[Europe]
MEPs welcome new gender change law in Portugal; concerned about Lithuania
Members of the European Parliament have reacted to recent developments in national laws affecting transgender people.
On 16 March 2011, the new Law establishing procedures for change of name and sex in the civil register (PDF) came into force in Portugal. The new law does not require divorce, sterilisation, hormonal treatment or surgery to officially change gender, while a medical diagnosis will remain necessary.

[Europe]
Turkey and Montenegro: LGBT rights part of EU accession conditions
Today the European Parliament adopted two resolutions on Turkey and Montenegro’s progress towards joining the European Union. The Parliament said that more steps are required to bring the two countries in line with EU standards in the field of non‑discrimination.

[Lithuania]
Lithuania ignores European court decision and proposes to ban gender reassignment
Lithuanian conservative parliamentarians led by the chairman of the Committee on Health Affairs registered a proposal to amend the Civil Code with a prohibition of gender reassignment surgery yesterday.

[Israel]
La cantante Dana Internacional volverá a representar a Israel en el Festival Eurovisión 2011
Israel vuelve a apostar por Dana Internacional. La popular transexual, que ganó la edición del año 1998 con el tema Diva, regresa al Festival de Eurovisión llamando esta vez a las puertas de Europa con 'Ding Dong'.

[Egypt]
Authorities deny Arab transsexuals access to Egypt
Cairo airport authorities denied two Arab post-operative transgender passengers access to Egypt on Sunday.
Eyewitnesses said a state of confusion prevailed at the airport when customs officials discovered a male passenger and a female passenger both carrying passports stating their previous genders.

[South Africa]
Sports sex test overhaul urged after Semenya case
The use of genetics in sports to test the gender of athletes must be revisited in the wake of the controversial case of South African champion runner Caster Semenya, an expert said on Wednesday.

[USA]
7 Year Old Transgender Child
Hailey - FULL OPRAH INTERVIEW - With Barb and Steve

[GA, USA]
Atlanta Police LGBT training includes offensive word 'transvestite'
The Atlanta Police Department has recently undertaken serious training on LGBT issues with LGBT liaison officers Patricia Powell and Brian Sharp teaching the classes.

[GA, USA]
Transgender woman robbed in possible Atlanta bias crime
A 16-year old male is under arrest after he allegedly beat a transgender woman and stole her purse in a March 12 incident that is being investigated as a possible bias crime by the Atlanta Police Department.

[MA, USA]
Boston City Council passes resolution in support of Transgender Civil Rights Bill
The Boston City Council on Wednesday, March 9 unanimously passed a resolution in support of An Act Relative to Transgender Equal Rights, also known as the Transgender Civil Rights Bill.

[NY, USA]
Transgender couple can marry after all, NYC says
A transgender couple refused a marriage license by New York's City Clerk in 2009 will finally be allowed to marry, and the agency promised new training to ensure other transgendered applicants are not turned away.
Transgendered couple gets OK to marry after 14-month gender discrimination battle
Transgender Marriage Policy Adopted In New York City
Transgender couple win right to wed after 14-month legal battle
City sorry over snub of transgender nups
Transgender New Yorkers to Get Marriage Licenses

[OH, USA]
Transvestite Scares Away Woman at South Park Mall
In Journalism school there’s a golden rule they hammer home early: When writing a police blotter, lead with transvestites. Get those girls up top, works every time.

[OK, USA]
Legislation On Transgender Birth Certificates Dies In Oklahoma House
The Oklahoma House has killed legislation authorizing the Board of Health to develop rules for altering the gender on the birth certificates of people who have sex change operations.
Oklahoma House rejects measure to change birth certificates for transgendered

[PA, USA]
Pennsylvania Public Transit Riders Challenge Gendered Passes
Transportation Authority to eliminate a 20-year-old policy of using gender-specific stickers on weekly and monthly passes, arguing that the stickers make life unnecessarily difficult for riders who are gender-non-conforming, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

[TX, USA]
State forces ballot change
A transgender woman vying for mayor of Amarillo is barred under state law from running under her chosen rather than legal name, officials said Wednesday.
Mujer Transexual desafía a Pastor Anti-LGTB por la Alcaldía de Amarillo, Texas, EEUU

[Mexico]
Policía de Puebla detiene a cinco gays por ser “un peligro para las familias”
Esta madrugada, agentes de la Policía Municipal de la ciudad de Puebla detuvieron y enviaron a un juzgado calificador a un grupo de cinco homosexuales por los “delitos” de “ser una molestia y un peligro para las familias” que señalaron a estos hombres por ejercer la prostitución en una de las principales vialidades de esta capital.

[Mexico]
Asesinan a dos en centro de Chihuahua
Un hombre y un transexual fueron asesinados a quemarropa en las calles Libertad y 12, los cuales presentaron múltiples impactos de bala calibre 9 mm.
Ejecutan a dos hombres een Chihuahua; uno era homosexual
Asesinan a dos en la Libertad y calle 12

[Ecuador]
Trabajadoras Sexuales Transexuales de Quito, Ecuador, en Diálogo y Acercamiento con la Policía
La Casa Trans organizó el taller “Policías y transgéneros en diálogo”, que culminó esta semana. Se denuncia abusos y la Policía se acerca a lo transgénero. Para buena parte de las trabajadoras sexuales transgénero de la ciudad, la Policía no les ofrece la seguridad que debiera.

[Peru]
Phillip Butters quiere que gays y travestis desaparezcan de la TV
En un nuevo episodio de su enfrentamiento verbal con la comunidad homosexual, el periodista Phillip Butters aseguró que los homosexuales y los travestis no deberían aparecer en televisión y mucho menos en horario de protección al menor.

[Argentina]
Un proyecto a favor de los travestis
Presentaron en el Congreso una iniciativa sobre el derecho a la identidad y la no discriminación de las personas trans. El proyecto es de entidades que defienden los derechos homosexuales y adhieren varios legisladores.

[Argentina]
Primera mujer transexual en la Justicia de Buenos Aires, estará como administrativa
El próximo martes se llevará a cabo el acto de presentación de la primera mujer transexual empleada en el Poder Judicial de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. El mismo estará presidido por el titular del Consejo de la Magistratura, Horacio Corti. Se desempeñará como auxiliar administrativa del Juzgado Nº 4, a cargo de Elena Liberatori.