[Portugal]
Cinema: ‘Morrer como um Homem’, de João Pedro Rodrigues - Transexuais com filme em Cannes

Excerto: No filme, o meio dos travestis e transexuais serve de pano de fundo a "uma guerra de sentimentos", segundo João Pedro Rodrigues. Com um elenco de "principiantes e não-actores", a trama é protagonizada por Fernando Santos, travesti do bar Finalmente, em Lisboa, que vestirá a pele de uma drag queen "em fim de carreira", como explica o realizador, admitindo que este é um meio ao qual se sente "emocionalmente ligado".
Destaque ainda para a participação de Cindy Scrash e Jenny Larue, transexuais que o cineasta conhece da noite lisboeta desde os anos 80 e que pretende homenagear. Mas deixa o alerta: "Este filme vai contra o espectáculo. É a antítese de ‘Priscilla, Rainha do Deserto’."

[Brasil]
Advocacia da União retira processos de custeio de readequação sexual

A Procuradoria-Geral da União (PGU) não vai mais atuar nas ações que pedem o pagamento pelo Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) de operações para troca de sexo. O Procurador-Geral da União substituto, Jair José Perin, informou que a Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) desistiu dos processos após a publicação da Portaria do Ministério da Saúde n.º 1707/08, que autoriza o custeio da cirurgia.

[Brazil]
RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Gay-Bashing Murders Up 55 Percent

In 2008, 190 homosexuals were killed in Brazil, one every two days, representing a 55 percent increase on the previous year – a veritable "homocaust" according to gay rights activists.

[UK]
Travesti diz que teve caso com marido de Gwen Stefani

A cantora britânica conhecida como Marilyn afirmou em entrevista que teve um caso com Gavin Rossdale, marido de Gewn Stafani, a ex-vocalista da banda No Doubt. Marylin, que é travesti, contou à revista "InTouch Weekly" que teve um affair com Rossdale durante os anos 80. A história teria durado 5 anos. "Mas parece que foram 40", diz Marilyn.

[Colombia]
Sigue violencia contra la población LGTB de Colombia

La Defensoría del Pueblo presentó un informe con los últimos índices de intolerancia registrados en el Valle del Cauca.Ayer, durante la Primera Audiencia Defensorial sobre los Derechos Humanos de la comunidad de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Transgénero, Lgbt, la Defensoría del Pueblo presentó un diagnóstico con los índices de discriminación contra esta población en el Valle del Cauca.

[Chile]
La segunda transexual de la historia en el mundo del tenis debutó en el ITF de Buenos Aires

Entrena en el Club de Tenis de Patricio Cornejo de la mano del 'Pato' Cornejo • Su primera tentativa de entrar en el circuito fue en el 2004, pero no llegó a prosperar • Tras su cambio de sexo, ha tenido que soportar el rechazo de compañeros, entrenadores y dirigentes.

[Canada] [Commentary]
Queermonton: Worth fighting for

Last week was intense. It was the first time in years—since the passage of gay marriage in 2003—that the queer community had something to fight for in Alberta. The provincial government likely didn’t expect such a reaction when it tabled the 2009 budget and declared that gender reassignment surgery would no longer be covered by the province, but the reaction came and it was swift, loud and upset.

[USA] [Commentary]
Hate crimes an embarrassment to society

I clicked through the news section of Google and was met with a horrible yet unsurprising, story.
Colorado teenager Angie Zapata was found beaten to death a few days ago by her date. Allan Ray Andrade became suspicious when Zapata refused to let him touch her sexually but was willing to perform oral sex. He grabbed her gentiles and discovered that Zapata was born a man. Andrade beat her first with his fists and then with a fire extinguisher, according to abcnews.com, saying that he thought “it” was dead until she tried to get up, and that’s when he reached for the extinguisher.

Jury Rejects Trans-Panic Defense In Zapata Trial
Justice for Angie Zapata
Jury Convicts Man in Hate Crime Trial
Man gets life in transgender teen's death
Life in prison for killer in transgender murder
A milestone in battling hate crimes
A verdict worthy of Washington?
Zapata family speaks
Andrade guilty, sentenced to life in murder of Zapata
Angie Zapata Family Statement On Angie Zapata Hate Crime Murder Trial Guilty Verdicts
Statements on Angie Zapata Murder Verdict
Man guilty of hate crime, first-degree murder in transgender slaying
Murder and Hate Verdict in Transgender Case
Colorado man guilty of murdering trans teenager
[News/Commentary] As we remember Angie, let's not forget Fred

[USA] [News/Commentary]
Hate Crimes Legislation Draws Criticism from Christian Groups

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday is expected to pass federal hate-crimes legislation, which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of federally protected classes.

[OR, USA]
America's First Transgender Mayor: "I Dress To Thrill"

"Normally, I dress to thrill," he says. But on this evening, instead of the custom-made corsets and leopard-print bathing suit he favors as tops, the 60-year-old Stu Rasmussen—who prefers to be called not Your Honor or Mr. Mayor but rather Stu—has donned a demure red sweater that clashes with his dyed auburn hair.