Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope. That ripple builds others. Those ripples—crossing each other from a million different centers of energy—build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and injustice.
–Senator Robert F. Kennedy, 1966
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1.Voting on hate crimes bill in Senate sidelined
The voting on the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007, the bill that was filed by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) and if passed would protect gay and trans people across the nation, was postponed by the Senate in order to focus on other amendments relating the Iraq war.
Read more at the Washington Blade website
2.Metis (trans women) get assaulted by Nepalese police
The Nepalese police in Kathmandu assaulted three young metis (trans women) when they were found to be carrying condoms. This assault came not even a year after around thirty gays and metis were assaulted and mistreated by the police in Kathmandu.
1. Cross-dresser mistaken for a stalker
A cross-dresser in Oxford, England, was physically assaulted when mistaken for a stalker by Lee Carney, who assumed was following his girlfriend. It was the first time the victim had ever been public in women’s clothing.
Read more at the This is Cheshire website
2. Cuba to update same-sex and trans-rights
Cuba’s government is planning an update on its Family Code to extend rights to gay and trans people. If approved, gay and lesbian couples would get the same rights as heterosexual couples, regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Read more at the Workers World website
Mariah Lopez and Christina Sforza have come forward with allegations of abuse by the NYPD, which if substantiated amount to serious human rights violations. And despite repeated calls by Amnesty International for an investigation, no progress has been reported.
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1. San Francisco to provide better service to the trans community
San Francisco’s Department of Public Health along with University of California will be offering new services to the city’s trans-community.
Read more at the Bay Area Reporter website
July 5, 2007 - John Doe, a 2005 inmate of the Orange County Jail, today successfully settled a civil rights suit against the County resulting in significant policy changes and a settlement sum of close to $50,000. Doe, represented by San Diego law firm Stock Stephens, LLP and the Transgender Law Center (TLC), alleged denial of medical care and gender identity harassment in the suit. The resulting policy changes will formalize policies regarding provision of hormones to transgender inmates and training for medical and corrections staff.
A letter writing campaign is currently circulating throughout the state encouraging those who support the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act to write Senators Bayh and Lugar telling them so. This act that has passed in the House is expected to be voted on in the Senate NEXT WEEK. Get out your pens and sheets of paper and start writing why you think it is important that sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability should be added to existing hate crimes legislation. This is of vital importance to the LGBT community at large, but specifically impacts the transgender community in monumental ways. Continue reading for instructions on how to send your letter!
1. Madrid’s EuroPride attracts millions
Madrid’s EuroPride, an event that concluded this past weekend after 10 days of celebration, attracted more than 1.5 million visitors from around the world. The event coincided with the Spanish capital city’s own Pride event and other pride events in Paris and in the UK.
Read more at the Monsters and Critics website
This past week, the American Medical Association amended their nondiscrimination policy to include "gender identity", providing a huge step forward in the language of inclusiveness in the medical field.
1. Trans March kicks off San Francisco Bay Area Pride weekend
For the fourth year in a row, the annual Trans March, which is expected to attract nearly 10,000 people, is to kick off San Francisco Bay Area Pride weekend.
Read more at the Bay Area Reporter website
2. Four lesbians sentenced for self-defense
Four African-American lesbians in New York City were sentenced to time in prison ranging from three-and-a-half to 11 years for defending themselves from two sexual predators last August.
Read more at the Workers World website
