[CA, USA]
Newark man sentenced to 11 years in prison in transgender death

A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of transgender teen Gwen Araujo was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Friday.

11 years for defendant in Araujo killing

The man who led police to the body of a transgender Newark teen apologized to the victim's family Friday before being sentenced to 11 years in prison in a case that focused the country's attention on violence against transgender individuals.

[UK]
It's very nice in Derry: sex change Kerri
The junior deputy mayor of Derry wants to have a sex change within five years.

[USA]
Public Money For Transgender Benefits

Thousands of taxpayer dollars are annually spent on hormone treatments, laser hair removal and makeup for "transgender" prison inmates and now one convicted murderer is suing the Massachusetts Department of Corrections to pay for an expensive sex-change surgery, claiming that he is a woman trapped in a man's body.

[CA, USA]
New Zealand Member of Parliament Speaks Out On Human Rights and Sexual Freedom

The first openly gay New Zealand Member of Parliament, Tim Barnett, made a special appearance at the LGBT Community Center on Aug. 17, focusing on his political role impacting human rights and sexual freedom.

[Iran]
Si t’es trans, fatwa pas de soucis?

Si la Sharia (la Loi islamique) n'est pas tendre avec les homos, la question du transsexualisme recueille des avis partagés parmi les théologiens musulmans, et même dans la pratique des Etats islamiques. Mais ce n'est pas forcément bon signe…

[TX,USA]
Expert testifies DNA in transsexual's underwear matched cop's

A forensic serologist testifying Friday in the federal trial of a fired San Antonio police officer accused of raping a transsexual said DNA from semen retrieved by investigators matches the geneticp rofile of the officer.