Source GNN: A six-year-old- Argentinean girl has taken advantage of Argentina’s gender recognition laws to officially change her gender.
The little girl, known as Lulu, is believed to be the youngest person to take advantage of the new laws.
Lulu, who was assigned male at birth has identified as a girl from an early age. Her birth certificate and Argentinean ID (known as the DNL) will now reflect her identity as a female.
Lulu’s family had first attempted to get her documentation changed when the laws came into effect in December but the government initially refused to comply as they believed Lulu too young to be able to decide on her gender identity.
This decision was overturned however following a letter from Lulu’s mother, Gabriella, pleading her daughter’s case in which Gabriella said Lulu had identified as a girl since she could talk.
Argentina's Children, Youth and Family Secretary had also ruled in favour of allowing the documentation to be changed, stating that they believed not doing so could be in breach of a UN resolution supporting children's rights.
9/30/13
9/29/13
#Eurogamer Xbox One Presenter on behalf of Microsoft called Transgender Journalist Laura Kate Dale "IT, Thing and He" on stage
The presenter for Microsoft XBox One at Eurogamer Fraser Millward went out of his way for a laugh asking a transgender woman to join him on the stage then called her a "IT, Thing and Him";
He was probably trying to get a rise from the machismo gamer people in attendance. But instead of getting a laugh comedian Fraser Millward will look forward to being investigated for his awful transphobic tirade..
Pure XBox Gamer Ken Barnes described the stage show as annoying, overbearing, immature, and offputting to most of the attendees but his post about the last day he began with a question Sexism, misogyny, and giveaways? Barnes said he saw "clearly underage gamers taking part in a "twerking" contest in order to win a t-shirt, in front of a crowd of fans." I wonder if any of those kids parents knew of this? Embarrassing for Microsoft and maybe even costly too.
Fraser Millward would do himself a world of good by apologizing for his comments and actions.
read more at kotaku.com
Google and Microsoft have formed InterTech to promote the inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in technology field.
He was probably trying to get a rise from the machismo gamer people in attendance. But instead of getting a laugh comedian Fraser Millward will look forward to being investigated for his awful transphobic tirade..
Pure XBox Gamer Ken Barnes described the stage show as annoying, overbearing, immature, and offputting to most of the attendees but his post about the last day he began with a question Sexism, misogyny, and giveaways? Barnes said he saw "clearly underage gamers taking part in a "twerking" contest in order to win a t-shirt, in front of a crowd of fans." I wonder if any of those kids parents knew of this? Embarrassing for Microsoft and maybe even costly too.
Fraser Millward would do himself a world of good by apologizing for his comments and actions.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employees at Microsoft
GLEAM is the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) employee resource group at Microsoft.
Microsoft has been a pioneer in workplace diversity. It was one of the first companies in the world to offer employee benefits to same-sex domestic partners and to include sexual orientation in its corporate nondiscrimination policy. Since 1989, Microsoft has supported and sponsored gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues at Microsoft. In 1993, the employee resource group—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Employees at Microsoft (GLEAM)—was organized. GLEAM now has more than 700 members.
Microsoft has been a pioneer in workplace diversity. It was one of the first companies in the world to offer employee benefits to same-sex domestic partners and to include sexual orientation in its corporate nondiscrimination policy. Since 1989, Microsoft has supported and sponsored gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues at Microsoft. In 1993, the employee resource group—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Employees at Microsoft (GLEAM)—was organized. GLEAM now has more than 700 members.
Hope someone from Microsoft sees this. Your presenter made completely dehumanised me in front of an audience. Ruined my Eurogamer.
— Laura Kate Dale (@LaurakBuzz) September 29, 2013
Hi @laurakbuzz We've just been made aware of this & will look into it straight away. Sorry you had such a bad experience....
— Eurogamer Expo (@Eurogamer_Expo) September 29, 2013
I was "he", "it". "Thing" and "this one". I was on stage and they still insist "we need a woman on stage, any women here".
— Laura Kate Dale (@LaurakBuzz) September 29, 2013
@nipsen Hi there, just to let you know that we are looking into the incident on one of the exhibitor's stands.
— Eurogamer Expo (@Eurogamer_Expo) September 29, 2013
#eurogamer @Xbox presenter @FraserMillward calls Transwoman @LaurakBuzz "It, Thing an He" on stage http://t.co/MVZ1E9pXmJ @IntertechLGBT
— planetransgender (@kellibusey) September 29, 2013
read more at kotaku.com
Google and Microsoft have formed InterTech to promote the inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in technology field.
Why Star Ledger do you continue to misgender a murdered transgender woman despite receiving emails confirming her trans status?
As reported earlier this week by planetransgender, The Brunswick Patch and The Advocate Eyricka Morgan a transgender woman was murdered in New Brunswick NJ.
*Update! Immediately after posting this Sue Epstein begun reaching out to our community. See the tweets at the end of the story for updates.
All of the before mentioned news sources used the most basic tools in confirming the trans status of the victim. In the trans community and the greater mainstream media as a whole, this procedure is paramount. It is considered and rightfully so a serious breach of protocol to incorrectly identify someone as transgender or cisgender.
Sue Epstein at the Star Ledger originally reported on this crime but has yet to follow these basic principals of journalism by failing to properly investigate and worst yet, by ignoring information on the victims transgender status that she herself requested.
Like some mainstream media have done in the past the Star Ledger is adhering to a editorial policy of ignoring social media. But when it becomes s so apparent that they are ignoring the facts they asked for from the community one begins to question if this behaviour is transphobic in nature.
So for the Star Ledger it time to be edified.
Sue Epstein's confusing comment first seems to acknowledge that there have been people who contacted her confirming Eyricka Morgan's trans status then she says that no one has contacted her at all in contradiction to GLAADS statement.
There seemed to be a missed connection as many of the trans community tweeted to the @StarLedger and not directly to Sue Epstein's.
I will now put Sue Epstein in contact with Janet Mock and Darnell L. Moore who personally knew of the victims transgender status and Glaad for information on how to write her updated article.
Action Required: Ask Susan Epstein to Respect Eyricka Morgan’s Identity + Life
*Update! Immediately after posting this Sue Epstein begun reaching out to our community. See the tweets at the end of the story for updates.
All of the before mentioned news sources used the most basic tools in confirming the trans status of the victim. In the trans community and the greater mainstream media as a whole, this procedure is paramount. It is considered and rightfully so a serious breach of protocol to incorrectly identify someone as transgender or cisgender.
Sue Epstein at the Star Ledger originally reported on this crime but has yet to follow these basic principals of journalism by failing to properly investigate and worst yet, by ignoring information on the victims transgender status that she herself requested.
Like some mainstream media have done in the past the Star Ledger is adhering to a editorial policy of ignoring social media. But when it becomes s so apparent that they are ignoring the facts they asked for from the community one begins to question if this behaviour is transphobic in nature.
So for the Star Ledger it time to be edified.
@TweetTrina4Lyfe I'm sorry but I can't put in information I don't have confirmed and no one has said Evan Morgan was transgender.
— Susan Epstein (@susan_epstein) September 26, 2013
The @StarLedger newspaper repeatedly misgenders #trans woman killed in New Jersey http://t.co/lZU7fZpYoz #trans #LGBT
— GLAAD (@glaad) September 27, 2013
GLAAD Blog Sept 27 |
Star Ledger Jornalist Sue Epstein posted this comment on the original article on the 28th of Oct |
Sue Epstein's confusing comment first seems to acknowledge that there have been people who contacted her confirming Eyricka Morgan's trans status then she says that no one has contacted her at all in contradiction to GLAADS statement.
There seemed to be a missed connection as many of the trans community tweeted to the @StarLedger and not directly to Sue Epstein's.
I will now put Sue Epstein in contact with Janet Mock and Darnell L. Moore who personally knew of the victims transgender status and Glaad for information on how to write her updated article.
@susan_epstein please contact @janetmock Janet Mock personally knows Eyricka Morgan and will confirm her transgender status.
— planetransgender (@kellibusey) September 29, 2013
@janetmock @starledger I forwarded an email to @susan_epstein this morning!
— Darnell L. Moore (@Moore_Darnell) September 28, 2013
@bEx_x3d @starledger Simply put, @susan_epstein could go to the boarding house and ask residents how she lived since she needs proof.
— Janet Mock (@janetmock) September 28, 2013
Feel free to copy my email to @susan_epstein about misgendering Eyricka Morgan in @starledger: http://t.co/eMgW8UmXsx #girlslikeus #TWoC
— Janet Mock (@janetmock) September 27, 2013
Action Required: Ask Susan Epstein to Respect Eyricka Morgan’s Identity + Life
Today, I sent the following email to Susan Epstein of the The Star-Ledger about her report of the murder of Eyricka Morgan, a young trans woman of color who was murdered in her boarding home.
I’m heartbroken about the death of someone I knew, and shocked by the fact that Ms. Epstein chooses to carelessly erase Eyricka’s identity as a woman and her life as well, telling our community that she needs confirmation or proof that Eyricka was a trans woman.
Please email (sepstein@starledger.com), tweet @susan_epstein or call the reporter at (732) 249-5670 about misgendering Eyricka Morgan in @starledger. The point of this action is not to vilify Ms. Epstein, it’s to set the record straight on our lives.
Feel free to use my email as a template:
Hi Susan,
I will go on record, as an activist who knew the victim, Eyricka Morgan. She was a transgender woman of color and an advocate in the community. She went by she and her, and her identity should be respected even after her passing, despite what records may or may not say.
As a journalist who worked for mainstream media (I previously worked for People.com), I know that reflecting the truth of people’s lives is vital. The misgendering and erasure of Ms. Morgan’s identity does not only hurt her life and legacy, it also hurts an entire community of marginalized and often stigmatized people who are grappling with discrimination on many levels in our country.
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2013/09/new_brunswick_man_charged_with_stabbing_man_to_death_in_city_boarding_house.html
Please fix this careless error and stop requiring that our lives need proof. We are who we say we are.
Thanks,
Janet Mock
Moments after posting this article and mentioning Susan Epstein on twitter she responded. You can call the timing serendipitous if you want too but I'll call it advocacy and that's my story and I'm stickin too it :) In any case we are moving forward.
Thanks,
Janet Mock
Moments after posting this article and mentioning Susan Epstein on twitter she responded. You can call the timing serendipitous if you want too but I'll call it advocacy and that's my story and I'm stickin too it :) In any case we are moving forward.
@susan_epstein Here is the info you asked for to confirm Eyricka Morgan's transgender status. Plz update/edit article http://t.co/qov97uc4uv
— planetransgender (@kellibusey) September 29, 2013
@kellibusey @susan_epstein @janetmock thank you. I will.
— Susan Epstein (@susan_epstein) September 29, 2013
@janetmock @Moore_Darnell yes. Thank you. I spoke with him and he is great. I'd like to talk to you too.
— Susan Epstein (@susan_epstein) September 29, 2013
9/28/13
Hollywood Trans Woman Unique McKenzie victim of Hit and Run on Santa Monica Blvd
Fiday morning around 3:20 transwoman Unique McKenzie, 22, was standing with some friends at a bus stop after a night out. Her friends say reacting to a joke Unique accidentally slipped onto the street where she was then struck by a white or grey colored Ford Thunderbird.
The accident turned into a felony after Unique was carried on top of the car for 30 feet and the driver "didn't even slow down". Los Angeles is in the middle of a crisis with over 14,000 hit and run incidents this year alone. There are 51 hit and run incidents everyday in LA.
The accident turned into a felony after Unique was carried on top of the car for 30 feet and the driver "didn't even slow down". Los Angeles is in the middle of a crisis with over 14,000 hit and run incidents this year alone. There are 51 hit and run incidents everyday in LA.
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Cambridge News reporter Raymond Browns Trans monsigny on full display in "Tea and a bit of spanking"
Raymond Brown, 'journalist' for the Cambridge News, just earned the dubious distinction of becoming a poster boy for transphobic writers worldwide.
Raymond Brown authored 'Tea and a bit of spanking, so what?' says transgender Cambridge councillor after Trumpington Village Hall bondage saga" about Cambridge Counsolor Sarah Brown. Cllr Brown had the fortitude to speak up against the canceling of a public informational B and D event.
Raymond Brown vigorously defended his article on twitter claiming he wrote it with no ill intent.
But for Brown it was all about linking fetishism with transsexualism making mention of Cllr Browns trans status three times.
His tweets (nudge, nudge pointing to the trans counselor) reveal his desire to demean a Cambridge counselor because of her gender expression and link that with children's welfare.
Another councilor tweeted:
When confronted with his article and tweets Sarah Brown tweeting her personal account as @auntysarah
Sarah Brown is a serious politician, driven to help others. She should be treated with the same respect cisgender people are.
For the record I have no issues with B&D. Usually the people who point fingers are the ones who secretly indulge themselves in the same fetish.
Raymond Brown authored 'Tea and a bit of spanking, so what?' says transgender Cambridge councillor after Trumpington Village Hall bondage saga" about Cambridge Counsolor Sarah Brown. Cllr Brown had the fortitude to speak up against the canceling of a public informational B and D event.
Raymond Brown vigorously defended his article on twitter claiming he wrote it with no ill intent.
But for Brown it was all about linking fetishism with transsexualism making mention of Cllr Browns trans status three times.
His tweets (nudge, nudge pointing to the trans counselor) reveal his desire to demean a Cambridge counselor because of her gender expression and link that with children's welfare.
Another councilor tweeted:
@RaymondBrownCN @ChrisHavergalCN @StuartSheila I misread the article saying Sarah would serve tea and biscuits as @auntysarah briefly. :-)
— Clare Blair (@ClareBlair) September 26, 2013
When confronted with his article and tweets Sarah Brown tweeting her personal account as @auntysarah
@auntysarah @scattermoon never ceases to amaze me what people see in stories.
— Raymond Brown (@RaymondBrownCN) September 28, 2013
Sarah Brown is a serious politician, driven to help others. She should be treated with the same respect cisgender people are.
For the record I have no issues with B&D. Usually the people who point fingers are the ones who secretly indulge themselves in the same fetish.
@RaymondBrownCN, what am I taking away about your article on @auntysarah? nudge, nudge? Your duplicitous transphobe. http://t.co/1YSXpWlyQw
— planetransgender (@kellibusey) September 28, 2013
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