[UK]
Two-year sentence for transsexual robber

A transsexual wearing a mini skirt and women's knickers who twice robbed a petrol station brandishing a large knife has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in a male prison.

(o bold e tamanho maior são meus)

[India]
Transsexual barred from namaz

Syed Rehan Firdous was not allowed to offer namaz as clerics did not permit him into the prayer room. His fault? He was a woman earlier. In June 2006, Rehana Firdous underwent a surgery and became Syed Rehan Firdous.

[Philippines]
The beauty queens with rather surprising a-genders

This picture shows an attractive model applying some essential last-minute make-up backstage before competing in an international beauty pageant, right?

Well, not quite.

You see, this pretty in pink model is a contestant with a difference - one of the entrants in the Amazing Philippines Beauties contest... open exclusively to transvestites and transsexuals.

[TX, USA]
Transgendered Aggie tells her story

Phyllis Randolph Frye, advocate for transgender rights, shared her story of struggle as a transsexual Thursday in the Stark Galleries at Texas A&M's Memorial Student Center.

[TX, USA]

Smooth transition
Dallas Police Department's first transgender officer says she has been accepted by fellow officers, officials

Photo: Deborah Grabowski began her 18-year career with the Dallas Police Department as a man, but began living full time as a woman in 2006, with the support of her superiors. *(JOHN WRIGHT/Dallas Voice)

Dallas Police Department breaks transgender barrier

Nineteen years ago, Mike Smith attended police academy alongside Joe Grabowski.

[USA]
Dear Oprah

While many of us in the transgender community are estatic that you have finally turned your formidable media spotlight on the transgender community and given some of our issues some attention, there's one thing that bothers me and many of your African-American transgender fans and our supporters.

[PA, USA]
Police continue search for 911 Morris tape

As Philadelphia police continue to search for missing 911 transmissions related to the Nizah Morris courtesy ride, a police official promised to issue a written report at the end of the search.

[WA,USA] [Blog/News]
Assault of transsexual investigated as hate crime

Seattle police believe the Thursday afternoon beating of a transsexual woman may have been a hate crime, the P-I's Levi Pulkkinen reports.

[CA,USA]
Schwarzenegger signs pro-homosexual bills

Excerpt: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law two bills requiring all public school instruction and activities to positively portray transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality to children as young as kindergarten.

'Mom' and 'Dad' banished by California

Quote: "Shame on Schwarzenegger and the Democrat politicians for ensuring that every California school becomes a homosexual - bisexual - transsexual indoctrination center."--Randy Thomasson, president of Campaign for Children and Families

[ENDA]
Gay Rights Backers Split on Bias Bill
Liberal Base Proves Trying to Democrats
[Commentary] Even the GLBs are gender queer
[Commentary] Betraying the ‘fly-over’ gays
Pelosi warns against ‘all or nothing’ ENDA
Gay rights champ Rep. Barney Frank lashes out at critics
[Blog/News] BREAKING NEWS: New development, new challenges on ENDA
[Commentary] It's only right
Pelosi's new ENDA stance
Breaking news: Gay-only ENDA to advance
[Commentary] An open letter to HRC
[Commentary] Disappointed in HRC
Trans leaders express outrage over HRC response to ENDA alterations
[Commentary] EQUALI Y
[Blog/News] Frank goes on offensive in ENDA flap
[Letters to the Editor] Tired of waiting
[Commentary] Shouts from the left: 'We want it all - now'
[Commentary] Baldwin's boldness
[News/Commentary] Pelosi/ HRC ENDA 'Bargain' - The Inside Story
Nancy Pelosi guarantees House vote on fully-inclusive ENDA
Groups Slam 'Deal' On ENDA
[News/Commentary] Grassroots revolt against trans exclusion from federal job bill
[Blog/Commentary] A Frank Bitch Slap
[News/Commentary] BELIEVE IT OR WHAT: San Francisco unites for transgender inclusion in employment non-discrimination protection
[News/Commentary] Barney Frank Tosses Transsexuals Overboard On ENDA