[USA]
Soapie wanted 'something new'
In a story unusual even for a soap opera and believed to be a television first, ABC's All My Children this week will introduce a transgender character who is beginning to make the transition from a man into a woman.
Media watchdog applauds trans casting
A gay media monitor has applauded the announcement that ABC's soap All My Children will introduce a transgender character at the end of the month.
Erste Soap mit Transe
Erstmals kommt in einer amerikanischen Network-Serie eine transsexuelle Figur, die sich einer Geschlechtsanpassung unterzieht, als permanente Rolle vor.
Photo: Jeffrey Carlson spielt einen ausgeflippten Rockstar, der soapgerecht die Umwandlung zur Frau beginnt
How to Talk About Sex and Sexual Identity
The ABC daytime soap opera "All My Children" announced groundbreaking plans today to introduce a character undergoing gender reassignment surgery - a sex change.
Sex Change, Anyone?
ABC soap opera 'All My Children' welcomes a new character to the delicious, deceitful, delightful show. Zarf. Oh yes, that is the actual name. Zarf is flamboyant rock star with a British accent. What more could we ask? The name seems a bit androgynous, don't you think?

[MO, USA]
Success story marked highlight of Transgender Awareness Week
When Debra Davis describes herself to others, she calls herself a parent, a teacher, a grandmother, "and oh yes, I'm also a transgender person."
Photo: Media Credit: Carrie Fasiska
Debra Davis laughs during her lecture "Reading Rainbows: An Evening with Transgender High School Librarian Debra Davis." Davis travels to colleges and businesses around the Midwest helping people understand and accept transgenders.

[OR,USA]
Transgendered victims remembered in vigil
In Earl Memorial Union Gumwood Room on Monday, 19 profiles hung on the wall in memory of those who were murdered. The details displayed on the cutouts included the victim's name, hometown, location and date of death and a brief description of how the person died.

[NY,USA]
Swank in line for Emery
Hilary Swank is set to receive an Emery Award in New York honouring her Oscar-winning role as a transgender teen in 'Boys Don't Cry'. Emery Awards are presented by the Hetrick-Martin Institute to honour support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths aged between 12 and 21.

[CA,USA]
Thief stabs transvestite in robbery

A thief stabbed a transvestite today during a street robbery in Hillcrest, seriously injuring the victim, authorities reported.

[FL,USA]
Divorcee laments sex-change alimony
Excert: "If I knew she had any indication of wanting to be a man when she turned 50 years old, I wouldn't have married her," said Roach. Within months of their divorce, Julie became Julio. She officially changed her name and her gender.