[UK]
Tranny Hotel soon to hit Liverpool Adelphi
Liverpool's Adelphi will be transformed into the Tranny Hotel this November in a festival celebrating transgender art.
Performance artist Mandy Romero on hosting the Tranny Hotel in Liverpool ... and why she enjoys spending half her life as Roger

[UK]
Cambridge councillor talks of being UK’s “most influential” trans person
Cambridge City Councillor Sarah Brown has spoken about her experiences as the country’s only out transgender official.

[France]
Les trans doivent pouvoir changer de numéro de sécu sans forcément avoir changé d’état civil
Le 12 juillet dernier, Catherine Lemorton, député socialiste de Haute-Garonne, saisie par l’association de trans GEST, a posé au gouvernement une question sur le numéro de sécurité sociale des personnes trans. Question restée sans réponse depuis.

[Itália]
Il transessuale ucciso nei campi L'autopsia chiarirà il mistero
Il cadavere di un transessuale - ancora senza un nome - è stato trovaro mercoledì pomeriggio poco dopo le 15 in un campo di Ciserano, lungo via Osio Sotto, nei pressi del Cimitero, al confine con Zingonia.

[Sweden]
Transgender actress mourns her "compulsory sterilization"
Many countries typically seen as progressive on LGBT rights continue to mandate the practice.
Aleksa Lundberg remembers being 4 years old and standing by the kindergarten’s wading pool. The teachers began separating the children into groups for an autumnal walk through the nearby woods, ushering boys to one side, girls to another. Lundberg remembers being unsure which side to choose.

[Malta]
Legal amendments to facilitate transsexual changeover period
The Justice Ministry will be presenting an amendment to legislation in parliament in order to facilitate the changeover process for transsexuals.
Legal amendments to facilitate transsexual changeover period

[Turkey]
Human Rights Leaders Urge Turkish Government to Drop Charges against Transgender Activists
In a joint letter sent to the Turkish Ministry of Justice today, seven human rights organizations called for an end to the continuous harassment of transgender individuals and human rights defenders and expressed alarm at the conviction and potential imprisonment of leaders from the organization Pembe Hayat.

[Kenya]
Grappling with being a transgender
When the Capital News crew meets up with Natasha Saitoti, she hugs us happily. She has just come from a visit to a hair salon in Nairobi’s South B estate.
The 20-year old swings her freshly done braids to the back of her head in an effort to brush them from her well made up face. The expertly applied make up leaves a radiant face that matches her dark brown skin colour on the rest of her body.
Her eyebrows are neatly trimmed. The eye shadow is pink.
She evenly distributes the lip shine as gets ready for the interview.
Carefully she sits at the corner of a two-seater sofa, and crosses her legs, again throwing the few braids blocking her eyes backwards.
But Natasha Saitoti, is not a girl. She was born a boy.

[Ghana/UK]
President Mills Speaks to The Press: Ghana will never legalise homosexuality
President John Evans Atta Mills says he will never initiate or support any attempt to legalise homosexuality in Ghana.
He said though the government acknowledges all aid and financial assistance from the country’s development partners, it will not accept any aid with strings attach which will destroy the very society the government wants to improve.
Ghana MP defends UK's pro-gay PM; gays are humans & must enjoy
British PM under attack in Ghana over gay comments

[Australia]
NSW Parliament to mark Transgender Remembrance Day
A gathering inside NSW Parliament House on Friday November 18 will remember transgender people who have died as a result of anti-trans hatred.

[USA] [Commentary]
USAID encourages contractors to prohibit job discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation
Winning an Executive Order from the President banning discrimination against transgender and LGBT people has been a top federal policy priority for NCTE. While we continue to push for this mandatory ban on discrimination across all federal contractors, it’s nice to see another agency making progress on this front

[USA] [Commentary]
Media Misrepresents Transgender Children in Colorado Girl Scouts Coverage
On its face, the story of a trangender girl in Colorado who was initially rejected, but then welcomed, by the state chapter of the Girl Scouts is a celebratory one. Studies have shown us that transgender people are among the most marginalized groups in the country (if not THE most), so to see this child expressing herself, seeking to join a venerable institution like the Girl Scouts, and eventually being accepted was an incredibly positive sign, and would have served as a perfect happy ending to this story – if some in the media had let it.

[CA, USA]
Baptist University Expels Transgender Student After MTV Appearance
A transgender woman was expelled from California Baptist University (CBU) after revealing on a television show that she is biologically a man.
CBU: Deception grounds for expulsion

[CA, USA]
Transgender Woman Attacked on Halloween
A 43-year-old transgender woman was attacked Halloween night as she walked though the Mission District, according to police.
San Francisco: Suspect arrested for hate crime on transgender man

[CA, USA]
Transgender Bodybuilder Chris Bruce Comes In Second In Female Bodybuilding Contest -- Out Of Two Contestants (VIDEO)
Bodybuilder Chris Tina Bruce didn't win her first bodybuilding competition in 18 years, but she still feels victorious.

[MI, USA]
T.C. Voters To Decide On Legal Protections For People Who Are Gay, Transgender
November 8th, voters in Traverse City will decide whether to keep the local non-discrimination law in place. It includes civil rights protections for people who are gay and transgender.

[PA, USA] [Commentary]
Homeless and Transgender
One woman's story of brutality, discrimination and living on the streets.