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War es die richtige Entscheidung, wie ging das Leben nach der Operation weiter? Der Dokumentarfilmer Michiel van Erp porträtiert in »I Am a Woman Now« fünf alternde Frauen, die sich bei einem legendären Arzt in Casablanca einer Geschlechtsanpassung unterzogen haben. VON TIM STÜTTGEN Via Der Dokumentarfilm hat das Thema Transgender längst entdeckt und verhilft Transmenschen zu einer [...]

Eine neue Kampagne aus dem Iran: Act Like a Man, dress Like a Woman. Von Thomas von der Osten-Sacken Der Hintegrund:

A man dressed in a red dress with a veil on his head was paraded by security forces through the streets of Marivan in the Kurdistan province of Iran on Monday, April 15, 2012. A local [...]

Is skateboarding ready to embrace an open member of the LGBT community? watch the video here via A few years ago I would have answered the following question with a definite no. Shit, even finding a home for this story would have proved difficult, if not impossible. For something as open minded and progressive as skateboarding it [...]

Gang rapes happened under the regime of Hosni Mubarak, in some cases instigated by his secret police. But since the revolution to overthrow him, activists say the attacks against female protesters and journalists are becoming more frequent and more vicious. A record number of women were attacked at protests on the two-year anniversary of the [...]

via As the influence of women grows across all types of bicycling, there has been quite a bit of debate about the representation of gender in everything from ads to advocacy campaigns, race tracks to board meetings. Is that photo of a sexy woman on a bike sexist, or is it empowering? Objectifying, or compelling? Tokenizing, [...]

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Thomas von der Osten-Sacken Aus Indien berichtet die Global Post über “Love Commandos” : Started in 2010, the Love Commandos rescue and shelter young couples who face threats from their families because they’ve chosen to defy barriers of caste and religion for the sake of love. Operating a help line, secret shelters, and a kind of underground railroad [...]

After reading some articles about “warm bodies”, other zombie movies and their pros and cons I remembered my favourite zombie movie Bruce LaBruce’s “Otto; Or Up With Dead People”. BTW the song in the trailer is “Bear Hides And Buffalo” by Cocorosie

A young zombie named Otto appears on a remote highway. He has no idea where [...]

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Candelilla sind zwei in Nordamerika beheimatete Pflanzenarten aus der Gattung Wolfsmilch. candelilla sind auch Mira Mann (Bass & Gesang), Rita Argauer (Gesang & Keyboard), Lina Seybold (Gitarre & Gesang) und Sandra Hilpold (Schlagzeug). Wer die Band live sieht, stellt schnell fest: Hier kann jede alles und alle sind ständig in Bewegung. Candelilla sehen sich als [...]

Protest gegen Prostitution: Die Frauenrechtsbewegung Femen zog am Freitag durch die Herbertstraße auf St. Pauli. Nachtrag: Im Juni demonstrierten sie bereits auf der Reeperbahn – mit Fackeln, Hitlerbärtchen und wie immer mit einer Menge schlechter Slogans. Foto Juni/2013

Protest gegen Prostitution: Die Frauenrechtsbewegung Femen zog am Freitag durch die Herbertstraße auf St. Pauli. Kurz nach 18 Uhr ist [...]

Russia moves to enact anti-gay law to protect minors from Western ‘homosexual propaganda’ Article via MOSCOW — Kissing his boyfriend during a protest in front of Russia’s parliament earned Pavel Samburov 30 hours of detention and the equivalent of a $16 fine on a charge of “hooliganism.” But if a bill that comes up for a first [...]

Fights And Fires have a new video AND their new album “we could be all dead tomorrow”, which will be released on February 22nd.
I’m looking forward to 23rd of march when they play in Regensburg again. Although boat trips won’t be possible.

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