[México]
Cambiar de identidad sexual cuesta 100 mil pesos

"El Estado nos impide obtener una identificación para acceder a trabajos y estudios formales", señala la activista.

[Perú]

Siguen detenciones arbitrarias contra personas trans

La noche del sábado 24 de noviembre Ray Rodríguez y Jessica Carolina Mendoza, promotoras del Instituto Runa, se encontraban realizando su trabajo de promoción de Derechos Humanos con personas trans en el Centro de Lima cuando fueron intervenidas por efectivos de la Policía y Serenazgo de Lima.

[Argentina]
Argentinian teen wins sex change battle

A teenage girl in Argentina has become the first minor in the country permitted to undergo a sex change operation.

[Argentina]
"Una cirugía de adecuación sexual no altera tu capacidad como persona"

Diálogo de Luis Majul con Alejandra Portatadino, del área jurídica de la CHA (Comunidad Homosexual Argentina), quien explicó el caso de "Nati", la primera menor de edad sometida a una intervención quirúrgica para adecuar el cuerpo a su identidad. Cómo ser mujer en el cuerpo de un hombre. Su experiencia.

[USA] [Press Release]
Matthew Shepard Foundation: 'If Not Here, Where? If Not Now, When?'

Judy and Dennis Shepard on Withdrawal of Hate Crimes Legislation:

"We are truly dismayed to find that Congress now will put aside its leadership on passage of federal hate crimes legislation that includes sexual orientation and gender identity.

[NH,USA]
Area doctor opens up Amherst practice

Excerpt: Having undergone gender reassignment surgery, Dr. Madden is able to offer health-care services to patients who come from alternative lifestyles, are gender variant, or who have diverse family situations.

[USA]
Judge rejects motion to dismiss trans bias case

A federal judge last week denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit charging that the Library of Congress engaged in sex discrimination by refusing to hire a transgender woman as an anti-terrorism expert despite her recognized qualifications for the job.

[USA]
America in dire need of education on gender identity

Sometimes, the biggest mistakes come from the most intelligent of individuals.

[USA]
Gays will continue the fight for hate crimes protection

LGBT rights groups in the United States have expressed their disappointment that new hate crimes legislation will not be passed by the US House.

[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.

[AZ,USA]
Trans workers face persistent discrimination

It's no secret that unemployment rates are higher nationwide among transgender people than any other segment of the GLBT community - but because so little is know about Tucson's transgender population, it is difficult to determine just how many people are out of work.

[USA] [Blog]
Pelosi, Obama Release Hate Crime Statements

Washington's still reeling from yesterday's unceremonious abortion of pro-gay hate crimes legislation.