[World]
Today Is International Day for Tolerance
Excerpt: Nevertheless ILGA-Europe points out that there is still not a single all encompassing international treaty which specifically condemns and outlaws discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

[NJ,USA]
Transgender Remembrance and Equality Walk tonight
Rain or just overcast, the first Montclair Walk for Transgender Remembrance and Equality, sponsored by the Gender Rights Advocacy Association of New Jersey (GRAANJ) and Garden State Equality, will be held today, Thursday, Nov. 16.

[WA,USA]
Transgender victims of hate crimes honored
The GLBTA hosts a Transgender Remembrance Week to raise awareness about hate crimes

[NY, USA]
Honoring transgender victims
Students at Rensselaer will memorialize 16 individuals who died this past year as the result of violence against transgender people. The gathering commemorates the eighth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. The event is informally being organized by Rensselaer Pride Alliance.

[AZ, USA]
3 things to know today
As part of Transgender Awareness Week, students can ask questions to a panel of transgender, transsexual and gender-queer people today

[BRASIL]

Carol tinha 21 anos e pesava 40 quilos
Modelo brasileira morre de anorexia.

Para manter a linha, Carol alimentava-se basicamente de tomate e maçãs, e vomitava o pouco que comia.

[UK]
Transsexual's huge claim for sex discrimination against Hitachi Data Sys
A claim for sex discrimination, thought to be the biggest ever involving a transsexual, is due to go to tribunal next week.
Transsexual prepares for discrimination claim
A transsexual will take her former employer to tribunal next week seeking half a million pounds in compensation under the Sex Discrimination (Gender Reassignment) Regulations 1999.

[UK]
Sex-Change Rush Jobs Alleged
A New Zealand sex-change doctor in England is facing disciplinary action for allegedly rushing patients into genital surgery without properly assessing them, including a delusional patient who wanted an operation to complete her transformation into Jesus Christ.

[UK]
Will you be prepared for the Gender Equality Duty?
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has published detailed guidance to help public service providers and public sector employers prepare for the Gender Equality Duty (GED), which comes into force in April 2007.

[Italia]
Transessuale picchiato e rapinato a Bologna
Un transessuale italiano di 25 anni ha denunciato alla polizia di essere stato picchiato e rapinato da un finto cliente, che lo aveva fatto salire in macchina dopo avere concordato una prestazione a pagamento.
Transessuale picchiato, rapinato e poi espulso
Erano circa le 3 notte e Rimini si presentava avvolta da una lieve foschia.

[China]
Parents to deal with sex change
The parents of a transsexual from Fujian Province are having difficulty accepting that their son is now a daughter after undergoing a sex-change operation.

[USA] [News/Commentary]
Speaking Truth About Trans Relationships
I was astonished to read Gay City News' recent brief titled, "Gay Soldier's Murder Accomplice Out," detailing the release of Justin Fisher, an accomplice in the murder of Private First Class Barry Winchell in 1999.

[PA,USA]
Analyst compiles transgender study
Beginning college is a tough transition for any student, made doubly hard for those simultaneously going through a gender identity crisis, a university analyst said yesterday.

[AZ,USA]
Some restrooms at UA will be 'gender neutral'
Soon, restrooms at the University of Arizona will come in at least three varieties: men's, women's and "gender neutral".

[AZ, USA]
Gender-neutral bathrooms, tuition hot topics for ASUA
Senators discussed tuition and tried to pass a resolution that would deny gender-neutral bathrooms for transgender individuals at the Associated Students of the University of Arizona Senate meeting last night.

[CA,USA]
Transgender issues get airing
Their challenges are as complex as finding medical coverage for hormone treatments or as elemental as being able to use a restroom without fear.

[KS, USA]
On Our Terms
Emily Goddard dated women for years before she met her current boyfriend. "I was afraid I was going to lose my queer membership card," the Lawrence sophomore says with a chuckle. After this remark, Goddard's smile fades as she gazes out the window and discusses her family and friends who are still trying to understand and accept her somewhat new life.

Foto: Emily Goddard, Lawrence sophomore, and Claven Snow, Lawrence resident, have been dating since June. The couple considers themselves polysexual.