All Posts Tagged With: "transgender rights"

Transgender woman says hospital mistreated her

Associated Press MUNCIE, Ind. — A transgender woman said she was ridiculed by hospital staff and eventually denied treatment when she went to a Muncie emergency room coughing up blood. Officials at Ball Memorial Hospital said they are investigating Erin Vaught’s allegations, which triggered complaints from advocacy groups. “The irony here is that we spend [...]

31Jul2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

8 arrested in Las Vegas Strip gay rights protest

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – Police say eight people were arrested on misdemeanor charges in a Las Vegas Strip demonstration by advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights. Officer Bill Cassell said Wednesday the eight men and women were taken into custody on obstructing a police officer and jaywalking charges. Each was booked [...]

24Jul2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Govt to introduce new transgender legislation

Source: breakingnews.ie Legislation recognising transgender people in their new identity is set to be introduced after the Government scrapped a Supreme Court appeal. The State was due to challenge a ruling that current Irish law on transgender rights was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). But after dropping its appeal against [...]

21Jun2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

US welcomes Malawi pardon of jailed gay couple

(AFP) WASHINGTON — The United States on Saturday welcomed a pardon granted by Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika to a gay couple sentenced to prison, and said it could start “a new dialogue” on tolerance. The White House issued the statement following news that Malawi’s leader had issued the pardon after holding talks with UN [...]

30May2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Backers rally around transgender bill

By Peter Schworm – Boston Globe They recoiled as their quest for legal protections was derided as a “bathroom bill.’’ They seethed as their cautious petition for expanded rights turned into the latest skirmish in the culture wars. And many transgender individuals sighed in resignation when gubernatorial candidates Charles D. Baker and Timothy Cahill recently [...]

25Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender bill opens door to party clash

Activists see ‘flip-flop’ by GOP nominee Baker By Michael Levenson – Boston Globe Charles D. Baker, who came to last Saturday’s state Republican convention hoping to focus squarely on the economy, taxes, and jobs, has sparked a heated debate over a divisive social issue by deriding a transgender-rights bill cosponsored by his running mate, state [...]

20Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Turkey’s gays, transsexuals decry increasing homophobia

By Nicolas Cheviron (AFP) ISTANBUL — When Turkey’s family affairs minister recently described homosexuality as a curable disease, she was roundly criticized for discrimination and flouting human rights. But for activists her remarks only underscore what they say is increasing prejudice, discrimination and violence — even from police — against homosexuals and transgender people in [...]

5Apr2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

A family made, not born

Pakistani outcasts live together after their families abandoned them because they are congenital eunuchs and hermaphrodites By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Wearing a red knit bonnet, matching lipstick and a shawl over her large shoulders and muscular forearms, Ms. Nanni gently sought to clear up some confusion as the call to [...]

8Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Human Rights Commission takes up transgender rights

Sarah Delage – wcsh6.com AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The Maine Human Rights Commission is once again looking at the issue of transgender students’ rights in schools. The issue first came to light in Orono in June of last year, when a biologically male student who identifies as a female was denied access to the [...]

20Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Indonesia: Transvestites demand equal rights

Jakarta, 15 Feb. (AKI/Jakarta Post) – Indonesian transvestites in the staunchly Muslim province of Aceh are demanding equal rights. They made the claim at a transvestite pageant in Banda Aceh where homosexuality is banned under the province’s strict Sharia law. Participants were greeted with applause, but also taunts when they stepped on the catwalk during [...]

15Feb2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

Pride Festival

Hundreds gathered at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

4Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

New film festival to shine spotlight on gay community

By Donecia Pea – Shreveport Times He’s the man with the diminutive stature and syrupy sweet Southern drawl that has endeared him to fans and kept them laughing for decades in his string of guest roles and recurring characters on some of TV’s biggest shows. But Leslie Jordan is most recognizable to fans for his [...]

12Sep2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Venezuela ‘silent’ on hate crimes rise

By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas In a city where about 40 murders take place every weekend, it may not come as a big surprise that four prostitutes have been killed on the same stretch of road in Caracas in recent months. But when you find out that all four were transsexuals or transgender, it [...]

3Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Honduras: End Violence Against Transgender People

Government Should Prosecute Attackers and Prohibit Discrimination Human Rights Watch (San Pedro Sula) – Honduras should act to end an epidemic of violence against transgender people by investigating, prosecuting, and convicting those responsible, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The organization also called on Honduran authorities to repeal legal provisions on “public [...]

30May2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender murder, hate crime conviction a first

By Jim Spellman CNN DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — A Colorado man was convicted of first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime and sentenced to life in prison for killing a transgender teen he met on an online social networking site. It was the first time in the nation that a state hate crime statute resulted in [...]

22Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender bill not ready for prime time Perspective

Associated Press The transgender rights bill being considered by the Legislature aims provide a measure of human dignity for a segment of the population that we are still grappling to define. There have been strong emotional reactions on both sides and pressure to either pass or kill it quickly. But the complexity of the issue [...]

20Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Md. lawmakers sidestep transgender protection bill

By KATHLEEN MILLER Associated Press Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland’s transgender residents are worried the legislature will adjourn for the second year in a row without taking action on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against them. The measure would make it illegal to discriminate against transgender people in housing and employment. Panels in [...]

11Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender man killed in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Mar 13, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) — A transgender woman in Istanbul, Turkey, was stabbed to death in her home, the victim’s friends said. Bianet reported Friday that Dilan Pirinc, 28, was allegedly killed by a man who later was turned in to police by his father. “Pirinc had recently filed a complaint [...]

14Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued