[Europe]
LGBT asylum seekers in Europe face bias
Robert Segwanyi, a gay Ugandan, was released penniless from the deportation center where he was held for more than two weeks just hours before he was about to board a plane back to Uganda. His deportation to Uganda was delayed, but the British Home Office held him in a deportation center from August 18 through September 5.

[Portugal]
Coimbra: Programa responde a casos de todo o país Quatro mudam de sexo em Coimbra
As primeiras quatro pessoas que vão submeter-se a uma operação de mudança de sexo nos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (HUC) já estão seleccionadas. O programa de cirurgias avança ainda este mês e será assegurado por uma equipa que reúne especialistas de Psiquiatria, Urologia, Ginecologia, Endocrinologia e Cirurgia Plástica, explicou o director do Serviço de Psiquiatria, António Reis Marques.

[Portugal]
Poeira dos tempos
Ultimamente tenho pensado muito no meu percurso emocional até à minha idade actual, os 40 anos.

[Brasil/Portugal]
Exposição fotográfica sobre trans da Lapa carioca ganha exposição individual em Portugal
O fotografo Pedro Stephan acaba de ganhar exposição individual em Portugal com o seu trabalho"A Rainha da Lapa", que relata a historia da travesti Luana Muniz, que é empresária, produtora cultural e responsável pelas trânsgeneros que circulam a noite pelo bairro. A exibição do trabalho de Stephan faz parte dos "Encontros da Imagem - Festival Internacional de Fotografia de Braga".

[Spain]
El concejal de Juventud se reúne con representantes de la Asociación de Gays, Lesbianas y Transexuales
Para ofrecer la colaboración del Ayuntamiento con este colectivo

[UK]
Cases of hate crime 'show fall'
The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has fallen.

[Belgium]
First global intersex forum creates three priorities
Intersex people were represented by every region of the globe when the world’s first International Intersex Organising Forum was held in Brussels at the weekend.

[Albania]
Albanian Ombudsman office starts investigation into the police violence against transgender person in Tirana
The Albanian Ombudsman’s office announced the start of investigations into the latest case of violence used against a member of the transgender community in Albania, Paloma, a couple of weeks ago by members of the State Police.

On 15 August 2011, PINK Embassy / LGBT Pro Albania publicly denounced the brutal violence used against Paloma, in a Park near the Albanian House of Parliament and duly informed the authorities about the situation. While investigating a theft case, the Tirana Police Officers got for questioning a friend of the transgender group, an
action which was faced with Paloma’s resistance. This resulted in a then use of disproportionate and violent force by the Police officers against Paloma. On the same day Paloma was accompanied by the Police to the Emergency Health Services of the Tirana Hospital (QSUT) to be checked for internal injuries. Paloma was released later that day. The Police Authority of Tirana never pressed any charges against her.

After the fast and string reaction of PINK Embassy / LGBT PRO Albania the Ombudsman Office gave a positive answer to our request for the start of an immediate investigation into the case for putting in front of legal responsibility all the people in uniform involved in such an act of violence.

PINK Embassy has provided the Ombudsman’s Office all materials that will enable them to properly investigate the case.
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[Canada/USA]
Medical schools failing to cover LGBT health issues: Study
Canadian medical schools are not teaching new doctors enough about the unique health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients, a new study suggests.
Med Schools Failing to Teach About LGBT Concerns
US medical schools ‘don’t provide enough LGBT training’

[USA]
Chaz Bono responds to critics: gender dysphoria is not contagious
Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Chaz Bono responded to critics regarding his upcoming appearance on this season’s “Dancing With the Stars.”
[Commentary] Chaz Bono fulfills the part of transgender role model quite well

[AZ, USA]
Police: Walmart Employees Stole $45K for Car and Sex Change
Police in Prescott, Ariz., have arrested two Walmart employees for allegedly stealing $45,000 in cash from an office at the store where they worked.
Police in Arizona say 2 Walmart workers burglarized own store, 1 to pay for sex change
Arizona Walmart employees rob store to fund sex change
Suspects claim they wanted stolen cash for sex change, car
Police: Woman robs Walmart to pay for sex change
Two supermarket workers 'steal $45,000 to fund a sex change'

[MA, USA]
Largent raises money for top surgery
Chris Largent was born female and has spent the better part of his life becoming a male. By undergoing testosterone injections and receiving ample support, Largent is well on his way to looking and feeling like the man he wants to be. And this man wants to say ta-ta to his ta-tas.

[MI, USA]
Eye on Equality: Protection is first priority for transgender prisoners
Rep. Tom Hooker last week introduced a bill that would outlaw the use of public funds to pay for sex reassignment surgery for incarcerated people, among others.

[MI, USA]
Second Transgender Health Fair returns to Affirmations
The second annual Transgender Health Fair comes to Affirmations community center on Saturday, Sept. 17.

[Mexico]
Se registra otro homicidio, ahora en contra de un travesti
Fue golpeado y luego su cuerpo arrastrado hasta la presa de los Gringos donde fue encontrado. (Photo)
Asesinan a un homosexual

[Cuba] [Opinion]
Wikileaks destapa proyecto LGBT de EEUU en Cuba o la naturaleza perversa de cierto dinero
No lo afirmó ninguna publicación “oficialista” cubana, ni siquiera hizo falta esta vez que la Seguridad del Estado destapara a alguno de sus agentes: es un documento de la propia Sección de Intereses de los Estados Unidos en Cuba (SINA) —regalo de WikiLeaks— el que confirma el financiamiento del gobierno de ese país al “proyecto B: lesbianas, gay, bisexuales, transexuales (LGBT)” de la llamada disidencia.

[Venezuela]
Endry Cardeño: “quiero que me reconozcan como actriz”
Seis años después de que alcanzara la fama con ‘Los Reyes’, luego de una portada desnuda para Soho y de pasar por las tablas en ‘A 2,30 la Cuba libre’, la venezolana Endry Cardeño regresa a la pantalla grande con ‘Cheila, una casa pa’ Maita’.

[Peru]
Gays y meretrices se reparten el Centro de Lima~
La falta de autoridad que reina en el Centro de Lima, que se traduce en la nula presencia de serenos y escasa actividad policial en los lugares de prostitución, ha hecho que los travestis y las meretrices hayan "demarcado" sus territorios para evitar cualquier disputa o recelos.

[Peru]
Policía intervino prostíbulo homosexual
Agentes detuvieron a Luis Quiroz Moreno, acusado de explotar sexualmente a tres hombres travestidos en una casona del Cercado de Lima.

[Argentina]
Ministerio de trabajo bregará por igualdad mas allá de orientación sexual
El ministro de Trabajo, Carlos Tomada, y el interventor del INADI, Pedro Mouratián, firmaron hoy un acuerdo para promover la igualdad de oportunidades y condiciones laborales de lesbianas, gays, travestis y bisexuales.

[Argentina]
¿Se viene un juicio de Flor de la V contra portal chaqueño?
Florencia de la V está pensando iniciar acciones legales al portal de Internet que la discriminó con un polémico titular.
Todavía en los Estados Unidos -donde disfruta de sus gemelos, Paul e Isabella-, la capocómica se comunicó con la Federación Argentina de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Trans (FALGBT), para que la asesoren sobre el tema, ya que tendría la clara intención de llevarlo a la Justicia.
Cabe recordar que se trata del portal Nova Chaco, que publicó la noticia del nacimiento de los hijos de la capocómica con el título: “Nacieron Paul e Isabella Goycochea, los ‘hijos’ del trolo chaqueño”.