[Brasil]
Assassinatos de travestis causam insegurança no interior de São Paulo
O assassinato de dois travestis em Rio Preto (SP) tem preocupado a população da cidade. Eles foram mortos por um motociclista que atirou nas vítimas.

[Brasil]
RS começa a emitir documento social para travestis e transexuais
Cerca de 20 travestis e transexuais compareceram ao Instituto Geral de Perícias (IGP), em Porto Alegre, nesta quinta-feira, para tirar a Carteira de Nome Social (CNS). O documento visa acabar com constrangimentos sofridos por transexuais e travestis por terem nome diferente do que consta na carteira de identidade convencional. O Rio Grande do Sul é o primeiro Estado brasileiro a adotar a medida, emitindo o documento através de um órgão oficial.

[Brasil]
Travesti é encontrada morta com três tiros em rodovia de Piracicaba, SP
Segundo Polícia Civil, corpo foi encontrado após denúncia anônima via 190.
Caso é investigado pela Delegacia de Investigações Gerais do município.
Uma travesti de 24 anos foi encontrada morta na madrugada desta sexta-feira (17), no quilômetro 43 da Rodovia Cornélio Pires (SP-127), que liga Piracicaba (SP) a Tietê (SP). Segundo a Polícia Civil, a vítima estava com marcas de três tiros: no peito, no rosto abaixo do nariz e uma de raspão na bochecha direita. O corpo estava no acostamento da estrada.

[Brasil]
Estilista Alexandre Linhares aposta em transexual como modelo da grife Heroina
Transexual Maite Schneidr é aposta de grife em exposição com Ronaldo Fraga, Marina Silva e Melk Z-da

[Ireland]
Program Online for 4th European Transgender Council
The program for the 4th European Transgender Council is up!

[Greece]
Police detention of Transgender Individuals during ‘Xenios Zeus’ Operations
The Greek Transgender Support Association, a recognized ngo for the support of the rights of the trans community in Greece, is hereby strongly condemning the massive police detention of twenty five (25) trans women on Thursday, August 9th, during the crackdown police operation “Xenios Zeus”.

[Denmark]
Campaign launched to save Guatemalan transwoman from deportation
Fernanda Milan, who was placed in a male accommodation center and raped ‘many’ times when she first arrived in Denmark, is due to be deported back to Guatamala

[Uganda]
Uganda to clamp Internet after gay-rights hacking
Uganda vowed to tighten its Internet security after government websites were hacked earlier this week. A proposed bill that calls for the death penalty for those caught in homosexual acts has sparked outrage.

[Zimbabwe]
Mutoko Blasts Homosexuality, Racism in New Album
Zimbabwean gospel musician John Mutoko has taken his gospel music to another level by denouncing homosexuality, racism and sex changes which he witnessed during his stay in the United Kingdom.

[USA]
'Drag Queen' Barbie Is Basically Just Barbie
Mattel's apparently gender-bending Blond Diamond Barbie, designed by glitzy New York duo The Blonds, might be based on a drag queen, but it looks pretty similar to classic Barbie. Mattel isn't explicitly marketing it as a drag queen doll, but some are calling the new figure 'Drag Queen' Barbie because of its striking resemblance to Phillipe Blond. The connection seems pretty obvious:

[USA]
"Danger Lies in Isolation": Trans Men Fight Adult Depression with "Talk About It" Campaign
In an effort to address depression, anxiety, and suicide within the adult queer community, the editors of Original Plumbing magazine have launched the Talk About It campaign.

[DC, USA]
Activists Demand More Support in D.C.
D.C.’s transgender community is demanding to be heard and respected in the wake of a string of recent violent crimes.

[FL, USA]
Jacksonville Fails Its LGBT Citizens, Rejects Work Protections
The City Council of Jacksonville, Fla. on Wednesday rejected an ordinance that would have protected people from being fired for being gay or transgender.
Jacksonville Rejects LGBT Workplace Protections Bill
Jacksonville supporters of human rights bill press councilman to reconsider his vote
Many see defeat of expanding Jacksonville's human rights ordinance a victory

[IL, USA]
No Chicago schools make top 10 most trans-friendly
Campus Pride, an organization for LGBT student leaders and campus groups, has released its first list of the U.S. colleges and universities that are the most friendly to transgender students. The top 10 list includes schools like Princeton University and NYU, but no Illinois or Chicago colleges made the upper tier.

[IL, USA]
Trans Teen Murdered in Chicago
A gender variant teen has been murdered in Chicago a mere three blocks from where Paige Clay, another trans women, was found murdered in April.
Trans teen stabbed to death in Chicago

[NE, USA]
Lincoln, Neb., LGBT ‘fairness ordinance’ unlikely to appear on ballot
A proposed ordinance which would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations in Lincoln, Neb., will likely not appear on the November ballot.
'Fairness amendment' will not be on November ballot
Future of 'fairness amendment' uncertain

[NY, USA]
Bike maven Kate Freitag is ready to roll -- into transgender surgery to be reborn as a woman
Freitag, fleet operations manager for Bike and Roll, knew from childhood 'that my birth gender was not consistent with what I believe.'

[PA, USA]
Voter-ID law upheld
A judge this week upheld Pennsylvania’s new voter-identification law, which critics say could make it harder for low-income, elderly and transgender voters to head to the polls.

[PA, USA]
New student code to address transgender concerns
The School Reform Commission unanimously approved the revised Code of Student Conduct on Thursday night but added a resolution on language regarding nonconforming gender identities to be included under the dress-code/uniform policy.

[Mexico]
Activista trans obtiene credencial para votar
En un rectángulo de ocho por cinco centímetros está concentrado el esfuerzo de Miranda Salman por el reconocimiento legal de su identidad como mujer transexual.

[Bermuda]
Public rally today on equal rights for gays
A rally in support of equal rights for gay people today is expected to attract up to 100 people.

[Colombia] [Opinion]
La ciudad transexual
Cartagena es una de esas ciudades en las que es muy fácil identificar lógicas en la que se establecen ciudadanos de primera, de segunda y de tercera categoría. Como si unos tuviesen más derechos que otros, como si mientras unos viven de lucrativos negocios que ocupan el espacio público, otros tienen que esconder su humanidad, porque se les prohíbe deambular por la misma calle que se merecen.

[Argentina]
Proyecto de ley para la inserción laboral de trans
El diputado provincial Eduardo Toniolli conversó hoy sobre el proyecto de ley que propone “la inserción y la participación en la vida social, económica, política y cultural de personas travestis, transexuales y transgénero, y alienta su contratación y empleo en organismos públicos y/o privados”.

[Argentina]
La FALGBT y ATTTA repudian requisitos discriminatorios para ingreso a policía cordobesa
Según la reglamentación de la ley policial 9.728, sancionada en Córdoba en 2010, se han endurecido los requisitos para el ingreso de aspirantes a integrar la fuerza. Los mismos establecen pautas discriminatorias hacia diversos colectivos, especialmente hacia personas trans, inadmisibles en un país que ha legislado la igualdad de oportunidades y trato recientemente.