02 Mar
Pinkdot is here again!!!!
Come 15 May 2010, Singaporeans are invited to celebrate the Freedom to Love with Pink Dot once again.
This year, Pink Dot honours kinship and family – in support and in recognition of our parents, siblings, relatives and friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Singaporeans.
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19 Feb
“LGBT ASIA Moving Forward!”
Surabaya, Indonesia; 26-28 March 2010
Over 150 LGBTQI activists from all over Asia are expected to participate in this 3-day conference. At present, there are around 100 LGBT organizations that are members of ILGA-ASIA. Special attention will be given to equal representation of women and transgender persons. The conference is not exclusive to LGBT-identified individuals but is open to all people who support the rights of all gender and sexually marginalised groups.
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19 Feb
Written by Dave Bohon
First publish in TheNewAmerican
In mid-February, the American Psychiatric Association released the latest proposed changes to its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), considered the “Bible” used by mental health professionals in diagnosing patients. In addition to providing a guide for mental health diagnosis, the DSM is crucial in helping third-party payers (insurance companies) determine what they will cover under health insurance policies.
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17 Feb
Islam does not recognize transsexuals, much less a contest involving their community, the chief of the Indonesian Ulema Council said on Sunday.
“Our national law does not recognize the word transsexual or transgender. Islam only recognizes men and women,” Amidhan told the Jakarta Globe. But he said the council, also known as the MUI, would not make an issue out of transsexual pageants.
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