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Here’s a little New Year’s greeting for all of you dear activists out there. Let’s make 2013 a memorable year. When watching the video, I should add that TransNewsNet is basically the “parent” of the Europe-centric TransInfoEurope weekly news outlet, so please don’t get confused over the logo. Have fun! (And try to watch it in high definition if at all possible, thanks!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu7IW4i2uxY&feature=youtu.be
Now the weekly news:
ALBANIA
[English+Images] A few images depicting burrneshas (“sworn virgins”) in Albania.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2012/12/21/jill_peters_documenting_sworn_virgins_women_who_live_as_men_in_albania_photos.html
IRELAND
[English] An Irish mobile advert was pulled after being deemed as offensive to transgender people.
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/transphobic-advert-pulled-after-complaints221212
2. http://www.teni.ie/news-post.aspx?contentid=749
3. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/12/21/ireland-mobile-phone-advert-deemed-transphobic-by-media-watchdog/
RUSSIA
[English] Russia’s State Duma has postponed the first reading of a bill designed to fine people who ‘promote homosexuality’ to children.
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/russia-delays-debate-anti-gay-propaganda-law181212
SWEDEN
[English] The Administrative Court of Appeals in Stockholm, Sweden announced on December 19th 2012 that the requirement in the Swedish Law on Legal Gender Recognition that a person wishing to change gender marker must undergo sterilization indeed violates the Swedish Constitution (Regeringsformen 2 kap 6 §) as well as the articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights.
http://www.tgeu.org/Swedish_Court_Repeals_Sterilization_Requirement
TURKEY
[English+Videos] Bülent Ersoy: The Remarkable Untold Story of a Turkish Icon, Transgender Diva and Unintentional Revolutionary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/network-awesome/bulent-ersoy-remarkable-story_b_2330277.html
UNITED KINGDOM
[English] A transvestite has been hauled in front of a judge for the fifteenth time for dressing up as an old lady in a desperate bid – to fondle women.
http://swns.com/news/transvestite-court-fifteen-times-dressing-lady-grope-women-29507/
[English] A Church of England primary school has written to parents to explain that their children’s teacher will be changing genders from male to female.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/12/19/uk-primary-school-writes-to-parents-to-explain-that-their-childs-teacher-will-be-changing-gender/
2. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250555/Shock-CofE-school-Mr-Upton-return-Christmas-Miss-Meadows.html
3. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4705509/male-primary-school-teacher-to-have-sex-change.html
VATICAN
[English] The Pope has gone on a tirade against marriage equality, sexual orientation and gender identity in his annual Christmas address. He claims people are leaving their God-given gender identities to suit their sexual choices and destroying the “essence of the human creature”.
http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2012/12/21/full-text-of-popes-address-to-the-curia/
2. http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=49036
3. http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/pope-says-gay-people-are-destroying-humanity211212
4. http://www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2012/12/21/christmas-speech-pope-rails-against-gender-roles
5. http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/12/21/pope-people-are-manipulating-their-sexual-orientation-to-alter-god-given-nature/
6. http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/3/article_12724.php
[English] Dutch foreign affairs minister Frans Timmermans has slammed the Pope for attacking LGBT people in his annual Christmas message.
http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/dutch-minister-slams-pope-gay-hate-christmas-message241212
WORLD
[English] Worldwide burden of HIV in transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099%2812%2970315-8/abstract
[English] ID Accurately Reflecting One’s Gender Identity Is a Human Right
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbt/report/2012/12/18/48367/id-accurately-reflecting-ones-gender-identity-is-a-human-right/