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quinta-feira, agosto 27, 2015

[Brasil]
Travesti assassinado a tiros no Parque Presidente Vargas; fotos exclusivas
Crime ocorreu em frente a casa de um vereador, na madrugada desta segunda-feira
Um travesti, aparentando entre 25 e 30 anos, foi assassinado a tiros na madrugada desta segunda-feira (24), por volta das 03h. O crime ocorreu em frente a casa de um vereador, na Rua Antônio de Castro, no Parque Presidente Vargas, em Guarus, Campos.
TRAVESTI ASSASSINADO A TIROS EM FRENTE DE CASA DE VEREADOR EM CAMPOS
Identificado corpo de travesti executado a tiros em Guarus


[Brasil]
Demissão de professora escancara transfobia nas escolas
Mesmo em ambientes que deveriam primar pela educação para a tolerância e pluralidade, o preconceito de gênero ainda é realidade

[Brasil]
Suspeitos de integrar milícia e grupo de extermínio de gays são presos na Paraíba
Segundo o delegado Seccional do Brejo, Walber Virgolino, as investigações começaram no primeiro semestre deste ano quando homossexuais foram mortos e os modus operandi foram os mesmos

[International]
Conselho da ONU organiza primeira reunião dedicada aos direitos LGBT
Sírios e iraquianos relataram perseguição sofrida por Estado Islâmico.
Esta é a primeira vez que tema é discutido por Conselho de Segurança.

[UK]
Sitcom star Rebecca Root says trans actors should play trans roles
The trans star of a new BBC sitcom also revealed she was offered a headline role in a top TV show twelve years ago – but it was later scrapped.

[UK]
No luck at tall: 6ft 7in sex-swap beauty has no luck finding love
A towering Transsexual says she is struggling to find love.

[UK]
Real-life Hayley Cropper speaks publicly for the first time at Pride Superbia event
Annie Wallace, who was working in computer repairs at the time, was approached by producers of the ITV show after she wrote to the Radio Times

[Cambodia]
Poppy says Term ‘Kteuy’ is Out of Date
It is time to change the language used to refer to people who have changed their physical appearance to match their sexual identity, the most famous transgender Cambodian told Khmer Times yesterday.

[Australia]
Valé transgender icon and campaigner Kathy Noble
Frank Ernest Noble was born in London in 1934. In 1980, he moved to Australia. Then, in 2001, at the age of sixty-six, he checked into a hospital on the Gold Coast. When he walked out, he was a she.

[New Zealand]
Hunger strike planned for trans prisoner
Trans rights activists will go on a hunger strike unless a female transgender prisoner is moved to a women’s prison by tomorrow.
Hunger strike unless transgender prisoner moved

[USA]
Pretty Little Liars Continues To Offend Trans Community
As reported in a previous article, television show Pretty Little Liars recently revealed their big villain to be a ‘crazy’ murderous trans woman, in a trope that has been used to hurt the trans community for decades.
ABC Family Refers to Transgender ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Villain as “He. She. It” in Deleted Tweet
People are angry at Pretty Little Liars for calling trans character ‘it’ in deleted tweet


[USA]
Inside Scoop on I Am Cait Ratings: 'Impressive,' 'Really Strong,' and Steady
Caitlyn Jenner's highly-praised docu-series is at a critical juncture with three episodes left in the season and no firm commitment for more.

[USA]
Spirit Halloween Releases Incredibly Transphobic Caitlyn Jenner and “Tranny Granny” Costumes
In case you missed it, the popular pop-up Halloween retailer Spirit Halloween has recently drawn ire after unveiling what many are calling a tasteless costume for Caitlyn Jenner.

[USA]
Can Dr. Drew Capture the Trans Experience?
The HLN cable TV host is devoting two nights of his show to a panel discussion of the 'lives, loves, and discrimination' experienced by transgender Americans.

[USA]
Against Me! singer: I still struggle ‘daily’ with transgender dysphoria
Laura Jane Grace, the lead singer of Against Me!, has said that she still struggles “daily” to accept herself.

[USA]
Military transgender ban set to end next May
The Pentagon’s ban on transgender troops would end May 27 under a draft timeline on repeal of the policy that affects about 12,000 troops, according to a document obtained by USA TODAY.

[USA]
WATCH: In Wake of Trans Murders, Janet Mock Teaches Us Why We Must #SayHerName
The 18 transgender women killed this year 'had value, had purposes, and were loved,' Mock affirms. 'And they will be missed.'
Cable News Largely Ignores Spike In Murders Of Transgender Women Of Color

[USA]
Who Threw the First Brick at Stonewall?
The trailer for the movie Stonewall, which dramatizes the 1969 riot that helped spark the gay rights movement, has generated consternation and anger among many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

[CA, USA]
#BlackTransLivesMatter Activists Near Staples Center Shut Down Portion of Figueroa
Dozens of activists on Tuesday night gathered on a street corner near Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles to call attention to issues in the black transgender community.

[DC, USA]
Black Lives Matter organizers hold rally in D.C. for black trans women
Venus Selenite, 25, moved to D.C. from Louisiana seven months ago to begin her transition to a woman. Selenite, a black queer trans woman, says that since that time, she has been harassed on the streets and the Metro. One time, a man on a bike chased her for two blocks in Columbia Heights, trying to make sexual advances on her.

[IL, USA]
Number 19: Trans Woman Killed Near Chicago in March
Keyshia Blige, who died in a shooting in a Chicago suburb in March, has become the 19th confirmed transgender woman killed in the U.S. this year.
The victim in a deadly shooting near Chicago in March has been identified as a transgender woman, bringing the total number of trans women reported killed in the U.S. this year to 19.


[KY, USA]
Kentucky School District Adds Trans Protections After 'Bathroom Bill' Fails
Only one of the seven school board members voted against the new policy, over questions of administration input and enforcement.

[MA, USA]
Demonstration marks ‘Trans Liberation Tuesday’ in Amherst
Recognizing the violence that has claimed the lives of at least 17 transgender black women this year, about 60 people spent an hour walking through downtown Amherst Tuesday afternoon to bring attention to what they see as an invisible epidemic.

[OH, USA]
Hundreds March In Columbus To Raise Awareness For Transgender Rights
More than 100 people walked through the streets of Columbus Tuesday evening to raise awareness about transgender women.
Black Lives Matter Rally for Lives of Transgender Women

[TX, USA]
What's Really 'Filthy, Disgusting, and Unsafe' About Houston's Transphobic Radio Ad
Right-wing opponents of equal accommodation in Houston are pulling out all the stops (for basic decency) in advance of a November vote on the city's nondiscrimination ordinance.
HERO opponents air first ad, citing trans bathroom panic
The First Anti-HERO Radio Ad Is Pretty Ugly