[UK]
Press banned from tranny job bias case

A sex change civil servant who has claimed she was the victim of discrimination by her bosses has won her fight to have the case heard behind closed doors.

[UK] [Commentary]
'To cross-dress in Glasgow is about as close to a death wish as you can get'

IT MAY just be the falling leaves and darkening skies, but something seems to have got very grey and grim in our neighbourhood. We're missing something, some local colour. I realised yesterday what it was- it was Des. Where the hell has he/she gone?

[Thailand]
Teenage ladyboy slain in Patong

Kathu Police are investigating the grisly murder of a teenage ladyboy whose strangled and beaten body was discovered near the road to Tri Trang Beach on Monday morning.

[USA/Canada] [Television]
Take a trans on them

Once relegated to what seemed like every other edition of The Jerry Springer Show, transvestites and transsexuals suddenly appear to be popping up all over the screen in record numbers.

[NY, USA]
Strength in the face of adversity

Nearly three years ago Camille Hopkins traveled to Montreal for sex reassignment surgery, a critical step on the road to becoming a woman.

[USA] [News/Health]
Gender identity and the chemical delay of puberty

A call for more clinics and treatment for children at an early stage in their growth

[FL, USA] [News/Events]
Event aims for acceptance for transgendered

Fired Largo city manager Susan Stanton, Emmy award-winning musician Faith Rivera, Nadine Smith from Equality Florida and clergy from four congregations will take part in a transgender day of remembrance service at 7 p.m. Monday at Unity Church of Clearwater, 2465 Nursery Road. The service will remember those killed because of transgender hatred or prejudice, express a commitment to the worth and dignity of every person and encourage people to say no to discrimination and practice acceptance and understanding of all people.

[CA, USA]
Transgender Remembrance Day is Tuesday

Humboldt County's second annual Transgender Remembrance Day Vigil will be held Tuesday, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse, 825 Fifth St. in Eureka.

[KS, USA]
Transgender Awareness Day

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. Since 1999, the event has grown to encompass memorials in dozens of cities across the world.

[ENDA]
[Letters to the Editor] Ann Marie Knittel: Transgendered left out of nondiscrimination act