terça-feira, 10 de abril de 2012

Vídeo LGBT da Semana - Is Homophobia Self-phobia?


segunda-feira, 9 de abril de 2012

Campaign video against the ban of Budapest Pride 2012



Today the Budapest Police refused to grant a permit for Budapest Pride 2012. This is not the first time that the police has tried to prevent Pride from happening. The reasoning behind restricting our right to assembly was disturbing traffic and violating public morals.

Do they really think we are going to disappear?

They can't ban us! We WILL be at Budapest Pride!

JOIN US!
Budapest Pride, 7 July 2012

More information: www.budapestpride.hu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/budapestpride

Video: Attila Zérczi
Music: Blur - Song 2


quarta-feira, 28 de março de 2012

Fundo para ativistas LGBT

http://www.diarioliberdade.org/


280312_gay_africanRNW - O escritório da Anistia Internacional na Holanda e a organização em defesa dos direitos dos homossexuais COC criaram em conjunto o 'Pride Fonds' (Fundo do Orgulho) para ajuda de emergência a ativistas gays que sofram intimidação ou violência.


Com o novo fundo serão apoiados ativistas que se encontram em perigo ou que estejam presos. O objetivo do 'Pride Fonds' é ajudar com gastos jurídicos, de hospedagem ou viagem caso estes ativistas necessitem se esconder, e também com custos de telefones e laptops, para que possam continuar a se comunicar. O fundo não é dirigido a apoio estrutural, mas específico para casos de emergência.

Trata-se principalmente de ativistas lésbicas, gays, bissexuais e transexuais (LGBT) na África, Oriente Médio e leste europeu. Existem cerca de 80 países no mundo onde a homossexualidade é proibida por lei. Em alguns destes países, entre eles Arábia Saudita, Irã e Mauritânia, a homossexualidade é punida com a pena de morte.

"A Anistia Internacional já faz bastante por ativistas no exterior, e o COC defende os direitos dos homossexuais dentro e fora da Holanda", diz Emile Affolter, da Anistia Internacional. "Mas nós ainda não fazíamos ajuda de emergência e apoio prático a ativistas em perigo." Por isso as duas organizações agora estão pedindo ao grande público que apóie o fundo com doações.

Jochem Beunderman, do COC, diz que o novo fundo permite agir rapidamente se for preciso. Esta possibilidade não existia antes, porque as duas organizações geralmente trabalham com projetos definidos, de longo prazo, em regiões determinadas. Por isso era difícil agir rapidamente quando um ativista se encontrava em perigo, ainda que, na maior parte das vezes, trate-se de quantias pequenas.


in:http://www.diarioliberdade.org/


sábado, 24 de março de 2012

Miss Universe 'Canada' disqualifies transgender finalist


in: http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/


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Vancouver resident Jenna Talackova is seen in this undated web image.


Miss Universe Canada has confirmed that it disqualified a B.C. pageant finalist who was recently revealed to be transgender.

Vancouver resident Jenna Talackova made blog headlines last Tuesday when it was discovered that the 6-1 tall blond, who had been named among 65 Miss Universe Canada contenders, had undergone sexual reassignment surgery.

Her inclusion was applauded by many online but drew scorn from some who argued beauty pageants should be for "naturally born" women only -- language widely considered to be prejudiced and derogatory in the transgender community.

Within days, the 23-year-old's photos and profile were scrubbed from the Donald Trump-owned pageant's website.

Miss Universe Canada issued a statement Friday saying Talackova "did not meet the requirements to compete despite having stated otherwise on her entry form."

"We do, however, respect her goals, determination and wish her the best," it said.

The organization did not clarify what requirements Talackova failed to meet, and has not responded to requests for comment.

Talackova told ctvbc.ca Friday that she won't be speaking out about her situation until she consults a lawyer next week, but tweeted earlier in the day that she had been disqualified "over discrimination."

"I'm not giving up," she added in a follow-up message.

The pageant's contestants page still contains 65 profiles, suggesting Talackova's spot has already been filled by another woman.

The Miss Universe Canada application indicates contestants must be Canadian citizens between the ages of 18 and 27 to compete. It says nothing about having undergone cosmetic surgery.

Facebook users posted messages of protest last Thursday on the official Miss Universe Canada group, urging the organization to allow Talackova to compete and questioning her sudden disappearance.

Talackova has previously represented Canada at Miss International Queen, a transsexual beauty pageant in Thailand, where she placed as a finalist.

In an interview posted on YouTube, she describes herself as having identified as a woman at four-years-old, beginning hormone therapy at 14. She had her reassignment operation at 19.


quinta-feira, 22 de março de 2012

Simpósio “Identidade de Género e Transexualidade”

No próximo dia 24 de março de 2012, entre as 10 e as 19 horas, terá lugar na Aula Magna da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto (no Centro Hospitalar de São João) o Simpósio "Identidade de Género e Transexualidade".

A iniciativa é organizada em parceria pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica e pelo Serviço de Psiquiatria do Centro Hospitalar de São João. O simpósio visa criar um espaço de partilha e reflexão sobre a coordenação entre a Lei relativa à Identidade de Género e as boas práticas de intervenção clínica. O programa que integra representantes de diferentes intervenientes neste processo, nomeadamente legisladores, clínicos, investigadores, utentes/ativistas.


quinta-feira, 9 de fevereiro de 2012

BREAKING: Washington House of Reps Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill


in: http://www.noh8campaign.com/article/breaking-washington-house-of-reps-passes-same-sex-marriage-bill



After being approved by the Washington State Senate last week, the state's House of Representatives has passed the bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington with a majority vote of 55 to 43! The bill now goes to Governor Christine Gregoire, who will have five days to sign the bill into law - just in time for Valentine's Day!

Governor Gregoire, in her final year of office, set the stage for swift passage of the bill in January when she announced her support for legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington. Although the bill would not take effect until June, this might be the perfect time for those Washington couples waiting to tie the knot to get engaged!

This incredible news comes on the heels of yesterday's 9th Circuit Court decision to uphold Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling that declared Proposition8 unconstitutional, and today serves as another massive push forward for equal rights. Of course, anti-gay activists are have already begun taking steps to battle the decision - including a proposed referendum to be voted on in the fall election; but we must continue to fight. We won't take our rights for granted.



"Today, gay and lesbian couples in Washington are feeling the same joy we felt yesterday, and we're so happy to be able to share that with them. These past few days have been amazing for all of us, and we celebrate that. We also need to remember, however, that we all have a responsibility to acknowledge how much further we have to go and do whatever we can to achieve equal rights for every single gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender American."

- Adam Bouska & Jeff Parshley, NOH8 Co-Founders



http://www.noh8campaign.com/article/breaking-washington-house-of-reps-passes-same-sex-marriage-bill


quarta-feira, 8 de fevereiro de 2012

Uganda's anti-gay bill reintroduced in parliament




KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan parliamentarian who first introduced an anti-gay bill that carried the death penalty for some homosexual acts reintroduced the bill on Tuesday, raising concerns among rights activists who have been fighting the legislation.

Parliamentarian David Bahati first introduced the bill in 2009 but it has never come before the full legislative body for a vote. Though widely supported in Uganda, the bill's progress apparently has been slowed by an international outcry against the bill, including condemnation from President Barack Obama.

Bahati has said that homosexuality poses a serious threat to family values and that his bill has helped raise public awareness about what he calls "the dangers to our children."

Bahati told The Associated Press last year that he is willing to drop the death penalty provision if that is the recommendation of a parliament committee, though a current reading of the bill hasn't been made public.

European countries such as Sweden and Britain have threatened to cut aid to Uganda if the bill is passed.

Homosexuality, already illegal under Uganda's penal code, is highly stigmatized in Uganda. Opinion polls frequently show the bill's wide support among Ugandans. Lawmakers other than Bahati have sometimes spoken passionately about the need for such a law, and none have condemned it.

The bill has been championed by Pentecostal clerics, who warn that young Ugandans are at risk of being indoctrinated into gay lifestyles by gays visiting from the U.S. and Europe. Even pastors who oppose the draft law do so not because it is draconian or unnecessary, but rather because they believe the police would not be able to enforce it.

"I've rejected it because it does not address Uganda's homosexuality problem," said Solomon Male, a Pentecostal cleric who has been dragged to court for accusing another pastor of sodomy. "The system can't permit any good law to be enforced."

Male said that an existing law against homosexuality, inherited from the colonial days, had not been enforced.

"It is a big problem-homosexuals are in our schools, in our churches, everywhere, and we don't even know where to start," he said. "Sensitization is the best."

Bahati's original bill carried harsh provisions. The original bill would mandate a death sentence for active homosexuals living with HIV or in cases of same-sex rape. "Serial offenders" also could face capital punishment, but the legislation did not define the term. Anyone convicted of a homosexual act would face life imprisonment.

Anyone who "aids, abets, counsels or procures another to engage of acts of homosexuality" would face seven years in prison. Landlords who rent rooms or homes to gays also could get seven years.

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