Archive for March, 2007

• Spain eases laws on Transexuals

  Posted on March 2nd, 2007

  Reported from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6409693.stm
  
  “Spain eases law for transsexuals
  Spain has passed a law allowing transsexuals who have not had a sex change to alter their gender on birth certificates and other documents.

  Only a third of Spain’s 8,000 transsexuals opt for surgery to realign their gender.

  Many transsexuals who do not look like the sex on their identification face ridicule, discrimination and unemployment, activists say.

  The governing Socialists say the new law will give them back their dignity.

  Alec Cassanova, of the National Federation for Lesbians, Gays and Transsexuals, told the BBC: “Transsexuals who cannot go through surgery due to health reasons…they will finally be granted this right.”"

  Let’s see if other countries can adopt a more lenient approach, although Spain may be more of a socialist country, it is still one of the bastions of Catholicism and if a law, which aides so many people with no cost to the average person, can be passed here then surely some of the countries which claim to be more liberal and less invested in religion, should be able to do the same.

  seanchai

• Miriam Extravaganza latest news.

  Posted on March 1st, 2007

  As promised the latest news on Miriam but first a retraction, I in-correctly reported that Miriam starred in a Joey Silvera DVD , thankyou Bob for the correction.

  Miriam is conscious and will be going in for an orthopedic operation on her leg to try and limit the possibility of her not being able to walk again.  She is conscious and has friends with her but mentally very emotional after the ordeal.  More as we get it…