Genderqueer
Social awareness project for transsexual people
Pride Week has passed, and once again, we are faced with efforts to increase awareness about queer and transgender culture. It is possible to see many projects during and before the Pride Week in Istanbul, questioning if we are aware of the stories, memories and pain of transsexual people seeking to raise awareness about this issue.
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‘Hey, boy’ Takes Pride in Women’s Androgynous Look
She says people often tell her that short hair, T-shirts, shirts, sneakers and tattoos are not something that girls usually wear.
Martina. Photo: Kristijan Vuckovic.
"Our society is deeply rooted in stereotypes about what a woman should look like, and everything out of these frames is strange, unusual, confusing," she says.
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Minister announces health equality for trans people
Health Minister Andreas Xanthos announced on Thursday that transgender people will from now on be treated by the ESY national health system according to the gender that they identify as.
Transgender sex workers 'throw man out of window amid pricing row'
Two transgender sex workers have been accused of throwing a man out of a window in the southern Turkish province of Antalya.
Transgender artists make history at the Oscars
Transgender representation in entertainment has made baby steps forward in recent years, but 2018 has seen a history-making giant leap, with two movies involving trans artists in the Oscars race.
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UK government opposes “pregnant women” in UN treaty, says it excludes transgender people!
The UK government objected to the term “pregnant woman” in a United Nations treaty, claiming the term “excludes” transgender people who give birth and should be replaced with “pregnant people,” reports said Sunday.
Greek transgender community hopes new law will improve lives
Before she had even reached puberty, Anna Kouroupou knew she wasn't what her birth certificate said she was: a boy. But having herself officially declared female was a painful process, and one that could only legally be done if it included gender reassignment surgery.
Reuters: Sex identity change bill leads to cracks in Greek government
Reuters covers the controversial gender identity change bill debated in Greek parliament pointing out that it has led to cracks in the coalition government of leftist SYRIZA and right wing ANEL, as some lawmakers from SYRIZA and all ANEL MPs will vote against an article that would allow teenagers to be able to legally change their sex as young as 15.
Transgenderism: A Pathogenic Meme
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People can change sexual identity based on “feelings”, in new bill submitted in Greek parliamnt
The bill for the legal recognition of a change in gender identity without the obligation by interested parties to present any medical certificates was submitted in Greek parliament.