[Argentina]

Presentarían queja formal ante organismos de la provincia

La autoridad a cargo de la Oficina de Defensa de los Derechos del Niño, Niñas y Adolescentes de la provincia adelantó su opinión sobre el debate generado por la docente transexual al frente de un curso. Aseveró que Melina Gutiérrez "no vulnera ningún derecho" mientras cumpla con su función educadora. "A los chicos habría que decirles que existe el derecho a la preferencia sexual", razonó Gowland. El defensor deberá formalizar su opinión una vez que el grupo de padres presente la queja en la oficina provincial.

[Argentina]

Director transexual de Cordoba plantea que aún persiste la discriminación

Aún en pleno siglo 21, para un transexual que no oculta su condición no sólo es difícil acceder a cargos públicos; también lo es permanecer en ellos. Marcos Giordano sabe esto por experiencia. Llegó a desempeñarse como director de escuela por concurso hace cuatro años, después de sortear numerosos obstáculos. "Siempre me sentí mujer, quise tener hijos y una familia. Hay una contradicción entre mi físico y mi psiquis y esto me provoca angustia", relató a La Voz del Interior, la máxima autoridad del Ipem 315 José Hernández de la ciudad de San Francisco, a 206 kilómetros al este de la ciudad de Córdoba.

[Nigeria]

Court tries 18 for cross-dressing

Excerpt: Dozens of residents shouted abuse and hurled stones at the men as they were escorted into an armored prison vehicle after the hearing, prompting police to fire tear-gas at the crowd.

[USA/Canada]

The explosive rethinking of sex reassignment

At 50, Roy Berkowitz-Shelton was a caring, well-respected family doctor with a flourishing practice in Massachusetts. He was bald and had a beard. He and his wife, Allison, had a long and loving marriage and two nearly grown kids.

There was just one problem with his life. Ever since he could remember, Roy had been attracted to women's makeup and clothes. One day, on a trip to the grocery store, he blurted out: "Allison, I feel I'm a woman."

[AZ,USA]

Anderson's cancels band with transgender singer

A Scottsdale nightclub embroiled in controversy over accusations of transgender discrimination has canceled a concert planned for Monday that would have featured a transgender singer.

[USA]

Death of HIV+ Trans Woman in Immigration Custody Sparks Protests

The issue of immigration reform is not going to away anytime soon. The fact that there are up to 20 million illegal immigrants within our borders has become one of the touchstones of 2007, and will continue to haunt both parties going into the 2008 presidential contest.

Amid the backdrop of partisan acrimony, an HIV-positive Mexican transgender woman died in federal custody last month under circumstances that have sparked outrage among LGBT and immigrant activists.

Photo: Victoria Arellano was apparently not given her HIV medications while in custody of U.S. immigration officials.