[España]
Mujer transexual demanda al INSS por retrasar su asignación de sexo
María Jesús Lastra Lamar, mujer transexual de 42 años, ha denunciado al Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social por retrasar su cirugía de reasignación de sexo. El juicio se celebra este miércoles a las 10 de la mañana en Oviedo.

[UK]
Brother of killer victim launches fight to stop prisoner sex changes
"He shouldn't even be alive – he should have been hanged."
This was the reaction of the brother of a man beaten to death on hearing the killer was seeking a sex change and wanted the taxpayer to fund it.

[UK]
Transsexuals get equal State Pension rights
Certain transsexual people can now apply for equal treatment rights for social security purposes. This could mean getting the State Pension paid early, or having some National Insurance contributions refunded.

[UK]
Pensioner, 69, becomes oldest person to have a sex swap on the NHS
Parents used to be horrified by their young son dressing up in high-heeled shoes and make-up
Sex change operation left Donald feeling reborn as Donna
Proud woman wants to meet Mr Right to make her life 'perfect'

[Russia]
St Petersburg lawmakers consider fines for “gay propaganda”
Legislators for the Russian city of St Petersburg are considering new laws designed to prohibit gay “propaganda”.
The draft law introduces fines for what it terms the “propaganda of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexualism and transgenderism, to minors” and “propaganda of paedophilia”.

[Kyrgyzstan]
New Gender Marker Law Near Reality in Kyrgrzstan
The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is about to make a breakthrough in transgender rights that puts it ahead of many Western countries.

[China]
Over 2,000 march in Hong Kong's gay pride parade
More than 2,000 people marched in Hong Kong's gay pride parade Saturday, as campaigners called for the enactment of laws to ban discrimination against homosexuals.

[India]
'I was voted out because I’m transgender'
The latest to be evicted from reality show Bigg Boss 5, transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi says she was voted out because the audience could not accept a member of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in the show.

[Malaysia]
Malaysian states considers laws against Muslim gays
Human rights be damned is the message from Malaysia.
Two states in the country are making moves to change their laws to further punish Muslims who engage in homosexual behaviour.

[Philippines]
Anti-discrimination measure to be tackled in December
DAVAO City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said the proposed anti-discrimination ordinance is set to be tackled at the City Council in December.

[Australia]
Historic Sex and or Gender Diverse Human Rights and Dignity Conference, Australia, launched
The first Australasian Conference on Sex and/or Gender Diverse (SGD) Human Rights has been officially launched, with the full conference itinerary released, along with details of the conference agenda and presenters.

[USA]
Working Together to Protect our Transgender Community
Working Together to Protect Our Transgender Community This ground-breaking solution based educational video is targeted toward law enforcement agencies/officers, and highlights "best practices" of law enforcement polices, so that they may be freely shared with other agencies who may not have any written procedure policy or trainings concerning this sect of our population. Featuring officers of the law and other allies of our trans community.

[AL, USA]
Gender-neutral housing becoming a greater need
At least 54 colleges and universities across the country provide gender-neutral housing, an optional living arrangement for students who do not identify themselves as either male or female or are transitioning from one gender to the other, according to USA Today.

[AZ, USA]
Pride Alliance hosts week for transgender student awareness
ASUA Pride Alliance is teaching students what it means to be transgender.
Transgender Awareness Week starts today with a list of events, including a resource fair on the UA Mall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The club will use this week as a way to help educate UA students about gender identity.

[MI, USA]
Detroit Teen's Body Went Unidentified, Unclaimed
The body of a missing transgender teenager in Detroit had lain in a morgue for weeks unclaimed, the Detroit Examiner reports.

[Perú]
Asesinan y degollan a persona trans en Lima Norte
El pasado 11 de noviembre, Patty Ruiz Saldaña, una persona travesti, fue contactada por un desconocido al interior de una discoteca ubicada en la Urbanización San Felipe en el distrito de Comas, en la zona norte de Lima.

[Argentina]
Exigen que se apruebe la ley de identidad de género
Fue el pedido de las organizaciones gays, lesbianas y trans de Neuquén durante la Marcha del Orgullo