[Brasil]
Sergipe: Rapaz assume ser gay e faz sucesso como dama em quadrilha
Homossexual decidiu dançar como dama pela primeira vez nesta sexta. Amigos me incetivaram a realizar esse sonho, diz quadrilheiro.

[Brasil]
Correção: Travesti é morto com tiro na cabeça em Contagem
Um travesti ainda não identificado foi encontrado morto no início da manhã desta quarta-feira (11) em Contagem, na região metropolitana de Belo Horizonte. Segundo informações da Polícia Militar, o corpo estava em uma estrada de terra do bairro Chácara Campo Alegre.

[nternational]
Countries must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBT individuals
Marking the International Day Against Homophobia, United Nations officials today issued a call on Governments worldwide to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and strike laws that discriminate against them.

[Turkey]
Father confesses to killing his own son in landmark homosexual murder case
A father has confessed to killing his own son, but denied it was due to his sexual orientation, during the latest hearing held May 24, in a landmark homosexual murder case in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

[Ukraine]
Ukraine gay rights activists hold first ever march
Around a hundred gay rights activists marched in Ukraine on Saturday despite fears of violence, marking the first gay pride event in the ex-Soviet country, where homophobia is widespread and socially accepted.
Ukraine's first gay march held under police protection
Ukraine: LGBT activists in Kiev hold first ever gay pride march

[Russia]
Dozens Held at Moscow Gay Pride Rally
Several dozens of LGBT activists and their opponents were detained in the Russian capital on Saturday during a string of gay pride events in the city’s center, Moscow police said.
Russia warns activists against defying ban on Moscow Pride
Moscow police arrest gay pride organizer Nikolai Aleskseev

[Congo]
Zambian Delegation prevented from sharing hotel rooms due to Strict Homosexuality laws in DRC
Some Zambian delegates who went for the Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) and wanted to share hotel rooms to cut down on costs were denied to do so as it amounted to breaking the law on Homosexuality in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

[China]
Activists battle to eliminate discrimination taught in schools
"Homosexuality is an indecent perversion, a hindrance to personal psychological health and purification of society, and a hotbed for the transmission of AIDS …" Zhang Yanxi, 22, was shocked to read this description of homosexuality in a Chinese textbook while preparing for an exam last year.

[Thailand]
Young monks struggle with gender issues
Though the faith's teachings transcend issues of sexual identity, the monkhood in Thailand is struggling to accept or even come to terms with the truth about the gay and transgender men within its ranks

[Canada]
Transgender Woman Alleges Discrimination by Bridal Shop
A transgender woman in Canada’s Saskatchewan province has filed a discrimination complaint against a bridal shop that wouldn’t let her try on gowns, with a clerk reportedly telling her men weren’t allowed to do so.

[CA, USA]
Trans Latinas seek city funds
As transgender Latinas increasingly speak out about the discrimination and harassment they experience in San Francisco's Mission district, a nonprofit is asking city officials to fund its work to prevent such violence.

[NY, USA]
Anti-gay crime up in New York as city prepares for pride events
Police in New York are stepping up their presence in neighborhoods with large gay and lesbian communities after a string of recent attacks on residents based on their sexual orientation.

[NY, USA]
Advocates Rally For State Law To Grant Equal Rights To Transgender NYers
A coalition of activists and Council Speaker Christine Quinn rallied Wednesday in support of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act, known as GENDA.

[PR, USA]
Aprobados proyectos antidiscrimen y reforma legislativa
La Cámara de Representantes aprobó en la tarde del viernes, el proyecto 238, que prohibe el discrimen por orientación sexual en el empleo y el 488, que extiende la protección de la Ley 54 a parejas de hecho y del mismo sexo, con 29 votos a favor y 22 en contra.
Ambos bandos reclaman victoria en proyectos contra el discrimen
Puerto Rico Approves Anti-Discrimination Bill

[Ecuador]
Rafael Correa destaca apertura a diversidad sexual en Ecuador
El presidente de Ecuador recordó este sábado durante la transmisión del Enlace Ciudadano que su gobierno es el que más ha hecho por la comunidad de los diversos sexuales. Sin embargo aclaró no estar de acuerdo con el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo.

[Bolivia]
22% de denuncias recibidas por discriminación son contra el colectivo GLBT
El 22 % de las denuncias recibidas por discriminación son contra el colectivo GLBT, informó el jefe de la unidad de políticas de la Dirección General de Lucha Contra el Racismo, Fernando Claros

[Colombia]
Corte ordenó realizar cirugía de cambio de sexo a transgenerista
La EPS deberá convocar a una Junta Médica en 48 horas para valorar los procedimientos de feminización de la voz, feminización facial, depilación láser y liposucción de un transgénero de Bogotá.
Corte ordenó a EPS realizar cirugía de cambio de sexo a transgenerista
Ordenan realizar cirugía de cambio de sexo a transgenerista

[Colombia]
Denuncian 280 asesinatos contra la comunidad LGBT
Colombia Diversa dice que los crímenes se presentaron entre el 2010 y el 2011.

[Venezuela]
Marginados en revolución
Venezuela no avanza en derechos LGBTI. En 4 países latinoamericanos se aprobó el matrimonio del mismo sexo. Falta el reconocimiento de las personas transexuales y la legislación para evitar la discriminación pública. Ni siquiera el Día Internacional contra la Homofobia, Lesbofobia, y Transfobia ha sido oficializado
ONG Venezuela Diversa: Pide al parlamento que abra debate para que cese la discriminación sexual

[Uruguay]
“Es la mejor forma de mostrar que existimos y que somos personas”
En la noche del viernes se estuvo realizando la primer marcha del colectivo Trans por calle Uruguay, organizada por ese colectivo social y con el apoyo general de la comunidad LGBT y del Ministerio de Desarrollo Social.

[Argentina]
Se presentó el Frente Parlamentario por la Igualdad de Derechos LGBT
Legisladores/as de diversos bloques políticos se comprometieron a impulsar una agenda de 20 iniciativas legislativas
Argentina tendrá frente parlamentario por la igualdad homosexual