Rape and torture: Transgender women open up about their suffering under Argentina’s dictatorship

Daniel Politi

AP

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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ezs note:  LGBT+ and allies:  Above all, I want you to be safe.  But if you do feel safe, SPEAK UP.

lead story - IACHR finds Peru responsible for arbitrary detention and rape of transgender woman

Valeria Negron
Jurist

Lima, Peru

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The Gambia (and others) - Rape Prosecution Must Drive the New Rohingya Genocide Court Case

Susan Hutchinson
PassBlue

Banjul, The Gambia

(President and Mrs. Obama visiting)

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ezs note:  It's about halfway down, but transgender people are being harassed.

Czech Republic - CZECH WOMEN’S LOBBY: SOCIETAL VIEW ON RAPE UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF “ISTANBUL CONVENTION”

Brian Kenety
Radio Praha (English - Prague)

coat of arms

Prague, Czech Republic

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civil rights - TRANS WOMAN WHO REPORTED HER RAPE IN MEN'S PRISON WINS HISTORIC $100,000 SETTLEMENT

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek

Fallsburg, NY, Sullivan Correctional Facility

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Official: S.F. jail inmates forced into 'gladiator-style' fights

BRETT WILKINS
Digital Journal

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Italy: Gossip magazine under fire for giving away homophobic joke book (UK)

Natassja Zielinski
http://www.pinknews.co.uk

to read more, go to:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/18/italy-gossip-magazine-under-fire-for-giving-away-homophobic-joke-book/

Perry: Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Prison Rape Law

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/


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ezs note:  Ah, good ole Dick Perry - and, no, I DIDN'T misspell his first name...

Under-reporting of VAW in Tarai (Nepal)

http://www.myrepublica.com


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Transgender man’s suit claims Georgia jail ignored rape by corrections officer

 NINA GOLGOWSKI
http://www.nydailynews.com/


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ezs note:  Fortunately, this vile 'corrections officer' is getting what he deserves.  If you are a corrections officer who is a witness to such things, please turn him in.  Inmates deserve fair treatment too!!!

Rape and predation talk about trans youth

AUTUMN SANDEEN
http://lgbtweekly.com



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The Transgender Day of Remembrance

Autumn Sandeen
http://lgbtweekly.com/

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REMEMBER!!!

Transgender rape accused denied rape in police interview, jury told - http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk

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Johnson joins GOP chorus for Missouri Senate candidate to drop out after rape remark - Larry Bivins - http://www.thenorthwestern.com

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ezs note:  Granted, this is a little off-base, but please read Rep. Todd Akin's *whopper* of a flub he made yesterday.  Migawd... these guys are truly asinine!

Man Acquitted of Attempted Rape Because His Victim Was Transgendered (http://www.care2.com)

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Transgender woman reports rape in DC shelter (www.washingtonblade.com)

*more above*

Rape of transsexual woman stirs legal debate (Thanh Nien News [Vietnam])

The rape of a transgender woman in the north-central province of Quang Binh has sparked a serious debate among legal professionals after judicial authorities declined to prosecute the three perpetrators. (more above)