[Brasil]
PI: polícia investiga possível assassino de gays
A Polícia Civil do Piauí está investigando se há um assassino homofóbico em Teresina. Seria ele o responsável pelos recentes assassinatos de uma travesti na região do Dirceu Arcoverde e de um homem, que foi esquartejado, no centro da cidade.

[Brasil]
Travesti é morta com quatro tiros em Belo Horizonte
A Polícia Civil de Belo Horizonte está procurando os suspeitos de terem matado, na madrugada desta segunda-feira, 27, uma travesti com quatro tiros à queima roupa. Ela estava parada no cruzamento da Avenida Afonso Pena com a Rua Maranhão.

[Brasil]
Lei proíbe que PM que atirou na cabeça de travesti seja preso
O policial militar que tentou matar uma travesti com um tiro na cabeça, na última quinta-feira, 28, na Barra Funda, zona oeste de São Paulo, não poderá ser preso até a próxima terça, 5. O motivo? A lei.

[Brasil]
Travesti é assassinada com tiro nas costas em Goiânia
Uma travesti foi assassinada com um tiro nas costas na madrugada de quarta-feira, 13,em Jardim Nova Esperança, em Goiânia. O corpo da trans, conhecida como Elga, de 35 anos, foi encontrado na manhã de quinta-feira, em seu apartamento.

[Brasil]
Briga com cliente leva travesti de Cuiabá à prisão
Uma travesti que trabalha com programas se envolveu em uma confusão com o garçom Marcelino Pereira, nas imediações da Igreja São Benedito, região central de Cuiabá. Após um desacordo comercial, a trans, conhecida como Nicole, foi detida em flagrante com o aparelho celular do garçom.

[Brasil]
Travesti é morta em Jundiaí com 15 facadas
A Polícia Civil de Jundiaí está investigando o assassinato da travesti Nicole, de 27 anos, nascida Valdir Luiz das Mercer. Ela foi morta em setembro com 15 facadas em um crime que chocou a cidade. Nicole morreu onde fazia ponto, na Rua Anchieta, próximo ao hospital São Vicente, no centro de Jundiaí. (Foto)

[Brasil]
MA: Travestis e trans poderão usar nome social em salas de aula
Uma conquista promete animar e incentivar as travestis e transexuais do Maranhão ao estudo. Instituições de ensino público e privado, integrantes do Sistema Estadual de Ensino do Maranhão, terão que incluir o nome social das transgêneros nos registros internos. A medida é amparada pela Resolução 242/2010, do Conselho Estadual de Educação (CEE).

[Brasil]
Transexual gaúcha muda de nome sem fazer cirurgia
Decisão do juiz Roberto Coutinho Borba, diretor do Foro e titular da 3ª Vara Cível de Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, autorizou uma transexual a mudar seu nome de Antônio para Verônika sem cirurgia.

[Brasil]
PI: Travesti é morta a tiros em Teresina
Uma travesti identificada como Cleisiane foi morta a tiros na madrugada da última quarta-feira, 27, na vila Urbano Eulálio, Bairro Renascença, zona Sudeste de Teresina. O assassinato ocorreu por volta das 3h30.

[España]
COGAM denuncia la Transfóbia de una periodista en el Programa de Antena Tres “3-D”
El día 25 de octubre, en el programa 3D que presenta Gloria Serra, se ha emitido la opinión de una periodista que ha sido capaz de referir que no entiende como la Seguridad Social (SS) cubre “el cambio de sexo” y no cubre tratamiento odontológico (salvo extracción dental).

[UK]
Transgender human rights lawyer who died after being 'pushed' under Tube train was working as an escort
A renowned human rights lawyer allegedly pushed to his death under a Tube train was living a secret life as a transsexual escort.
David Burgess, 63, who was also known as Sonia, offered his services on a website, where he advertised himself as a 'pre-op' transsexual escort looking for paid encounters with men.
Mr Burgess was killed instantly when he was hit by a train at King's Cross Underground station during rush hour on Monday evening.
A 34-year-old woman, Nina Kanagasingham, has been charged with his murder.
Tube transvestite 'killer' in court
Woman charged over King's Cross 'transvestite' tube murder
Kings Cross tube death victim named as Sonia Burgess
Tube death man was a lawyer called Sonia
Transvestite In Train Horror Was Top Lawyer
Tributes to 'trailblazing' Tube murder lawyer
Man murdered at King's Cross station was leading immigration lawyer
King's Cross tube murder: first picture of killed 'transvestite' human rights lawyer
Cross-dressing tube death victim David Burgess was a pioneering lawyer
Woman charged with murder of transvestite
Tube death man led secret life as a transsexual escort called Sonia
Tube Death Lawyer's Secret Life As Transvestitte Escort And 'Party Doll'
Sex-swap lawyer’s escort ad
Tributes paid to lawyer killed at Tube station

[UK] [Commentary]
Details for the London International Transgender Day of Remembrance service 2010 October 28th, 2010
Via Facebook, here are the details of this year’s London International Transgender Day of Remembrance service:

[Pakistan]
Pakistani transvestites meet, dance to Indian music
Transvestites from across Pakistan met at a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where they held a gala that included dancing to Indian, Pakistani and English songs.

[Fiji]
Sex for cash at 12
Excerpt: The report found that many transgender (males), who came from villages sought out other transgender and sex workers as kindred spirits, attracted to an inclusive community to express their sexuality and femininity.
"A number of the transgender participants said that they had been raped or sexually exploited by family members and would rather move away and get paid for sex than have to provide it for nothing at home. One or two of the women said rape within the family drove them from home at a young age, but for most this was not the case," the report said.

[USA]
Obama Appoints First Transgender to Office & Other LBGT's
President Obama has made history with his appointment of 150 LBGT (lesbian, gay, transgender & gay) employees breaking former President Clinton's record of 140 appointees and more than the combined number of both Clinton and George W. Bush. The appointments were celebrated by the LBGT groups, but fell short of their expectations.

[USA] [Commentary]
Glee Neuters Rocky: "Tranny" is OK but "Transsexual" isn't?
I probably would have just put up an open thread on the Rocky Horror episode of Glee last night, which Jerame recorded for me, with a couple of lines if it weren't for the fact that Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee, is being asked to direct the remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While some of the changes were explained in the plot (doesn't let them off the hook much but it's better than nothing), the fact that they went a lot further than necessary to take the sexiness out, de-queer Rocky Horror, throw around some casual trans- and fat-phobia, and completely miss the point of the original.

[CA, USA]
DMV employee tells transgender woman: You’re going to hell
A California Department of Motor Vehicles employee is accused of sending a letter to the home of a Bay Area transgender woman calling her “an abomination” and telling her that she is going to hell.
[Commentary] Transgender Law Center Investigating Offensive Anti-Trans Letter From DMV Employee
[Commentary] DMV Employee Responds To Trans Driver's Name Change Request With Biblical Scripture Letter
DMV investigates note sent to transgender woman


[CA, USA]
Transgendered woman attacked in Fairfax Village area
Police today sought public help to find a man who attacked a person they described as a "transgendered woman' on a street in the Fairfax Village area.
The crime occurred about 1 a.m. Oct. 4 on La Brea Avenue just north of Melrose Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.
"The suspect knocked the victim to the ground, kicked her in the face and struck her head with a bottle,' police said in a statement. The victim suffered a broken jaw and other injuries. (Photo)
Assault on transgender woman in Hollywood caught on tape; five suspects sought
Suspect Sought in Vicious Attack on Transgender Woman
Vide shows suspect in transgender attack
Suspects sought in brutal attack on transgender woman

[NJ, USA]
Prosecutor ponders hate crimes charge against suspects in transgeneder and gay murders
Garden State Equality (GSE) says it is offering a $2,000 reward for any information leading to the arrests of any of the two suspects in Victoria Carmen White's murder in September. This was announced as the Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino on Thursday said there was an arrest of a suspect in the March 15, 2010 slaying of Arthur Downey.
Second Man Surrenders in Transgender Woman's Murder
Possible Bias Crimes Come to Tolerant Maplewood
Suspects Pleaded Not Guilty in Two Maplewood Homicides
Three accused in separate Maplewood slayings plead not guilty
3 suspects plead not guilty in suspected bias murders

[NJ, USA]
Costello & Mains, P.C. Files Transgender Employment and Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
New Jersey employment law firm Costello & Mains, P.C. has filed a lawsuit on behalf of April Murdoch, a male to female transsexual who was viciously tormented by her employer when her landlord, who entered her apartment without her permission and discovered paperwork pertaining to her transition, informed her employer of his find.

[OR, USA]
University professor sheds light on closeted intersex controversy
Elizabeth Reis argues that 'Disorder of Sex Developement' is not an adequate label

[Ecuador]
Brutal crimen de dos mujeres transexuales en Ecuador, a golpes en la cabeza y navajazos
Horrorizado. Así fue como quedó un hermano de una mujer transexual que halló a su hermana y a una amiga de esta asesinadas a punta de combo, cuchillo y maniatadas. (Foto: Johanna Pinzón)