[Canada]
Webextra: Transgendered community faces abuse, discrimination

A Winnipeg researcher who conducted a first-of-its-kind report on about 70 transgendered Manitobans paints a portrait of a community racked by higher rates of self-reported depression and sexually transmitted diseases.

[India]
Aravaanis' bid to send positive message

The transgendered community in the State will be observing January 18 as Aravaani Day henceforth. The decision was taken at a meeting of the aravaani community last January; the day will be observed across the State, along with the Tamil Nadu Aids Initiative (TAI), with outreach activities this week.