[España]
Sandra sigue esperando cirugía CRS pese a falsas promesas de Sanidad Castilla la Mancha
La primera transexual albaceteña que pidió una operación de reasignación de sexo denuncia el abandono de la Junta a pesar de las promesas de hace dos años.

[España]
Transexualidad Euskadi llama "miserable" Gobierno Patxi López y pide trato favor presidenta
Ante la paralización de las cirugías del Equipo Interdisciplinar de Género de la Sanidad pública vasca –Osakidetza-,de la Comunidad Autónoma Vasca, TRANSEXUALIDAD-EUSKADI, manifiesta:

[Spain]
Spanish Teen Undergoes Sex Change Operation

A 16-year-old Spaniard has had a sex change operation, becoming the country's first minor to undergo a procedure that few countries in the world allow for people so young, a doctor said Tuesday.
Sixteen-year-old becomes Spain's youngest transsexual
El Hospital Clínic de Barcelona practica el primer cambio de sexo a un menor de edad

[Ireland]
Sentence for stabbing of transvestite not unduly lenient, court rules

Excerpt: Murtagh (aged 25) pleaded guilty to causing serious harm to a nurse, and was sentenced to five years in prison with the last two years suspended by Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on February 6, 2009.

The court heard that Murtagh, who was homeless at the time of the attack, had gone to the victim’s apartment on June 27, 2007, a few days after they first met and had engaged in sexual acts.

While there, Murtagh came up behind the transvestite with a Stanley knife and stabbed him in the neck.

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Orientation labels peel away

If a heterosexual guy finds himself attracted to a non- or pre-operative trans chick, is he gay?
The vast majority of people I interact with routinely inquire about this whenever I tell them that I have a date with a guy, or that I am in a relationship with one. Sometimes they ask in a crafty, underhanded fashion. Other times, the question is point-blank: "Is he gay?"

[CA, USA]
Transgendered woman harassed and abused by Sonoma County Sheriff
A couple of months ago, I was contacted by a woman who claimed to have been seriously harassed and abused by the Sonoma County Sheriff's when she attempted to report being stalked.

[CA, USA]
Maximum term for attack on transgender woman
A San Francisco judge handed down the maximum sentence of 17 years and eight months in state prison Monday against a man convicted of sexually assaulting a transgender prostitute and suspected of committing several similar attacks.
Suspected Killer of Transgender Prostitute Given Hefty Sentence for Other Crimes

[CA, USA]
'We are blissfully happy and not ashamed': Second pregnant man due to give birth to baby boy next month
A transgender couple have revealed they are expecting their first baby in a month’s time.
Scott Moore - thought to be only the second ‘pregnant man’ to go public - is due to give birth to a boy in February, with husband Thomas by his side.
The couple were both born girls and have undergone surgery to transform their sex.

(Photo: Expecting: Scott Moore, pictured with husband Thomas, is due to give birth next month to a boy. The couple - who were both born as girls - live in California)

[MA, USA]
Activists urge Mass. lawmakers to pass transgender non-discrimination bill
More than 250 transgender Bay Staters and their allies were on Beacon Hill on Jan. 21 to push for passage of a bill to ban gender-based discrimination.
[News/Commentary] Protection is a priority at Transgender Equality Lobby Day

[ME, USA]
'Gay' plan for bathrooms called 'moral insanity'
A Christian organization in Maine is asking its constituents to protest a state proposal that would give boys who call themselves girls full access to girls' restrooms, locker rooms and cheerleading squads.

[NY, USA]
Hundreds of Transgender Name Changes in NY Courts
For hundreds of transgender people trying to establish new identities, Manhattan courts have played a crucial role. Nearly 400 transgender people have sought and been granted name changes either from male to female, female to male or ambiguous, making New York a name change capital of the country. They've enlisted the help of city advocates who specialize in the emerging field of transgender law—now the network is almost 200 lawyers strong.
Manhattan: A Haven for Trans Name Changes

[TX, USA]
Police: Transgendered person slays own pastor before hanging self
Two bodies discovered Saturday in a gruesome crime scene were identified by Abilene Police Monday as an Abilene pastor and a parishioner she was counseling through a sex change operation.

[TX, USA]
Transgender Community Seeks Answers to Murder
Organizers of a candlelight vigil Monday night say say it was the largest transgender event in Houston's history. About 200 people attended, wanting to know who killed a transgender woman one week ago.
Mystery surrounds murder of transgender woman in Montrose
[Blog/News] Memorial For Myra
[Blog/Commentary] Transgender Woman Found Beaten to Death in Houston Field

[Cuba]
El cambio de sexo ya es una realidad en Cuba

Mariela Castro Espín es la directora del Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual (CENESEX) de Cuba, desde donde se impulsan políticas dirigidas a proteger los derechos de los homosexuales, transexuales y lesbianas.

[Chile]
Nuevo Gobierno de derecha de Chile puede dejar sin sede al colectivo de homosexuales

Movilh acusó al Instituto Libertad y Desarrollo de iniciar una cacería de brujas contra la sociedad civil y expresó su confianza en que el presidente electo no dará espacios para maniobras que buscan debilitar a organizaciones por la única razón de que su visión de los derechos humanos es distinta a la de los sectores más conservadores del país.
MOVILH en la mira del futuro gobierno

[Chile]
De mayor quiero ser chico

Es lo que respondía Jero cada vez que le preguntaban: "¿Y tú, qué quieres ser de mayor?: Yo, chico... ". La respuesta dejaba atónito al que preguntaba porque por entonces Jero era una niña. En las fotos que decoran la casa de sus padres, con los que todavía vive, se ve a un niño de aspecto andrógino que desde bien pequeño se sentía atrapado en un cuerpo femenino. Su identidad sexual era otra; la de un hombre, condenado desde entonces a sufrir. Su familia lo sospechaba desde que con apenas cuatro años gritaba y lloraba cada vez que su madre trataba de vestirlo con falda y pendientes.

[Perú]
Una transexual es asesinada por su pareja después de una discusión en Lima, Perú
N. Huayaba Gonzales, una travesti de 23 años, que trabajaba en las calles de Lima, y convivía con un hombre, ha muerto al caer a la calle desde un segundo piso.