[Portugal]
Entrevista na RTP1 sobre transexualidade com a ex-doente mental Patrícia Ribeiro Quarta-feira no programa Linha da Frente



[Thailand]
Thai "ladyboy" pictures confuse election officials
Thailand's community of "ladyboys" complained Wednesday they were being marginalized in next week's general election because their ID card pictures were too confusing for polling officials.

[USA]
Renée Richards Wants to be Left Alone
Sitting down with the transgender icon and onetime most controversial woman in sports

[USA]
NCTE Celebrates Transgender Veterans
Wednesday January 22nd, 2011 marked a historic day for many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) military community. The Department of Veterans Affairs welcomed home LGBT veteran’s with an event. Top leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense spoke about their personal experiences as LGBT military veterans and on federal policies facing LGBT servicemembers. NCTE joined our friends at Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Servicemembers United, and Outserve at the event.

[AR, USA]
Ark investigators ask public for help with killing
St. Francis County investigators say they need anyone with credible information to come forward about the killing of a transgender woman whose body was found along a highway near Forrest City.

[AZ, USA]
Transgendered suspect charged with assault (w/ VIDEO)
One suspect has been arrested on assault charges after a fight on Fourth Avenue Saturday night.

[CA, USA]
Latina Transgender Beauty Queens Raise Awareness for HIV/AIDS
Orange County, California is home to 3 million people and is largely considered to be one of the most conservative counties in the United States. But it’s also home to one of the nation’s oldest gay and lesbian centers. (Photo)

[FL, USA] [Commentary]
Denied Gender Change at DMV: Government Workers Need More Education
My name is Victoria Michaels Lavelle and I am the current reigning Miss Florida F.I. 2011 for the LGBT community. I am a pre-op transsexual (male to female) and I have been living every day life as a full time female since 1999. I serve as an advocate for the LGBT community and I currently work as a premiere hostess at the world famous Boardwalk Bar in Fort Lauderdale.

[MA, USA]
State House lobbying for transgender rights
Advocates of transgender equality stepped up pressure on the Legislature for passage of a bill that would add “gender identity and expression” to Massachusetts' civil-rights laws, outlawing discrimination in employment, housing, education, credit, and access to public accommodations. The measure would also expand the state’s hate-crimes statutes to include transgender related offenses.

[MN, USA]
LGBT Community Supports Transgender Murder Suspect
Members of the Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender community came out to support 23-year-old Chrishuan McDonald Tuesday. McDonald is a transgendered woman accused of killing a man outside a Minneapolis bar.
Trans Woman Accused Of Murder After Alleged Harasser Dies
[Commentary] Hate Crime Against MN Trans Woman Lands Her In Jail On Murder Charges

[NY, USA]
GLAAD Staff Celebrate the Trans Day of Action with the Audre Lorde Project in NYC
Members of GLAAD staff joined hundreds of other supporters in coming out on Friday afternoon to downtown Manhattan in support of the annual Trans Day of Action. The event is hosted every year by TransJustice, a political group of the Audre Lorde Project.

[TX, USA]
Nikki Araguz Accused of Violating Bond
Transgender widow Nikki Araguz cannot seem to stay out of trouble. During a court appearance Tuesday morning, Araguz was spoken to sternly by the judge.
Araguz was summoned to court because of an apparent violation of the conditions of her bond.
Judge scolds Nikki Araguz over Facebook photos

[WA, USA]
Ariel Attack, Transgender Anarchist Arrested for Pride Weekend Vandalism, Also Smashed Up Denver Democratic HQ in 2009
In the brief melee that erupted on Saturday during a Pride Weekend celebration in Capitol Hill, a transgender person named Maurice Schwenkler was arrested for pedestrian interference after several windows were broken in stores and on police cars.

[Cuba]
Activistas independientes cubanos celebran inusual marcha por Día Orgullo Gay
Un reducido grupo de activistas cubanos independientes protagonizó hoy en La Habana una inusual "marcha-paseo" para celebrar en la calle, por primera vez en la isla, el Día del Orgullo Gay.
Homosexuales contestatarios festejan en La Habana Día del orgullo gay

[Bolivia]
Concejal de Movimiento Sin Miedo respalda el IX Desfile del Orgullo Gay
El IX Desfile del Orgullo Gay se desarrolló con el objetivo de que las personas con opciones sexuales diferentes sean reconocidas en sus derechos y no sean discriminadas por ser diferentes, señaló la concejal del Movimiento Sin Miedo (MSM) y presidenta de la Comisión de Desarrollo Humano y Cultura de la Alcaldía de La Paz, Silvia Tamayo. “Creemos importante la participación de los colectivos (agrupaciones) de diversidades sexuales en nuestra ciudadanía, en nuestro Municipio y creemos que le estamos dando un mensaje a toda Bolivia para que reconozca y restituya los derechos que ellos tienen”, expresó Tamayo a la ABI.

[Chile]
Marcha por diversidad sexual congrega a 12 mil personas y Alianza y oposición cruzan acusaciones
Por alrededor de cinco horas se extendió la manifestación por la diversidad sexual, organizada por el Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual (Movilh) y la Fundación Iguales. Todo se inició con una marcha por la Alameda y concluyó con un acto artístico frente a La Moneda, y tuvo como telón de fondo el debate que ha surgido en la clase política en torno a la pertinencia de legislar sobre las uniones de hecho entre heterosexuales y homosexuales.

[Argentina]
Malva: Autobiografía trans
Como parte del proyecto El Teje, la primera revista travesti local, el Centro Cultural Rojas editó Mi recordatorio. Autobiografía de Malva, un libro que cuenta en primera persona la historia de Malva, una trans que atravesó el siglo XX y lo cuenta todo: desde la homofobia de Perón a su paso frecuente por Devoto, cuando su subjetividad era delito.

[Argentina]
Juntan firmas a favor de la Ley de Identidad de Género
En el inicio de la Semana del Orgullo LGBT (lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y trans), el Foro de Diversidad Sexual del Instituto Nacional contra la Discriminación, la Xenofobia y el Racismo (Inadi) recolecta firmas a favor de la ley de Identidad de Género en peatonal San Martín.
Piden firmas por una ley de Identidad de Genero