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terça-feira, setembro 01, 2015

[Brasil]
Os direitos básicos aos quais transexuais e travestis não têm acesso
Os problemas de acesso à saúde e a inserção no mercado de trabalho são parte das lutas
A luta das mulheres trans para serem amparadas pela Lei Maria da Penha

[Europe]
Research shows testosterone changes brain structures in female-to-male transsexuals
Brain imaging shows that testosterone therapy given as part of sex reassignment changes the brain structures and the pathway associated with speech and verbal fluency. This result supports research that women in general may deal with speech and interaction differently than men.

[UK]
'I'm a girl': Meet the twin boy aged four who insists on wearing dresses and nail varnish
Emma Symonds says her son Logan is completely different from his brother Alfie, and has been wearing girls' clothes for the past 16 months

[Turkey]
KNIFE ATTACK ON TRANS WOMAN IN AFYON
A trans woman in Afyon was attacked in her home by an assailant wielding a knife. The assailant also attempted to rob the woman. Buse Kılıçkaya from Pink Life Association commented on the attack: “Aggressors get encouraged when hate crimes go unpunished. We are treated like abandoned children.”

[Turkey]
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ATTACK AGAINST TRANS WOMEN AT BAKIRKÖY WOMEN’S PRISON
Sexual harassment and attacks against LGBTI activists visiting Bakırköy Women’s Prison continue.

[Turkey]
THE SENTENCE OF AZRA’S MURDERER UPHELD: AGGRAVATED LIFE IMPRISONMENT
The Supreme Court of Appeals upholds the life sentence of Hamdi Ayri, who killed Esra Yaşar, Ayşe Selen Ayla, and Azra Has on consecutive days five years ago in Izmir.

[Turkey]
RAMPANT TRANSPHOBIA IN TURKEY: TRANS DENTIST ECE LOSES HER JOB BUT IS DEFIANT
Ece is a 41-year old dentist and a trans woman. A week ago, she lost her job, because her colleagues refused to work with her. Ece wants everybody to know that there is a trans dentist in Turkey.

[Ukraine]
Queer Home Kryvbass was attacked
Yesterday around 20:30 in the evening, unidentified men in masks attacked a Queer Home Kryvbass.

[Nepal]
Nepal gay parade to enshrine LGBT rights in constitution
Gay right activists have taken part in a parade in Nepal's capital Kathmandu to press their demands for gay rights to be enshrined in the constitution.

[MO, USA]
Celebrating the life of Tamara Dominguez, a transgender woman killed in Kansas City
Tamara Dominguez was killed in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 15th. She was hit by a truck which she had gotten out of, then run over by that truck again and again.
Activists Hold Community Memorial Service For Slain Kansas City Transgender Woman
Group: Kansas City's LGBTQ community in a state of crisis


[SD, USA]
SDHSAA Works On Transgender Athlete Policy
Changes are coming for the policy on transgender athletes in South Dakota.
South Dakota Lawmaker Proposes Genital Inspections For Trans High School Athletes

[TX, USA]
Anti-Trans Petition Won’t Be on Houston Ballot, But Plenty of Anti-LGBT Candidates Will
A petition aimed at enshrining a transgender bathroom ban in the Houston City Charter isn’t likely to appear on the November ballot.