[India]
HC orders compensation, action in transgender's suicide case

Madras High Court today asked the Tamil Nadu Goverment to pay a compensation of Rs five lakh to the petitioner in a case in which a transgender committed suicide after he was harassed by the police and directed discipilnary action against the erring officials.

[INTERNATIONAL NEWS]
More than 1 million at Europride Pride celebrated worldwide

The annual Europride parade, held this year in Madrid, saw a turnout of more than 1 million people June 30.

[USA]
FEATURE Follow-Up: More Info for Gender Variant Children and TheirParents

this week's cover feature by Lauren Smiley ("Girl/Boy Interrupted --A New Treatment For Transgender Kids Puts Puberty On Hold So That They Won't Develop Into Their Biological Sex"), parents with gender variant children can access a growing number of resources:

[MA,USA] [News/Commentary]
Murder Should Not Buy A Sex-Change At Taxpayer Expense

I am against prison inmates being provided sex change operations at taxpayer expense. I couldn't possibly be more against it, even if I were asked to do the surgery myself.

[ID,USA]
Transgender inmate sues state for hormone therapy

An Idaho inmate who considers herself a woman trapped in a man's body -- and who castrated herself while in prison -- is suing the state to get female hormone therapy for gender identity disorder.