[Brasil]
Tomando umas quatro eu pego, diz Compadre Washington sobre travestis
Compadre Washington diz em A Fazenda que ficaria com travestis se estivesse bêbado

[Thailand]
Military might use 'katoey' and 'psychotic'
The Defence Ministry may have to change the term "psychotic" in its formal description of conscripts who are transvestites following an Administrative Court case.
Only transvestites who have yet to undergo a sex-change operation should be called katoey, while those who have already undergone a sex-change operation would still be recognised by the military as psychotic, according to the Commissaire du Gouvernement in a case filed with the Administrative Court against the use of the term.
(Photo: Samart Micharoen, second from left, and his friends hold up campaign posters calling for an end to discrimination against transexuals at the Administrative Court yesterday.He petitioned the court against the Defence Ministry’s conscription records which described him as ‘‘psychotic’’ on the basis of his gender.)

[USA]
Chaz Bono and Carson Kressley to Compete on Dancing With the Stars
TV fans had something to celebrate as yesterday’s Dancing With the Stars cast announcement included an impressive list of next season contestants, including transgender activist Chaz Bono and gay reality show maven Carson Kressley. Bono will be the highest profile transgender person to ever compete on an American reality TV series, and one of the first ever in prime time.
ABC breaks ground as transgender advocate Chaz Bono joins ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Pregnant Man: Chaz Bono Hurt My Chances For 'Dancing with the Stars'
Chaz Bono hopes 'Dancing with the Stars' will increase transgender acceptance
ABC attacked by "DWTS" fans over Chaz Bono casting

[USA]
(Extra)Ordinary Family: Inside the Transgender World
Young boys who say they are really little girls, girls who say they want to become men and their families who help cope with their children's extraordinary decisions are the people profiled in this week's edition of "Primetime Nightline."
From a 10-year-old who has felt trapped in the wrong body for years to a "trans-regret," a man who is one of the few people in the world to have changed his gender from a man to a woman and back again, "Primetime Nightline" looks at the issues surrounding transgender.
Primetime Nightline will feature My (Extra) Ordinary Family: Transgender Kids

[USA] [Commentary]
One Day Our Change Will Come: A Call to Raise Awareness and End Violence Against Transgender Women of Color
As the sun sets on the life of yet another victim of violence, I am reminded of the injustice and discrimination faced by transgender and gender non-conforming people around our country and, indeed, the world. On August 1, Camila Guzman, 38, was found stabbed to death in her East Harlem, N.Y. apartment. Police recently arrested Camila's boyfriend after he reportedly confessed to killing her. A month earlier, Lashai Mclean, 23, was shot and killed in northeast D.C. An arrest has yet to be made. Each day, transgender women of color, like Camila and Lashai, are tragic yet shining examples of those whose lives were brutally cut short due to senseless acts of violence. Sadly, our society continues to turn a blind eye to the transgender community.transgender community.

[CA, USA]
McInerney Trial Analysis: The Advocate on Headline News
The Advocate's Neal Broverman appeared on Headline News last night to discuss the Brandon McInerney trial.

[CA, USA]
Senate Passes Bill Strengthening Employment, Housing, & Other Nondiscrimination Laws
Today, the California State Senate passed the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB 887) in a vote of 25-13. The bill is authored by Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and is sponsored by Equality California, Transgender Law Center, and Gay-Straight Alliance Network. AB 887 seeks to strengthen employment, housing, and other civil rights protections for all Californians, particularly those who face discrimination based on gender identity and expression.
Toni Atkins bill passes; beefs up job, housing and other nondiscrimination laws

[DC, USA]
Hearing postponed for cop charged with shooting trans women
An off-duty D.C. police officer charged with firing a pistol at three transgender women and two male friends last Friday was in handcuffs Tuesday morning as marshals led him into court for a preliminary hearing.
Hearing delayed in shooting case with D.C. officer, transgenders

[MI, USA]
Bill would prevent gender reassignment surgery in prison
In a move that activists call unnecessary and based on bigotry, Rep. Tom Hooker (R-Byron Center) wants to make sure that Michigan taxpayers do not foot the bill for any gender assignment surgeries Michigan prisoners may need as part of their treatment.

[WA, USA]
Police investigating Ballard attack of transgender women
The Seattle Police Department says it will investigate the attack of a transgender woman in Ballard, but has not confirmed her family's claim that the assault was a hate crime.
Parents seek justice in attack of transgender daughter
Police unsure if attack on transgender woman a bias crime

[Panama]
Opinion transfobica: Gato por Liebre
¡Ella era un travesti, era un travesti! El que debe estar cantando este coro, que nos recuerda una canción de Vilma Palma, es Zito Barés. ¿Y eso?
Antes que todo, tomen asiento; lo que les voy a contar está fuerte. Amigos, revisando las distintas páginas “web” de Panamá, encontramos varias fotos en las que sale el famoso locutor en compañía de una chica y bailando de forma muy comprometedora. ¡Ajaa!

[Colombia]
Endry cardeño: “Quiero ser amada”
A sus 36 años, la primera actriz transexual oriunda de Cúcuta que incursionó en la televisión colombiana, se muestra feliz y se confiesa atraída por el mundo de la actuación en el que espera continuar con importantes proyectos que se avecinan. Vanguardia Liberal conversó con la impactante actriz recordada por su papel de ‘Laisa’ en ‘Los Reyes’.

[Brasil]
Denuncian en la CIDH la violencia que sufren los transexuales en Brasil
Esta audiencia fue la primera de las tres dedicadas a minorías sexuales que están programadas en este período de sesiones, el número 140, de este órgano autónomo de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA).

[Chile]
Vocera de Fundación Iguales cuestiona proyecto antidiscriminación afirmando que excluye a la transexualidad
Valentina Verbal explicó que la iniciativa contemplaba originalmente como causales de discriminación en materia sexual el sexo, género y orientación sexual y el Senado retiró este último concepto.

[Peru]
Prostitución gay infecta Centro de Lima
A partir de las 21.00 horas de todos los días, los jirones Washington, Chota, Zepita y otras calles ubicadas entre las avenidas Tacna, 28 de Julio, Alfonso Ugarte y el Jr. Ica -por la zona de las academias- se convierten en la zona rosa de Lima, pues todo ese sector es invadido por homosexuales y travestis que se prostituyen y pululan por allí con total libertad debido a la nula presencia del Serenazgo.

[Argentina]
Travestis se sienten discriminados por proyecto de tercer baño en discotecas
"Nosotras estamos en contra porque nos parece que eso es discriminación", denunció la presidenta de la Asociación de Travestis, Transexuales y Transgéneros (ATTTA) del vecino país, Marcela Romero.

[Argentina]
Flor de la V, discriminada y ridiculizada en Chaco
Si bien consiguió que en su DNI figure su identidad femenina, y a pesar de la alegría de haberse convertido recientemente en mamá a través de un vientre subrogante, parece que la lucha es constante para Florencia Trinidad, conocida por todo el público como Flor de la V.
La noticia que viene con discriminación incluida

[Argentina]
Reclamo judicial para que se respete su identidad de género
Tania Carrizo presentó un amparo judicial en tribunales de Tucumán para que se respete su identidad de género en el Registro Civil y se cambie su nombre en el DNI. La presentación se hizo con el acompañamiento de las ONGs en el marco de la lucha por una ley de igualdad de género.

[Argentina]
Maltrato. Celebran taller dirigido a parejas trans, travestis, lesbianas, y gays
“Es hora que el Ejecutivo Municipal deje de preocuparse si algún obispo se enoja”, sentenciaron desde el Espacio Progresista Platense al saludar la iniciativa de talleres sobre violencia para personas trans, travestis, lesbianas, bisexuales y gays que se desarrolla en La Plata.