[España]
Iniciativa pide que la sanidad pública asuma las operaciones de cambio de sexo
El candidato de la coalición Bloc-Iniciativa-Verds al Senado por Castellón Carles Mulet defendió este lunes que se adopten un conjunto de medidas políticas "para garantizar que las personas transexuales normalicen su situación y la sanidad pública asuma las operaciones de reasignación de sexo". Así, Mulet demandó que el proceso integral de reasignación de sexo entre en el sistema estatal de salud, "incluyendo, por tanto, el tratamiento de atención psicoterapéutica para el diagnóstico y apoyo, los tratamientos hormonales y endocrinológicos periódicos y las diversas intervenciones, con la creación de las unidades específicas necesarias".

[España]
Una transexual, reina del ajedrez español
El mundo del deporte fomenta la igualdad, y el ajedrez español es un buen ejemplo de ello.
Un reportaje del diario Marca nos acerca a Natalia Parés, la que es en la actualidad la mejor jugadora de ajedrez en España.
Natalia, de 52 años, es una transexual que abandonó el ajedrez en 1998 como Josep y ahora ha regresado a las competiciones como mujer. Incluso ya ha ganado partidas.
El ajedrez español no sabe de sexos
El diario MARCA publica en su edición de este martes la historia de Natalia Parés Vives, la mejor jugadora española de ajedrez en la actualidad. Natalia es una transexual que dejó los tableros en 1998 como Josep y que ahora ha regresado a las competiciones como mujer.

[UK]
Revealed: Army surgeon actually a woman

The mystery of the pioneering British Army surgeon who successfully fooled Victorian society into thinking she was a man throughout her extraordinary life has finally been solved.

[France]
Procès contre Colette Chiland : Act Up dénonce la transphobie du discours

Act Up profite du procès en appel de son ex-président contre la psychiatre Colette Chiland pour dénoncer les conséquences des discours et des pratiques psychiatriques sur les personnes transgenres.

[Sweden]
Pentecostalist pastor bans transvestite

A 58-year-old transvestite from southern Sweden has been told by a pastor in Hässleholm that he is not welcome to hold a lecture at the local Pentecostalist church hall.

[Brasil]
BRASILEÑA EDINACI SILVA EXCLUIDA DEL JUDO DE LOS JUEGOS SAN PABLO

El pobre quinto puesto que cosechó el domingo en los Campeonatos de Varsovia dejó a la hermafrodita brasileña Edinaci Silva fuera de los tornos de judo de los Juegos de Pekín, anunció el diario Folha de Sao Paulo.

[Argentina]
Someten a cirugía correctiva a una nena hermafrodita

Información General: La menor fue operada en el hospital de Niños Eva Perón de Catamarca. La genitoplastía se realizó para corregir los órganos y definir el sexo de la niña. Asistida también en lo psicológico, evoluciona favorablemente.

[Kuwait]
Transvestites call for humane stance
Several transvestites led by one named Ohoud voiced opposition to a law banning them from donning female attire in public. They also expressed concern over being subject to harassment especially after several have been imprisoned in the last couple of months.

[India]
India's transgender talk show host
A controversial new talk show has hit TV screens in southern India.
The programme, "Ipadikku Rose", is not only unusual in its subject matter but its new host has certainly broken from the ranks.
The programme is hosted by Rose, who used to be a boy called Ramesh.

[Australia] [Health/Medicine]
Cancer risk from HRT remains long after treatment has stopped
The results of a new study have shown that the risk of cancer associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) continues long after a woman stops taking it.
In 2002 the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study was stopped following the discovery of a significant increased risk of breast cancer and heart and artery disease in women assigned HRT.

[USA] [Health/Science]
Testosterone appears to protect people against eating disorders
Testosterone appears to protect people against eating disorders, providing further evidence that biological factors -- and not just social influences -- are linked to anorexia and bulimia, according to new research findings at Michigan State University.

[USA] [Blog/History]
Transgender history: From Germany to Stonewall (1933 - 1968)
Frequent guest blogger Mercedes Allen has written a six part history of transgender people for the Project that is running weekly on Tuesdays. A listing of the other sections is at the bottom of the post.

[FL, USA] [OPINION]
Attacks on gays nourished with hate
We can be horrified, but we cannot be surprised.
Witness the death of yet another child who said he was gay - the murder of another teenager who defied gender stereotypes.

[MI, USA]
Local trans murder victim identified, Fort Lauderdale sees similar shooting death

The identity of a young transgender woman found dead in Detroit Feb. 4 was revealed late last week in response to a FOIA request filed by this newspaper. The Detroit Police Department announced that the body found dumped near the intersection of Canfield and Ellery streets on Detroit's East Side was that of Michael Dionthe Sweeney. Between The Lines has also learned that the victim was more commonly known by the name of Ashley and will, henceforth, refer to her as such.

[TX, USA]
Memorial event for slain gay teen

On Sunday, Cathedral of Hope in Dallas will host a memorial event for Lawrence King.