Uganda: Government refuses passport to transgender woman
Link (http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/20/uganda-government-refuses-passport-to-transgender-woman/)
4/20/2008
"Ugandans know a guy called Brenda. A gal, because Brenda is a trans person. Meaning that biologically the birth was to a male baby, but growing up Brenda was more confortable in the female role, and ultimately embraced the female gender."
Uganda: Government refuses passport to transgender woman
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 @ 11:06 UTC
by Rebekah Heacock
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/20/uganda-government-refuses-passport-to-transgender-woman/ (http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/04/20/uganda-government-refuses-passport-to-transgender-woman/)
A post by Gay in Uganda last week reveals the discrimination the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) population faces when applying for travel documents:
Ugandans know a guy called Brenda. A gal, because Brenda is a trans person. Meaning that biologically the birth was to a male baby, but growing up Brenda was more confortable in the female role, and ultimately embraced the female gender.