[Brasil]
Homem é morto a pedradas em uma rua do bairro Mumbuca em Maricá, RJ
Vítima fazia programa e foi assassinada após discutir com dois clientes.
Prisão foi feita em flagrante na última quinta-feira (15).

[Europe]
24 countries in Europe still require sterilization from trans people
For the first time TGEU publishes a Trans Rights Europe Map & Index. The map shows that 24 countries in Europe require sterilization in legal gender recognition while a total of 16 countries do not provide for any possibility to change name and gender at all.

[Scotland]
Trans woman threatened with ban from shopping centre for using ladies’ toilets
A transgender woman has claimed she was threatened with being banned from a shopping centre, after someone complained about her using the ladies’ toilets.

S.F. Gay Couple Throw Fund-raiser for Trans Woman's Breast Implants
Couple Will Lenker and James Spinello, owners of Stuff, a vintage furniture and art store in San Francisco, are throwing a fund-raiser for their employee Breanna Sinclaire's breast implants. Sinclaire is a transgender woman in the process of transition.

[Mexico]
Supervisarán que antros gays no discriminen a personas trans
El Consejo para Prevenir la Discriminación de la Ciudad de México (COPRED) anunció la realización de recorridos con personal de las delegaciones políticas y del Instituto de Verificación Administrativa (INVEA) en centros nocturnos, bares y antros, incluidos los frecuentados por el colectivo lésbico, gay, bisexual, travesti, transgénero, transexual e intersexual (LGBTTTI) para supervisar que no se cometan actos discriminatorios contra mujeres y personas transgénero.

[Colombia]
Denuncian más de 500 homicidios en comunidad LGBTI
Entre los años 2006 y 2011 se registraron en Colombia 542 asesinatos de integrantes y líderes de la población de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgeneristas e intersexuales, según revelaron ONG de derechos humanos.

[Chile]
Transgender man gives birth in Chile
A transgender man in Chile’s northernmost city of Arica gave birth late last week. The birth marked the first recorded male pregnancy in Chile’s history.

Clouded leopards declared extinct in Taiwan

After a century of rapid expansion throughout much of the wild parts of our world, we are beginning to better understand all of what was lost in the process.

[Brasil]
Pacientes processam médico após cirurgias de mudança de sexo
Conhecido internacionalmente por cirurgias de redesignação sexual (popularmente chamada de 'mudança de sexo'), o cirurgião plástico jundiaiense Jalma Jurado, 76 anos, está sendo processado por pacientes que ficaram com sequelas após cirurgias consideradas mal realizadas.

[Italy]
French footballer accused of paying for sex with iPhone, injuring trans person
Ousmane Dramé allegedly tried to pay for sex with an iPhone, stealing her purse, and pedalling away on a bicycle in Italy

[Sweden]
School sets up 'gender-neutral' dressing room
A Stockholm high school is set to open a third changing room for transsexual pupils and those who don't want to define themselves as being male or female, a move believed to be the first of its kind in the country.
Swedish school opening gender neutral changing room

[Malta]
Joanne Cassar thanks social dialogue minister
Joanne Cassar, the person at the heart of the controversy over whether trans-gender persons should be allowed to marry people of the opposite sex after gender reassignment surgery, this morning made a surprise call on Social Dialogue Minister Helena Dalli to thank her for launching amendments to the law.

[Lebanon]
Transgender club victim speaks out
“I was standing outside the nightclub with my friends when I was ordered by [municipality] police to get into the car, with no legal order” one of the transgender revelers harassed Saturday night at Dekwaneh club Ghost told NOW, on condition of anonymity. She said she was taken into a room where she was abused both verbally and sexually by municipality head Antoine Chakhtoura's deputies.

[Kenya]
Kenyan 'LADY' wants court to order KNEC to recognise his SEX-CHANGE from MAN to WOMAN
>A 'woman' who underwent a sex-change operation has gone to court seeking orders to have the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) to recognise that she is now 'female' and not 'male'.

[Nigeria]
I’m losing sleep about my Nigerian trans friend
Being transgender in Nigeria means a life of living in the shadows but ‘Cassie’ has a dream to be a dancer and actress

[Uganda]
A Transwoman in Uganda is Brutally Beaten; This is Her Futile Search For Justice
This article first appeared on my blog during a reporting trip to Kampala, Uganda in September 2012. I was there to investigate the impact of federally funded U.S. “faith based” organizations on anti-gay sentiment, stigma and resultant public policy in Uganda.
During my stay, I was alerted to the brutal beating of a transwoman and invited to speak with her. Subsequently, she invited me to accompany her and a group of her friends and LGBT activists as they sought medical care, police help and eyewitnesses to the beating.

[Mongolia]
Mongolian parliament discusses LGBT human rights
'A historic moment for the Mongolian LGBT community,' says Otgonbaatar Tsedendemberel
Coming out for LGBT rights in outer Mongolia

[China/Hong Kong]
Hong Kong LGBT activists fight school bullying with video series
Pink Alliance makes eight clips to inspire confidence and give support to viewers

[India]
Transgender lets tears do the talking
A transgender, who had continuously been coming to Koovagam every year, was the centre of attraction on the last day of the Koothandavar festival, as scores of people crowded around him and gave audience to the heartrending story of his life.

[Samoa]
Samoan fa'afaine don't want gay marriage
Fa'afaine, a third gender culture unique to Samoa, say they don't want gay marriage despite former colonial rulers New Zealand legalizing it

[USA]
Revictimized In Death
Dehumanization of murdered trans women seems to be the norm these days. No matter how many times GLAAD and trans activists reach out to teach journalists how not to revictimize murdered trans women — especially trans women of color — there always seems to be a “next time.”

[USA]
ENDA Lives to Die in Another Congress
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the zombie of gay rights legislation, has been reintroduced in Congress. It has nominal bipartisan backing, a long list of co-sponsors and virtually no chance of ever passing.
ENDA Once Again Introduced By Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers
Religious exemption in ENDA raises concerns

[USA]
UFC champ Jones calls Mitrione 'a scumbag' for comments about transgender fighter
Jon Jones, one of the most well-known fighters in the world, believes his UFC peer Matt Mitrione is “a scumbag” after the hateful comments Mitrione made about transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox earlier this month.

[CT, USA]
Yale Health extends sex-reassignment coverage to students
The Yale Health Plan will now cover sex-reassignment surgeries for students, joining fellow Ivy League schools Harvard, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania in offering insurance for the procedure.

[MA, USA]
Transwomen often face 'transmisogyny' transgender rights activist says
Writer and transgender rights activist Julia Serano told a Smith College audience Thursday night that transwomen often face “transmisogyny.”

[MA, USA]
Massachusetts Legislature revisits issue of transgender access to public accommodations like rest rooms and locker rooms
Republicans seeking to establish that sex-segregated facilities are determined by anatomical sex rather than gender identity were stymied in a budget debate on Wednesday.

[MA, USA]
Smith College Says No to Trans Students
A trans woman won’t get to fulfill her dream of attending Smith College, a private women’s university in Massachusetts, because on government federal financial aid documents she is registered as a male.

[NY, USA]
Panelists share experiences with transgender identity
A panel of two men and two women discussed personal journeys and issues faced associated with the transgender and transsexual community on Wednesday April 24. This panel was created as part of the service learning for the Real World Geneseo program.

[PA, USA]
Transgender student switched from Prom ‘King’ ballot to Prom ‘Queen’ ballot
Prom court voting is over, and with prom night just days away, one senior at Red Lion Area Senior High School in Red Lion, Pa., is angry over an arbitrary decision by the school’s principal that left him excluded from the prom court election.
ACLU threatens legal action against Red Lion in transgender case
ACLU: Red Lion transgender student allowed to attend prom with girlfriend
ACLU to York County principal: Allow transgender student to graduate as a male and attend prom with girlfriend

[PA, USA]
City's health plan to soon cover 'gender confirmation surgery'
In a move that the LGBT community called "historic," City Council approved a bill yesterday that would require the city's health plan to pay for transgender city workers to complete "gender-confirmation surgery." The bill also would require newly constructed or renovated city-owned buildings to have gender-neutral bathrooms.
City council passes LGBT equality bill, first in the nation
Philadelphia Passes Groundbreaking LGBT Protections In Healthcare And Employment

[Brasil]
Homem assassinado a facadas por irmã era travesti
O homem morto a facadas pela irmã, na zona sul de São Paulo, era travesti. Ainda não se sabe motivo da briga, mas a polícia não descarta a possibilidade de que a discussão tenha acontecido pela opção sexual da vítima.

[Europe]
TGEU announces Trans Rights Europe Map on IDAHOT 2013
TGEU announces Trans Rights Europe Map to mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia - IDAHOT 2013
On May 17, more than 100 countries worldwide will celebrate the day when homosexuality was removed from the mental illness list of the World Health Organisation in 1990. However, transgender identities are still listed as mental disorders. On top of it, trans people in Europe have numerous other reasons not to rejoice.

[UK]
Trans press victims take their case to parliament
Members of Parliament attend Trans Media Watch session on harassment and inaccurate reporting in the British press

[UK]
Police say Julie Burchill’s trans article was hate, won’t take action
British columnist caused controversy by calling trans people 'dicks in chicks' clothing' and 'shemales'

[Russia]
Moscow Rejects Request for Gay Parade
Moscow city authorities said Tuesday that they would not authorize a gay pride parade planned for later this month.
"From our point of view, there is no need for such events in the city," said Alexei Mayorov, head of City Hall's security department and Moscow's pointman on approving rallies, Interfax reported.

[China/Hong Kong]
Transsexual marriage ruling opens door to questions of inheritance
A new twist could be thrown into the controversy over male-line inheritance rights in the New Territories by the court ruling allowing a transsexual to marry.

[Samoa]
Samoan fa'afafine reject same sex marriage
Samoa's fa'afafine, men who are raised as girls and live as women, don't want same sex marriage to become an issue in the country.

[CA, USA]
Trans murder remains unsolved
One year after her violent shooting death on a downtown Oakland street, those who knew Brandy Martell are preparing to remember her and call attention to her killing, which hasn't been solved.

[MI, USA]
Transgender People Unite! Day of Empowerment and the Fight in Royal Oak
Michelle Fox is pissed off. As residents of Royal Oak prepare to vote on the issue of a Human Rights Ordinance in November, transgender people like Fox find themselves the target of a hateful campaign that claims that "men in dresses" will be invading women's rest rooms.

[MI, USA]
Kalamazoo Township trustees add gender identity, sexual information language to equal employment policy
The Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees voted this week to add language to its equal opportunity employer policy.
Board members added that the township will not discriminate against gender identity, sexual orientation, or genetic information.

[PA, USA]
Transgender student muddles prom voting
A transgender teenager in central Pennsylvania running for prom king is upset because he was listed instead for prom queen.
Transgender Red Lion High student denied chance at prom king
Transphobic Principal Says Student Can’t Be Prom King

[VT, USA]
Vermont Orders Insurance Companies to End Transgender Exclusions
Transgender Law Center congratulates the state of Vermont today, as it becomes the fourth state (and DC!) to order insurance companies to end their practice of excluding medically necessary care for transgender people.

[Chile]
More than 50,000 attend Chilean LGBT rights march
An LGBT rights march in the Chilean capital on Saturday drew more than 50,000 people.
More Than 50,000 March In Chile For LGBT Rights

[Argentina]
Matan a puñaladas a una transexual y detienen a su pareja y a una mujer
Se trata de Laura Aixa Xuxu Aguilar Millacahuin (32), quien cobró notoriedad pública al convertirse en la primera transexual de la provincia en obtener la partida de nacimiento y DNI de mujer, que le entregó el año pasado la propia gobernadora Fabiana Ríos.

[Brasil]
Travesti assassinado na praça de alimentação em Cruz de Rebouças

Travesti é encontrada morta em parque de Porto Alegre; polícia suspeita de grupo de skinheads
Na madrugada de domingo (12), foi encontrado no Parque da Redenção, em Porto Alegre, o corpo de uma travesti de 38 anos. De acordo com as investigações, a vítima foi morta com um golpe na cabeça.

[Brasil]
Adolescente é apreendido em Maringá acusado de tentar matar travesti
A Polícia Civil de Maringá apreendeu, na tarde desta sexta-feira (10), um adolescente de 17 anos sob a acusação de tentativa de homicídio. Ele é acusado de atacar a golpes de faca um travesti de 25 anos - conhecido como Sabrina -, com quem teve um relacionamento há cerca de dois anos.

[Europe]
'Changing gender should be as easy as changing car numberplate'
Next week the Swedish parliament is expected to pass a law abolishing a requirement for people changing their legal gender to be sterilised.

[France]
Il ou elle, ni lui ni elle
La championne du monde du 800 m féminin est-elle un homme ou une femme ? C'est la question surprenante posée par la Fédération internationale d'athlétisme à l'issue de l'exploit de Caster Semenya en août 2009. Quelle que soit la réponse, elle sera controversée. Car il n'est pas toujours facile de reconnaître un homme d'une femme.

[Israel]
Israeli school to fire a teacher for coming out as a trans woman
An award winning mathetmatics teacher in Israel was told she faces dismissal after coming out to her students as a transgender woman
(Photo: Marina, an award winning mathetmatics teacher in Israel was told she faces dismissal after coming out to her students as a transgender woman)

[Lebanon]
Lebanese mayor defends humiliating crack down on homosexuals: transsexual woman forced to undress
The Lebanese mayor of Dekwaneh defended his actions in an interview Tuesday after he ordered Lebanese security forces to raid and shut down a gay-friendly nightclub in the Beiruti suburb town.
Several club-goers were arrested and forced to undress in the municipal headquarters, where they were then photographed naked.

[Pakistan]
Discriminatory treatment: Transvestites allegedly ordered to leave Bannu
Addressing a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, Raees, also known as Sana – a member of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa She-males Association – told reporters police officials were asking transgenders to leave the district following a firing incident at a wedding earlier this month. Two nephews of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan, and a police officer were killed in the incident.

[China/Hong Kong]
Transexual em Hong Kong ganha batalha legal para casar com o namorado
Uma mulher transexual em Hong Kong ganhou hoje um recurso em tribunal que lhe permite casar com o namorado, numa decisão que vai levar o Governo a rever a legislação sobre o casamento naquela região asiática.
Trans woman in Hong Kong wins right to marry man in historic decision (Updated)
Finally I can marry my boyfriend: Transsexual plans wedding after landmark court victory
Transsexual wins right to wed
Landmark decision: Hong Kong court rules that transsexual woman can marry
Hong Kong Transsexual Wins Fight to Marry Her Boyfriend
Hong Kong Transgender Woman Wins Right to Wed
Hong Kong transsexual woman allowed to marry her boyfriend
Transsexual wins right to marry in landmark Hong Kong case
Hong Kong transsexual woman wins legal battle to marry boyfriend
Hong Kong transgender woman wins right to marry
Hong Kong court allows transgender woman to marry a man
Transgender woman wins right to marry boyfriend in landmark case

[Argentina]
Asesinan a la primera transexual en conseguir su nuevo DNI en Tierra del Fuego
Laura Aguilar, de 32 años, la primera transexual de Tierra del Fuego en obtener un DNI según la ley de identidad de género, fue asesinada en Río Grande, tras lo cual fue detenido un hombre de 55 años, ex pareja de la víctima, informó la agencia DyN.

[España]
Condenado por dar collejas, reírse de una transexual y prender fuego a su falda provocándole heridas
La Audiencia de Málaga ha confirmado la sentencia dictada contra un hombre, condenado por dar collejas y reírse de una transexual, llegando a prender fuego a la falda de la víctima, lo que le provocó una pequeña herida. Tras desestimar el recurso de la defensa, la Sala confirma la pena impuesta de nueve meses de prisión y entiende que "el acusado actuó contra la víctima por su condición sexual".
Condenado por prender fuego a la falda de un transexual
Un hombre, condenado por mofarse de una transexual

[UK]
Girl, 7, writes poem for her dead trans teacher
'Wonderful teacher' Lucy Meadows was found dead in Lancashire, England after a tabloid revealed her ‘shock’ story
Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows, prompts poem by 7-year-old student

[Zambia]
Zambia Could Become The Next Uganda On LGBT Rights
The situation for LGBT people in the southern African country has rapidly deteriorated in the past month. “At this point, we need all the help that we can get from the international community,” an activist says.

[Namibia]
Gays Offended By Sermon
The gay community were offended by a retired pastor's alleged homophobic remarks during a church service for their 23 year old lesbian friend last Saturday in Windhoek.

[India]
Dharmapuri transgender crowned Miss Koovagam
Chaya Singh, a transgender from Dharmapuri, was crowned Miss Koovagam 2013 at a personality contest held at Koovagam village on Tuesday. Anushka from Andhra Pradesh was the first runner-up and Deepika from Chennai the second runner-up at the contest conducted as part of the annual Koovagam festival at the Kooth­anda­var temple in Villupuram district.
‘Give us a chance to prove ourselves’
Sexual harassment and sex trade plagues annual transgender festival in India
Sex trade, Koothandavar festival's flip side
Men too join ‘Thali’ ritual to fulfil vow to Koothandavar
(Photo: The winner and runners up in the Miss Koovagam title at Villupuram district)

[India]
Transgenders to voice concerns to government
In what could be a positive move, issues plaguing transgenders in the state will soon be taken up with the government in the coming days. Kerala State Legal Service Authority (KELSA) secretary P Mohandas said a detailed project report on the problems faced by transgenders in the state will be submitted to the Chief Secretary in a month’s time.

[USA]
Transgender MMA Fighter Fallon Fox Threatened Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 5
Although there was seemingly no end to the highlights of Invicta FC 5, it turns out that there was more action brewing in the locker room.
Strawweight Bec Hyatt had a "run in" with Fallon Fox before Invicta 5 fight

[USA]
White House asserts ENDA support, but some want more
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday couldn’t identify any actions President Obama has undertaken in the past year on behalf of the Employment Non-Discrimation Act, but reiterated he’ll work to build support for the bill.
Latest ENDA effort greeted with both optimism and skepticism
ENDA To Be Reintroduced In Congress, Where It Will Probably Die Again
10 Things to Know About the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

[USA]
Gov’t Spending $152,500 to Study Voice Therapy for Transgenders
The federal government is spending $152,000 to study “voice therapy” for transgenders, saying it is incumbent to being “accepted as one's preferred gender.”

[ID, USA]
Idaho drops surgery requirement to change sex on driver's license
Idaho officials on Tuesday dropped a requirement that transgender residents show proof of surgery to alter sex designation on their driver's licenses, bringing the state in line with policies in most other parts of the country.
Idaho OKs transgender licenses
Idaho transportation dept. relaxes rules for transgender driver’s license changes
Idaho Amends Policy for Changing Gender Marker on Driver's Licenses

[IL, USA]
Guest speaker addresses transgender equality
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, spoke about advancing equality for transgender individuals Tuesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

[NC, USA]
Duke to offer health insurance coverage for transgender students
Duke University has announced it will begin offering student health insurance coverage for gender confirmation surgery. The university joins a handful of other institutions offering similar coverage, though the University of North Carolina System currently does not.
Duke University will cover sex change surgery on student insurance

[NY, USA]
SU expands insurance coverage to cover cost of transition-related services for transgender faculty,staff
Syracuse University has joined a growing list of colleges that cover the cost of transition-related services for transgender faculty and staff members under insurance policies.

[PA, USA]
Philadelphia LGBT community asks what - or who - killed transgender woman Nizah Morris 10 years ago
Nizah Morris, a transgender woman, sustained a fatal head wound while in the custody of Philadelphia police officers Elizabeth Skala, Kenneth Novak and Thomas Berry on December 22, 2002. She later died while in the Jefferson University Hospital on the 24th. Circumstances surrounding her death were never fully understood by the community, and now 10 years later the community and Morris's family are demanding further investigation into the current probes being handled by the local DA office and Philadelphia police internal affairs department.

[PA, USA]
Red Lion transgender student wants to be prom king, not queen
A petition to put Issak Oliver Wolfe on the prom king ballot has garnered a lot of online support.

[TX, USA]
Transgender panel tells South labels don’t matter
Michelle Stafford, Laura Kiewicz, Chrystal Teague and Rachel Carr are all adult females with one thing in common — at one point in their lives, they lived and functioned as males.

[Mexico]
La vida “trans” en lo más cruel del Paraíso
En la colonia Lomas del Paraíso, a través de los territorios de variopintas bandas, existe una zona trans, donde personas transexuales y transgénero intentan cada día y cada noche sobrevivir. Y no es una metáfora: cada vez que ejercen el único oficio que les deja la sociedad, estos disidentes del absolutismo biológico arriesgan la existencia.

[Bolivia]
Taxistas apalean a transexual en pleno Prado cochabambino
Tres transexuales fueron golpeadas por un grupo de taxistas en pleno Prado cochabambino. Dos lograron escapar, pero Gabriela fue víctima de una violenta agresión con golpes de puño, patadas y hasta fierrazos. Denunciaron que en tres oficinas de la Policía no quisieron atenderlas.
(Foto: Gabriela muestra parte de su rostro, en el que se observan las marcas de los golpes)

[Chile]
Transgender man gives birth in Chile
But problems may arise for northern Chile’s baby born of two fathers.

[Chile]
Quieren establecer un mecanismo que resguarde el reconocimiento de la identidad de género
Así lo dispone la moción impulsada por los senadores Lily Pérez, Ximena Rincón, Camilo Escalona, Ricardo Lagos Weber y Juan Pablo Letelier, y que además cuenta con el apoyo de diversos senadores, que reconoce y da protección al derecho a la identidad de género.

[Chile]
Candidata transexual a diputada denunció discriminación de parte del Servel
Valentina Verbal, quien participará como independiente en las primarias de Renovación Nacional, dice que el organismo electoral no ha respondido a su solicitud de aparecer con su nombre femenino en las papeletas, con el cual a hecho campaña todo este tiempo.

[Argentina]
Otorgarán seguro de desempleo a travestis, trans y víctimas de violencia de género
A través del Boletín Oficial se comunicó la medida que busca evitar que terminen "en el ejercicio de la prostitución como principal medio de subsistencia".

[Argentina]
Salta tendrá su primera funcionaria transexual
La conocida dirigente social salteña Mary Robles se convertirá en la primera funcionaria transexual del gobierno de la provincia de Salta y será designada en los próximos días para trabajar por la inclusión laboral.

[Brasil]
Paraná: Transexual dirige escola após eleição democrática
Depois de chegar ao cargo em 2009, ela foi reeleita em 2011, com 98% dos votos da comunidade escolar. Ela conta que sofreu muito preconceito antes de ser aceita.

[Europe]
European Parliament takes stock of LGBT ri ghts in Western Balkans and Turkey
Last week the European Parliament adopted five of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs addressed recommendations on LGBT rights to Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo and Turkey.
European Parliament keeps track on gay rights in Balkans

[UK]
Deceased Transgender Teacher Subject Of Poem By 7-Year-Old Student
Nearly 100 teachers, students and supporters marched through the streets of Accrington, England last Saturday to celebrate the life of Lucy Meadows, a transgender teacher who is believed to have committed suicide in March, and to campaign against bigotry.
Lucy Meadows, Recently Deceased Transgender Teacher, Remembered By 7-Year-Old Student

[Malta]
Gay and trans council appointed to advise on introduction of same-sex civil partnerships
A consultative council has been appointed by the ruling Labour government to give recommendations and prepare upcoming legislation relating to LGBT people.
Consultative council on LGBT rights to focus on civil unions

[Albania]
Albania’s prime minister strongly supports the gay community
Dr. Sali Berisha, Albania’s prime minister, expressed his support of LGBT rights and gay marriage
In historic first, LGBT activists meet with Albania’s Prime Minister

[Zambia]
Dos hombres son detenidos en Zambia por "actos homosexuales"
La policía de Zambia detuvo esta semana a dos hombres acusados de participar en actos homosexuales "contra el orden de la naturaleza", dijo un grupo de derechos humanos.
Amnesty International calls for the release of the two Kapiri Mposhi Gay men
Clergyman calls for spiritual counselling of gay couple

[Iran]
Men in Iran don women’s clothes to protest cross-dress punishment
Kurdish men and women in Iran have cross-dressed to protest a ‘sexist’ punishment where a man was sentenced to be paraded down the street in female clothing

[India]
Koovagam fest, a time of ‘horror’ for some Chennai transgenders
The Koovagam Festival is one celebration which transgenders across the State eagerly look forward to and never fail to attend. But there have been a few in the city who have faced sexual harassment and have vowed never to step in to the village again.

[India]
Seven eunuchs rob train passengers
A gang of seven eunuchs robbed passengers of their belongings at an unreserved general class compartment of the Chennai-Howrah Mail passing between the Jajpur Road and Bhadrak stations in Odisha on Sunday evening. Some of the gang members were allegedly carrying lathis and daggers and didn't hesitate to thrash passengers who refused to hand over cash.

[Malaysia]
Malaysian deputy prime minister says LGBT rights activists are 'poisoning' the minds of Muslims
Muhyiddin Yassin warns of threat of 'LGBT movement' to Muslims, as the country prepares for a general election on 5 May

[MO, USA]
Kander Extends Nondiscrimination Protections To LGBT Employees
Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced revised office personnel policies, extending nondiscrimination protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees in the Secretary of State’s office.

[Ecuador]
La diversidad marca la ‘Marcha de las Putas’
Hombres, mujeres, lesbianas, homosexuales y travestis participaron ayer en la ‘Marcha de las Putas’, una iniciativa de diferentes colectivos que tuvo como finalidad exigir respeto a la diversidad sexual y a la forma de cómo se manifiesta la mujer a través de su ropa, actitudes, costumbres.

[El Salvador]
PNUD y Procuraduría reconocen derechos de transexuales
Stacy Alejandra Araujo forma parte de las 2,700 personas que pertenecen a la comunidad transexual salvadoreña y que la semana pasada tuvieron acceso al informe sobre la situación de los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres Trans en El Salvador, el cual fue presentado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD) y la Procuraduría para la Defensa de los Derechos Humanos (PDDH).

[Chile]
Candidata transexual a diputada denunció discriminación de parte del Servel
Valentina Verbal, quien participará como independiente en las primarias de Renovación Nacional, dice que el organismo electoral no ha respondido a su solicitud de aparecer con su nombre femenino en las papeletas, con el cual a hecho campaña todo este tiempo.
Candidata transexual acusa de discriminación al Servel

[Argentina]
Primera transexual al frente de una vecinal
Pro Mejoras Barranquitas eligió ayer nuevas autoridades y normalizó su situación tras la renuncia de la Comisión Directiva en 2011. Alejandra Ironici fue designada presidenta y su mandato tendrá vigencia por dos años.

[Argentina]
A un año de la sanción de la ley, tres mil personas trans gestionaron su nuevo DNI
Unos 3.000 trámites para obtener el DNI con el género autopercibido se gestionaron desde la sanción de la Ley 26.743 hace un año, lo que demuestra que la norma imitada por países de América y Europa abrió una puerta definitiva hacia la inclusión.

[Argentina]
Exigen políticas sanitarias para transgéneros
Pidieron por la implementación de leyes provinciales para evitar "situaciones de vulnerabilidad".

[Argentina]
A retocar la Ley Antidiscriminación
Se trata de una iniciativa elaborada por la Comunidad Homosexual Argentina que llegó al Congreso con la firma de diputados de varios bloques. Apunta a modificar la Ley Antidiscriminatoria para que la víctima tenga el deber de probar el acto de discriminación.
Discriminadores con castigo
La CHA presentó un proyecto para modificar la Ley Antidiscriminación

[Brasil]
Bahia: Transexuais rompem barreiras e conquistam espaço no mercado de trabalho
Até pouco tempo era raro ouvir falar em transexuais aceitas pelo mercado de trabalho que não fosse em salões de beleza ou realizando atividades artísticas. A transformação dessa realidade começou a chamar atenção em Salvador após Paulette Furacão assumir a coordenação do Núcleo LGBT (Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis, Transexuais e Transgêneros) da Superintendência de Apoio e Defesa aos Direitos Humanos da Secretaria da Justiça, Cidadania e Direitos Humanos (SJCDH).

[Brasil]
GDF passa a respeitar nome social de travestis e transexuais
Todo o serviço público direto e indireto prestado no âmbito do Governo do Distrito Federal passa a ser obrigado a respeitar o nome social (adotado) por travestis e transexuais. A medida já era praticada pelas escolas públicas e pela Secretaria da Mulher, mas, a partir da quinta-feira 9, passa a valer para todo o GDF.

[UK]
Deputy Lib Dem leader ‘really disappointed’ at IPS rejection of trans and intersex inclusive passports
The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats says he is “really disappointed” by the Identity and Passport Service’s decision to reject non gender-specific passports for trans and intersex people in Britain.

[UK]
Gallery: Marchers pay tribute to transgender Accrington teacher Lucy Meadows
SCORES of supporters turned out for a march to remember a teacher who was found dead while undergoing gender transition.
Teachers and pupils march through Accrington to remember Lucy Meadows

[Zambia]
Zambia's Anti-Gay Obsession Is Worsening Its HIV Epidemic
One of Africa's leading human rights activists was arrested on April 7 after appearing on live television -- when police officers reportedly "stormed the station" and "tried to stop the interview," reports The Guardian and BBC. Paul Kasonkomona's crime: "Inciting the public to take part in indecent activities." Kasonkomona called on the government to decriminalize same-sex relations on live television.

[Pakistan]
Pakistan’s transgender community ready to vote
There’s a new voter group in town – Pakistan’s transgender community. With newly granted voting rights, members of the Khawaja Sarra community can now vote and contest elections not as males, but rather as recognised members of a third gender.
Candidates urged to resolve minorities issues
On the brink of elections, an outpouring of adoration for Sanam Fakir

[Pakistan]
Pakistani TV channel launched for ‘Ladies, gentlemen and she-males’
Producers of the new Abb Takk television channel hosted by a transgender activist hope to address the country's complex LGBT issues
First ever television channel from Pakistan provides representation to transgender community

[India]
Transgenders happy over ‘recognition’
Seeking blessings from transgenders is a tradition prevalent in North India. The trend is gaining popularity down South too, especially this election season, where politicians are seen seeking blessings from the community members in the hope of bettering their electoral prospects.

[China/Hong Kong]
‘Humiliated’ transgender patient lodges complaint against Hong Kong nurse
Pre-op transgender woman complains to equality watchdog for being called 'Mr' loudly and repeatedly

[Vietnam]
Transgender teacher releases CD for charity
Pham Le Quynh Tram, the first transgender who was recognized by the law in Vietnam has made her debut album. She said that all revenue from this CD will be donated for charity.

[Japan]
1 in 2,800 of Sapporo residents struggle with gender identity disorder
A recent study from a medical group in Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island, found that one out of roughly 2,800 people in the capital of Sapporo admitted to suffering from gender identity disorder. In 2011 the Japanese Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry estimated that there were a little over 4,000 people nationwide with GID, but the ratio
from the Sapporo study translates to about 46,000 people across the country.
In Sapporo, one in every 2,800 conflicted about gender: survey

[AL, USA]
From Antwoin to Shaniah to murder suspect: Mother shares daughter's journey in Mobile slaying
Shaniah Michele Woods is a transgender woman, a drag show queen and an attention-seeker who once went on the “Jerry Springer Show.”
What Woods is not, her mother insists, is a murderer.

[CA, USA]
Transgender Woman Wins Gun Club Membership
At times it feels like discrimination against and harassment of transgender people knows no bounds. And as always, Transgender Law Center is there to help those who become victims of outrageous conduct.

[GA, USA]
Trans woman alleges abuse by Savannah police, jail officials
A transsexual woman arrested April 7 in Savannah, Ga., is claiming she was harassed by police officers after she was charged with indecent exposure.
Transgender woman's fury after she’s thrown in men's prison

[ID, USA]
LGBT Antidiscrimination Bill Fails in Pocatello, Idaho
A proposed new ordinance designed to protect the LGBT community in Pocatello, Idaho from discrimination in housing, accommodations, and employment, was rejected on April 18.

[MD, USA]
No Arrest Yet in Murder of Trans Woman
At press time there has been no arrest in connection with the murder of Kelly Young. On April 3, Ms. Young, 29, a transgender woman, was found shot at her home at 2200 block of Barclay Street in East Baltimore. She later died at an area hospital.

[MI, USA]
Sex Change Didn't 'Magically Dissolve' Marriage
A Michigan woman suffering from dementia was properly granted a divorce from her husband who had surgically become a woman, a state appeals court ruled.

[PA, USA]
Pleas for transparency in Morris case renewed at PAC meeting
Pleas for transparency in the Nizah Morris case were renewed Monday at a Police Advisory Commission meeting at the William Way LGBT Community Center.

[Chile]
Inédito: Transexual da a luz a un niño en Chile
Nacido mujer pero inscripto como hombre, representa el primer caso de estas características que se conoce. En el país, está prohibido el aborto y el matrimonio homosexual
Transgender man gives birth in Chile

Rinoceronte negro da África ocidental está oficialmente extinto

A Lista Vermelha das espécies de 2011 torna oficial a extinção do rinoceronte negro da África ocidental e considera ameaçadas 19.570 animais e plantas, revela a UICN (União Mundial para a Conservação). Em Portugal são 245 as espécies com esse estatuto.

O rinoceronte negro da África ocidental (Diceros bicornis longipes) é declarado extinto e o rinoceronte branco da África central (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) possivelmente extinto na natureza.

[Brasil]
Stripperella: “Presença trans em Salve Jorge representa era de menos preconceito e mais realidade para a dramaturgia”
O talento, a beleza e o profissionalismo de Melisa Alonso, mais conhecida como Stripperella Uber, poderá ser visto na novela Salve Jorge nesta quarta-feira [8]. A artista, que é considerada uma das melhores das casas LGBT, gravou na última semana e comemorou o convite para o folhetim da TV Globo.

[Europe]
Groundbreaking LGBT research to be published next week angers religious conservatives
Next week the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights will present the results of two years’ research into the discrimination and violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the EU and Croatia.

[Pakistan]
Transgenders: The new voter group in town
The platform that transgender candidates like Bindiya Rana are running on is that someone needs to give a voice to their community.
Transgender Pakistanis run for office
Pakistan's Transgender Political Candidates Stake Claim In National Vote

[USA]
HRC Applauds Introduction of the Student Non-Discrimination Act
Today, Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), introduced the Student Non-Discrimination Act (SNDA) in the U.S. House of Representatives. SNDA would prohibit discrimination against any public school student on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, SNDA prevents discrimination against students because of the actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of a person with whom that student associates or has associated.
Lambda Legal Supports the Student Non-Discrimination Act
Student Non-Discrimination Act Reintroduced, Supported by 82 Organizations
Bill to protect LGBT students sees bipartisan reintroduction
Polis reintroduces bill to protect LGBT students
Task Force applauds reintroduction of Student Non-Discrimination Act in U.S. House

[USA]
What LGBT People Need to Know About the Immigration Reform Bill
The “gang of eight” senators introduced their immigration reform bill yesterday. We applaud their efforts and we are optimistic that 2013 is the year we will address the needs of the more than 11 million undocumented, of whom more than 260,000 are LGBT and more than 20,000 are transgender.

[CA, USA]
Calif. bill would allow boys in girls' restrooms
The cultural debate over "transgender rights" in public schools has moved to California, where a legislative committee passed a bill Wednesday (April 17) that would outlaw sex-segregated bathrooms and athletic teams.

[GA, USA]
Ashley Del Valle, Transgender Woman, Was Jailed As A Man After Allegedly Exposing Breasts
A New York-based transgender woman is crying foul after being jailed alongside male inmates when she was arrested in Georgia for allegedly exposing her breasts.
Trans woman arrested for exposing breasts, jailed with men

[ID, USA]
Yet another case spotlights need for laws protecting transgender people from discrimination
A recent incident involving an Idaho supermarket that banned a transgender woman for using its restroom and charged her with trespassing once again spotlights the critical need for laws barring this type of discrimination.
Transgender Woman Charged With Trespassing for Using the Women's Bathroom

[MN, USA]
Possible arson destroys Olivia home; transgender owner says it could be 'hate crime'
Fires being investigated as arson have left two Olivia residents without a home and their possessions and took the life of the owner’s therapy dog.

[OK, USA]
Oklahoma inmate demands sex change, threatens suicide
A convicted Oklahoma rapist said in a court filing he may kill himself if he does not receive a requested sex-change operation at state expense.

[Brasil]
Espírito Santo: Universidade realiza cirurgia de readequação ao sexo que não amputa o pênis
Cirurgia é a única no mundo que não amputa o pênis

[Finland]
"Corrective surgery” on an intersex baby: “a huge human rights and children’s rights violation"
Paediatric Surgeon, Mika Venhola, MD, PhD, Assistant Chief, Dept of Pediatric Surgery - Oulu University Hospital, Finland discusses his experiences and thoughts about intersex and related human conditions.

[Zambia]
Zambian gay couple rearrested after tipoff by relatives
Two men from Kapiri Mposhi have been living together and now face charges of 'having sex against the order of nature'
From hate speech to jailing gays in Zambia
Comparece ante la justicia una pareja homosexual arrestada

[Nigeria]
Nigerian Gays Angry With Govt
Homosexuals in Nigeria are not happy with the government, they said in a statement on Tuesday, following a meeting they held in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, southwest Nigeria.

[China/Hong Kong]
Transgender sick at hospital treatment
A transgender who hates being called "Mister" has filed a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission, alleging humiliating treatment from some staff at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin.
Transgender patient 'humiliated' by nurse

[Vietnam]
Transsexual singer promotes safe sex with all-condom dress
Singer Huong Giang, who ended up in the top ten of the 2012 Vietnam Idol singing reality show, doesn’t mind donning a heavy dress made of 2,000 condoms as part of a community campaign to normalize condoms.
Trans Vietnam Idol finalist stars in 'Normalize Condoms' campaign

[USA/Cuba]
Mariela Castro Wins Gay-Rights Advocacy Award
Over the weekend in Philadelphia, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel Castro received an award for her gay rights advocacy. To understand the significance of Mariela Castro's honor, you have to go back to the 1960's when gay people were sent to forced labor camps.

[USA/Uruguay]
Mujer transexual uruguaya se confiesa: 'o me mataba o me hacía mujer'
De niño le atraían los hombres y solía jugar con las muñecas de su hermana mayor. Hoy, a diez años de su operación de cambio de sexo, Ema Natalia García vive como una mujer, aunque no le ha sido fácil. Como transexual, fue blanco de ataques, amenazas de muerte y discriminación en su natal Uruguay, por lo que está solicitando asilo en Estados Unidos.

[CA, USA]
Berkeley Groups Mark Birthday of Transgender Woman Who Died in Police Custody
Several Berkeley community groups will hold an event tonight to mark the birthday of a mentally ill transgender woman who died in a struggle with officers two months ago.
Community marches to honor Kayla Moore’s memory
Supporters Mark Birthday of Mentally Ill Berkeley Woman Who Died in Police Custody

[DC, USA]
New Hope Ministries To Settle Discrimination Suit
Agreement requires women's homeless shelter to admit transgender clients

[FL, USA]
Fort Lauderdale Trans Symposium Forwards Mission of Educating Medical Field
It’s pouring rain outside, but those inside the conference rooms at the Embassy Suites in Fort Lauderdale are too engrossed in their seminars to care.

[FL, USA]
Trans mixed martial arts fighter to make television debut since being forced to come out
A mixed martial arts fighter, who was forced out as transgender last month, is to make her television debut in what will be her third fight since she came out.

[GA, USA]
WATCH: Transgender Woman Arrested for Exposing Breasts, Jailed With Men
Ashley Del Valle is a transgender woman from New York who was arrested in Georgia for indecent exposure after she allegedly showed her breasts, but then was housed in an all-male jail.
Transgender Woman Arrested For Exposing Breasts Jailed With Men

[NC, USA]
Duke University Approves Gender Confirmation Surgery Insurance Coverage For Students
Duke University has now joined the growing list of universities and colleges that offer health insurance coverage for gender confirmation surgery for transgender students.

[NY, USA]
The ‘Schenecta-T’ Pride Walk for Transgender rights
On Saturday, April 13, Union hosted the Schenectady County Human Rights Commission’s Community Pride Walk. The goal of the event, which kicked off at 11 a.m. at Memorial Chapel, was to “stimulate dialogue and inspire action within our community to enhance advocacy for LGBT concerns in Schenectady County and beyond,” according to a campus-wide e-mail sent by Director of Multicultural Affairs Jason Benitez.

[OK, USA]
Convicted Oklahoma rapist threatens suicide if state doesn't give sex-change surgery
A convicted rapist who wants the Oklahoma state Corrections Department to pay for a sex-change operation claims in his latest court filing that he may kill himself if he doesn't receive treatment by the time he turns 45.

[PA, USA]
Penn. school district to forbid graduation usage of transgender student’s name
This is the same school district that denied trans student Issak Wolfe a shot at running for prom king. In that earlier case, the principal changed Wolfe’s name on the official ballot and instead put his birth name down and listed it in the “prom queen” column. The district has since refused to back down from that decision.

[VA, USA]
Trans-Man Denied Name Change from Louisa County Judge
"when it comes to someone needing their name changed for their mental health, they get roadblocked."

[WA, USA]
Washington McDonald’s Models Safe Bathrooms For Transgender Customers
A McDonald’s franchise in Seattle, Washington provides a perfect example of how easy it is to make sure transgender customers feel safe using the restaurant’s restrooms. A policy posted on bathroom doors reads the following:
Washington McDonald's Supports Transgender Rights With Bathroom Message
McDonald's Restaurant In Washington Upholds Trans-Inclusive Restroom Policy

[Latin America]
Progress on LGBT rights in Latin America remains mixed
Last Thursday the Uruguayan Congress voted to legalise gay marriage thus becoming the second country in South America and the twelfth in the world to do so. Passed by a majority of 71 out of 92 the decision was greeted with delight by onlookers in the gallery and activist groups like the Black Sheep Collective.

[Colombia]
El transgénero que quiso confundir a la Policía
El hombre capturado el viernes ejercía la prostitución con otros travestis y transgénero desde la adolescencia.
Travesti de Barranquilla lo era por convicción y no por evadir la justicia

[Argentina]
Un bachillerato libre de discriminación para travestis y transexuales en Rosario
El Bachillerato Popular Trans Mocha Celis, para personas transgéneros, mujeres y varones trans se creó en Buenos Aires. Hay conversaciones para replicar la experiencia en Rosario.

[Argentina]
El Gobierno decidió subsidiar a travestis y transexuales
La medida tiene como objetivo "mejorar las condiciones de empleabilidad y apoyar la inserción en empleos de calidad de trabajadoras y trabajadores”.
Extienden el seguro de desempleo a travestis, transexuales y víctimas de violencia de género
El Gobierno otorga el seguro de desempleo a travestis y trans sin trabajo

[Europe]
European Parliament calls on European Commission to increase efforts against trans discrimination
The European Parliament has asked the European Commission to step up its work against discrimination faced by transgender people when purchasing or accessing goods and services.

[Europe]
Report from the Conference on the Rights of LGBT People in Europe
I was privileged to represent NCTE and join lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex activists from across Europe, as well as a few fellow North Americans, last month in Paris at the “Conference on the Rights of LGBT People in Europe”, hosted by the governments of France and Poland.

[Europe]
Reding should 'stick neck out' on gay rights
Activists are hoping EU rights commissioner Viviane Reding will this month announce concrete plans for legislation to stop discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in the EU.

[France]
Joey Barton to appear before French FA committee following transphobic tweets
Joey Barton is due to appear before the French Football Association’s (FFA) ethical committee over a string of comments – including some of a transphobic nature – he made on Twitter about a rival player.
Joey Barton to escape punishment over tweet
Barton set to avoid sanction after calling PSG rival Thiago Silva a 'ladyboy' on Twitter

[Greece]
Acquittal of all transgender women targeted during “Xenios Zeus” Operations
Greek Transgender Support Association (ngo for rights of transgender people) and the Hellenic Action for Human Rights - "Pleiades"( ngo targeting the defence of human rights by providing legal, medical, educational, psychological and social support to vulnerable persons and groups), notify on the acquittal of all transgender women targeted during the "Xenios Zeus" operation

[Malta]
Settlement between Joanne Cassar and government signed
A settlement between transgender Joanne Cassar and the government has been signed, noting she will have the right to marry, and including a compensation to which she will be entitled after 40 days.

[Turkey]
Turkey's first transgender TV reporter speaks about her struggle and success
Michelle Demishevich has progressed from working in nightclubs to being hired as Turkey's first openly transgender TV reporter

[Montenegro]
Montenegro to Improve Transgender Rights
Since its founding in December 2010, the LGBT Forum Progress has been dedicated to developing and improving the livelihoods of members of the trans community and expanding transgender rights in Montenegro.

[Pakistan]
General election to see first transgender candidates run
For the first time transgender people will be able to run for office in Pakistan’s general elections with their gender identity recognised, and, so far, two trans women have applied to stand for positions in their local constituencies.
Third gender & the poll vault in Pak
Transgender candidates stake claim in Pakistan vote

[India]
Indian trans candidate campaigns for pensions, ration cards and voter ID for her community
Aslam Pasha becomes second transgender candidate standing in the Karnataka state election on 5 May
Transgender in fray from Narasimharaja constituency
Transgender enters fray in Mysore's Narasimharaja assembly segment

[China/Hong Kong]
Transsexual must wait for ruling
The Court of Final Appeal has reserved judgment on whether a transsexual should be allowed to wed her boyfriend.
The former man, identified as "W," had undergone sex-change surgery as well as changing her gender on both identity card and passport.
Doubts cast on place of transsexuals in gender-specific laws
HK transgender woman sues for right to marry man
Hong Kong trans woman back in court to win right to marry boyfriend

[CA, USA]
SF police expand 'safe zones' after attack on transgender woman
San Francisco police are expanding "safe zones" within the city after an attack on a transgender woman.
SFPD Creates "Safe Havens" for LGBT Community
San Francisco Police Chief Declares Stations As LGBT Safe Zones

[CA, USA]
California State Athletic Commission top doctor preparing for more transgender fighters to be active soon
After the fallout from Meathead Mitrione’s comments about Fallon Fox, Ronda Rousey has been taking some heat in the media for her stance on why she would be discomfortable fighting Fallon. Rousey put a reporter in his place last night when she was asked why she wasn’t punished by the UFC for her comments while Mitrione had his contract ’suspended.’

[CA, USA]
WIN! San Francisco Stops Using Condoms As Evidence
Transgender Law Center applauds the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and the San Francisco Police Department for their announcement (see below) that they will end all discussion concerning the evidence of condoms when convicting or acquitting someone for engaging in sex work.

[CA, USA]
Transgender identity bill passed by California Assembly panel
Assembly Bill 1121, authored by Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and co-sponsored by Transgender Law Center and Equality California, passed the Assembly Committee on Judiciary today.
CA Transgender Identity Bill Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee

[DC, USA]
Women's shelter in Washington D.C. will now welcome transgender women after court order
Transgender women in Washington D.C. can now utilize the facilities in the John L. Young Shelter for Women.

[FL, USA]
UFC suspends Matt Mitrione indefinitely over transphobic remarks regarding Fallon Fox
The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization has suspended indefinitely heavyweight Matt Mitrione, saying it was “appalled” by comments he made about transgender Mixed Martial Arts fighter Fallon Fox.
Fallon Fox, the right to fight and the future of WMMA in the UFC and beyond
The Curious Case of Fallon Fox
MMA Crossfire – Transgendered fighter Fallon Fox to make national TV debut on AXS TV

[ID, USA]
Idaho Transgender Woman Charged With Trespassing For Using Grocery Store Restroom
An Idaho Rosauers grocery store has filed trespassing charges against transgender woman Ally Robledo, banning her from ever shopping there. Her violation, according to Lewiston, Idaho Police Captain Roger Lanier, was “urinating while standing up”:
Transgender woman banned from Idaho grocery store
Ally Robledo, Transgender Woman, Cited For Trespassing After Using Girl's Bathroom In Idaho
(Photo: Ally Robledo)

[MA, USA]
Health plan expands to include gender reassignment surgery
The university’s student health insurance plan starting next academic year will offer new benefits for transgender students, expanding coverage to include both hormone treatments and gender reassignment surgery.

[NC, USA]
Duke OKs student health insurance coverage for sex reassignment
Sexual reassignment surgery for transgendered students will be covered in students’ health care plans, effective this Fall.

[Argentina]
Ciudadanos con identidad
Los ciudadanos nacidos en el exterior que hayan optado por la nacionalidad argentina u obtenido su carta de ciudadanía podrán solicitar el reconocimiento de identidad de género en virtud de la Ley 26.743, publicada ayer en el Boletín Oficial.