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Category: Transgender
Plight of Trans Women in Central America
Trans Women Fleeing Central America Find Hope and Hardship Further North They flee Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, persecuted for their gender identity. Unlike other migrants, their journey is fraught with even greater persecution and harassment. Their “American Dream” is just a place where they can exist. Read more on this at: https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/09/trans-women-fleeing-central-america-find-hope-and-hardship-further-north/ Photo Courtesy: http://www.thebubble.com/recent-study-shows-latin-america-has-highest-rates-of-trans-murders/
Taiwan recognizes gay marriage
American Transgender Judge Denied Indian Visa
Victoria Kolakowski was to travel to India at the invitation of the US state department as an expert on LGBT law and policy. An American transgender judge, who was invited by the US embassy in New Delhi as an expert on LGBT law and policy, was denied an Indian visa and her visit finally cancelled. ReadRead More