[USA]
Sexual Inequality: Transgender Experience Led Stanford Scientist To Critique Gender Difference
Ben Barres has a distinct edge over the many others who have joined the debate about whether men's brains are innately better suited for science than women's. He doesn't just make an abstract argument about the similarities and differences between the genders; he has lived as both.

[IL, USA]
Transgender wrestler seeks more acceptance
David Rosen broke the shocking news years ago -- telling his wife and son that he just didn't feel right in his own body.

[CA,USA]
Eating Twinkies, the Trans Panic Defense, and Stealing Your Right to be a Heterosexual
When I first heard of the Trans Panic Defense, I thought of the Twinkie Defense. In this instance, the lawyer for the defendant argues the defendant's culpability should be reduced because they panicked when they found out the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation.

[Vietnam]
Gender reassignment to be legalised
Vietnamese authorities have finally acknowledged the domestic demand for gender reassignment surgery. The government is currently preparing a proposal to legalise sex changes

[Malaysia]
Transvestites among held in anti-crime blitz
Six transvestites were among several people detainedin an anti-crime blitz at the city centre, Inanam and Menggatal,near here, Friday.

[Brésil]
Une artiste trans dans la course des législatives
Katielly Lanzini, une artiste plastique transsexuelle de 45 ans, se présentera aux élections législatives de l'état de Santa Catarina, situé dans le sud du pays.

[India]
Community Based organisation for transgenders and HIV affected
Aiming at empowering transgenders and those affected by HIV/AIDS, a Community Based Organisation (CBO) was launched here today.

[New Zealand]
Beyer likely to retire before next election
Transgender Labour MP Georgina Beyer has said she expects to retire from politics before the next general election, reports the Dominion Post. She has previously considered leaving Parliament, but has remained to complete unfinished business.

[USA]
Gender-Bender
As courts grapple with same-sex marriage laws, a new twist emerges: How do you define man and woman?

[Australia]
Australia to recognize intersexed and androgynous individuals
Chris Somers xxy, an Australian intersexed activist having an xxy chromosome identity, has persuaded the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to accept people who are known as biologically intersexed or androgynous and do not feel comfortable in declaring themselves to be either male or female, to be able to reveal their true identity as intersexed or androgynous in the upcoming 2006 census.

[USA]
Story of Katrina funds for sex change challenged
Transgender activists are alleging that media reports that circulated widely this year about a man using Hurricane Katrina relief funds to pay for a sex-change operation were a hoax perpetrated by conservatives looking to divert attention from the Bush administration's handling of the hurricane recovery effort.

[FL,USA]
First-person: This boy is a girl?
An elementary school in Broward County, Fla., will welcome its first transgendered kindergartner this fall. School administrators and the 5-year-old's parents have agreed that it's in the little boy's best interest to operate as a female. He's been diagnosed with "gender dysphoria," a condition in which the person behaves like the opposite sex and exhibits discomfort with his or her external body parts.

[USA]
TransNation: When Oregon's venerable drag king troupe, DK PDX, broke up ...
When Portland, Oregon's venerable drag king troupe, DK PDX, broke up earlier this year, some performers - like the charismatic Johnny Mozzarella - took their acts solo while others still ponder their next creative endeavor.

[USA]
Sexologist's Death Spotlights Lies Behind 'Gender Identity' Theories
A pro-family leader says the recent death of prominent psychologist and sexologist Dr. John Money, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University highlights the faulty foundations of the so-called "gender identity"movement.

[IL, USA]
Police: 'War' Between Transsexuals, Gays Led To Death
A fatal stabbing in the Lakeview neighborhood earlier this month that claimed the life of a 16-year-old was the result of a "war" between transsexuals and gays, according to police.

[France]
Les UEEH de Marseille, des universités de la différence
Depuis lundi et jusqu'au 24 juillet se tiennent les Universités d'été euroméditerranéennes des homosexualités à Marseille. Ces universités – les UEEH pour les intimes – proposent plus d'une centaine d'ateliers et de colloques autour des thèmes LGBT.