[Italia]
Confessa il varesino arrestato per l'omicidio del transessuale di Castelletto Ticino
Ha confessato Eleonardo Augusto Rabolini. Il 47enne residente a Caravate ma originario di Cittiglio, cuoco di professione, ha ammesso dopo l’arresto.

[Deutschland]
Transsexuelle klagt gegen Spiegel-Autor
Die Autorin Tanja Krienen hat den bekannten Spiegel- Journalisten Henryk M. Broder vor der 3. Zivilkammer am Dortmunder Landgericht verklagt. Der Grund: Die 49-Jährige fühlt sich von Broder wegen ihrer Transsexualität verunglimpft.

[FL,USA]
Trans coverage groundbreaking
In what is believed to be the first time in the U.S., a South Florida woman has been approved for an individual health insurance policy issued to her as a post-operative transsexual.
Photo: Insurance agent Steven Shulman with his transsexual Aunt Gloria Stein.

[NY, USA]
Study: Thousands of homeless NYC youth are LGBT
A new report shows that nearly 8,400 LGBT youth may be homeless this winter, according to statistics cited in the study by the National Runaway Switchboard and released by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

[PA, USA]
Morris family seeks truth
For the family of Nizah Morris, last week's Police Advisory Commission inquiry triggered a yearning for their slain loved one and a renewed commitment to solve the case.
Dispatch records: Morris Courtesy ride placed on hold
Computerized dispatch records released last week by the Police Advisory Commission suggest that a courtesy ride given to an African-American transgender woman didn't end until 45 minutes after police say it ended.

[PA, USA]
TG officer returns to firing range
The good news for Maria Gonzalez, Philadelphia' s first openly transgender police officer, is that she became fully recertified this month to carry a firearm. Photo: Police officer Maria Gonzalez

[USA] [Health]

Hormone Pills' Benefit Stressed Despite Risk

This week's news that a big drop in cases of breast cancer could be due to millions of women going off menopause hormones may lead even more of them to abandon the pills.