Tag: transgender
Hunger Strike to Stop Transgender Abuse
Christine Connelly who is a certified public accountant began a hunger strike to protest transgender abuse when the court refused for the third time to enforce a court order that allows her visitation rights to see her 13-year old-daughter. Visitation was stopped 10 months ago by her ex-spouse allegedly because she is transgender.
Turkish transgender actor called to army
Turkish transgender actor Rüzgar Erkoçlar was called to perform his military service after undergoing gender reassignment surgery.
Positive Visibility Matters at GAZE Film Festival
My Transgender Journey to air during special screening at this year’s GAZE film festival. A new short film produced by Anna Rodgers & Zlata Filipovic for TENI will also be launched at the event.
After the Brutal Murder of Mia Henderson, HRC Calls for Stronger Laws and Increased Protection of Transgender Women
In response to the discovery of 26-year-old Mia Henderson’s body in West Baltimore, the sixth transgender woman of color murdered this year – the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has called for more concerted efforts to protect transgender women from unprecedented levels of violence and harassment
Strasbourg ruling: divorce requirement for legal gender recognition ‘no violation of Human Rights’
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the divorce requirement for people who wish to change their legal gender and are married, is not a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights. European Court of Human RightsThe Strasbourg based Court analysed the case of Finnish national Ms Hämäläinen, who was born male and married to a woman. After undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 1996, she wished to bring her official documents in line with her new gender.
WHO : Calls on all gays to take HIV medicine
Failure to provide adequate HIV services for key groups – men who have sex with men, people in prison, people who inject drugs, sex workers and transgender people – threatens global progress on the HIV response, warns WHO.