[España]
Condenado por dar collejas, reírse de una transexual y prender fuego a su falda provocándole heridas
La Audiencia de Málaga ha confirmado la sentencia dictada contra un hombre, condenado por dar collejas y reírse de una transexual, llegando a prender fuego a la falda de la víctima, lo que le provocó una pequeña herida. Tras desestimar el recurso de la defensa, la Sala confirma la pena impuesta de nueve meses de prisión y entiende que "el acusado actuó contra la víctima por su condición sexual".
Condenado por prender fuego a la falda de un transexual
Un hombre, condenado por mofarse de una transexual

[UK]
Girl, 7, writes poem for her dead trans teacher
'Wonderful teacher' Lucy Meadows was found dead in Lancashire, England after a tabloid revealed her ‘shock’ story
Death of trans teacher Lucy Meadows, prompts poem by 7-year-old student

[Zambia]
Zambia Could Become The Next Uganda On LGBT Rights
The situation for LGBT people in the southern African country has rapidly deteriorated in the past month. “At this point, we need all the help that we can get from the international community,” an activist says.

[Namibia]
Gays Offended By Sermon
The gay community were offended by a retired pastor's alleged homophobic remarks during a church service for their 23 year old lesbian friend last Saturday in Windhoek.

[India]
Dharmapuri transgender crowned Miss Koovagam
Chaya Singh, a transgender from Dharmapuri, was crowned Miss Koovagam 2013 at a personality contest held at Koovagam village on Tuesday. Anushka from Andhra Pradesh was the first runner-up and Deepika from Chennai the second runner-up at the contest conducted as part of the annual Koovagam festival at the Kooth­anda­var temple in Villupuram district.
‘Give us a chance to prove ourselves’
Sexual harassment and sex trade plagues annual transgender festival in India
Sex trade, Koothandavar festival's flip side
Men too join ‘Thali’ ritual to fulfil vow to Koothandavar
(Photo: The winner and runners up in the Miss Koovagam title at Villupuram district)

[India]
Transgenders to voice concerns to government
In what could be a positive move, issues plaguing transgenders in the state will soon be taken up with the government in the coming days. Kerala State Legal Service Authority (KELSA) secretary P Mohandas said a detailed project report on the problems faced by transgenders in the state will be submitted to the Chief Secretary in a month’s time.

[USA]
Transgender MMA Fighter Fallon Fox Threatened Bec Hyatt at Invicta FC 5
Although there was seemingly no end to the highlights of Invicta FC 5, it turns out that there was more action brewing in the locker room.
Strawweight Bec Hyatt had a "run in" with Fallon Fox before Invicta 5 fight

[USA]
White House asserts ENDA support, but some want more
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday couldn’t identify any actions President Obama has undertaken in the past year on behalf of the Employment Non-Discrimation Act, but reiterated he’ll work to build support for the bill.
Latest ENDA effort greeted with both optimism and skepticism
ENDA To Be Reintroduced In Congress, Where It Will Probably Die Again
10 Things to Know About the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

[USA]
Gov’t Spending $152,500 to Study Voice Therapy for Transgenders
The federal government is spending $152,000 to study “voice therapy” for transgenders, saying it is incumbent to being “accepted as one's preferred gender.”

[ID, USA]
Idaho drops surgery requirement to change sex on driver's license
Idaho officials on Tuesday dropped a requirement that transgender residents show proof of surgery to alter sex designation on their driver's licenses, bringing the state in line with policies in most other parts of the country.
Idaho OKs transgender licenses
Idaho transportation dept. relaxes rules for transgender driver’s license changes
Idaho Amends Policy for Changing Gender Marker on Driver's Licenses

[IL, USA]
Guest speaker addresses transgender equality
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, spoke about advancing equality for transgender individuals Tuesday in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium.

[NC, USA]
Duke to offer health insurance coverage for transgender students
Duke University has announced it will begin offering student health insurance coverage for gender confirmation surgery. The university joins a handful of other institutions offering similar coverage, though the University of North Carolina System currently does not.
Duke University will cover sex change surgery on student insurance

[NY, USA]
SU expands insurance coverage to cover cost of transition-related services for transgender faculty,staff
Syracuse University has joined a growing list of colleges that cover the cost of transition-related services for transgender faculty and staff members under insurance policies.

[PA, USA]
Philadelphia LGBT community asks what - or who - killed transgender woman Nizah Morris 10 years ago
Nizah Morris, a transgender woman, sustained a fatal head wound while in the custody of Philadelphia police officers Elizabeth Skala, Kenneth Novak and Thomas Berry on December 22, 2002. She later died while in the Jefferson University Hospital on the 24th. Circumstances surrounding her death were never fully understood by the community, and now 10 years later the community and Morris's family are demanding further investigation into the current probes being handled by the local DA office and Philadelphia police internal affairs department.

[PA, USA]
Red Lion transgender student wants to be prom king, not queen
A petition to put Issak Oliver Wolfe on the prom king ballot has garnered a lot of online support.

[TX, USA]
Transgender panel tells South labels don’t matter
Michelle Stafford, Laura Kiewicz, Chrystal Teague and Rachel Carr are all adult females with one thing in common — at one point in their lives, they lived and functioned as males.

[Mexico]
La vida “trans” en lo más cruel del Paraíso
En la colonia Lomas del Paraíso, a través de los territorios de variopintas bandas, existe una zona trans, donde personas transexuales y transgénero intentan cada día y cada noche sobrevivir. Y no es una metáfora: cada vez que ejercen el único oficio que les deja la sociedad, estos disidentes del absolutismo biológico arriesgan la existencia.

[Bolivia]
Taxistas apalean a transexual en pleno Prado cochabambino
Tres transexuales fueron golpeadas por un grupo de taxistas en pleno Prado cochabambino. Dos lograron escapar, pero Gabriela fue víctima de una violenta agresión con golpes de puño, patadas y hasta fierrazos. Denunciaron que en tres oficinas de la Policía no quisieron atenderlas.
(Foto: Gabriela muestra parte de su rostro, en el que se observan las marcas de los golpes)

[Chile]
Transgender man gives birth in Chile
But problems may arise for northern Chile’s baby born of two fathers.

[Chile]
Quieren establecer un mecanismo que resguarde el reconocimiento de la identidad de género
Así lo dispone la moción impulsada por los senadores Lily Pérez, Ximena Rincón, Camilo Escalona, Ricardo Lagos Weber y Juan Pablo Letelier, y que además cuenta con el apoyo de diversos senadores, que reconoce y da protección al derecho a la identidad de género.

[Chile]
Candidata transexual a diputada denunció discriminación de parte del Servel
Valentina Verbal, quien participará como independiente en las primarias de Renovación Nacional, dice que el organismo electoral no ha respondido a su solicitud de aparecer con su nombre femenino en las papeletas, con el cual a hecho campaña todo este tiempo.

[Argentina]
Otorgarán seguro de desempleo a travestis, trans y víctimas de violencia de género
A través del Boletín Oficial se comunicó la medida que busca evitar que terminen "en el ejercicio de la prostitución como principal medio de subsistencia".

[Argentina]
Salta tendrá su primera funcionaria transexual
La conocida dirigente social salteña Mary Robles se convertirá en la primera funcionaria transexual del gobierno de la provincia de Salta y será designada en los próximos días para trabajar por la inclusión laboral.