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we don’t know how lucky we are!
afraid of going out to the car and driving down the street? worried about people *reading* you when you are out? scared about what the shop assistant might say or do when you want to try on that dress?
at least we don’t face the prospect of a public lashing (although i suspect there are some out there who wouldn’t mind a little …). life in saudi ain’t no hello and howdy (from the daily telegraph – that staunch champion of transgender rights):
SIXTY-seven Filipino men working in Saudi Arabia face jail and lashes for “imitating women” after being arrested at a party in which a number were dressed in drag, a Philippines embassy official said.
Riyadh police arrested all 67 men at a private party and drag show in a resort villa near Riyadh on June 13, Philippines embassy Vice Consul Roussel Reyes said.
“They had alcohol and some were dressed up like women,” he said.
Both drinking and cross-dressing are forbidden under Saudi Arabia’s conservative Islam-based sharia laws, and both could bring up to six months in prison and lashes.
None were charged with homosexual acts, a much more serious charge under Saudi law, Reyes said.
The men have all been released to their employers while formal charges are drawn up, he added.
About one million Filipinos work in Saudi Arabia.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25668147-5012895,00.htmle philippines is the place to hang out!
looks like the philippines is the one place to hang out!
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Hi V
Thanks for this, I needed it. We are very lucky you know and yet we worry about the most petty things…..Hugz
Amy -
i found this post on the pheonix project website
(herbal feminization supliments)POSTED BY BIANCA PHILLIPS ON TUE, JUN 2, 2009 AT 10:53 AM
Just as yesterday’s Shelby County Commission hearing on a GLBT workplace protection ordinance was set to begin, gay rights activists got word of a tragedy.
Last Wednesday, Terron Taylor of Whitehaven shot Kelvin Denton,
a transgender woman, in the nose and throat after he learned that Denton was a biological male.
As of press time, Denton is in critical condition at The Med.The shooting occured at the Peppertree Apartments in Whitehaven.
Taylor was arrested Friday and is being held on a $500,000 bond.Two transgender woman — Duanna Johnson and Ebony Whitaker —
were murdered last year, and another — Tiffany Berry — was shot in 2006.[from the comments section below the article]
Nearly 1 in 3 Memphis trans women have been shot dead in the last 2 years.
If this victim dies, it’s close on 40%. Only 1 in 11,000 people is trans.This is the only arrest. Duanna Johnson was shot before he could testify against the two cops who were caught on video attacking and beating her in a watchhouse.
Think about it: if ONE IN THREE of ANY other minority group had been murdered in the space of 2 years in any other US city,
you think it might have been given a little publicity?Soon the arguments about whether to give Memphis trans people equal employment tights will be moot: they’ll all have been exterminated.
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an add on to prev post
you can see from my pic, im not 100%
i look ok but thats it.
i go out everyware on weekends as jessica, with no problems with anyone.
get a few funny looks sometimes, thats all.YES we are very lucky here in australia.
love to all
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Virginia
I found this story so disturbing. Have Amnesty taken up the case? Whilst one may be cynical of the effectiveness of letter writing campaigns such as those promoted by Amnesty, I for one think it is one way we can support our sisters who suffer these terrible human rights abuses.
Louisa -
This story makes having your lashes done in Saudia bit of a dangerous adventure! It is of course , not a funny subject but it also points to the wisdom of trying to stick to local law , no matter how archaic it may be.
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louisa …
Quote:I found this story so disturbing.yes – i can’t say that i am a fan of barbaric punishment. sort of sets the standard for the rest of the way they want to live, doesn’t it? live by the sword, die by the sword. it’s not the world that i would think that any sensible person would choose.
christina …
Quote:the wisdom of trying to stick to local lawyou raise a good point. i am sure that if these girls were on their own, dressed in a burkha or attire that is more in tune with local culture, then the possibility of a lashing would be a lot less, i’m sure. i suspect that they were not.
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It’s interesting, even though still quite barbaric, in out eyes, church leaferd in Iran and Malaya have made fatwa approving the ts life. To be gat remains a serious crime.
The recent SBS broadcast on Iran showed how some gay men were entrapping themselves by decalring themselves to be ts. Local laws aren’t necessarily the answer
