[International]
Euro Court refuses to legalize same-sex marriage
Excerpt: The European Parliament said June 17 that gender reassignment procedures must be accessible through health care plans, and insisted that future European Union gender equality initiatives address gender identity and reassignment.

[Europa]
La presidencia española de la UE impulsa un consenso que obliga a los 27 a proteger los derechos humanos LGTB en el mundo
La presidencia rotatoria española de la Unión Europea se despide con un importante logro en materia de derechos humanos para la población LGTB. Los 27 países miembros han acordado un protocolo de actuación o Toolkit, de obligado cumplimiento para todas las embajadas de los países europeos, así como para el futuro Servicio Exterior Europeo, que será la representación exterior de la Unión.

[Brasil]
Transexual Maitê Schneider será entrevistada por Jô Soares nesta quinta-feira
Vai ao ar nesta quinta-feira (1) pela Rede Globo a entrevista que a transexual Maitê Schneider deu ao "Programa do Jô".
A chamada do programa apresenta Maitê como sendo uma "atriz e empresária que nasceu homem e operou-se 'para ser o que era de fato'. Faz um pouco de tudo: massagem, depilação, maquiagem, construção de sites, edição de fotos e vídeos, reportagens e performances."
Para conseguir ser entrevistada por Jô Soares, Maitê fez uma campanha maciça pela internet, pedindo para que amigos e leitores sugerissem seu nome à pauta do programa. Nascida "Alexandre", Maitê tem boa parte de sua história já conhecida pelo público LGBT. Mantém um site chamado "Casa da Maite", onde publica informações, cultura, entretenimento e contos eróticos. Por conta da inadequação com seu sexo real, já tentou o suicídio quando mais nova.
Transexual Maitê Schneider é entrevistada por Jô Soares

[España]
La Manifestación Estatal del Orgullo “Por la Igualdad Trans”, en detalles, de horas sitios y recorridos
Un millón estimado de personas y 35 carrozas se manifestarán en el Orgullo LGTB tras el lema “Por la Igualdad Trans”.

[España]
Más actos en conmemoración del Orgullo LGTB a lo largo y ancho de España
Aunque nos resulta imposible recoger todos los actos que se celebran estos días en España con motivo del Día del Orgullo LGTB, no queremos dejar pasar la oportunidad de hacer mención a los que podamos, especialmente aquellos de los que amablemente nos hacéis partícipes a través del envío de noticias o comunicados de prensa. Por eso, después del post dedicado a varios de los actos celebrados el pasado fin de semana, con mención especial a los exitosos Orgullos de Sevilla y Barcelona, repasamos otros actos celebrados estos días:

[España]
Continúa la polémica por las supuestas agresiones de la seguridad del Orgullo del Sur a periodistas y fotógrafos
Los ecos de la manifestación del Orgullo del Sur siguen resonando en Sevilla. El motivo es una supuesta agresión hacia los reporteros gráficos y periodistas que cubrieron el evento, por parte del personal de seguridad de la marcha. Declaraciones, partes médicos y denuncias de los actores en conflicto se suceden mientras las entidades convocantes del Orgullo del Sur -ATA y GIRASOL- prefieren mantener silencio. Desde dosmanzanas ya hicimos una pequeña mención al día siguiente de suceder.

[España]
Paqui, transexual: «Me duele haber estado en prisión simplemente por sentir de otra forma»
En primera persona. Paqui tiene cuerpo de hombre pero se siente mujer desde que nació. Va a cumplir 60 años y ha vivido los duros tiempos en los que un homosexual era encarcelado por su condición bajo la «excusa» de cometer escándalo público. Ahora puede andar por la calle sin el temor a ser detenida

[Spain]
The Catalan Public Health Authority performed 46 sex change operations in a year and a half
The Gender Identity Unit of the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona is the only public facility that performs these operations in Catalonia, and access is made through the Psychiatry Service.

[UK]
Transsexual to sue NHS for refusing boob job
Miranda Lee has been refused the £8,000 operation – having already had £60,000 of gender surgery to transform from a man to a woman.
Transsexual to get legal aid to help fight NHS over breast surgery row
Trans woman wins legal aid for breast operation fight

[Serbia]
El Presidente de Serbia recibe en audiencia a los organizadores del Orgullo LGTB de Belgrado
El Presidente de Serbia, Boris Tadić, ha recibido este jueves a una representación de los organizadores del Orgullo LGTB de Belgrado (que todavía no cuenta con fecha) y les ha expresado su apoyo institucional. La audiencia parece augurar un cambio de situación respecto a lo sucedido el año pasado, cuando ese mismo Orgullo fue cancelado ante la negativa policial a garantizar su seguridad ante las protestas de los ultranacionalistas y de la iglesia ortodoxa.

[India]
Kerala to host its first gay parade
Kerala's first "Queer Pride" parade will march through Thrissur on July 2. Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders will participate to demand that they be treated as normal people. Activists of sexual minority groups are hopeful the event will "improve awareness about them and get better acceptance".

[Canada]
No frontin’
Rapper Katastrophe is comfortable with the kind of man (trans) he is and the kind of hip-hop (legit) he brings to the stage. (Photo)

[USA]
How Gender Reassignment Works
As you were growing up, how did you know you were a girl or a boy? Was it because you had a vagina or a penis? Or was it something more than your physiology? Some people feel that their minds and bodies don't quite match up. This feeling is commonly known as transsexualism -- a type of gender identity disorder. Transsexuals are dissatisfied with their sexual identity, body characteristics or gender role. They wish to live as the opposite gender and may transform their bodies through gender reassignment surgery -- a collection of procedures commonly known as a "sex change."

[USA] [Blog/Commentary]
Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative Funding Restored: We Need More Programs Like This
Unemployment and poverty rates among transgender people are far higher than the national average. In California, the rates are twice as high as the state average.
That makes news from San Francisco especially welcome.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the Transgender Economic Empowerment Initiative, which works to assist transgender people in San Francisco to find jobs, was on the chopping block.

[USA]
Dallas Denny (1949 - ) psychologist, activist
Dallas was raised as an army brat in bases all over the world. He started going out as a girl in his teens. He was ready to transition, but did not know about female hormones, or where to get them. He worked for the state of Tennessee as a psychological examiner. (Photo)

[GA, USA]
Chaz Bono set to attend annual transgender conference in Atlanta
Chaz Bono will be attending the 20th annual Southern Comfort Conference this year, according to organizers of the event. SCC is a conference that serves the transgender community with seminars, workshops, as well as vendors and special theme nights and parties. The conference this year is set for Sept. 6-12.

[IL, USA]
Transwoman's killing stirs community
It is estimated that one in 12 people who are transgender will die through violence in the United States. On the morning of June 21, Credale "Sandy" Woulard—a resident of the 7700 block of South Ada—became such a person. Her body was found by a passing motorist near the corner of 75th and Halsted. Authorities report that Woulard died from a fatal gunshot wound to her chest leaving her dead at the scene.

[TX, USA]
HCC student is charged in campus attack
A Houston Community College student was charged with aggravated robbery on Wednesday in connection with the June 22 attack on campus transgender activist Lance Reyna, officials said.
Accused of the first-degree felony was Terrance Calhoun, 22, who was enrolled in summer composition and mathematics classes, HCC spokesman Curtis Doolan said. If convicted, Calhoun, who allegedly confessed to the robbery, faces a maximum possible sentence of life in prison.
Reyna, 29, a political science student, suffered a concussion when he was attacked in the men's restroom of the Central Campus fine arts building.