[South Korea]
Weirdest criminal cases of 2006

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office yesterday released its selection of the most bizarre cases of 2006, including a case in which a 26-year-old woman concealed her gender to sustain a relationship and receive money from her girlfriend.

[Italia]
Transessuale aggredito e rapinato alle Cascine
Per i Trans c'e' adesso un Coordinamento Nazionale
Luxuria uomo dell'anno per Libero

[Canada]
Toronto’s Orthodox community adjusts to Nicole, nee Mordechai

Mordechai's community and friends are still adjusting to his decision to become Nicole — some better than others. Mordechai used to be known in his Toronto Orthodox community as Nord, short for Nord the Barbarian, which referred to his girth and hairiness. He now wishes to be called Nicole, and has chosen Neshama, or Soul, as a Hebrew name. Nicole would like to remain part of the community.

When Abba becomes Ima: Transsexuals in the Orthodox world

Mordechai, a 31-year-old Orthodox lawyer from Toronto, gave his wife a Jewish divorce this summer.

[USA] [Books]
Looking at Life from Two Gender Perspectives: “Both Sides Now”

When an ex-girlfriend brought over an article from a 1994 New Yorker about female-to-male transsexuals, Dhillon Khosla's life changed.

[USA] [Health]
Hormones and Cancer: Assessing the Risks

When researchers reported recently that a precipitous drop in breast cancer rates might be explained by a corresponding decrease in the use of hormones for menopause, women reacted with shock, anger and, in some cases, profound relief that they had never taken the drugs.

[USA]
AMC Introduces Daytime's First Transgender Character

As previously reported by soapcentral. com, Jeffrey Carlson reprises the role of international rock star, "Zarf," this week on All My Children. Fans may remember Carlson's one-day stint on All My Children earlier this year during which Josh and Babe tried to convince the fictional rock star into appearing in a Fusion advertising campaign.