecer los hechos en los que perdieron la vida dos mujeres Trans en la ciudad
Fiscalía investiga crimen de tres integrantes de la comunidad LGBTI en Cali


[Colombia]
Parejas gay que hayan modificado su sexo no podrían legalizar unión ante notarios
Supernotariado autorizó a notarios a negarse a realizar ese procedimiento, si uno de ellos aparece en el registro civil con otro sexo.
‘Concepto que no permite a homosexuales que hayan cambiado de sexo casarse es prejuicioso’