[Italia]
TRANSESSUALE PICCHIATO ED ACCOLTELLATO A BOLOGNA
Violenta aggressione la scorsa notte a Bologna nei confronti di un transessuale di 35 anni, che è stato picchiato e accoltellato davanti al suo appartamento di via della Beverara, alla periferia della città.

[Italia]
HO CAMBIATO SESSO ORA DARò BATTAGLIA ANCHE IN POLITICA
«Ero un maschio, ma soltanto per l'anagrafe, dopo molte sofferenze a 32 anni il grande passo». Una legge e una mentalità da cambiare martedì 28 novembre 2006 , di il Tirreno

[Canada] [Advice]
No need for guilt over cross-dressing
I'm a married father, age 41 and my wife is the love of my life. Ever since a child, I've had a fetish for cross-dressing, which mainly involves wearing underwear under my clothes.

[Thailand]
Transvestite sues Army over record
A male transvestite yesterday lodged a complaint with the Central Administrative Court asking for a change of wording in his Army conscription record paper categorising him as being branded "permanently ill mentally" for his homosexuality into something not so discriminatory.

[USA]
Illicit Cosmetic Silicone Injections Carry Lethal Consequences
Liquid silicone, which is often used for breast augmentation and other cosmetic procedures, can cause respiratory failure if not injected properly by a licensed physician. A study of individuals who underwent illegal silicone injections revealed a high fatality rate from pulmonary silicone embolism, or obstruction of the lungs. The study was presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

[USA] [Commentary]
Transgender Plot Unfolds on Daytime TV
Normalizing the behavior has always been the crux of the gay agenda. Part of the process involves mainstreaming the lifestyle through entertainment. For 36 years, the soap opera All My Children has been weaving sordid tales. This year, the show will debut its most daring trick, following one of the characters through a sex change. But, Alan Chambers, President of Exodus International, says it won't be a true depiction of what life is like for transgendered people.

[USA] [Blogs]
Change Your Sex, Break Your Bank

Wired News published a story of mine today about how some places -- including New York City -- are making it possible for people to officially change their sex without having to go under the knife.

[FL, USA]
Transvestite accuses police officer

Lt. Roger Chilton, the Police Department's spokesman, was placed on administrative leave with pay Wednesday after a transvestite accused him of sexual assault, according to the attorney representing the 12-year department veteran.

[CA, USA]
Unisex bathrooms not what you might think

Excerpt: He indicated the lavatories were suitable for a variety of users, including those with disabilities, transgender and transexual people, and for families who want to change a baby together.

[DC, USA]
A Time to Remember

When Earline Budd and Brian Watson of Transgender Health Empowerment (THE) first discussed plans to commemorate the eighth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, they originally planned to hold the event on the official date, Nov. 20. Then they discovered the Human Rights Campaign had also planned a gathering for the cause on the same day.

[USA] [Blogs/Commentary/ Radio]

The trans betrayal
Excert: "To our transgender brothers and sisters, we will not allow a federal non discrimination or hate crimes bill to move forward that does not include you. You are us and we will not walk down the path to equality without you at our side.

It's one thing to promise that "gender identity or expression" will be added to the categories to be protected in legislation to ban bias in the workplace, housing, public accommodations and the like, as well as to a federal hate crime bill. It's quite another to promise to fight our own gay rights bills if there's insufficient support for trans protections in Congress.

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