[Europe]
EU reports show increased awareness of LGBT rights

Progress reports released by the European Commission last month show improvements in the monitoring of LBGT rights in countries looking to join the European Union.

[México]
Discriminan en Naucalpan a profesora transexual

La docente interpuso quejas ante diversas instituciones, entre ellas el Conapred. Fue agredida verbalmente por padres de familia, quienes rechazan su presencia. Organizaciones LGBT exigirán a funcionarios que se tomen cartas en el asunto.

[Argentina]
'XXY' sweeps Argentina's Sur awards

Hermaphrodite drama "XXY" swept the Sur awards of the Argentine Film Arts and Sciences Academy, which unspooled Dec. 3 in Buenos Aires.

[Argentina]
Argentine Undergoes Sex-Change Surgery

A 17-year-old Argentine has undergone surgery to become a female only months after winning a court battle in the first case of its kind involving a minor in this country, a representative for the teen said Tuesday.

Realizan cambio de sexo a menor de edad en Argentina

El joven, identificado por los medios locales como "Nati", padecía el Síndrome de Harry Benjamin, una condición intersexual en la que los niveles neurológico y anatómico no se corresponden.

[MD,USA]
Trans woman seeks to succeed lawmaker

A transgender woman is among the candidates seeking to succeed a Maryland state legislator who died last week.

[GA,USA]
Transgender politician blames lost election on 'bigots'

Georgia's first transgender elected official lost her bid Tuesday for a second term on the Riverdale City Council.

[WI,USA]
Court refuses request to change gender on birth certificate again

A Green Bay man who amended his birth certificate to change his sex to female failed Tuesday in efforts to have it revised again to identify him as male.

[DC,USA]
Trans Veteran Can Sue Library of Congress

A federal judge has rejected arguments to throw out an employment lawsuit brought by a decorated transgender veteran against the Library of Congress. The Nov. 28 ruling means that Diane Schroer's case will move forward.