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Title: London trans activists call for boycott of sham demo on October 17th
Post by: Shana A on October 11, 2009, 08:08:06 AM
Post by: Shana A on October 11, 2009, 08:08:06 AM
Loz ([info]blahflowers) wrote,
@ 2009-10-11 10:27:00
London trans activists call for boycott of sham demo on October 17th
http://blahflowers.livejournal.com/566525.html (http://blahflowers.livejournal.com/566525.html)
We are a group of trans activists who wish to make known our concerns about a demo, claiming to support the depathologisation of trans people, in London on 17th of October. The facebook group for the demo can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147494409183 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147494409183)
The description of the event reads:
"Being transgendered is not a mental illness. We are simply part of the diversity of humanity. Gender Identity Disorder is therefore not a valid diagnosis. Homosexuality we removed as a mental health diagnosis diagnosis in 1987. For us to achieve true liberation and recognition we need to throw off this unjust stigma. We are not ill, just different"
@ 2009-10-11 10:27:00
London trans activists call for boycott of sham demo on October 17th
http://blahflowers.livejournal.com/566525.html (http://blahflowers.livejournal.com/566525.html)
We are a group of trans activists who wish to make known our concerns about a demo, claiming to support the depathologisation of trans people, in London on 17th of October. The facebook group for the demo can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147494409183 (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=147494409183)
The description of the event reads:
"Being transgendered is not a mental illness. We are simply part of the diversity of humanity. Gender Identity Disorder is therefore not a valid diagnosis. Homosexuality we removed as a mental health diagnosis diagnosis in 1987. For us to achieve true liberation and recognition we need to throw off this unjust stigma. We are not ill, just different"