[Europe]
The European Parliament wants all-around equality for LGBT people
The European Parliament has just adopted its annual report on equality between women and men in the European Union. The text looks at recent advances in gender equality, and includes several recommendations for LGBT rights.

[Europe]
Free movement: European Parliament calls for respect of succession rights
oday the European Parliament adopted a resolution to ensure national laws on successions are respected throughout the European Union. The Parliament said this new European law must respect the existing rights of same-sex spouses and partners.

[Brasil]
LGBT lembram Dia da Mulher em Salvador
Mulheres trans foram às ruas de Salvador no Dia Internacional da Mulher. Veja fotos
As comemorações do Dia Internacional da Mulher, 8 de março, foram marcadas por protestos e manifestações durante uma caminhada do Campo Grande até a Praça Castro Alves. A celebração em homenagem às mulheres em Salvador contou com a participação das transexuais baianas, que foram às ruas para reivindicar os seus direitos. O fim da violência contra as mulheres trans e o direito de usar o nome civil nos documentos foram alguns dos pedidos feitos.

[Brasil]
Travesti será empossada na Secretaria de Direitos Humanos da Bahia
Travesti baiana vai comandar parte da Secretaria de Dirietos Humanos da Bahia
A travesti Paulete Furacão, que é ativista dos direitos de homossexuais, vai tomar posse de um cargo na Secretaria da Justiça, Cidadania e Direitos Humanos da Bahia (SJCDH). A posse de uma travesti na Secretaria é inédita. Seu cargo será o de defender os direitos da comunidade gay do estado. Ela foi escolhida pela atuação na Associação Laleska de Caprid, no bairro de Amaralina.

[Brasil]
OAB de Santo André discute laudo para transexuais
Laudo médico de transexuais e travestis é tema de debate na OAB de Santo André
A Casa do Advogado de Santo André, no ABC Paulista, vai receber no próximo dia 28, uma quarta-feira, às 19h, o debate “Laudo para pessoas trans: você já fez ou pediu algum?”, que tem como objetivo discutir o alcance de tais laudos, assim como a possibilidade de fazê-los sem estigmatizar e patologizar pessoas travestis e transexuais.

[Brasil]
‘Não somos mais explorados’, diz presa travesti sobre ala especial em MT
LGBTs têm ala especial no Centro de Ressocialização de Cuiabá.
Detentos produzem artesanato e recebem capacitação.

[Russia]
St. Petersburg Governor Georgiy Poltavchenko signs anti-gay legislation
Despite months of international protests, St. Petersburg Governor Georgiy Poltavchenko signed a law yesterday that will criminalise reading, writing, speaking or reporting on anything related to gay people.

[India]
Transgender heroine comes to M-town
Kalki Subramaniam is a transgender activist, actor and writer from Tamil Nadu, who is a well known personality in the state. Now she is all set to make her debut in Mollywood.

[India]
Rose Venkatesan, the first transgender to float political party
I first spoke to Rose Venkatesan, India's first transgender television host and radio jockey, two years ago when she had just returned from Thailand after a sex change operation. On Tuesday, during a telephone call from Chennai, she said she was excited about the launch of her own political party with a dramatic agenda aimed at sensitizing people towards the plight of women and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

[Canada]
Video: Transgender Journey of a famed Vancouver chef
Kaitlyn Bogas is a post-op transgendered woman, formerly known as Ken Bogas, famed Vancouver restauranteur. Kaitlyn shares her story.

[USA]
Obama White House, Campaign Silent on Federal Contractor LGBT Nondiscrimination Policy Questions
Since Metro Weekly's exclusive reporting on March 8 that then-candidate Sen. Barack Obama told the Houston GLBT Political Caucus in February 2008 that as president he would support a nondiscrimination policy based on sexual orientation and gender identity for federal contractors, the White House and Obama campaign have not responded to any questions about the issue.

[USA]
Gender Politics in Pfc. Manning-Wikileaks Case
The psychologist who wrote the study that Pfc. Bradley Manning consulted while considering a sex change urged observers to stop speculating about "anecdotal" evidence as the 24-year-old soldier's court-martial enters the discovery phase.

[GA, USA]
Ga. Lawmakers Table Proposed Ban on Discrimination Against LGBT State Employees
A bill that would ban job discrimination against state employees based on their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression failed to pass out of the House Judiciary Committee last week.

[IL, USA]
Bianca Feliciano, Transgender Teen, Sues Police, Reopening Sensitivity Discussion
A transgender teen's harassment lawsuit against Cicero, Ill. police officers coincides with a statewide effort to provide sensitivity training to police officers who confront issues of race and gender while on the job.

[IL, USA]
Transgender and Behind Bars
No one questions Mimi on the street about her appearance, she says, but there is an exception. And when she walked into an Atlanta emergency room in December with an infected finger, she faced that exception head-on.
Mimi had to show her I.D.
So, in an attempt to conceal her identity, she says she illegally used her Aunt’s Medicaid card.

[MO, USA]
MSA pushes for gender expression in M-Book non-discrimination clause
MSA passed a resolution Wednesday stating gender expression should be included in the non-discrimination clause set to take effect in the fall.

[MT, USA]
City commission hears support for anti-discrimination ordinance
During what Helena Mayor Jim Smith called a “unique event,” about 30 residents voiced their support of an anti-discrimination ordinance Monday night, during the public comment portion of the city commission meeting.

[NC, USA]
Asheville transgender pride events set for March 30-31
Events celebrating transgender pride are set for March 30-31, beginning with a TransFilm Fest at 11 a.m. March 30 at the Haywood Street Congregation, 297 Haywood St.
"Asheville Transgender Day of Visibility 2012"

[NE, USA]
Proposed GLBT Ordinance Headed for Council Vote
Hours before a historic vote, Omaha City Council was slammed with well over 150 calls for and against a measure that would give special workplace protection to people in the gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender community.
City Council To Vote On Fairness In Workplace
Last-Minute Push Before Equal Protections Vote
Fate of anti-bias vote in council uncertain

[México]
Transexual reta a la homofobia y se lanza a arena política
Diana Marroquín Bayardo, popular por sus espacios en televisión, radio y prensa, en los que habla del horóscopo chino y lanza predicciones, atravesó un largo periplo para pasar de hombre a mujer y que el Estado admitiera su nueva identidad.
La ahora mujer, conocida como Diana Bayardo, será la primera transexual con estatus legal en lanzarse como candidata a diputada federal en las elecciones de julio en México, un país considerado muy machista y donde se han registrado cientos de crímenes por homofobia en la última década.

[Mexico]
Conapred lamenta muerte de activista transgénero Agnes Torres
El titular del Consejo Nacional para Prevenir la Discriminación (Conapred), Ricardo Bucio Mújica, lamentó la muerte de la activista transgénero, Agnes Torres, y enfatizó que el componente de odio aún afecta a la diversidad. En declaraciones al portal NotiEse, agregó que debe existir una reflexión profunda por parte de los Congresos locales y el federal para castigar los crímenes de odio y elaborar leyes para proteger a los grupos más vulnerables.
Odio afecta vida y diversidad de personas: Conapred
Protestan ONGs por crimen de odio vs Agnes
Piden investigar relación de Agnes con hermanos chipileños
Agnes Torres, la defensora de los derechos LGTT
El asesinato de Agnes Torres Hernández fue un crimen por odio: especialista
Activistas LGBTTTI se reunirán con Segob, SSP y PGJE
Irrita crimen de activista transgénero en Puebla; la PGJ aún sin pistas
El cielo lloró, Agnés Torres partió
En sólo siete años suman 20 crímenes de odio en Puebla
Condenan actos de homofobia en Puebla
La activista transgénero Agnés Torres es hallada muerta en Puebla
VIDEO: Homenaje a Agnes Torres, activista transgénero asesinada en Puebla
La proclama sollozante y el adiós rabioso por el crimen de Agnes Torres
Pide Razú detener a asesinos de activista transgénero
Suman 20 crímenes de odio en Puebla desde 2005, acusa colectivo gay
[Opinion] En memoria de Agnes Torres
Agnés Torres provoca mega movimiento contra la homofobia
Agnes Torres Sulca: asesinada por ser diferente
Exigen ley que castigue discriminación tras asesinato de activista
Xalapa: Marchará comunidad LGBT en honor a Agnes Torres
Opinion de Bamby Salcedo: Enough is Enough: Open Letter from the Publisher
Velan familiares el cuerpo de Agnes Torres en Tehuacán

[Colombia]
Murió segundo travesti por inyectarse aceite de avión en sus glúteos
Un segundo travesti murió en Jamundí, al sur de Cali, víctima de la aplicación de aceite de avión en sus glúteos.
Se trata de Jhonny Fernando Valencia, quien se hacía llamar María Isabel, quien habitaba en el barrio Sachamate, de la población vallecaucana.

[Argentina]
Y pese a todo, otro acto de discriminación
La comunidad transexual de Rosario formalizó ayer en los Tribunales provinciales una denuncia por discriminación y maltrato recibido por dos personas de esa agrupación en un supermercado del macrocentro. Además, se dejó constancia de que cuando las víctimas recurrieron al Comando Radioeléctrico, personal policial también les profirió todo tipo de insultos sobre su condición sexual. Terminaron encerradas en un calabozo de la seccional 6ª.