[Brasil]
Casal é decapitado em Novo Gama, no entorno do DF
Um casal foi decapitado e queimados dentro da casa em que viviam nesta segunda (24), na região do Pedregal, no Novo Gama, cidade do entorno do Distrito Federal. De acordo com a Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás, as vítimas, o cabeleireiro José Dalvalei Alves Pereira e a travesti identificada até o momento somente como Camila, mantinham um relacionamento amoroso.
Casal de homossexuais é decapitado e queimado dentro de casa

[Albania]
Sworn Virgins: Men by Choice in the Balkans
“Sworn virgins” (burrneshas in Albanian) are Albanian women who decide to ignore their female identity and live as men in the Balkans. Photographer Jill Peters traveled to Northern Albania to meet and photograph these women. The decision to live as men is more related to gender roles in the Albanian culture rather than a statement of sexuality; these women live their lives appearing as men.

[Nigeria]
Bauchi Boy's Dilemma - 'Remain Male With No Manhood or Become Female'
After having his manhood amputated by a neighbour, 12-year-old Ayuba Halilu and his parents have to choose between two options: allow Ayuba to remain a male without manhood or undergo sex change to become female.

[NY, USA]
Police, transgender groups building trust
A group of transgender people and crime victim advocates have been meeting monthly with Albany police and law enforcement officials to rewrite protocol and procedures and devise training for officers intended to preserve the dignity of transgender people who are arrested.

[NY, USA]
Queens Woman Files Trans Discrimination Lawsuit Against NYC HRA
A recently filed lawsuit brought by a transgender woman against the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) reveals persistent and entrenched transphobia and transgender discrimination in the city’s public services.