After the killing of Georgia’s best-known trans woman Kesaria Abramidze, and a harsh new anti-LGBTQ law, Holod spoke with another well-known Georgia-based trans woman, Sofi Beridze, about homophobia in the country, as well as her birthplace, Moscow.
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Imane Khelif not only won a boxing gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but she also triumphed over brutal stereotyping and ignorance about women that is part of a broader story of sports and politics that traces back to Hitler and Jesse Owens..
Brazil’s public health system has offered free access to the transsexualization process since 2008. But difficulties in accessing hormone therapy, transphobia among public health officials and the high cost of private care are pushing some trans women to self-medicate, even with animal hormones — with dangerous side effects.
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Brigida’s Dream Of All-Inclusive Hotels
On International Day against Homophobia & Transphobia, our Naples-based psychiatrist remembers Brigida, a former trans patient who shared her life story and aspirations.
‘Alternative’ sexuality is despised in the traditionalist, native or Afro-Caribbean communities of northern Colombia. The choices for gays and lesbians tend to be harsh: face down your family and neighbors, or leave.