Transgendered man in Uxbridge fears deportation to Brazil

By Tom Godfrey   ,Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, August 23, 2012 05:06 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012 08:06 PM EDT

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/23/transgendered-man-in-uxbridge-fears-deportation-to-brazil

A transgender Uxbridge man says his life will be in danger due to his sexuality if he's deported to his native Brazil on Saturday.

Silvani Marques, 37, an engineer, has been taking hormone treatments and dresses as a woman. He shows a photo shoot of himself wearing different women's dresses as part of an online gallery.

Marques claims Brazilians "do not tolerate transgender or homosexuals" and he faces a life of intimidation and discrimination on his return to Sao Paulo.

"I am really worried about my personal safety and the discrimination I face," Marques said on Thursday. "Transgender people are not widely accepted in Brazil."

Here's how NOT to report on transgender issues
Sunday, August 26, 2012
POSTED BY Jeremy Feist AT 10:46 PM

http://www.xtra.ca/blog/toronto/post/2012/08/26/Heres-how-NOT-to-report-on-transgender-issues.aspx

The unfortunate truth is that, although trans person representation in the media is rising thanks to more and more big name celebrities coming out as trans, there are still a lot of people out there who don't know how to refer to trans people. It's slightly more unfortunate when you're writing an article about a trans person and every reference you make to them is wrong. Take this article from The Sun...

Problem 1: Refering to a trans woman as a "Transgendered man"

The article in question is about a trans woman, Silvani Marques, who is currently facing deportation from Canada to Brazil. The problem: The title they went with was "Transgendered man in Uxbridge fears deportation to Brazil."

Problem 2: Refering to her as "he"

Over the course of article, the writer uses 25 gender-specific pronouns, all of them refering to Marques as either "He", "Him" or "A man."

Problem 3: Confusing being trans with cross-dressing

At the beginning of the article, they say that Marques "has been taking hormone treatments and dresses as a woman." The problem here being that Marques doesn't just dress as a woman; she lives her life as a woman and identifies as a woman.

Transgendered man deported


By Tom Godfrey,Toronto Sun

First posted: Monday, August 27, 2012 05:29 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 27, 2012 05:36 PM EDT


http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/27/transgendered-man-deported-2



Silvani Marques


A transgendered Uxbridge man was deported to his native Brazil last weekend despite claims that his sexuality will put him in danger in the South American country.


Silvani Marques, 37, had been taking hormone treatments in Canada and dresses as a woman.

"I am hoping everything will be fine," he said before his flight home on Sunday. "I was hoping for more from Canada."

Marques was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) last week after he was called for an interview.

"his" "sexuality"?