TAG: trans rights

recent news from Turkey

Turkey: read a series of news on recent cases of violance against LGBt people in this country.

UN resolution on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity

The UN resolution on human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity is available in all 6 UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia was celebrated with hundreds of events around the world *

Global: The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) was celebrated on May 17th 2011 with hundreds of events taking place all around the world and on every continent. Read more.

The postulation of a transexual lesbian feminist woman, activist of human rights, to become a Judge for the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice Venezuela causes call to mind in Venezuela

Venezuela: The postulation of a transexual lesbian feminist woman, activist of human rights, to become a Judge for the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice Venezuela causes call to mind in Venezuela. Read more.

Laws, policies and politics

2.4 Laws, policies and politics Australia: Australia recognises ‘non-specified’ gender. Read more. USA: A restriction on abortion coverage was added to the health care bill on November 7, 2009. The provision would block the use of federal subsidies for insurance that covers elective abortions. The Obama White House is refusing to weigh in on an […]

Global and regional relevant events

2.3 Global and regional relevant events > The Panel Discussion on Opposing grave Human Rights Violations on the basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity took place in New York, USA on December 10, 2009. Read more. > See an overview of transgender rights, presented at the founding meeting of the Asia and Pacific Transgender […]

Calling for the de-pathologization of transexuality

As a result of the Latin American Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics, the participants have written a statement to join efforts with the international campaign Stop TransPathologization 2012.

Trans people

Due to the larger representation of trans people in this edition of ILGA-LAC, there was a greater exchange of experiences, and more effective integration amongst activists working in movements representing travestis, trans and intersex people. According to Brazilian travesti activist Fernanda Benvenutty, the trans pre-conference was an important step because it facilitated the undoing of […]

Pre-conference event themes

Planned preparatory meetings on the 26th and 27th of January 2010, preceded the main event, with themes directly related to the defence of LGBT rights. They were: 1st Forum of Gays, MSM and Trans of Latin America and the Caribbean on HIV/ AIDS, co-ordinated by ASICAL 1st Meeting on Homo-Lesbo-Transphobia in Schools, promoted by GALE […]

MANIFESTE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ N’EST PAS UNE MALADIE! POUR LA SUPPRESSION DE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ DU DSM ET DU CID!

MANIFESTE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ N’EST PAS UNE MALADIE! POUR LA SUPPRESSION DE LA TRANSEXUALITÉ DU DSM ET DU CID! Nous, participants du Dialogue Latino-américain sur Sexualité et Géopolitique, dans la réunion réalisée entre le 24 et le 26 août 2009 à Rio de Janeiro (Brésil), nous nous ajoutons à la campagne internationale Stop Pathologization 2012 et […]

France removes transsexuality from the listing of mental disorders

France: In February 2010, France became the first country in the world to remove transsexuality from its official list of mental disorders.

Transexuality is not a disease Calling for the elimination of transexuality from the DSM and ICD

Transexuality is not a disease Calling for the elimination of transexuality from the DSM and ICD We, as participants of the Latin American Regional Dialogue on Sexuality and Geopolitics that took place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from August 24th-26th 2009, wish to join efforts with the international campaign Stop TransPathologization 2012, and to this […]