[UK] [News/Health]
New programme for lesbian, gay and transsexual mental health sufferers
A new programme has been developed in Scotland to try and address high levels of depression, anxiety and self harm among the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) population.

[UK] [News/Health]
NHS Fife spends £50,000 on sex swap ops
NHS Fife has spent £50,000 referring transsexuals down south for sex swap operations since 2004 - because there are no facilities for the surgery in Scotland.

[Itália]
Manifestantes protestam contra ataques a bar gay de Roma
O centro de Roma foi palco de um protesto realizado por homossexuais nesta quarta, 02, contra o ataque a um bar gay ocorrido no dia anterior. De acordo com a AFP, duas bombas de fabricação caseira explodiram no bar de frequência gay que fica bem próximo ao Coliseu, em uma rua conhecida como Gay Street. (Foto)

[Germany] [Film/Sports/History]
Berlin 36 tells how Nazis replaced Jewish woman athlete for man in drag
She showered alone, shaved her legs several times a day and had a gruff, deep voice. It soon became clear why: the Nazis conscripted a man in drag to replace a star Jewish high jumper before the Berlin 1936 Olympics.
Film portrays athletics gender row in Nazi Germany

[Namibia]
Gay, Lesbian Rights March At Keetmans
Keetmanshoop's first ever march to raise awareness of gay and lesbian rights will take place on Saturday.

[South Africa] [Blog/Commentary]
What Semenya’s Critics AND Defenders Fear
Reading David Zirin and Sherry Wolf’s piece, Sex-Testing Victim Semenya Stands Tall, originally published by The Nation, and a somewhat different version in The Globe and Mail, it was reading the latter that something quite fundamental, and quite invisible, struck me.
Semenya et Simelane: deux destins pour deux femmes sud-africaines
[Commentary/Sports] Runner’s gender testing tests prejudices
Caster Semenya: Controversy around gender

[India]
Transgender beauty contest planned
A south Indian city will host a Miss India contest for transgender people later this year.

[Australia]
WA fights transsexual ruling
The WA Attorney-General will appeal against a court decision which allowed two women who have changed their gender to be legally considered men, despite still having female reproductive organs.

[Canada]
Transgendered prostitute guilty of assault
A Kanata man said he wanted nothing more than to chat with a transgendered prostitute he met over a phone line, but was instead punched in the face after having his shoes locked in a closet.
The male prostitute he visited claimed the man was a “bad date” who threw the first punch after receiving oral sex.

[USA]
HIV-positives advised to get swine flu vaccine
People who are HIV-positive or living with AIDS are being advised to get vaccinated for the H1N1 virus, commonly called the swine flu, later this fall when the vaccine becomes widely available.

[USA]
GLAAD Receives Apology from Lil Mama
GLAAD Receives Apology from Lil Mama Following Comments Regarding Transgender Contestant on America's Best Dance Crew.

[MN, USA]
Teachers in Anti-Gay Harassment Case Take ’Voluntary Leave’
Two teachers who allegedly subjected a student to humiliating anti-gay comments and jokes have reportedly taken "voluntary leave."

[OR, USA]
New year, new gender for WLHS teacher
Nicholas Kintz is now Nicole as WLHS staff scrambles to explain sex change.
After two decades teaching math at West Linn High School, Nicholas Kintz will now stand in front of the classroom as herself. (Photo)

[DC, USA]
Q Street Questions
Community mourns, seeks answers, after trans woman killed
SF mourns trans murder in DC
Vigil for Transgender Woman Murdered in DC

[DC, USA]
Calling All Donors
At the end of the month, Transgender Health Empowerment (T.H.E.) will be closing the doors of the Tyra Hunter Drop-In Center, where for the past two years homeless GLBT people found food, showers and a place to sleep thanks to funding from the local government.

[NY, USA]
Former inmates tell stories of abuse
Excerpt: Goodrum describes himself as transgender, and claims he was raped twice by holding center guards. “Then the second time I was raped, the guard used an instrument,” he said. He says he tried to report it but no one would listen.

[PA, USA]
Fired stylist sues Chop Shop
Daniel Brant, 25, a gay man who prefers to wear women’s clothes, filed a discrimination suit against the salon alleging gender stereotyping.

[México]
¿Qué fue?
Cuenta la leyenda que Hermafrodito (hijo de Hermes y Afrodita) era un joven muy atractivo, pero tímido con las mujeres; criado por sus niñeras, un día decidió recorrer las tierras griegas. Al llegar a un lago, se desnudó para tomar un baño refrescante, allí la ninfa Sálmacis –espíritu de aquel cuerpo de agua– sintió una gran pasión por Hermafrodito, quien la rechazó.
Ante la negativa, Sálmacis (que tenía abrazado al joven) rogó a los dioses que le ayudaran a nunca separarse; ellos sintieron compasión y fundieron los cuerpos. Así surgió el primer humano con genitales masculinos y femeninos.

[México]
“¡No qué no, sí que sí, ya volvimos a salir!” - Celebran V Marcha del Orgullo Gay en Cuernavaca
Casi dos mil personas asistieron este fin de semana al acto multicolor, en el que además de familias y curiosos, destacaron personas LGBT con singulares atuendos, entre ellos los chinelos gays. Como cada año hubo un pronunciamiento político.

(Foto: Gabriel Gutierrez - Unidos por la diversidad.)

[Guatemala]
Campaña polémica desfila en las calles de la ciudad
Creada por la Red Nacional de la Diversidad Sexual, un proyecto contra la homofobia circula en la parte trasera de los buses por las calles de la ciudad.
(Foto: Luis Soto - los buses de transporte de pasajeros recorren la ciudad con esta campaña.)

[Argentina]
Autorizan el cambio de DNI a un transexual
La Cámara Civil ordenó que se modifiquen sus datos para que figure como mujer. El reclamo surgió después de que en 2003 viajó a Chile para hacerse una operación para cambiar de sexo

[Argentina]
La Federación Argentina de Lesbianas Gays Bisexuales y Trans lanza su Periódico
Destinado a la comunidad LGBT, y como vía de comunicación e información para las organizaciones, se presentará Queer, un periódico mensual de distribución gratuita. La publicación contará con noticias, informes, encuestas, reportajes, notas de salud, arte y espectáculos entre otras cosas.