[Europe]
Hearing at the European Parliament: LGBTI Rights in the World
“On 30 June 2011, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights held a hearing on LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex) rights in the world. Members of the European Parliament, European Parliament staff, European Commission staff, ambassadors and members of the public heard from human rights defenders, civil society and high-level EU civil servants about the human rights of LGBTI people worldwide.”

[España]
FELGTB acusa al PP de despreciar los derechos de los transexuales en Cataluña
La plataforma ha asegurado que los presupuestos del Govern catalán han sido aprobados con el apoyo del PP a CiU, "con un pacto que supone un paso atrás en los derechos de las personas transexuales, a las que se les quiere quitar coberturas sanitarias reconocidas".
FELGTB denuncia el desprecio de la Presidenta del PP Catalán hacia las personas transexuales y cirugías CRS

[España]
El género del corazón
Las personas transexuales se han visto obligadas a construir su identidad de género
"El genero del corazón" Articulo de Ruth Toledano en el País relación entrega premios de Transexualia

[UK]
National transgender festival Sparkle kicks off
The national transgender festival, Sparkle, has begun in Manchester.
The festival, now in its seventh year, is the biggest event on the trans calendar and is billed as a “celebration of gender diversity”.

[Malta]
LGBT activists show their pride in Valletta march
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) colours brightened up the Valletta streets yesterday morning during the annual Gay Pride March, dubbed ‘I am Pride’, organised by the Malta Gay Rights Movement and supported by various organisations who have the LGBT cause at heart.

[Afghanistan]
Asesinan a la transexual mas famosa Afganistán y envían cuerpo descuartizado a su familia
Los dueños de una carnicería le invitaron a bailar en una boda y, después de la fiesta, perpetraron el crimen.

[Australia]
Transexual and partner in late-night CBD attack
An Adelaide author was bashed in an unprovoked attack she describes as being like a scene from Fight Club.
Teri Louise Kelly, 50, was walking home with her partner, who wanted to be named only as Red, through Hurtle Square before midnight on Thursday last week when they were attacked by two men. (Photo)

[Canada]
Sex offender jailed for wearing women’s panties
A Hamilton sex offender will face additional jail time after he was found with a stash of women’s panties — including two pairs that he was wearing.

[USA]
Quick Hit: Changing Driver’s License Gender Markers, Coming Soon?
The current edition of MOVE, a magazine for the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), includes extensive coverage of issues transgender people face with identification cards. The article “Transgender Drivers: New Norms in Customer Service,” encourages DMV staff in all states to reflect on their treatment of transgender people and sets a positive tone for transgender people in their service offices.

[EE UU]
Agente Federal Transexual de Estados Unidos despedida por no presentarse como Hombre
Ashley Yang, foto, empleada de la Administración de Seguridad de Transportes, TSA (Transportation Security Administration) se sentía orgullosa de su trabajo, pero cuando la TSA se enteró de que era una mujer transexual/ transgénero, Ashley se vio forzada a elegir entre su identidad y su trabajo.

[AZ, USA]
Depierro sentenced to 7 years for manslaughter of transgender woman
A 20-year-old Kingman man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday for the manslaughter of a transgender woman in a case Mohave Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle likened to the movie "The Crying Game."

[CA, USA] [Film]
Gun Hill Road: One Of The Best Trans Films You’ll See All Year
Queerty‘s back at LA’s LGBT film festival Outfest catching the latest in contemporary queer cinema. Our film review coverage kicks off with a look at a violent depiction of New York Riqueno family relationship between a machismo ex-con father, his transgender teenage son, and the mother who loves them both.



[CT, USA]
Connecticut Governor signs transgender protections bill into law
Connecticut’s Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy this week signed legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression.
Connecticut Protects Transgender Citizens

[MA, USA]
Northampton City Council gives full support to transgender rights bill
Urging the state to follow the city’s lead, the Northampton City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting a bill in the Legislature that would provide equal rights for transgender people.

[NJ, USA]
Transsexual in prostitution bust says stun gun was for protection and needles for hormone treatments
A self-described "transgender escort" told CLIFFVIEW PILOT she had a stun gun for protection and hypodermic needles for hormone treatments when detectives reacting to an online ad busted her for prostitution.

[NY, USA]
NYS Senate Kills Transgender Rights
The Republican-led New York State Senate that said “I do” to same-sex marriage barely flirted with passing the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) that would ban bias against people of transgender experience as New York City does.

[OR, USA]
Sex offender caught dressed as woman in girls dressing room at Milwaukie-area swim park
Police are crediting a Portland man for helping to capture a registered sex offender who dressed as a woman and slipped into the girl's dressing room at a swim park last week.
Detective: Man dressed as woman went into pool locker room
Deputies: Sex offender chased down after chatting up kids at pool
Sex offender posing as a woman caught at aquatic park

[OR, USA]
PEBB Faces Lawsuit for Refusing to Cover Gender Transitioning
At almost the same time, the Portland City Council made a unanimous decision to offer such coverage, becoming the third governmental body after Multnomah County and the city-county of San Francisco

[PA, USA]
LGBT-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Law Signed by Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
On July 5, Mayor John Callahan of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, signed into law a local ordinance that criminalizes discrimination against LGBT people. The ordinance protects LGBT people from unfair treatment in housing, employment, public accommodation and education.

[Mexico]
Atacan con armas de fuego a comunidad transexual del estado de Chihuahua, México
Hieren a otras tres mujeres, dos de ellas transgénero. Recibe comunidad LGBTTTI local constantes amenazas de muerte.

[Mexico]
Buscan muxhes beneficios sociales para sector homosexual en Oaxaca
La directora de Prevención del VIH/Sida del municipio de Juchitán de Zaragoza, Felina Santiago, afirmó que aunque en la región del Istmo existe cierta aceptación para la comunidad homosexual, se encuentran lejos de alcanzar los beneficios sociales que otorgan las autoridades.
Vestida con las enaguas típicas de esta región istmeña, Santiago se enorgullece al declarar su dirección como la primera en su tipo en el estado, dirigida e integrada además por personas transgénero o muxhes, como se les conoce en la lengua zapoteca.

[Honduras]
Homosexual muere de un balazo en la cabeza
Un homosexual fue encontrado muerto con un balazo en la cabeza, en un solar baldío del barrio “Cabañas” de esta ciudad.
Matan a homosexual en Villanueva
Sin capturas por crimen de homosexual

[Bolivia]
Ocho de cada 10 gays son rechazados en escuelas de Bolivia: encuesta
Ser gay en épocas de Evo es una protesta y una llamada de atención a la sociedad boliviana sobre la diversidad sexual en un país que está en cambio, dice Edson Hurtado, autor del polémico libro.

[Venezuela]
Secuestran a transexual y lo matan en avenida de Coche
La madrugada del viernes, Jesús Nazareth Rondón, de 24 años y transexual, compartía con un grupo de amigas en la avenida Libertador, justo a la altura del sector Los Jabillos.