[International]
High HIV burden identified in transgender women
Transgender women comprise a high burden population of HIV worldwide, according to data published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

[Ireland]
Transgender woman to sue over birth certificate delay
Dr Lydia Foy, the transgender woman who won a landmark High Court case for gender recognition in 2007, has issued new proceedings against the State as she remains unable to get a birth certificate indicating she is a woman.

[Sweden]
Swedish transgendereds battle for forced sterilization payouts
With transsexuals in Sweden now able to change gender legally without being sterilized, those who were forced to accept the procedure prior to a recent law change continue their fight for compensation from the state.

[Germany]
A victory for intersex babies in Germany
There has been a small revolution for intersex babies in Germany. Born with a genetic condition that means they cannot be defined exclusively as male or female, because they have characteristics of both sexes, a new law allows their gender to remain unspecified on the birth certificate.

[Russia]
Russia's 'gay propaganda' bill fights discrimination - Lavrov
The Foreign Minister said Russia’s draft law banning homosexual propaganda protects the rights of the majority from a group that wants to promote its own value system.
Anti-gay bill ‘reflects Russian values’, foreign minister says

[New Zealand]
Trans marriage equality covered in Bill changes
The select committee which has considered the marriage equality bill has made changes which would enable transgender people to remain married when they officially change their sex.

[AZ, USA]
Phoenix City Council approves anti-bias measure
The Phoenix City Council expanded the city's anti-discrimination law to include protections for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in city contracts, housing, employment and public accommodations such as restaurants.
Transgender Community Targeted By Phoenix Nondiscrimination Opponents
Phoenix passes gay, lesbian anti-discrimination law
Phoenix adds gays to anti-bias law
Phoenix City Council passes anti-bias measure 5-3
Phoenix City Council approves anti-bias measure
Phoenix City Council votes to amend discrimination law
Phoenix expands anti-bias measure to include LGBT community
Phoenix city council bans anti-gay discrimination

[Argentina]
Se realizó el primer traslado de una reclusa transexual a un penal de mujeres
Este lunes se realizó la última reunión de un proceso que concluyó con el traslado de la primer persona transexual a una unidad penal de mujeres, dando un paso más en la aplicación de la Ley de Identidad de Género.