[Brasil]
"Não posso sair incentivando ninguém a fazer essa cirurgia", diz Lea T sobre mudança de sexo
Lea T. está passando uma temporada no Brasil. A modelo voltou ao país dois meses depois de realizar a cirurgia de mudança de sexo na Tailândia. Nesse período a jovem se recuperou na sua casa na Itália ao lado da família.

[Brasil]
Schincariol se manifesta sobre comercial com travesti
Schincariol se defende e diz que não quis discriminar travestis em novo comercial

[Brasil]
Carioca de Nova Iguaçu sonha com vaga de dançarina transexual de Valesca Popozuda
A carioca Marcelly Morena, de 26 anos, quer o título de dançarina transexual de Valesca Popozuda. Moradora de Nova Iguaçu, ela é produtora de funk e diz que vai jogar com todas as armas para realizar o sonho de dançar ao lado de seu ídolo.

[Brasil]
Para Record, transexual feminina Léo Áquila é homem
Não é perseguição religiosa, mas o fato é gritante. A Rede Record, ligada intimamente à Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus, comete uma grave falta de respeito com a diversidade de identidade de gênero.

[UK]
Beauty who beat hundreds of women to final of modelling competition revealed to be a man
Angkookrat Warangnam beat hundreds of women to make it into the final of a modelling competition - and then shocked organisers by revealing she was a man.
Thai lady boy Angkookrat, known as Toon, was one of 200 'women' to enter the Brighton's Next Hot Model contest.
Shy Toon sailed through the preliminary rounds, wowing judges with her deep brown eyes, long dark hair and slimline figure.
After being given the green light by every member of the panel, the Lady Boys of Bangkok star, 26, revealed that she was born a man.
'It didn’t cross our minds she was a man': Ladyboy wins second place in girls' modelling contest
Thai boy judged second best girl in model contest
Brighton Hot Model finalist is a Lady Boy

[Ukraine]
Petition urges Ukraine president to stop anti-gay gag law
Generation will be 'forced into the shadows' if anti-gay 'propaganda' law is passed

[Russia]
Gay activists detained in thwarted Moscow pride
Police detained dozens of people in Moscow on Sunday after Russian Orthodox Church activists broke up two gay rights protests

[Zimbabwe]
Robert Mugabe appointed as UN international envoy for tourism
The Zimbabwe president, accused of ethnic cleansing and bankrupting his country, asked to champion tourism

[Thailand]
Thai Transgender Activist Wins Provincial Election
Yollada “Nok” Suanyot has won election as the top financial officer in Thailand’s Nan province, making her the nation’s highest-ranking transgender politician.
Thai transgender wins provincial administration seat
Trans woman wins historic seat in Thailand
Transgender wins PAO seat
Thai Transgender Wins Election for Provincial Council
Transgender politician vows to fight for rights of all

[USA] [Commentary]
Victoria Carmen White Didn't Deserve To Die
There's a pair of disturbing memes I hear in these trans murder cases like the recently concluded Alrashim Chambers one far too often that deserve to be called out and eviscerated.

[CA, USA]
SF LGBT film festival offers a varied, excellent program
This year's San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival looks more exciting than ever. The festival starts in just over two weeks but tickets are on sale now for Frameline members and June 1 for the general public.

[CA, USA]
Frameline36: Transgender Films

[CA, USA]
Transgender Against Me! Singer Does First Post-Coming Out Show
Laura Jane Grace, once known as Tom Gabel, was received well by a San Diego crowd.

[PA, USA] [Commentary]
Philadelphia in vanguard of transgender tolerance
When the possibility of prohibiting discrimination against transgender people comes up, opponents often raise concerns about bathroom usage, of all things: "What about the men’s and ladies’ rooms?" It seems like a frivolous basis for denying an entire group of citizens their civil rights, but all too often, that’s the tenor of discussions about legal protections for transgender individuals. It places little stock in our ability to assimilate, sympathize with, and simply deal with people whose experience of the world does not match our own.

[México]
Kate del Castillo se transforma en transgenerista
Con un amenazador aspecto, la actriz mexicana personifica a una prisionera "matona" y transgénero en la película "K-11".

[Argentina]
Todavía existe una fuerte homofobia en Tucumán
En las provincias argentinas se observa una realidad muy diferente a la de Buenos Aires, de acuerdo con un informe que evalúa la situación en el NOA.