[Brasil]
Minas Gerais: Polícia Militar descobre esquema de aliciamento de travestis em Contagem
Mulher e travesti são suspeitos do crime. Eles viviam em situação precária.

[Brasil]
Morre em Juína travesti espancado no Município de Colniza, polícia investiga motivação do crime
Morreu na tarde de terça-feira (21), o travesti que foi barbaramente espancado em Colniza, ele chegou a ser retirado para o município de Juína, mas não resistiu e morreu devido a gravidade das lesões, incluindo um traumatismo craniano.

[Europe]
Situation of Transgender persons: education is the passport to the future
At the end of a hearing on the situation of transgender persons, the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination decided to further discuss the issue with a view to improve the situation of transgender persons particularly in the fields of health care, transphobic hate crime and gender recognition.

[Europe]
Balkan states told to improve on LGBT rights before joining EU
The European Parliament have advised countries joining the EU to adopt legislation against discrimination of LGBT citizens

[Ukraine]
Ukraine court upholds ban on Kyiv Pride
Just two days before the gay pride demonstration was planned to go ahead, Ukrainian courts upheld a city ban
Gay pride rally cancelled by court for fear that it will spark violence

[Russia]
Moscow Pride to defy court ban and go on as planned
Despite a Moscow suburban court ban, organizers intend to go ahead with Moscow gay Pride as planned

[Thailand]
Sex-change thief caught during surgery
A lady boy was arrested just as he was undergoing surgery for a sex-change on Thursday and charged with stealing 300,000 baht from a Kuwaiti man to pay for the operation.

[Canada]
City of Toronto flip-flops on Trans March decision
Following pressure from activists, the City of Toronto has reversed its decision and will now issue a permit for the annual Trans March to take place on Yonge Street.

[Canada]
Toronto Pride parade gets extended route
Pride Toronto (PT) is giving the city a taste of what to expect at WorldPride next year by extending the parade route to Yonge-Dundas Square for 2013.

[MA, USA]
Smith College Gets Petition Asking they Reconsider a Transgender Applicant
Today a group of Smith College students delivered a petition with more than 4,000 signatures to members of the school administration asking they reconsider their decision to decline admission to a transgender student.
Smith College activists present administrators with petition supporting transgender women applicants
Smith College students petition for transgender applicants

[NY, USA]
Hundreds of LGBT New Yorkers & Allies Attend Equality & Justice Day at the State Capitol
New Yorkers from Across the State Gather to Promote Legislative Agenda
As Assembly Passes Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill for 6th Time