Word of the Gay: "TV"

"TV" is an abbreviation for transvestite.

Demand Investigation into Attack on Trans Woman

On January 28th, 2009, a television news report showed an incident in which neighborhood watch patrols in the city of Tarapoto, Peru, chased and caught a travesti (transvestite) and her companion and then physically humiliated and insulted them. Neighborhood watch members cut their victims' hair and forced them to strip before subjecting them to a series of military training exercises until they collapsed from exhaustion. Throughout the ordeal, a crowd of onlookers made fun of the victims.



The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) joins MHOL and RedLacTrans in requesting that you send emails asking Peruvian authorities to investigate this incident.

Please send your letters to:

Sr. Remigio Hernani Meloni
Ministro del Interior

Ministeriodel Interior Plaza 30 de Agosto s/n Urb. Corpac - San Isidro
ministro@mininter.gob.pe

Gral. PNP Luis Hugo Mezarina Ponte
Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos del Sector Interior

sp-cndh@mininter.gob.pe

General de Policía PNP Mauro Walter Remicio Maguiño
Director de la Policía Nacional

dgdinfo@pnp.gob.pe

Please also send a copy of your letter to:

Fernando D'Elio

fdelio@iglhrc.org

Jana Villayzan

transgeneridad@yahoo.com
RedLacTrans Peru

Jorge Chavez Reyes

chavez@mhol.org.pe
MHOL

Marcela Romero

marcelaromero_40@yahoo.com.ar
RedLacTrans – Directora Ejecutiva

Word of the Gay: "Gender Illusionist"

A "gender illusionist" is someone who is trying to appear as the opposite sex, this can be as part of their cross-dressing identity or for entertainment and to show off their skills.

National Survey on Transgender Experiences of Discrimination in the U.S.

You are invited to participate in a research project regarding transgender and gender non-conforming people in the United States. Your responses will be part of an important report on transgender people’s experiences of discrimination in housing, employment, health care and education.

"This is an absolutely critical national effort. We urge all transgender and gender non-conforming people to take the survey to help guide us in making better laws and policies that will improve the quality of life for all transgender people. We need everyone's voice in this, everyone's participation." Mara Keisling, Executive Director, National Center for Transgender Equality

https://online.survey.psu.edu/endtransdiscrim/

Word of the Gay: "Shemale"

"Shemale" is a term mostly used as a slur against transgender, and pre-operative transsexuals. A "shemale" is a biological male who has gone through partial transition to present as female. They usually have breasts but still maintain male genitalia. The term rarely but sometimes is used to describe intersex people as well. As with other reclaimed words, "shemale" has been used by some trans people as a form of self-empowerment.

Transvestite Showgirl Teams up with PETA

Legendary transvestite Lady Bunny sends a message out...

"I've always wanted to see my mug on a billboard--at least my fat country ass ain't selling KFC!

I've joined the PETA gang to send the message that while PETA isn't insisting that KFC stop serving chicken, it is strongly denouncing grisly procedures like de-beaking the birds while they are alive. EVERYONE I've mentioned this de-beaking to was repulsed--and this campaign seeks to spread the word."

Queers don't need Kentucky Fried Cruelty!