[Brasil]
Travesti é ameaçada e mata pedreiro com golpe de faca em Mato Grosso
Polícia Civil de Sorriso investiga as causas do assassinato.
Homicídio foi registrado em distrito do interior de Mato Grosso.

[Reino Unido]
De transexuais, lésbicas e casamentos
São histórias de compromissos para vidas que ultrapassam as fronteiras do género.

[UK]
Alert on sex swap show
Ex-cop Keith Gale, 52 — now called Karen — was filmed undergoing the 2½-hour surgery as part of a Channel 4 documentary to be shown after the 9pm watershed.

[Australia]
Transgender attacker convicted
A LAVINGTON woman verbally vilified and hit a wheelchair-bound transgender woman with a garden shovel, a court has heard.

[Canada]
Transgender Kids
What would you do if your young son was desperate to become a girl - or if your daughter wanted to be a boy? This shocking yet touching documentary offers a rare, intimate look into the world of children who believe they were born the wrong sex. Diagnosed with gender identity disorder, their childhoods include puberty blockers, hormone injections, cross-dressing and a struggle for social acceptance. How far are they willing to go to change their gender? How young is too young? And how should parents respond?

[USA]
'I want to have a hysterectomy': Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie reveals his giving birth days are over
The 'Pregnant Man' Thomas Beatie is putting his giving birth days behind him.
In an exclusive interview with The Doctors, in which Mr Beatie talks about becoming a man, giving birth and life after childbirth, he reveals that he has given birth to his last baby and is considering having a hysterectomy.

[CA, USA]
Lesbian crowned Homecoming King at San Diego’s Patrick Henry High School
Patrick Henry High School in Del Cerro has elected a lesbian student as its Homecoming King, San Diego News10 reports.
“They were chanting my name and it was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve ever had,” said newly-crowned Homecoming King Rebecca Arellano.
Lesbian Student Crowned Homecoming King At Local HS

[DC, USA]
Letter Sent to DC Council on Anti-Trans Violence, Hearing Next Week
Next Wednesday, November 2, the DC Council’s Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing on hate crimes, with an emphasis on looking at violence committed against trans folks this summer. In preparation for the hearing, yesterday we sent a letter to Councilmember Phil Mendelson, chair of the Judiciary committee, with questions we would like to see him ask Metropolitan Police Chief Cathy Lanier, and U.S. Attorney Ron Machen.

[OR, USA]
Cross-dressing sex predator sentenced for Clackamas aquatic park crimes
A predatory sex offender who dressed as a female and entered the women's locker room at North Clackamas Aquatic Park was sentenced Tuesday to nine months in jail.
Man sentenced after going into women's locker room

[RI, USA] [Commentary]
Editorial: Giving first-years the gender-neutral option
The Herald recently reported that the Office of Residential Life is considering a proposal that will allow first-year students to choose to be assigned a roommate irrespective of gender ("Gender-neutral housing gains traction," Oct. 24). The goal of the proposal, spearheaded by Gender Action, is to allow students who are uncomfortable with the traditional gender binary to feel at home in their living environments.