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sexta-feira, abril 29, 2016

[Brasil]
Travesti é agredida por grupo de 15 pessoas dentro de ônibus
Grupo roubou outros passageiros dentro do BRT, mas somente travesti foi agredida

[Brasil]
Soldado do Exército é detido após assaltar travesti no Recife
Um soldado do Exército foi detido nesta quarta-feira (27) por assaltar uma travesti no bairro deTejipió, Zona Oeste do Recife. De acordo com a polícia, o oficial de 20 anos, que não teve o nome divulgado, e outro suspeito teriam seguido a vítima e arrancado a bolsa dela. Uma equipe da Polícia Militar (PM) passava pelo local no momento do crime e prendeu o homem. O outro suposto envolvido conseguiu fugir.

[Brasil]
Briga de travestis termina com uma esfaqueada em Curitiba
Socorristas do Siate chegaram a tempo de evitar que uma travesti ferisse gravemente outro com facadas, na tarde desta quarta-feira (27), no bairro Rebouças. Ainda assim, a vítima foi esfaqueada no braço. A agressora alegou ter se defendido de uma tentativa de assalto.

[Brasil]
Dilma Rousseff é pressionada e vai se reunir com ativistas trans para decreto do nome social
A presidenta Dilma Rousseff (PT) participou da quarta-feira (28) da 12ª Conferência Nacional de Direitos Humanos. E passou por uma saia-justa com militantes travestis, mulheres transexuais e homens trans, que estavam no último dia da 3ª Conferência Nacional LGBT.
DESORGANIZADA, CONFERÊNCIA NACIONAL LGBT TERMINA COM PROTESTO DE PESSOAS TRANS

[UK]
Transgender woman facing military service as a man can stay in UK
Judges rule the 33-year-old, who has lived as a woman for 10 years, should not be sent back to Singapore

[Thailand]
How starring in Miss Tiffany’s pageant show can change a Thai trans beauty queen’s life
The annual Miss Tiffany’s Universe Pageant is a celebration of the nation’s ‘trans’ population and works to promote human rights and fight discrimination

[Bahamas]
Transgender Plea For Rights
Bahamas Transgender, Intersex United (BTIU) yesterday launched its multi-level equality campaign, “Bahamian Trans Lives Matter”, which seeks to secure equal rights for transgendered Bahamians as the debate about the upcoming gender equality referendum continues.

[Canada]
Vaughn Palmer: Partisan politics stall transgender rights bill
For a few moments Wednesday — and it was only a few — the B.C. Liberals paused in the pursuit of their own legislative agenda to incorporate a good idea from across the floor.

[Canada]
Court intervenes as parents disagree over treatment for local transgender child
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled that an 11-year-old child diagnosed with gender dysphoria should have a legal representative in a parental dispute over medical treatment.

[Canada]
Transgender girls at B.C. legislature to back human rights code bill
Two transgender girls who have fought discrimination and bullying say a bill to include gender identity and expression in British Columbia's Human Rights Code will make the province a more inclusive and accepting place.
Island transgender girl joins in rights battle

[USA]
Transunder Arrest
A fake news article reported that a transgender woman was arrested for taking pictures of underage girls in a Target bathroom.
Support Target and End the War on Transgender Americans!
Bryan Fischer: Target's Policy Will Transform The Store Into A Motel For Rebellious Teenagers
Bryan Fischer: It's 'Insanity' To Vote For Any Candidate Who Supports Target


[USA]
Colbert To Anti-Transgender Bathroom Lawmakers: ‘You’re The Weirdos’
“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert addressed the controversy surrounding Target’s transgender bathroom policy on his show Tuesday night.

[AL, USA]
Human Rights Campaign Condemns Oxford Bathroom Law
The Human Rights Campaign has released a statement that condemns the new bathroom laws issued by Oxford City Council in Alabama that prevents transgender people from using the bathroom that matches their gender identity or face jail time.
Alabama City’s New Anti-Trans Law Is Nation's Most Terrifying

[CA, USA]
39-year-old man pleads not guilty to killing transgender woman on Skid Row
A man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge stemming from the Skid Row shooting death of a transgender woman whom he had dated.

[FL, USA]
Jacksonville transgender teen fights for new home
A local teen is asking the state to let him live with another family. He says his biological family rejected him for being transgender.

[IL, USA]
Transgender student allowed to use boys bathroom in Williamsville
Any time he approached the bathroom he was told he should use at Williamsville High School, Alex McCray says he felt uneasy. Eventually, he'd had enough and decided to do something about it.

[MI, USA]
Gym Brat
Ongoing debate over transgender bathroom policies led to the revival of an old Planet Fitness locker room dispute.

[MI, USA]
Davenport Files Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against SVSU
"She said I was a liar and had been my entire life. That is hard. If I had to pick just one thing that really hurt..." Charin Davenport said trailing off. "That's how you feel about yourself because you feel like your whole life is a lie. Nobody wants to be trans."

[MI, USA]
State House Republicans Author Bill To Repeal the State Board of Education
For the last two months, the state has been debating LGBT youth guidelines for K-12 schools authored by the Board of Education. The completely optional set of guidelines -- which suggests schools allow trans and gender non-conforming students to use the bathroom and names of their choice, manifest and support a Gay-Straight Alliance and much more -- would create a more welcoming environment for trans and gender nonconforming youth in Michigan public schools. However, Republican lawmakers in the state are so vehemently against the idea that they have authored a bill that would replace the Board of Education with a Department of Education run by a governor-appointed director.

[MO, USA]
Anti-LGBT Missouri 'Religious Objections' Proposal Suffers Setback
A Missouri religious objections proposal failed on Wednesday to get the approval of a key legislative committee in a setback for conservatives who hoped to add protections for those who cite their faith in denying services such as flowers or cakes for same-sex weddings.

[NC, USA]
Backlash against N.C’s anti-trans law is destroying small businesses
Small businesses in North Carolina are already losing valuable business because of the new state law limiting protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
NCAA: North Carolina must provide 'discrimination-free zone' for tournament
The Backlash Against HB2 Hasn’t Convinced North Carolina’s Lawmakers To Change It


[NY, USA]
Caitlyn Jenner Pees At Trump Hotel, Makes Video Directed at Ted Cruz
Caitlyn Jenner published a video on Facebook Wednesday showing her using the bathroom at a Trump Hotel in New York City, aimed at confronting Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz for his transphobia.

[OH, USA]
Religious Right Activists Tells Target Customers Their Daughters Could Be Raped
Upset by Target’s new policy preventing discrimination against transgender staff and customers, anti-LGBT activist Dave Daubenmire led a two-man protest inside a Target store in Ohio yesterday, stationing himself at the entrance to the store with a sign reading “Caution: Men may be in Women’s Restrooms!”

[PA, USA]
Pa. won't allow medical coverage denials to transgender people
Health insurers in Pennsylvania will have to cover medically necessary services no matter the person's gender identity, sexual orientation or sex.

[SC, USA]
SC transgender bathroom bill dead
Bill, introduced after N.C. proposal passed, is dead for the year
But its sponsor — state Sen. Lee Bright, R-Spartanburg — will try next week to ban state aid to local governments that pass pro-transgender bathroom laws
Roads, education bills make Sunday’s crossover deadline

[TN, USA]
Local Transgender Community Bands Together in Wake of Anti-LGBT Bills
New transgender committee and political coalition form after rough year for LGBT equality in Tennessee.

[TN, USA]
Tennessee governor signs religious exemptions into law
Tennessee’s Republican governor said Wednesday that he signed a bill into law that allows mental health counselors to refuse to treat patients based on the therapist’s religious or personal beliefs.

[TX, USA]
Transgender bathroom law battle begins to take hold in Texas
The battle over who exactly can use which bathroom may be coming to Texas.

[Brazil]
Three Brazilian trans females murdered the youngest was 14
Slowly, the extent of the slaughter of trans people is becoming apparent. Sometimes we learn of the murders out of chronological order, as is this one: