[Brasil]
Piracicaba empossa sua primeira vereadora travesti
Lutando contra um câncer, vereadora travesti Madalena toma posse em Piracicaba
Vereadora travesti de São Paulo revela ter câncer

[Italy]
Rome man arrested after chainsaw attack on prostitute
Victim's hands badly injured, police say

[Serbia]
Ground-breaking cover 'girl': Transgender model Andrej Pejic lands his first cover of Elle magazine
Andrej Pejic, 21, has taken the model world by storm with his androgynous look
This is the first time a transgender model has been on an Elle cover
Andrej appears on the cover of Serbian Elle - published in his home country
Andrej has previously modelled lingerie and wedding gowns
‘My gender is open to artistic interpretation', he says
Androgynous model Andrej Pejic pushes gender boundaries on the cover of Serbian Elle magazine

[Uganda]
Calls to pass the anti-gays Bill dominate New Year messages
As thousands made their resolutions for 2013, main stream Churches and evangelical preachers have asked Parliament to urgently pass the Anti-Gay Bill, to avert the recruitment of youngsters to adopt the same-sex behaviour.

[Malaysia]
Transsexual jailed for oral sex with boy
A transsexual who performed oral sex on a 15-year-old boy was jailed for 15 months.

[Canada]
Transgender rally for January Marie Lapuz seeks justice, rights, and more
In response to the murder of a transgender New Westminster woman, a new transgender coalition is saying "enough is enough".
Rally for murder victim

[USA]
ENDA FIght Likely Same Track As Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act - or ENDA - has always been a top priority for the LGBT community politically. It's been around in one form or another for almost 40 years, passed the House once, and nearly passed the Senate once.

[CA, USA]
Sheriff to reexamine treatment of transgender inmates
New advisory board formed in response to CityBeat article on abuse complaints that went uninvestigated

[NH, USA]
Trans NH rep-elect withdraws
A New Hampshire Democrat who in November became the first openly transgender person elected to a state legislature in the country announced on Wednesday she has ended her campaign to run for the state House of Representatives.
Laughton Told She's Not Eligible, Drops Out of Special Election
Laughton ineligible to run for state rep, withdraws from District 31 race in Nashua
Nashua's Laughton stripped of selectman's office by AG's decision
A.G.: Criminal History Bars Nashua Transgender Woman From Holding Office

[OR, USA]
OHSU Health Benefits Expand
Following an extensive internal review of health benefits along with discussions with transgender advocates, Oregon Health & Science University is increasing access to medically necessary care for transgender employees.

[Trinidad and Tobago]
PM moves on discrimination
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bisessar, has said she wants to “put an end to all discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation”.

[Argentina]
El Gobierno extendió efectos de la ley de identidad de género a los extranjeros
El Ejecutivo publicó en el Boletín Oficial el procedimiento y formulario mediante los cuales los nacidos fuera del país podrán acceder a ese derecho. Es requisito que al solicitante le hayan negado el trámite en su país
Los extranjeros también podrán cambiar su DNI
Identidad de género: los extranjeros residentes también podrán cambiar sus DNI
Reconocimiento de identidad de género para extranjeros

[Argentina]
Avanza el proyecto de inclusión laboral de las personas trans
En la Legislatura avanza un proyecto para fomentar la inclusión laboral de personas travestis, transexuales y trans. "Antes el poder político se reunía para llevarnos presas y condenarnos, hoy para crear políticas públicas para nosotras", sostuvo Ornella Infante, referente de Attta en la región.