[Europe]
New EU law on asylum procedures
ILGA-Europe's reaction: welcomed progress, but more improvements are needed.

[Australia]
New study to track transgender health
A new research project is underway to document the experiences of people who have undergone a female-to-male (FtM) gender transition.

[Australia]
New gender recognition guidelines released
The Australian government has released new guidelines on the recognition of sex and gender which will be rolled out across all government departments from July 1.
Aus: Official documents to recgonise trans* and intersex communities

[USA]
GLAD Applauds AMA Resolution Supporting Accurate Birth Certificates for Transgender People
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) today applauded a decision by the American Medical Association (AMA) to support access to accurate birth certificates for transgender people.

[USA]
Pam’s House Blend ends run
After nine years of curating one of the leading LGBT news and opinion blogs, Pam Spaulding announced this week that she is shutting down Pam’s House Blend, and will no longer be contributing daily after this month.
Pam Spaulding Announces Closure of LGBT Blog Pam's House Blend

[CA, USA]
Focus On The Family: Transgender Young People Don’t Exist In ‘Physical Reality’
Numerous conservative groups are concerned about a bill (AB 1266) advancing in the California legislature that would recognize transgender young people’s identities in school, allowing them to use the facilities and play on the sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. Focus on the Family’s resident ex-gay Jeff Johnston lashed out at the bill, claiming that trans identities only exist in a “fantasy reality”:

[MI, USA]
Waitress fired for dressing in drag
A Kalamazoo woman said she was fired after showing up to her waitressing job dressed in drag. She calls it discrimination, but the bar where she worked says it's a matter of professional standards.

[MS, USA]
Transgender MS woman charged with murder after Selma resident dies from buttocks injections
Authorities in Mississippi are confirming that the suspect in a Selma resident's death is now charged with murder after giving the patient injections to enhance her buttocks even though she had no medical training.
Woman charged in 2nd buttocks-enhancement death
Jackson resident charged in second silicone buttocks injection death

[VA, USA]
Transgender man finally gets name change; Va. judge refers to him as ‘she,’ ‘miss’
A Virginia transgender man on Monday was granted a name change after having it denied earlier this year by a judge who asked for medical documents proving he was transitioning, contrary to state law.
Jacob Haley, 25, was denied the name change in February when Judge Timothy Sanner said previous name change cases had included doctors notes.

[WI, USA]
Judge declares mistrial in Billy Griffin case
A Milwaukee County judge had declared a mistrial in Billy Griffin's murder trial. Griffin is one of several young men accused of killing transgender Milwaukee rapper Evon Young on New Years Day.
Mistrial declared after no verdict in Milwaukee rapper's slaying
Mistrial declared in murder case of Evon Young