[Pakistan]
Condenada a ser violada porque su marido abusó sexualmente de una niña

Una mujer de una localidad del centro de Pakistán ha huido de su casa tras dictaminar un consejo tribal que ha de ser violada por el padre de una menor de la que abusó su marido, en un caso que ninguna de las familias afectadas ha planteado a la Policía, informó hoy la prensa.

[UK]
Gender reassignment doctor still allowed to practice

The UK's leading gender identity psychiatrist has had charges of serious professional misconduct against him upheld.

The General Medical Council found 63-year-old consultant Dr. Russell Reid guilty, but chose not to bar him from the medical profession.

[UK]
Cambridge votes in first transgender mayor

The city of Cambridge has become the first place in the UK to have a transgender mayor.

[France]
Où mettre Leïla ?

Sous le coup d'une éventuelle condamnation à de la prison ferme, le cas de Leïla, transsexuel dionysien bien connu, se révèle être unique. Et soulève de nombreuses interrogations sur les conditions d'emprisonnement. Aujourd'hui, la loi française n'apporte pas de réponse. Face à ce vide juridique et aux difficultés matérielles, les prisons essuient les plâtres. Et pour seule solution : le quartier d'isolement.

[Italia]
TRANS AL CONVEGNO SULLA FAMIGLIA

Il fatto che le associazioni Gay e Lesbiche non siano state invitate al convegno sulla famiglia è un fatto vergognosamente noto, ma quello che è successo propio all'interno del convegno è degno di nota, tristemente degno di nota:

[Russie]
A Moscou, la Gay Pride attire les foudres

Arrestations et heurts ont marqué la deuxième édition de la manifestation décriée.

[India]
HIV affected meet Indian parliamentarians

Excerpt: "The situation for transgender people is even worse," warned Elizabeth. Existing discrimination on the basis of sexuality is compounded by the ignorance and fear that surrounds AIDS.

[India]
Eunuchs adopt female babies to prevent foeticide

Taking the lead in preventing female foeticide, eunuchs in Madhya Pradesh have started adopting female babies of indigent parents.

[Argentina]
Travestis piden un cambio en el Código de Faltas

"No queremos enfrentarnos a la sociedad: al contrario, queremos ser parte de la sociedad. Queremos insertarnos para que seguir siendo nosotros mismos no implique un daño a la moral", dijo ayer Zulema Paredes, para explicar el petitorio formal que entregarán mañana en la Cámara de Diputados de la provincia.

Zulema Paredes tiene 43 años, es travesti, y quien preside la Asociación Civil Acercándonos, que en San Juan representa a Crefor (Crear y Fortalecer).

[EUA]
La parada de los monstruos y la exposición de hermafroditas de Alice D
Alice Dreger, una de los activistas más conocidas de EEUU para la causa de l*s intersexuales (ella no es intersexual) dará una conferencia sobre "los trastornos del desarrollo sexual" (la nueva terminología que utiliza los especialistas después de las recomendaciones de Dreger). Esta conferencia forma parte de la exposición siguiente: El museo del arte Kresge "Circo: El arte del extraño y del insólito" y terminará con la pelicula "Freaks" (La parada de los monstruos)

[FL, USA]
Transgender status unlikely to derail Stanton
The Sarasota manager job will go to the most qualified candidate, leaders say. Their top pick and a runner up will be announced Wednesday.
Transgender candidate interviews for Sarasota job
Although Sarasota commissioners are interviewing a total of five candidates for the city manager job, the reason the media is out in force is because Susan Stanton is one of the finalists.

[MD, USA]
Identity Crisis: A Transgender Minister Reappointed to Lead Church
The Rev. Drew Phoenix, formerly the Rev. Ann Gordon, has been reappointed to lead St John's United Methodist Church in Baltimore after last week's annual conference.
Pastors Seek To Defrock Transsexual Minister
A group of United Methodist pastors in the Baltimore area want a church court to review the reappointment of a transgender man to lead a congregation in the city.

[CA, USA]
2007 CA Transgender Leadership Summit Plenaries Now Available Online
Almost three hours of free video documenting groundbreaking transgender activist conference