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weatherboi · 03-27-2012, 08:02 AM

this is a follow up to a story that ran earlier this year but couldnt find it in this thread.

http://www.examiner.com/lgbt-relatio...-german-courts

A German court has decided an 11-year-old transgender German girl should be institutionalized rather than live her life as a girl. Having been born a boy, Alexis Kaminsky, has always felt she was a girl.

When Alexis' parents decided to get divorced, the German court learned of Alexis’ circumstances. Throughout the process, the child’s mother tried to get her help, mental health treatment, to help her cope with thoughts and feelings about everything taking place. Somewhere along the way, the courts decided Alexis is better off in the country’s mental institutional system, where she may be‘re-programmed’ if you will, and have her views of her gender ‘corrected’.

Activists in the transgender community will hold protests in reaction to the decision to have Alexis Kaminsky institutionalized on Monday, March 26th, 2012. They protest:

‘Stop Alex forced into institutionalization at once’: “Institutions like the youth office and the Charité use force on humans through enforcement and psychological pressure! Each gender and each gender identity is a right, not a disease.”

The transgender community posits that gender identity is something that is developed at the individual level, not something that the community or state can dictate. Gender is a societal construct; sex is a biological one. How should these concepts be used, if at all, as factors in deciding what would most benefit Alexis?

Continue reading on Examiner.com German transgender girl to be institutionalized by German courts - National LGBT Relationships | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/lgbt-relatio...#ixzz1qKBodJoZ

TCB · 04-22-2012, 11:01 PM

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http://wehappytrans.com/uncategorize...h-cris-august/

Nadeest · 04-24-2012, 10:48 PM

This is very big news, I think:
http://transgenderlawcenter.org/cms/blogs/552-24

aishah · 05-04-2012, 12:26 AM

http://www.lingerietalk.com/2012/03/...red-women.html

really neat article about a new lingerie line for trans* women.

DapperButch · 05-04-2012, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aishah

http://www.lingerietalk.com/2012/03/...red-women.html

really neat article about a new lingerie line for trans* women.

This is great! Thanks for posting. I will pass it along to the transwomen I know.

Nadeest · 05-04-2012, 08:07 AM

I will definitely be checking their products out, when they are available. Thanks for letting us know about it.

aishah · 05-04-2012, 11:10 AM

http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/...f-defense.html

brilliant post from colorlines about the necessity of supporting cece, no matter what.

i'm not sure if folks already have this but here is the address you can write to her in jail:

http://thespiritwas.tumblr.com/post/...-write-to-cece

Nadeest · 05-22-2012, 04:55 AM

It appears that the Department of Justice has accepted the EEOC's ruling that gender identity and transgender status are covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. YAY!!!

Thinker · 06-16-2012, 07:01 AM

Neat little story on China's oldest transgender woman. Also, at the end of the article is a series of 20 short videos on 20 transgender "pioneers".

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...806,b=facebook

Quintease · 06-18-2012, 01:10 PM

Preparing for the Trans Baby Boom

Philly Trans Health Conference

Linus · 06-26-2012, 04:43 PM

Clothing for butches and transmen: http://www.saintharridan.com/index.html

Soon · 07-05-2012, 10:16 AM

"Today is a day of tremendous reparation. Today we do not shout for liberation but instead we shout for equality, which is just as important as freedom. I do not want to use a word that bothers me greatly: Tolerance. No. I do not believe in 'tolerance'. To tolerate is to say I'll allow you to be because I have no other choice. I want to talk about equality and I want to talk about all of you who will now have the same rights I have enjoyed from the moment I was born and the rights that so many millions of Argentinians have enjoyed from the moment they were born. This is the society we want."

- Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, at an event marking the new right of transgender citizens to officially change their gender on official documents without proving they'd undergone surgery.

Blabbeando author Andres Duque says the new law, which was passed unanimously by the legislature, makes Argentina the world's most progressive nation for transgender rights. Argentina legalized same-sex marriage in 2010 and it's now quite arguable that they are the world's most progressive nation for LGBT rights overall. Hit the link for video of the above-cited ceremony. It's a beautiful thing even if you don't speak a word of Spanish. (reposted from joemygod)

03-27-2012, 08:02 AM	#1
weatherboi Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Owned boy Preferred Pronoun?: Hey boy!!! Relationship Status: counting freckles slowly under Her direction!!! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: i have 2 sets of geographic coordinates!!! Posts: 6,097 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 26,797 Thanked 12,549 Times in 2,993 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Little girl is institutionalized for trans status and they want to reprogram her. this is a follow up to a story that ran earlier this year but couldnt find it in this thread. http://www.examiner.com/lgbt-relatio...-german-courts A German court has decided an 11-year-old transgender German girl should be institutionalized rather than live her life as a girl. Having been born a boy, Alexis Kaminsky, has always felt she was a girl. When Alexis' parents decided to get divorced, the German court learned of Alexis’ circumstances. Throughout the process, the child’s mother tried to get her help, mental health treatment, to help her cope with thoughts and feelings about everything taking place. Somewhere along the way, the courts decided Alexis is better off in the country’s mental institutional system, where she may be‘re-programmed’ if you will, and have her views of her gender ‘corrected’. Activists in the transgender community will hold protests in reaction to the decision to have Alexis Kaminsky institutionalized on Monday, March 26th, 2012. They protest: ‘Stop Alex forced into institutionalization at once’: “Institutions like the youth office and the Charité use force on humans through enforcement and psychological pressure! Each gender and each gender identity is a right, not a disease.” The transgender community posits that gender identity is something that is developed at the individual level, not something that the community or state can dictate. Gender is a societal construct; sex is a biological one. How should these concepts be used, if at all, as factors in deciding what would most benefit Alexis? Continue reading on Examiner.com German transgender girl to be institutionalized by German courts - National LGBT Relationships \| Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/lgbt-relatio...#ixzz1qKBodJoZ __________________

04-22-2012, 11:01 PM	#2
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06-16-2012, 07:01 AM	#9
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06-18-2012, 01:10 PM	#10
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06-26-2012, 04:43 PM	#11
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04-24-2012, 10:48 PM	#3
Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077998	This is very big news, I think: http://transgenderlawcenter.org/cms/blogs/552-24

05-04-2012, 12:26 AM	#4
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05-04-2012, 08:07 AM	#6
Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077998	I will definitely be checking their products out, when they are available. Thanks for letting us know about it.

05-04-2012, 11:10 AM	#7
aishah Member How Do You Identify?: queer stone femme shark baby girl Preferred Pronoun?: she, her, little one Relationship Status: dating myself. Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: dallas, tx Posts: 1,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,823 Thanked 6,440 Times in 1,288 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/...f-defense.html brilliant post from colorlines about the necessity of supporting cece, no matter what. i'm not sure if folks already have this but here is the address you can write to her in jail: http://thespiritwas.tumblr.com/post/...-write-to-cece

05-22-2012, 04:55 AM	#8
Nadeest Member How Do You Identify?: as myself Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Leesburg, FL Posts: 595 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,876 Thanked 2,118 Times in 501 Posts Rep Power: 17077998	It appears that the Department of Justice has accepted the EEOC's ruling that gender identity and transgender status are covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. YAY!!!

07-05-2012, 10:16 AM	#12
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,094 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	In emotional ceremony, Argentinian president hands out new ID cards to transgender individuals "Today is a day of tremendous reparation. Today we do not shout for liberation but instead we shout for equality, which is just as important as freedom. I do not want to use a word that bothers me greatly: Tolerance. No. I do not believe in 'tolerance'. To tolerate is to say I'll allow you to be because I have no other choice. I want to talk about equality and I want to talk about all of you who will now have the same rights I have enjoyed from the moment I was born and the rights that so many millions of Argentinians have enjoyed from the moment they were born. This is the society we want." - Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, at an event marking the new right of transgender citizens to officially change their gender on official documents without proving they'd undergone surgery. Blabbeando author Andres Duque says the new law, which was passed unanimously by the legislature, makes Argentina the world's most progressive nation for transgender rights. Argentina legalized same-sex marriage in 2010 and it's now quite arguable that they are the world's most progressive nation for LGBT rights overall. Hit the link for video of the above-cited ceremony. It's a beautiful thing even if you don't speak a word of Spanish. (reposted from joemygod)