[España]
Una drag queen interrumpe un acto de Mariano Rajoy al grito de «PP homofobia»
Shangay Lily ha pedido al líder de los populares que reconsidere "su postura sobre los matrimonios entre homosexuales" (Foto)
Un activista travestido acusa a Rajoy de homofobia
Shangay Lily irrumpe en un acto de Rajoy gritando "Basta de Homofóbia en el PP"

[España]
Audiencia de Sevilla absuelve a los tres acusados de acosar a una compañera de colegio transexual
La Audiencia de Sevilla ha absuelto definitivamente a los tres alumnos acusados de acoso escolar o bullying a un compañero, ahora del sexo femenino, cuando decidió manifestar públicamente su identidad de genero, pues no ha demostrado que su "victimización" fuese fruto exclusivo de tal acoso.

[España]
Partido Socialista de Madrid le preguntará a Aguirre si tiene previsto presentar Ley Integral Transexualidad
La presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, explicará al Parlamento regional el anteproyecto de ley de presupuestos regionales para 2011 en el pleno que la Asamblea acogerá hoy, en el que previsiblemente, los grupos parlamentarios de PSOE e IU mostrarán por primera vez en pleno este curso parlamentario su oposición a las cuentas públicas de la Comunidad.

[UK]
David Burgess tube death – Nina Kanagasingham appears at Old Bailey
A WOMAN alleged to have pushed a cross-dressing human rights lawyer into the path of a Tube train has made a brief appearance at the Old Bailey.
Father-of-three David Burgess, 63, a Canadian-born solicitor well known in legal circles, died last Monday after the incident at King’s Cross station.
Family and friends say sex change man, formerly from Skipton, was a ‘trailblazer’ in human rights issues
[Letters to the Editor] A loss to justice

[UK]
Decoder Ring: Not Your Typical Scrabble Champ
Mikki Nicholson is your new UK Scrabble champion. Radiant in pink, Nicholson beat four-time winner Mark Nyman on Halloween. What makes this a noteworthy story outside of Scrabble circles is that Nicholson, in addition to being a champion, is also a transsexual.

[Iran] [Commentary]
Canada only hope of salvation for transgendered woman and husband
EveryOne Group takes up the international appeal launched by the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees which concerns two serious and urgent humanitarian cases: Mahtab, a transgendered woman and her husband Saleh. Mahtab and Saleh are Iranian citizens who have been discriminated against and humiliated.

[India]
Lost in transaction
This case is a real mystery. About nine months after India’s first transgender beauty pageant created ripples in the media, winner Bobbii Laishram claims that she is still awaiting her prize money of 10.5 lakh. Neither has the first runner-up Rani Botara, or the third runners-up, Arpan Banerjee and Ritu Bawgi, received their cash prizes of 8 lakh and 5 lakh respectively.

[Vietnam]
Transgender works win Danish-funded talent contest
With four transgender themed paintings, a 29-year-old artist from Hanoi has won the public vote for a Danish-funded talent competition.

[Canada]
RED ALERT: 'Scary' Canadian Transgender Anti-Discrimination Bill Sails Thru Committee
A private members bill that would criminalize discrimination based on “gender identity” and “gender expression” sailed through a parliamentary committee this week with no amendments, leaving pro-family advocates deeply concerned that the bill will pass when it comes up for a vote perhaps as early as December.

[USA]
Pregnant man to become a surrogate
Thomas Beatie, the world's first transgender man to give birth, is hoping to make history again - by becoming the world's first transgender surrogate.

[USA]
When Brother Becomes Sister
When my brother Dennis, now known as Dee, announced that he was transsexual, he gave me the Jan Morris book “Conundrum.” He explained that before he could do anything drastic — that is, undergo what is delicately referred to as “gender-reassignment surgery” — he had to have permission from a psychiatrist and live as a woman for a year.

[CA, USA]
DMV continues investigation into reported transphobic letter
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is continuing to investigate a report that an employee sent a transgender San Francisco woman a letter calling her “an abomination,” a DMV spokesman said.

[CA, USA]
Es elegida en California la primera jueza transexual de Estados Unidos
California tiene la primera juez transexual de Estados Unidos, luego de resultar elegida Victoria Kolakowski, foto, para la Corte Superior del Condado Alameda el pasado martes, de acuerdo al conteo final de una cerrada votación.
[Commentary] Victoria Kolakowski: A Judge, Or A Transgender Judge?

[CO, USA]
Angie Zapata: Local filmmaker capturing life of transgender teen in doc Photos of Angie
Photos of Angie, a documentary about the life and death of transgender Greeley teen Angie Zapata, is one step closer to being finished. Alan Dominguez of Loco Lane Films has now added a score performed by Denver School of the Arts grad Mackenzie Gault of the Flobots.
Photos of Angie: A documentary film about the life and death of Angie.

[DC, USA]
Trans student first to play NCAA basketball
A Washington student has become the first transgender person to play National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball
[Commentary] We Salute Kye Allums and Trans Student Athletes

[IA, USA]
TransWeek 2010: Imagining Inclusive Authenticity
Campus Progress joins TransCollaborations for the 2nd annual University of Iowa TransWeek, exploring gender from multiple and intersecting racial, class, ethnic, and spiritual lines.

[LA, USA]
Transgender student faces challenges
It’s the first day of a new semester and students are worrying about the usual: getting to class on time, finding the right room and bringing the right books. But for Max Wallace, the first day of classes presents an entirely different set of worries.

[MA, USA]
MTPC announces Transgender Awareness Week 2010 schedule of events
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) on Nov. 5 proudly announced the official schedule of events for this year’s Transgender Awareness Week.

[OK, USA]
Election 2010 • Novotny loses bid to unseat Kern
Brittney Novotny lost her bid to become a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Out of 8,600 ballots cast, Novotny, who is transgender, received about 35 percent of the vote.

[OR, USA]
Trans Woman Sues City for Cop Groping
A transgender woman in Portland, Ore., is suing the city after a police officer allegedly grabbed her breasts and genitals.

[PA, USA]
Police: Transgender Prostitute Nabbed In Omni Hotel Murder-Arson
Philadelphia police have made an arrest in the murder of a Thorndale, Pa. man whose body was discovered after a fire at a posh Old City Philadelphia hotel.
Authorities say a transgender prostitute, Herman Burton, who has an extensive criminal history, was arrested in connection to the death of 49-year-old Patrick Brady.
Cross-Dresser Arrested in Omni Hotel Murder: Police
Arrest made in murder of local man
Police say prostitute killed man at hotel
Transgender prostiture charged in slaying-arson at Old City hotel
Transgender prostitute charged in strangling
Rap sheet indicates suspect has a violent streak
Transgender prostitute charged in Omni murder

[TX, USA]
Bodybuilder Chris Bruce Transitions to Female Fitness Guru
Chris Bruce is no stranger to blazing new trails, and the former 230-pound 6-foot-1 body builder has transformed into a 180-pound 6-foot-3 fitness guru — in heels.
Fitness Guru Chris Tina Foxx Bruce Says Sexuality Isn't Connect To Being Transgender

[Venezuela]
Busca transexual ser magistrada en Tribunal Superior
Tamara Adrian, una mujer transexual, lesbiana, feminista y activista de Derechos Humanos, fue postulada a magistrada de la Sala Constitucional del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela.

[Argentina]
Amparos por la identidad de género
Los primeros pedidos de amparo realizados por personas trans para que el Estado respete su derecho a la identidad llegaron a la Justicia. Ayer, en el fuero contencioso administrativo porteño, ingresaron las demandas para que la activista María Pía Baudracco y la locutora Ariana Cano accedan a documentos que den cuenta de su identidad de género. Las demandas, que anticipan lo que otra treintena de amparos hará en los próximos días, fueron elaboradas por la Federación Argentina LGBT (Falgbt), cuyos proyectos sobre identidad de género y acceso a la salud para personas trans esperan tratamiento en comisiones de la Cámara de Diputados.

[Argentina]
Transexuales de Argentina dan el pésame a su Presidenta por la muerte de su marido Néstor Kirchner
Quienes conformamos la COOPERATIVA DE TRAVESTIS Y TRANSEXUALES "NADIA ECHAZÚ" queremos enviar nuestro pésame a la familia de la señora presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner y a su familia, por la penosa muerte de su marido y ex-presidente Néstor Carlos Kirchner.

[Argentina]
Marcha del Orgullo Gay: Piden la identidad de género y agradecen a Kirchner por la ley de matrimonio igualitario
Gays, lesbianas, transexuales, bisexuales, organizaciones sociales y políticas marcharon desde Plaza de Mayo al Congreso. Destacaron a Kirchner por la ley de matrimonio igualitario. Reclaman el registro de sexo y cambio de nombre. Contaron con adhesiones de Mormones Gays y Mormonas Lesbianas, la International Gay & Lesbian Association, Agrupación Putos Peronistas, Amnesty International y la Nueva Generación de la Coalición Cívica, entre otras.