[Brasil]
BH: Direito de trans usarem nome social nas escolas é anunciado durante Parada

Realizada no último domingo, 19 de julho, a 12ª Parada do Orgulho LGBT de Belo Horizonte foi, segundo os organizadores, um sucesso: politizada e sem ocorrências graves de violência. Contou também com a presença de famosos que apoiaram o movimento gay e pediram pelo fim da homofobia, como as apresentadoras Monique Evans, Luiza Mel e a cantora Preta Gil.

40 mil pessoas participaram da Parada Gay de Belo Horizonte

[Brasil]
40 mil pessoas pedem inclusão e cidadania dos jovens LGBT durante 12ª Parada de Brasília

Como já era previsto, a 12ª Parada do Orgulho de Brasília contou, em relação ao ano passado, com o número maior de jovens entre os manifestantes. Isso porque, o tema deste ano, "Jovens LGBT: inclusão e cidadania", foi voltado para esse público. A manifestação contou com 10 mil participantes, segundo a contagem da Polícia Militar no início do evento. A organização, que fez a apuração por volta das 20h, contabilizou 40 mil pessoas.

10 mil pessoas participam da Parada Gay de Brasília

[Norge]
20-åring skar av sine egne testikler

Etter å ha ønsket kjønnsoperasjon i fire år, kastrerte 20-åringen «Rose» seg selv på baderommet hjemme i Trondheim.

[Australia] [Blog/Commentary]
Passports - The Aftermath

Longtime readers of this blog will know about the battles I had over 20 months to gain a passport.

[Canada]
School can be cruel

Excerpt: National statistics show that 75 per cent of lesbian, gay or bi-sexual kids feel unsafe at school, while 95 per cent of transgender youth say the same.

[USA]
A Ban on Discrimination Against Gay Employees Is Likely

But whether to include protections for transgendered persons will be a sticking point.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Gee – How Could This Happen in a State With a Barney Frank-Style Civil Rights Law?

Excerpt: Lateisha Green’s murderer, Dwight DeLee, received his verdict in a Syracuse Courthouse. He was found innocent of second degree murder. He was convicted of first degree manslaughter. The jury determined that after DeLee had lobbed invective and epithets at Lateisha Green sitting in her brother’s car, after he’d gone into the house to retrieve his rifle, and after lobbing a few more epithets and leveling the gun at point blank range into the car and shooting Teish, that he’d intended to only “seriously injure” her but had no intentions of killing her. Manslaughter, not a murder.

[Blog/Commentary] Trans-centric

[USA] [Blog/Religion/Commentary]
Do I Look Like Half A Human Being?

What follows is the testimony of Vicki Gray before the Committee on National and International Affairs on DO12 concerning transgender civil rights:

[USA] [Blog/Books]
Transgender Warriors : Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman

In this fascinating, personal journey hrough history, Leslie Feinberg uncovers persuasive evidence that there have always been people who crossed the cultural boundaries of gender. Transgender Warriors is an eye-opening jaunt through the history of gender expression and a powerful testament to the rebellious spirit.

[Trinidad and Tobago]
Gender policy flawed, change needed

The position taken by the Government to exclude persons of alternative sexual orientations from the draft gender policy has prompted gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) citizens to unite to lobby for understanding and change.