Transsexual News

[not2old]

From MSNBC this morning -

Transgender pageant winner murdered in South Africa
A South African who had won a Miss Gay pageant was found in his rented room with his throat slit, news24 reported

http://www.worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_...cGUnalYA.email

[JodieTs]

http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news...n-south-africa
Transgender pageant winner murdered in South Africa
By Isolde Raftery, msnbc.com

A South African who had won a Miss Gay pageant was found in his rented room with his throat slit, news24 reported.

Thapelo Makutle, 23, had argued late Friday night with two men about his sexuality, his friend, Shaine Griqua told mambaonline.com. Those two men followed him home, broke down his door and killed him, Griqua said.

Makutle, known as Queen Bling, was active in the LGBT community in the Kuruman region, a rural area in the north, Griqua told mambaonline.com. He said his friend identified as gay and recently started calling himself transgender.

"It's so sad. I can't describe the pain that we are feeling right now," Griqua told mambaonline. "We have lost a young, talented, gay man who was open about who he was. The last few days have been like a dark cloud."

Griqua, the director of Legbo Northern Cape, a nonprofit that provides sexual health education, released a statement saying that witnesses had seen Thapelo?s body, and that his genitalia had been ?severed and inserted into his mouth.?

There was no sign of burglary, Griqua said, according to globalpost.com.

Police have not arrested anyone in the case, according to media reports.

South Africa has long been lauded for its liberal positions on gay rights. The country was the first to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in its constitution, and same-sex marriage became legal in 2006.

But a Human Rights Watch report from 2011 found that black lesbians and transgender men in rural areas of South Africa face ?extensive discrimination and violence in their daily lives, both from private individuals and government officials.?

Nearly all 120 people interviewed by Human Rights Watch said they lived in fear of sexual assault and that they were reluctant to approach police for protection.

I was very saddened to read this. Too bad someone wasn?t there for him. My heart goes out to Thapelo?s friends and family. Many of the comments are troubling as well.

[not2old]

From MSNBC this morning:
http://insidedateline.msnbc.msn.com/...-medicine?lite

Certainly worth reading.
I'm sure we have at least a few members here who can closely relate.

[not2old]

From NBCNEWS.com this afternoon
Judge orders sex-change surgery for prison inmate.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012...-by-judge?lite

A short bit on Yahoo! about Lana Wachowski:

Lana Wachowski opens up about sex change

This may be old news to all you lot, but I've only just heard about it. As usual, try to avoid scrolling down to look at the comments unless you want to have your day throughly ruined by the stupidity of a small minority

[jake1669]

Thanks for that. I hadn't heard either!

She's lucky to have a supportive family and clearly the industry is behind her.

[bling2112]

who's doing what?, upcoming events? where are they now?

[Tsweet]

Congratulations to Cassidy Lynn Campbell the first transgender to be voted Homecoming Queen in Huntington Beach, California!

Here's the story link: http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...nty&id=9256575

[Juicy Cherries]

Seconded ^^^^^^^

One more reason to hate the TSA.
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/21/9367327...rlando-airport

Shadi Petosky, a transgender woman, was detained unexpectedly at the Orlando airport on Monday after the TSA allegedly decided that her genitalia didn't match up to their (mis)perceptions about gender.

Gee, I wasn't aware transgender people were considered a potential threat to national security.

[rocket man]

This treatment by TSA was wrong... they need to be severely reprimanded, fined even jailed for this inhumane treatment....

[a9127]

Thought Mayra's story was pretty awesome.

http://www.thehiddenwoman.com/community-stories/mayra/

[a9127]

I don't really know where else to post this cartoon. You will have to click it more than once to see it. It's really long. Hope you enjoy it's message! Personally, I'd love to have a word or two with that "gym teacher" or anyone else who feels that way.

[rocket man]

Yes, Mayra s story was awesome indeed....