[Natureza]
Clima: Espécies migram para altitudes mais elevadas

O aquecimento climático está a forçar espécies animais e vegetais a migrar para altitudes mais elevadas, tanto nas florestas tropicais da América Central como nas montanhas da Califórnia, indicam estudos hoje publicados na revista Science.

Europa: um terço das espécies de tubarões em perigo de extinção
Dados revelados pela Lista Vermelha da União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza

Pinguins da Antárctida em perigo
Estudo revela que 50 a 75 por cento das colónias encontram-se em declínio

[Portugal]
Parlamento proíbe casamento gay em Portugal

Casais de gays e lésbicas portugueses continuarão a ser proibidos de se casar após o governo federal e os principais partidos da oposição terem unido forças para derrubar nesta sexta-feira, dia 10 de outubro, a proposta que permitiria o casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo. Os partidos Bloco Esquerdista e Verde pretendiam derrubar a atual emenda, pois argumentam que a proibição ao casamento gay, incluída no Código Civil de Portugal, é inconstitucional, uma vez que a Carta Magna de 1975 proíbe a discriminação de ordem sexual.

[UK]
Sex-change arsonist faces long jail term

A transsexual woman who set fire to her Wakefield home dressed in combat gear and a gas mask and then refused to let the emergency services through the door has been told it may be "many, many years" before she is released from prison.

[France]
Les Verts soutiennent l’égalité des droits pour les trans

Les Verts estiment que l'égalité et la liberté doivent être assurées pour tout le monde en France comme en Europe. Soutenir le combat des trans et des intersexes, c'est montrer quelle démocratie nous souhaitons. Une démocratie généreuse, une démocratie courageuse et fière de sa diversité.

[Rússia]
Prefeito russo cancela protesto contra homofobia
Voltando atrás no que havia dito anteriormente, Maxim Kosenkov, prefeito da cidade russa de Tambov, declarou que um protesto contra a homofobia já agendado não poderá mais acontecer. O político enviou uma carta aos organizadores dizendo que a polícia não pode garantir a segurança do evento.

[NV, USA] [Blog/Law/Commentary]
Court Dismisses Trangender Plaintiff's Bathroom Complaint

A federal court in Nevada recently dismissed a Title IX case brought by the parents of a preoperative male-to-female transgender student (referred to in the decision as "Mary Doe") that challenged the school's decision that would have prohibited her from using the girls' restroom. Apparently (the decision does not provide a detailed factual account of what happened) the plaintiffs considered enrolling their daughter at Green Valley High School near Las Vegas, Nevada, but chose not to after the principal informed them that Mary would not be allowed to use the girls' restroom. Instead, the private bathroom in the nurse's office would be available instead.

[GA,USA]
Activist predicts Congress will soon ban trans, gay job bias

From cross-dressers to transsexuals to transmen to genderqueer young people, nearly 900 people attended the 18th annual Southern Comfort Conference this year, as the nation's largest transgender conference continues to diversify.

[OH, USA]
Transgender woman charged in 73-year-old husband's death

A security camera video captured the last hour and 40 minutes of James M. Mason's life as the frail 73-year-old battled with his much younger, transgender wife in the pool of their apartment complex.

[CA, USA]
Critical Resistance fights to abolish prisons

Excerpt: A standing ovation followed Miss Major, an elder, African American, formerly incarcerated transgender activist of 35 years, who spoke of her love and concern and activism for transgender women of color locked in U.S. prisons.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Transsexuality within the Realm of Military Service

Courageous, passionate, strong and determined - these few adjectives best describe a military man or woman. But what about a military transsexual, will such descriptions apply?

[NC, USA]
Mother of Slain Transgender Child Will Speak at UNC-Wilmington

Sylvia Guerrero, Mother of slain transgender youth Gwen Araujo, will speak in recognition of National Coming Out day inside the Lumina Theater at UNC Wilmington, Sunday, October 12th at 6:00pm.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Hate-Crimes Against Transgender People Grow but Community Response Deepens

The ten-year remembrance of Matthew Shepard's murder is also the ten-year remembrance of Rita Hester's. Rita was a transgender woman from Boston, Massachusetts who was viciously stabbed to death on November 28, 1998. Rita was murdered only one month after Matthew was brutally attacked and died in Laramie, Wyoming.