Transgender

Forum













xpand(nclude(D:\http/ads/ads0.html))


TGF News Briefs

From our fabulous News Hawks!

Have you seen a TG-related news story online or in your local paper? Send it in to TGF and become a News Hawk! Don't assume we know everything that's out there, because you are our eyes and ears. To file a story, send it in to Cindy.

Charming Men May Be Dangerous

Contributed by Rachelle

Charming men can make dangerous lovers and are just as liable to abuse women as men who drink heavily or suffer stress, a British charity said on Monday.

Refuge, a charity which works in the field of domestic violence and abuse, said most people have inaccurate stereotypical views of what an abusive man is like, and believe they can spot the tell-tale signs.

``It's a myth that the macho man who drinks heavily and is under stress at work is more likely to abuse his partner,'' said Refuge chief executive Sandra Horley. ``The charming man who wines and dines you is just as likely to abuse women...Is his attentiveness a form of possessiveness? Is he using his charm to manipulate and control you?'' Horley asked.

According to a Refuge opinion poll survey, 90 percent of Britons believe alcohol is one of the causes of domestic violence and four in 10 believe that women get a kick out of being beaten.

``Domestic abuse knows no social, cultural or racial barriers and this survey shows us that society is out of touch,'' said Horley.

--Via the Reuters

New Zealand TG MP Candidate Honored

Contributed by Elizabeth Parker

Jacqui Grant of Moana was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit to become the first transsexual in New Zealand to receive a New Year's Honour. But Grant is used to being a "first." She was also New Zealand's first transsexual candidate in an election she lost by just a handful of votes last year, and is running again this year in a special election in March which she's expected to win, to represent the Moana/Paroa ward in the Grey District Council. She's also the only transsexual listed as an approved foster parent by the Children and Young Persons Service, a role in which she's cared for more than 50 children in some 18 years to win the nickname of "Tranny Granny." After a long history of performing and producing drag shows, Grant is best know now as a wildlife preservation activist, including being a founder and leader of the Moana Zoo.

Forty-Two TGs Murdered in Brazil in 1997

Contributed by Dallas Denny

Eighty-two gay men, 42 transvestites and six lesbians were murdered last year in Brazil because of their sexuality, according to a new report from Grupo Gay da Bahia (GGB).

A majority of the killings took place in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

"Anti-gay intolerance and violence, particularly killings, are increasing in frequency, cruelty and impunity," GGB said. "[According to] a survey carried out by DataFolha and Agencia do Estado: of all social minorities in Brazil, homosexuals are the main victims of prejudice and discrimination, more hated than blacks, Jews, women, indigenous or elderly people.

"Homosexuals are insulted and assaulted by strangers and relatives, thrown out of their homes, beaten by the police, rejected by churches and by the military."

Rescue Worker Had "Right" to Taunt Dying TG

In Your Face News

Counsel John Ferren contends that an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) had a 'First Amendment right' to shout derogatory names at transexual woman Tyra Hunter, who lay dying in the street in a 1995 incident in Washington, D.C.

The Washington Blade reports that the Counsel's statement was part of the city's response to a $10 million wrongful-death suit brought by Hunter's mother. The city did withdraw language from its brief asserting that the city's Fire Department is exempt from DC's Human Rights Act which bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and personal appearance.

The unnamed EMT was applying first aid to Ms. Hunter after a 1995 car crash when he discovered that Hunter had a penis, whereupon he ceased giving aid and began making derogatory remarks that were witnessed by horrified bystanders.



Back to
TGF's
Home Page