[Nuclear]
Central nuclear espanhola de Garoña fecha em 2013

A central nuclear de Santa María de Garoña (Burgos) fechará no dia 1 de Abril de 2013, dois anos depois do período inicialmente previsto para o seu encerramento.

[Portugal]
Conferência com o tema “Transexualidade e Cidadania”

Conferência com o tema “Transexualidade e Cidadania” inserida no LGBT Cultural 2009 no dia 10 de Julho.

Este evento é um ciclo cultural de temática lgbt que incluirá conferências, debates e sessões de cinema independente sobre História, Saúde Sexual e Psicológica, Performance Art Queer-LGBT e Sociedade Civil.

Terá lugar no Espaço de Intervenção Cultural “Maus Hábitos” no Porto do dia 07 ao dia 10 de Julho.

É um evento gratuito.

[Indonesia]
Transsexuals in Yogyakarta to Abstain from Voting

Around 350 transsexuals in Yogyakarta have agreed to abstain from voting in the presidential election on July 8.

They consider that none of the presidential candidates include them on their programs.

[Argentina]
Intendente de Pilar entregó materiales de trabajo a cooperativa de travestis

Este miercoles, el gobierno local entregó herramientas a cooperativas de trabajo del distrito, entre ellas, una integrada por un grupo de travestis que mantuvieron una confrontación por discriminación con el intendente Humberto Zúccaro el pasado mes de marzo.

[Argentina]
Permitirán a una mujer el cambio de sexo

Una mujer que psicológicamente "funciona" como hombre cambiará de sexo y también de documento de identidad con el aval de la Cámara Civil porteña.

[Argentina]
Realizaron la Marcha del Orgullo LGTB en Rosario

El viernes 26 de junio a las 1845 hs partió de la esquina de San Luís y Corrientes la Segunda Marcha del Orgullo Lésbico, Gays, Trans y Bisexual organizada por VOX ASOCIACION CIVIL que incluye a las sedes de Rosario, Santa Fe y Reconquista, salió en medio de los cánticos, bombas de estruendo, bombos y redoblantes que hacían sonar fuertemente las lesbianas.

[USA]
US to pay in transgender bias lawsuit

The Obama administration is not fighting a court judgment of nearly $500,000 for a Library of Congress hire who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman.

Special Forces veteran wins suit on sex change
ACLU welcomes decision not to fight discrimination
HRC Releases Statement On Schroer V. Billington Ruling

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
ENDA: Personal Stories Will Make The Difference

On Monday of this week, I was fortunate to be one of 250 guests invited to the White House for President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s reception honoring the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. Like many of my fellow attendees, I was anxious to hear what the President had to say about how he planned to honor his campaign commitments to the LGBT community. He reiterated his administration’s efforts to pass a transgender inclusive ENDA, which is a policy already in place in at least 176 Fortune 500 companies. This followed a June 18th Oval Office event where President Obama further demonstrated his Administration’s commitment to LGBT equality in the Federal workplace by signing a presidential memorandum that will give Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry the authority to ban workplace discrimination for all members of the LGBT community.

[GA, USA]
Federal Judge Finds Dismissal of Transgendered Employee May Violate the Constitution

U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story ruled on June 25 that Georgia legislative officials may have violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause when they terminated an employee because she was undergoing gender transition. Rejecting a motion to dismiss by five Georgia officials who are charged with responsibility for the dismissal decision, Judge Story found that Vandiver Elizabeth Glenn’s complaint "clearly states a claim for denial of equal protection" on alternative theories of sex discrimination or discrimination on the basis of a medical condition, gender identity disorder. Glenn v. Brumby, 2009 Westalw 1849951 (N.D.Ga.).

[ME, USA]
Discrimination found in school bathroom complaint

The Maine Human Rights Commission says the Orono School Department discriminated against a transgender child who was denied access to the girls' restroom.

Gender identity issues challenge state commission

[DC, USA]
Frank introduces trans-inclusive ENDA bill

The LGBT community erupted in anger 20 months ago when U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act ( ENDA ) that excluded protection for “gender identity.” Critics also charged that the 2007 ENDA was “riddled with loopholes” that significantly weakened protections even for lesbians and gay men in the workplace. Frank said a bill including protections for transgendered people simply didn't have the votes.

[USA] [Blog/Comentary]
CNN: Transgender People are Here to Stay

CNN had an article online last week titled "Commentary: Transgender people are everywhere," by a transsexual woman named Donna Rose. She starts out reminding us of Chaz Bono, Sonny and Cher's kid, formerly named Chastity, who recently announced that he was transitioning from a female to male gender identity. This is a high-profile celebrity transition, Rose says, but it is not such a rare event.