[Brasil]
Pará: Travestis e transexuais poderão usar nome social em unidades da Polícia Civil
Mais uma vitória para travestis e transexuais do estado do Pará. Na última sexta-feira (19), uma portaria foi assinada pelo delegado geral da Polícia Civil, Nilton Atayde, que garante o uso do nome social em casos de atendimento em delegacias.

[España]
Como distinguir entre un gay y una mujer.
Me han comentado que una de las psicólogas de la UTIG de Málaga (Juana, conocida por sus pacientes como “la loca”, y cuyo apellido todo el mundo parece ignorar) pregunta a sus pacientes cómo saben que son mujeres, y no hombres gays. Posiblemente a día de hoy habrá recibido muchas respuestas, pero ninguna satisfactoria. El motivo de ello es que, salvo algunas personas con un ingenio excepcional, el común de los mortales nos quedamos bloqueados cuando alguien nos dice un disparate de cierta magnitud, y, encima, espera que le respondamos.

[España]
IU arremete contra la consejera de Salud por ignorar las demandas de los transexuales
Izquierda Unida, que gobierna en coalición con el PSOE en la Junta de Andalucía, y diversas asociaciones que luchan por la igualdad de las personas transexuales han arremetido contra la consejera de Salud y Bienestar Social, María Jesús Montero, por ignorar todas las reivindicaciones del colectivo.

[Ireland]
Transgender group in 'respect' demo
Members of Ireland’s transgender community held a rally in Dublin today to demand greater recognition in law.
They were joined by supporters from elsewhere in Europe at the protest calling for new legislation to have their changed gender acknowledged legally.

[Ireland]
GDI Calls for the Removal of Diagnosis from Proposed Legislation
Gay Doctors Ireland (GDI) supports TENI's campaign to extricate the medical progress, including diagnosis of gender identity disorder, from the criteria for gender recognition legislation.

[Thailand]
Thai 'transgender airline' grounded over finances
Months after taking to the skies with Thailand's first transsexual air crew, fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea.
Thai 'transgender airline' leaves passengers stranded

[Australia]
Tasmanian intersex discrimination plans hailed as ‘world first’
Australian state is set to specifically include intersex people in its anti-discrimination laws in what is believed to be a world first
[Commentary] OII Australia warmly welcomes Tasmania’s proposed Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill
[Commentary] Gay Star News: Tasmanian intersex discrimination plans hailed as ‘world first’
Intersex and trans communities hail Tas Anti-Discrimination bill

[USA]
Spirit Day Means Knowing Your Rights
This week, Lambda Legal announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind online and mobile resource for LGBTQ youth.

[USA]
Film Looks At Transgender Teen's Life In Arkansas
An upcoming documentary from director Elliot London looks at the life of a transgender teen living in Arkansas.

[USA]
LGBT History Month Spotlight: Marsha P. Johnson
Disappointed that no one had shown up for a party to celebrate her 25th birthday, Marsha P. Johnson headed to the Stonewall Inn on the evening of June 27, 1969, looking for a party elsewhere. She soon found herself at the center of the Stonewall riots and was among the first to confront the police that week. A beloved mentor and fearless trans activist, Marsha was a revolutionary who dedicated her life to helping transgender youth and other marginalized people living on the streets of New York.

[USA]
The Cold War of Transgender Sports
The status of trans masculine athletes participating and competing in sports at the present time is precarious at best. So many factors contribute to the experience of any athlete, and being a trans masculine person only further complicates this experience. The nature of these concerns fall into two major categories:

[IL, USA]
Equality Illinois: 'The bullies won in East Aurora'
Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois, a statewide advocacy organization, commented Saturday on the decision by the East Aurora school board to rescind policy that supported transgender and gender nonconforming staff, faculty, and students.
An Insider’s View of What Happened at the East Aurora School Board’s Meeting Rescinding Support for Transgender Students
[Commentary] East Aurora, IL School Board Caves To Hate Group

[MA, USA]
Kosilek demands state find sex-change surgeon
A convicted killer who convinced the courts to grant his taxpayer-funded sex-change operation is pushing to move forward with surgery preparations as the state appeals the case, demanding the Department of Correction help him line up a surgeon.

[MA, USA]
Sexual Minority Archives uncovers story of Marion Turner, transgender man who lived in Northampton a century ago
A century before same-sex marriage, the Gay Pride March and RuPaul’s Drag Race reality TV show, Marion Turner walked the streets of Northampton—dressed as a woman.

[TX, USA]
Study: Transgender Texans Face High Levels of Discrimination
According to research from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality, people who are transgender and/or gender non-conforming experience widespread discrimination across the country.

[TX, USA]
RIP, Janette
Damn, we'll be adding another name to the 2012 TDOR list. This time the fallen trans sister comes from my home state. According to the Dallas Voice, 43 year old Janette Tovar was murdered Tuesday by her life partner, 26 year old Jonathan Stuart Kenney.
Janette Tovar Update
UPDATE: Dallas man arrested for murder of transgender partner

[TX, USA]
Group targets transgender healthcare disparities
October is a popular month for cancer screenings for women because it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but many masculine women and transgender people won’t undergo them because of fear of discrimination and embarrassment.

[Mexico]
Se une PRD a campaña internacional en favor de transexuales
La Comisión Nacional de la Diversidad Sexual del Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) se unió a las acciones que este sábado se realizan en el mundo para demandar que la transexualidad no sea considerada una enfermedad.

[Chile]
Transexuales lanzan campaña por sus derechos y por la igualdad en Salud
Los objetivos de la campaña del Movilh son que transexualidad deje de ser considerada un “trastorno” por la Organización Mundial de Salud, educar a las personas sobre la realidad del mundo trans e informar a este grupo humano sobre importantes derechos adquiridos para un trato digno.
El Movilh lanzó campaña por la igualdad de derechos de los transexuales en salud

[Argentina]
El cambiazo de la identidad
Parece un chiste, pero es cierto: en Corrientes ya tiene media sanción un proyecto de ley que busca evitar la avivada de hacerse mujer a los sesenta años para gozar de los cinco años menos que tienen las mujeres. Otra ley hace malabares para que los políticos no aprovechen la ley de cupo haciendo un cambio de sexo.