Caitlin Jenner and Rachel Dolezal: The conceptual and political challenges undergirding the contrast between transexuality and transraciality
In the first week of June 2015, two articles have reached us that spoke to the unabated tensions – and perhaps unresolvable – tensions between those streams of feminism that deny the validity and ‘authenticity’ of female transgender identities and experiences.
TERFs of the Times
Originally published on http://trans-fusion.blogspot.com.br/2015/06/terfs-of-times.html This week’s Sunday Review section of the New York Times has as its headline article an opinion piece by feminist
Transgender Men Who Experienced Pregnancy After Female-to-Male Gender Transitioning
SPW recommend the study Transgender Men Who Experienced Pregnancy After Female-to-Male Gender Transitioning, aimed at conducting a cross-sectional study of trans- gender men who had
On being transgender in Egypt
Originally published on: http://www.madamasr.com/sections/politics/being-transgender-egypt Aisha* was sleeping when her apartment was raided. She and three other friends had just moved in when the police came by asking
Sticks and Stones: Violence in Intimate & Family Relationships of MSM, Transgender Women & Hijras and its Impact on HIV Vulnerability
This policy brief summarizes the impact of intimate partner and family violence on the HIV vulnerability of men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender
Intersectionality in LGBTI Advocacy
Written by Fernando D’Elio of Akahata (with input from Neha Sood of Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights) as part of the 2015 ILGA
GATE comment on Malta Gender Identity Legal Reform
In April, 2015 Malta passed the Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics (GIGESC) Act, which encompasses, in a new and radical combination, legal recognition,
Making Depathologization a matter of law
A comment from GATE on the Maltese Act on Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics. Available at GATE’s website. In April, 2015 Malta passed
Marriage and Forced Divorce – A Legal Gender Recognition Issue Brief
SPW recommends Open Society’s report Marriage and Forced Divorce – A Legal Gender Recognition Issue Brief, in which it “explains legal restrictions that affect the recognition of married trans and intersex people and examines case law and addresses key arguments made by those who oppose such recognition”
Norwegian Expert Group Publishes Progressive Gender Recognition Recommendations
The Norwegian Ministry of Health’s Expert Committee on legal gender recognition presented its conclusions and recommendations in Oslo today. The report proposes legislation based on