[International]
Trans women murdered in Turkey, Thailand and France
A trans woman named Gaye who worked as a florist in Instanbul, Turkey, was found murdered in her home Monday according to LGBTQNation. It is not yet known how she was killed. She is the fourth trans person killed in Turkey in the last 7 months. The murder has alarmed a number of trans and LGBT organizations and have renewed calls for hate crime legislation for trans people in Turkey

[Brasil]
Jovem diz ter sido sequestrado por grupo com travestis em Ribeirão
Vítima afirmou ter sido abordada por quatro pessoas na segunda-feira (29).
Suspeitos abandonaram comerciante em matagal perto de São Simão (SP).

[Brasil]
Traficante e travesti são baleados no “Bar do Baiano”, em Betim
Autores do crime ainda não foram identificados ou presos

[Turkey]
Transgender woman killed in Istanbul, fourth trans victim in Turkey this year
A transgender woman who worked as florist has been found dead in her Istanbul apartment, the fourth transgender person to be murdered in the country in the past seven months.

[India]
Harassed, beaten up by eunuchs, say Goa Express passengers
A group of eunuchs allegedly entered the general compartments of Vasco-Hazrat Nizamuddin Goa Express, beat up passengers and extorted money from them on Monday morning, it is learnt. Commuters complained that while they had been regularly harassed by eunuchs on the train, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP) never took the matter seriously. On Monday too, the police did not lodge a formal complaint, they alleged.

[Thailand]
Transgender killed trying to molest man
Police have arrested a Khon Kaen man in the shooting death of a transgender man he claimed was trying to molest him.
Anuchit Meetarn, 23, was apprehended at his home in Khon Kaen's Ban Haet district on Friday. Police seized a homemade pistol, a mobile phone and a motorcycle.

[Mexico]
Suma Puebla 25 crímenes de odio
En los últimos dos años se han registrado 25 crímenes de odio en agravio a la comunidad Lésbico, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Transgénero, Travesti e Intersexual (LGBTI), reveló la Procuraduría General de Justicia de Puebla (PGJ).

[Brasil]
Motorista é roubado e dispara contra dois travestis na zona Sul de Teresina
Na noite desta sexta-feira (26), dois travestis, identificados como Rivaldo, mais conhecido como “Savana”, e o segundo conhecido apenas como “Ìndia”, sofreram um atentado. Um carro parou na BR 316, próximo ao viaduto do Promorar, zona Sul de Teresina, o motorista chamou os dois travestis e disparou aproximadamente 11 tiros contra os mesmos.

[Brasil]
Dupla assassina homossexual e foge sem deixar pistas
A vítima foi pega de surpresa quando andava pelo centro de Porto Real do Colégio
Na madrugada deste sábado (27), na cidade de Porto Real do Colégio, dois homens armados deflagraram diversos disparos de pistola 380 contra Evanildo Teodoro dos Santos,33. O homicídio aconteceu no Centro da cidade.

[Brasil]
Travesti é assassinado quando fazia programa no bairro Bela Vista
A morte aconteceu neste final de semana. O acusado já estaria preso, segundo informações das redes sociais.

[UK]
We won't get married until we have BOTH had a sex change: Engaged transgender couple appear on This Morning
Jamie Eagle and Louis Davies look like any other smitten young couple engaged to be married.
But theirs is a love story with a difference, because they are both in the process of undergoing gender reassignment.

[UK]
Meet the teenage sex swap lovers
23 Jul 2013 10:47
Teenagers Arin Andrews and Katie Hill have both undergone surgery to change their gender

[Italia]
Omicidi Trans: le Istituzioni rompano il velo d’indifferenza
L’ennesima morte violenta di una transessuale a Roma, probabimente malmenata e brutalmente uccisa, rischia di passare ancora una volta nel silenzio di qualche trafiletto di cronaca locale. A lei e ai suoi cari tutto va il pensiero e il cordoglio di tutto il Circolo di Cultura Omosessuale Mario Mieli.

[Germany]
Coming up! Two events on legal gender recognition of trans people
ILGA-Europe and Transgender Europe have the pleasure to invite you to both or either one of two events taking place in Berlin in September and October regarding the legal gender recognition of trans people.

[Turkey]
Homophobic prejudices broken by Gezi incidents in Turkey
The Gezi protests have shown that society is much more aware about the rights of the LGBT community than Parliament, according to an activist. ‘Gezi did in three weeks what would have otherwise taken us three years,’ says Sedef Çakmak, adding that the LGBT community had gained a lot of self confidence from the Gezi events
Estambul me pone loca

[Israel]
Israel's trans community increases visibility
San Francisco LGBT activists had an opportunity to hear directly from a member of Israel's transgender community for the first time ever during a recent screening of The Man I Am and a discussion about issues in the Middle East country.

[India]
30 transgenders to get green houses
As many as 30 transgenders will get individual concrete roof houses, each measuring 300 sq.ft., at Panjukadupudur in Thekkampatti panchayat, near Mettupalayam, in Coimbatore soon.

[Bangladesh]
Transgender Children: Facing transition amid near absence of support
With the advent of some physical and psychological transformations from the age of nine, Nasima had started feeling uneasy in her body.

[Malaysia]
Hazreen Shaik Daud: Malaysia’s First Transgender in Politics
Former NGO worker Hazreen Shaik Daud is Malaysia’s first transgender in politics after being appointed as political secretary to Tanjung Bungah state assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu of the Democratic Action Party (DAP).

[USA]
Laverne Cox Advises Transgender Teenage Couple Arin Andrews, Katie Hill~
Actress Laverne Cox gives her advice to transgender teenage couple Arin Andrews and Katie Hill.
In an interview to promote the Netflix series Orange Is The New Black, Cox – who is a transgender woman playing a transgender character on the show – was asked how her character differs from her real life experience.
Meet TV’s history-making transgender actress Laverne Cox
NCTE Joins Laverne Cox, Dr. Kortney Ziegler to Discuss “Orange is the New Black” on HuffPost Live
'Orange Is The New Black' Star Laverne Cox's Twin Brother Plays Her Pre-Transition Counterpart (VIDEO)

[USA]
Daily Caller Celebrates Russia's Violent, Draconian Crackdown On LGBT People
The Daily Caller published a column cheering on Russia's brutal and draconian crackdown on LGBT people, downplaying concerns about state sponsored anti-gay violence and criticizing American activists for meddling in Russia's affairs.

[USA]
Special report: How government traps young men in the transgender subculture
The public school programs that encourage children to experiment with cross-dressing and transgenderism are often just the beginning of a terrible journey that can lead to disease and even early death.

[IL, USA]
T.G.I.F. pride marks second year
A chilly dark morning did not discourage more than 250 people from attending this year's transgender pride event in Union Park July 28.

[Jamaica]
Justice Minister condemns killing of St James cross-dresser
Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding has condemns the brutal slaying of 17-year-old Dwayne Jones by a mob at a dance in St James on July 22.

[Mexico]
Preparan reformas para agilizar reasignación sexogenérica en el DF
El Gobierno del Distrito Federal (GDF) ya prepara una serie de reformas, al Código Civil y al Código de Procedimientos Civiles, para que la reasignación sexogenérica deje de ser un juicio y se convierta en un trámite administrativo menos costoso y más rápido.

[Argentina]
Madre pide documento para su hija transexual en Argentina
Una madre escribió una carta a la presidenta argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, pidiéndole un nuevo documento de identidad para su hija transexual "Lulú" de 6 años de edad.
Lo que devuelve el espejo
“Se trata de comprender”
El trabajo de los psicólogos

[International]
Criminals under law in 76 countries, UN tells LGBT people ‘you are not alone’
Amidst gruesome reports of homophobic violence and murders around the world, the United Nations has launched a Free and Equal campaign to promote LGBT rights
Free and Equal: a new global public education campaign against homophobia and transphobia
United Nations’ human rights office unveils global LGBT rights campaign

[España]
120 transexuales vascos reciben tratamiento psíquico, hormonal o quirúrgico en Osakidetza
Cruces, el hospital vasco de referencia para abordar de forma integral la disforia de género, ha realizado 25 operaciones de cambio de sexo desde 2009

[UK]
Sex swap woman Paris Green faces killing rap
A WOMAN who used to be a man appeared in the dock yesterday on a murder charge.

[Turkey]
Majority of imprisoned LGBTs kept in ‘solitary confinement’
A majority of imprisoned lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are effectively being held in solitary confinement, and are not allowed to join activities with other prisoners, the Justice Ministry has revealed. The ministry issued a statement on the status of imprisoned LGBT people in response to questions posed by Zafer Kıraç, the chair of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association (CİSST).

[Turkey]
Transfobic Attacks Continue in Istanbul’s Avcilar District
A transfobic attack took place on Tuesday in the neighborhood “Meis” belonging to the district called “Avcilar” in İstanbul.

[Bosnia]
Bosnia likely to outlaw incitement to hate crimes against LGBT people
The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Thursday adopted a bill criminalizing incitement to hate crime inclusive of gender identity and sexual orientation.

[Zimbabwe]
Mugabe attacks ‘gay-supporting Archbishop’ Desmond Tutu
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has directed his anger towards Archbishop Desmond Tutu, whom he urged to step down in disgrace because of his pro-gay stance.
Mugabe amenaza con decapitar a los homosexuales por ser "peores que los cerdos"
'Evil' gays are no closer to freedom in Zimbabwe
Mugabe threatens to behead homosexuals

[China/Hong Kong]
‘Hong Kong must start process to recognize acquired gender’
Equal Opportunities Commission chairman calls for law to protect against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity

[MI, USA]
HTJ Film Festival Brings Attention Back To Tragic Transgender Teen Murder In Detroit
The Hotter Than July Film Festival drew a crowd of about 100 people to the Cass City Cinema on Thursday evening. The event was hosted by Doice John and featured gay films old and new.

[NY, USA]
Transgender Student Protected Under Federal Law
A settlement agreement this week just made navigating the difficult world of being a transgender student a little easier. In the case of alleged discrimination against a transgender student in the Arcadia Unified School District in California, officials ruled they will make changes to protect students on the basis of their gender identity and expression.

[TX, USA]
Waco city committee votes unanimously to add LGBT protections
Waco’s LGBT city employees may soon be protected from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.

[Jamaica]
JFJ condemns mob killing of cross-dresser
Human-rights lobby group Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) is expressing alarm at what it perceives as a quiet response to the recent killing of a cross-dresser in St James.

[France]
Meurtre de "Mylène" : la police recherche toujours un témoin-clé
Vers 18 heures ce vendredi, la police judiciaire de Limoges a effectué une descente rue des grandes Pousses, dans un squat où vivent des personnes originaires des pays de l'Est. Les policiers recherchaient une personne qui pourrait avoir un lien avec le meurtre de Laurent, travesti bien connu dans le monde de la nuit à Limoges sous le nom de "Mylène". Ils n'ont apparemment arrêté personne.

[Italy]
Italian LGBTs label the new gay hate ban bill 'the worst law ever'
Journalist Tommaso Cerno says: 'This is going to be a homophobic law, nobody wants it'

[Bosnia]
Bosnia adopts trans-inclusive law on hate crimes
Bosnia i Herzegovina’s House of Representatives recently adopted hate crime legislation that is inclusive of gender identity and sexual orientation.

[Kuwait]
Crossdresser arrested after entering lingerie shop in Kuwait
A young Kuwaiti crossdresser was arrested by police after he entered a women-only lingerie shop.
A female shopper, shocked by the presence of a man wearing women’s clothes and heavy makeup, told him to leave the premises, saying he had no right to be there.

[Thailand]
Sex, drugs, stigma put Thai transsexuals at HIV risk
From a cafe near the go-go bars of a Bangkok red light district where she campaigns for safe sex, Gigi gives an unvarnished view of how she joined Thailand's growing ranks of transgender people with HIV.

[Indonesia]
Court approves proposal for sex change
A panel of judges in Ungaran district approved the proposal for a woman to change her sex status to male, after the trial ended on Thursday.

[Jamaica]
Group condemns murder of gender non conforming teen Dwayne Jones in Jamaica
'Jamaica cannot become the place of choice to raise families if we continue killing our children'

[Australia]
Australia to end gender discrimination in public health scheme
Australia’s publicly funded medical scheme Medicare will remove all discrimination based on gender to ensure transgender and intersex people can access all the services they need

[USA]
WikiLeaks 'traitor' wanted to be born a woman
Bradley Manning on trial
Faces charges for releasing military secrets to WikiLeaks
Manning sometimes calls himself Breanna

[USA]
Transgender actress makes mark on hit series
Netflix series ‘Orange Is the New Black’ features transgender actress playing transgender part
Laverne Cox plays Sophia, transgender woman on show
TRANScribe: Laverne Cox from “Orange is the New Black”

[CA, USA]
Federal Government Resolves Complaint Filed by CA Transgender Student
Agreement Affirms that Transgender Students Are Entitled to Equal Access in Schools
Trans Teen Must Have Access to Male Locker Room, Says DOJ
Obama admin forces school district to let teenage girl use boys restroom, showers, sleeping quarters
Federal officials side with transgender student in discrimination settlement
VICTORY: California Transgender Student Guaranteed Equal Access To School Facilities
Federal Government Resolves Trans Student Discrimination Case
Arcadia Unified School District To Treat Transgender Teens Equally
Arcadia district reaches settlement in transgender rights case

[NY, USA]
Hate Crime Conviction in Trans Woman’s Slaying Thrown Out
Jury confusion about how to deal with a defendant charged under New York’s hate crime statute has resulted in an appellate ruling setting aside as “inconsistent” the guilty verdict in the homicide of a transgender woman.
Man Charged with Transgender Murder Walks

[PA, USA]
Transgender Trenton man allegedly assaults Morrisville cop
Trying to figure out a man’s name during a traffic stop led to a foot chase and a physical confrontation between a city man and a Morrisville police officer Thursday morning, according to Morrisville Police.

[PA, USA]
Trans woman stabbed to death, suspect arrested
A transgender woman was murdered and dismembered last week in the city’s Strawberry Mansion section.

[Portugal]
A minha autodestruição ou como o mundo não é lindo e as pessoas não são boazinhas
Há muito tempo que andava para escrever sobre isto. Com o agravar da depressão, começou a custar-me mais escrever, sentia-me e sinto-me exaurida quando termino de escrever.

[Brasil]
SP: transexual acusa rede de supermercados de discriminação
A transexual Maria Augusta Silveira acusa o Carrefour de cometer discriminação por desistir de contratá-la para trabalhar em uma de suas lojas, em São José do Rio Preto (SP), assim que tomou conhecimento de sua condição de identidade de gênero. Guta, como é conhecida, foi um das primeiras pessoas a passar por cirurgia para mudança de sexo no País, em 1998.

[Brasil]
Ricardo inaugura ambulatório de saúde para travestis e transexuais
O governador Ricardo Coutinho inaugurou, na tarde desta quarta-feira (24), o primeiro ambulatório de saúde para travestis e transexuais do Nordeste. O serviço fica localizado no Complexo Hospitalar Clementino Fraga, que comemora 54 anos de fundação.

[France]
"Mylène", figure des nuits limougeaudes retrouvée morte à son domicile
Jeudi soir, vers 20 h 30, les sapeurs-pompiers, appelés par des proches inquiets, ont découvert à son domicile de Couzeix, le corps sans vie de Laurent, travesti bien connu dans le monde de la nuit à Limoges sous le nom de "Mylène".

[Russia]
RUSSIAN NEO NAZI GROUPS TRICKING AND TORTURING GAY MALE TEENAGERS; THE BLOOD IS ON PUTIN HANDS
President Putin’s crusade against LGBT community in Russia took a new disturbing turn.

[CA, USA]
Calif. school district settles discrimination complaint by transgender student
The U.S. government said Wednesday it had reached an agreement with a Southern California school district to resolve claims the district discriminated against a transgender student.

[CO, USA]
Trans teen wins case against insurance carrier
An undisclosed settlement has been reached between an 18-year-old trans man and Kaiser Permanente of Colorado in which the state’s Civil Rights Commission found there was “probable cause” that the man suffered discrimination and unequal access to health care because he’s trans, Solutions, a news agency project of the Buechner Institute for Governance at the School of Public Affairs (University of Colorado), reported last week.
Transgender teen settles landmark health case

[PA, USA]
Philadelphia rally mourns transgender woman dismembered after lover learned she was born male, cops say
Diamond’s death will not be in vain.
Philadelphia trans community and allies gather in Love Park, hold vigil for Diamond Williams
Diamond Williams, Transgender Woman Murdered in Philadelphia, Memorialized At Vigil
GLAAD combat media reports of trans woman's murder

[Jamaica]
J-FLAG condemns mob killing of alleged MoBay cross-dresser
The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) says the reported mob killing of an alleged cross-dresser in Adelphi, near Montego Bay, St James on Monday should be treated as a disrespect to Jamaica’s democracy.

[Venezuela]
Transexuales piden justicia al MP ante “los múltiples asesinatos por discriminación”
Bajo el lema “No más violencia”, un grupo de transexuales pertenecientes a la asociación civil Venezuela Diversa, acudieron a la sede de la Fiscalía General de la República para exigir que cese la impunidad.

[Argentina]
Piden que la Justicia garantice el derecho de las personas trans a votar
Organizaciones de defensa de travestis, transexuales y transgéneros informaron que sólo el 5% de quienes tienen nuevo DNI figuran en los padrones; presentarán un hábeas data

[Argentina]
Los cuadernillos de educación sexual hacen foco en la diversidad
Los ejes de la ley nacional que ya se bajan en las escuelas mendocinas apuntan también, en todos los niveles, a la igualdad de derechos entre hombres y mujeres. Lo afectivo como base del vínculo. En la imagen No te va a gustrar, la banda que grabó un video para los cursos.

[Brasil]
Travestis, transexuais e mercado de trabalho: muito além da prostituição
Resumo: Travestis e transexuais tem sido objeto de diversos estudos no Brasil desde há pelo menos vinte anos (Barbosa, 2010; Benedetti, 2005; Bento, 2008; Duque, 2005 e 2011; Garcia, 2007; Kulick, 2008; Leite Jr, 2011; Miskolci, 2009 e 2012; Pelúcio, 2009; Terto Jr, 1989; Ventura, 2010; dentre outros).

[Brasil]
Rio: com silicone estourado, travesti é rejeitada pelo SUS
Musa gay do carnaval carioca, a travesti Barbara Sheldon está passando por grave problema de saúde! Na última sexta (19/07), ela feriu um de seus seios e, com isso, abriu um buraco na pele por onde sua prótese de silicone começou a vazar.

[Turkey]
NSWP Statement in Response to the Murder of Dora
In Response to the Murder of Dora, NSWP Condemns the State Endorsed Denial of Human Rights of Sex Workers in Turkey

[Israel]
Yesh Atid minister derails Labor bill against transgender discrimination
Labor Party: Rejection of bill harms LGBT community, health minister betrays public for credit.

[Malaysia]
Malaysia senator says gov should ban male actors from effeminate roles
Senator Rohani Abdullah argues in parliament that the Malaysia government should do more to crackdown on male actors playing effeminate roles on TV

[Malaysia]
Thai still suffers from attack
A Thai transvestite is still suffering from pain and trauma more than two weeks after being assaulted with a hockey stick and an iron rod by four youths.

[Australia]
Forced intersex surgery ‘genital mutilation’
A Senate inquiry has heard that intersex people, including children and newborn infants, regularly undergo unnecessary surgery and hormone therapy at the urging of doctors and medical staff.

[Jamaica]
Cross-dressing gay teen hacked, stabbed to death by Jamaican mob
A 17-year-old gay teen was hacked and stabbed to death by a mob in Jamaica on Monday night.
Jamaican cross-dressing teen ‘chopped and stabbed’ to death by mob
Cross dressing teen killed by mob

[USA]
Transgender troops still serve in silence
As the military begins to embrace gays and lesbians, one group feels left out: transgender troops.

[USA]
Trans advocate Kara Hays clarifies, speaks out against sensational media coverage
In July of last year, trans advocate and aspiring actress Kara Hays shared with the Daily Mail her experiences growing up and coming out as a trans woman in the southern Bible Belt. She spoke passionately about the lack of acceptance she encountered in her small, conservative high school and her difficult path to acceptance with her parents. During the interview Hays briefly mentioned that her idol and inspiration was pop singer Britney Spears, whose strength helped her through depression and difficult times.

[MI, USA]
Mich. town approves LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
A southwestern Michigan community has approved an ordinance that would ban discrimination in employment, public accommodation and housing practices.

[OK, USA]
Arin Andrews and Katie Hill, Transgender Teenage Couple, Transition Together
A pair of teenagers from Oklahoma might seem like your typical young couple, but their love story is unlike many others. The transgender couple actually transitioned together.

[PA, USA]
UPDATE: DIAMOND WILLIAMS, TRANSGENDER WOMAN MURDERED IN PHILADELPHIA
A Speak Out and Vigil has been scheduled to honor Diamond Williams, a trans woman of color who was murdered in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia last week.
She plied a dangerous trade
Loved Ones Celebrate Life of Slain Transgender Woman
Slain transgender woman strived to climb out of addiction
150 gather to remember slain transgender woman

[Brasil]
Travesti que foi candidata a vereadora é morta a facadas na Paraíba
No último domingo (21), a travesti Shanayne, de 29 anos, cujo nome de batismo era Josinaldo Rodrigues Macena, foi encontrada morta em um matagal, no município de Nova Floresta, com o rosto totalmente desfigurado por facadas.

[India]
United we stand
Marginalised women and transgenders join their voices with other downtrodden communities for a post-2015 development agenda

[India]
28-year-old man arrested for killing transvestite friend
The Mangadu police have arrested a 29-year-old who crushed a transvestite's head with a stone when he troubled him for sex and then covered up the body under pile of stones in a cremation ground on Friday night. Police recovered the body on Sunday morning, after the murderer informed his brother about his act.
Trans women brutally murdered in Jamaica, India

[Myanmar]
Burma: Group of gay men to sue police following arrest
Lawyers for several gay men in Burma say they will being legal proceedings against the police after the men were arrested earlier this month.
Asian Human Rights Commission slams treatment of LGBTs by Myanmar police

[Jamaica]
Jamaican LGBT advocates condemn murder of cross-dressing teenager
Jamaican LGBT rights advocates have expressed outrage over the reported murder of a cross-dressing teenager near the resort city of Montego Bay.
Trans women brutally murdered in Jamaica, India

[Curaçao]
First Gay Pride In Curaçao -September 25-29
Curaçao will celebrate its first full-fledged Pride this year with the launch of Curaçao Pride 2013 September 25-29.

[OK, USA]
O adorável casal transgénero que se fortalece de forma conjunta (com vídeo)
Arin Andrews e Katie Hill assemelham-se a um qualquer casal apaixonado deste Verão. No entanto a sua caminhada até aos dias de hoje foi tudo menos habitual. Arin tem 17 anos e Katie 19 e ambos submeteram-se a cirurgias de reatribuição sexual.
Chica y chico transexuales comienzan nueva vida juntos

[Brasil]
Homossexual é assassinado na zona rural de Nova Floresta (PB)
Na madrugada deste domingo (21) um homicídio foi registrado na zona rural entre as cidades de Nova Floresta (PB) e Jaçanã (RN).

[Brasil]
Travesti é assassinado na frente da mãe no Tancredo Neves
Cabeleireiro José Roberto Felício da Silva estava na porta da casa de sua mãe quando foi surpreendido por dois homens em uma bicicleta

[Brasil]
Travesti é encontrado morto no J. Catarina
Um travesti foi encontrado morto na manhã desta sexta-feira no Jardim Catarina, em São Gonçalo. A vítima estava vestida como mulher, pois segundo a polícia, fazia ponto regularmente na Alameda Nestor Pinto Alves, no Alcântara.

[Myanmar]
Burmese police accused of targeting and torturing homosexuals
A dozen gay men in Mandalay are alleged to have been stripped, beaten and abused by police who said they were performing a "public service" by detaining them.
Myanmar police torture gays: The Asian Human Rights Commission

[USA]
Anti-transgender “family values” group continues rant against trans kids
Lest we get complacent with our string of successes in advocating for puberty blockers for trans kids, lets remember that so-called “family values” groups are still out in full force, ranting about “child abuse” and calling for ‘criminal charges against parents of trans kids’.

[PA, USA]
Speak Out and Vigil For Diamond Williams In Philly Tomorrow
For my trans family in Philadelphia and our allies, been advised by Nika Jewell, one of my Philly area TransGriot readers there will be a Speak Out and Vigil for Diamond Williams, the girl like us who was horribly murdered in the Strawberry Mansion section of the city by Charles Sargent.

[Ecuador]
Investigación a la Población LGBTI en Ecuador
La Comisión de Transición para la Definición de la Institucionalidad Pública que garantice la Igualdad entre Hombres y Mujeres conjuntamente con el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC) inició en el mes de abril del año 2012, la planificación para la investigación: “Condiciones de Vida; Inclusión Social, y Derechos Humanos de las Organizaciones LGBTI”.

[Chile]
Movilh: Profesora acusada de humillar a niño por sospechar que es gay fue apartada de escuela
La dirección de la Escuela Básica Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez de Pudahuel informó que la docente presuntamente responsable de humillar y acosar a un niño de 9 años por sospechar que es gay, fue apartada del colegio, según dio a conocer el Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual.

[Colombia]
Asesinaron a miembro de la comunidad LGBTI en La Virginia
Era travesti desde hacía 10 años, trabajaba como estilista y se desconoce los móviles que ocasionaron su muerte. Fue reina de los travestis en La Virginia y otras zonas del Eje Cafetero.
Comunidad LGBTI en Risaralda exige investigar asesinato de un miembro del colectivo

[Paraguay]
Condenan crimen de transexual
La organización Somos Gay condenó el asesinato de una persona transexual ocurrido en la madrugada de este lunes en Fernando de la Mora y exige al Gobierno políticas que brinden garantías a estas personas.

[Argentina]
Ale Garzón, es el primer docente transexual en recibir su nuevo DNI en Salta
Es el primer caso de rectificación de identidad para un docente en ejercicio en la provincia. La entrega del nuevo DNI se efectuó en las instalaciones del Registro Civil de la Provincia

[Brasil]
Travestis e transexuais afirmam sofrer preconceito de gays
Discriminada entre os héteros, travestis e transexuais também enfrentam aversão vinda dos gays. Em depoimentos sinceros, elas revelam o preconceito

[España]
Condenado a 15 años por asesinar y enterrar en cal viva a una transexual
La Audiencia Provincial de Madrid ha condenado a Raúl V.C. a quince años de prisión por el asesinato de una transexual, Astrid Carolina L.C., además de tener que abonar 150.000 euros de indemnización al marido de la víctima.

[India]
Eunuchs demand scrapping of medical test for pension
Even after the government had sanctioned Rs. 500 pension per month for eunuchs less than sixty years and Rs. 1,000 for above the age of sixty with a fanfare on August 31, 2007, only one eunuch has availed the facility since then.

[Australia]
Senate Inquiry reveals forced surgery on intersex children
Submissions to the Senate Inquiry on involuntary or coerced sterilisation have revealed that ‘normalising’ surgeries on intersex children often occur without adequate consultation or follow up.

[USA]
Parents of Transgender Kids Are Criminals, And Other Right Wing Lunacies
The fever swamps of the right wing are teeming with new life this week. Among the spawn to emerge:
Liberty Counsel: Supporting Transgender Kids Is Criminally Bad Parenting

[USA]
No short-term serious side effects from hormones for transsexuals
Hormonal therapies for transgender patients that block puberty and/or deliver opposite-sex hormones did not adversely affect bone development in adolescents and caused no serious side effects in teens or adults, two studies found.

[USA]
Transgender woman wins discrimination case after denied employment by US government
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms violated federal laws for rejecting a potential employee because she was transgender

[PA, USA]
Man arrested in Philly trans woman hatchet murder
Following a report to the police on Wednesday by someone who saw a body wrapped in plastic being carried through her house, police in Philadelphia arrested Charles Sargent for the murder of a trans woman.
Man Accused of Killing Transgender Lover, Dumping Body Parts in Lot
Philadelphia man accused of murder, dumping body of transgender lover
Strawberry Mansion man dismembered prostitute, sources say

[TX, USA]
Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Summit gathers at UH
On a sunny day, a wide variety of folks devoted to putting an end to discrimination, met at the University of Houston campus to discuss ways to help transgender students thrive in college.

[Europe]
OSCE rejects manifesto on homosexuality, transgenderism
In a 24-3 vote, the Organization for Security and Cooperation of Europe (OSCE) has declined to adopt the Yogyakarta Principles, a 2006 manifesto that would enshrine homosexuality and transgenderism in international human rights law.

[UK] [Blog/Commentary]
New Reports On The ICD Revision Process for Trans-Related Diagnoses
In February of this year I reported on an important international meeting, hosted by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).

[UK]
Swap op prisoner’s ‘sex attack’ in Cornton Vale girls’ jail
A teenage con waiting for male-to-female gender swap surgery was accused of a sex assault on another inmate at a women’s jail.

[Ireland]
Ireland to finally recognize trans people in law
While trans people are thrilled they will finally be identified as their proper gender, they are not happy you have to be over 18, single and have a doctor's support

[Greece]
Letter from TGEU about oppression of sex workers & trans people in Greece
The current “witch-hunt” in Greece by police and partially accompanied by public health institutions targets sex workers, migrants, transgender persons and other minority groups.
DOCUMENT - GREECE MUST WITHDRAW THE PROVISION ON FORCED HIV TESTING AND END HARASSMENT OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN
Migrants facing abuse, violence and racist discrimination in Greece
…and then they came for the trans* people.

[Moldova]
Moldova secretly adopts anti-gay ‘homosexual propaganda’ law
A new law prohibiting so called “homosexual propaganda,” similar to those recently enacted in Russia, has been adopted away from public scrutiny and entered into force in Moldova, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe located between Romania and the Ukraine.

[Myanmar]
Myanmar gays to sue police for assault and harassment
LGBT rights activists in Myanmar have announced plans to sue the police force after a group of 12 Burmese cross dressing gay men were stripped and harassed after being arrested by police

[USA]
Crossdressing camp for boys as young as six draws criticism from Christian leaders
Young boys preening in front of mirrors putting on makeup, picking flowers in skirts, and prancing in heels and dresses at a talent show: all these are depicted in controversial photoessay, featured on Slate this week, documenting an annual summer camp for gender confused boys. The images are drawing praise from gay activists, and criticisms from pro-family leaders.

[USA]
Black Transgender Woman: I Was Feared as a Man
Having experienced both sides of the gender issue, black transgender activist Laverne Cox, in a piece at Advocate.com, describes how people would tiptoe around her and clutch their purses when she was perceived as a man, and how some of that changed when she appeared as a woman. Reactions from black and white people on her gender status differed:

[GA, USA]
Atlanta City Council adds 'gender identity' to all city laws that include anti-bias policy
The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved Monday legislation to ensure “gender identity” is included in all of the sections of the city's codes dealing with its non-discrimination policy.
City expands non-discrimination laws to include 'gender identity'

[IL, USA]
Chicago House opens historic transgender housing facility
Advocates, donors, elected officials celebrate the breakthrough project on the city's North Side

[MD, USA]
Maryland family embraces daughter's decision to live as a little boy, and he’s never been happier
More than a year ago, the transgender child, Kathryn, became Tyler. The 6-year-old is not unusual for identifying his condition at an early age.

[MT, USA]
Mont. Board of Regents expands anti-discrimination policy
Montana’s state Board of Regents has voted to broaden the university system’s anti-discrimination policy to require campuses to ensure there’s no discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.

[PA, USA]
PA Voter ID trial starts
A trial that will determine the future of Pennsylvania’s hotly debated Voter ID law opened in Harrisburg this week.

[VA, USA]
Transgender inmate loses abuse case
A major development in the case of a transgender female inmate, here in Virginia.
Ophelia De'lonta, the same inmate who's seeking sex change surgery-paid for by taxpayers-spent two days this week in federal district court, testifying that she was sexually abused by a prison guard. The jury dismissed the claim...and didn't take very long to do it.

[Mexico]
Trans women talk about dangers of living in Mexico, hopes of leaving
The plight of transgender women in Mexico and the dangers they face in trying to flee to Texas are highlighted in a story from WomensENews.org.

[Chile]
Familia denunció a profesora que acosa a niño por "conductas femeninas"
Los padres de un niño de nueve años denunciaron a una profesora de la Escuela Básica Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez del sector de Peralito, en la comuna de Pudahuel, por el permanente acoso que sufre el menor que cursa el cuarto año básico en el recinto educacional.

[España]
Aumenta la discriminación laboral a homosexuales y transexuales
Aunque no hay datos oficiales, varias asociaciones denuncian que los casos de discriminación por razón de la orientación sexual han aumentado en los últimos meses

[UK]
London rapist of trans woman may have attacked others
Police say a rapist who threw up on his victim who was jailed for eight years a decade after the attack may be responsible for other crimes

[UK]
Sparkling With Pride: Woman becomes first transgender person to advise on Manchester Pride board
A Manchester woman has been selected to be the first transgender person to advise on the Manchester Pride board.

[UK]
Unique transgender archive sent to Canadian university after offer to LSE is rebuffed
A unique archive charting decades of transgender history has been flown to Canada after being turned down by a Holborn university.
Since 1986, Professor Richard Ekins has amassed the extensive collection of media clippings, testimonies, books, audio, video, photographs and artefacts, which has been hailed by academics as “truly a treasure”.

[Ireland]
Government publishes proposed legislation to recognise transgender people
Under the provisions of the Gender Recognition Bill - people will have their new gender formally acknowledged by the State.
People who have sex change to have new gender recognised by state
State 'to recognise transgenders'
Mixed reaction from transgender group to gender recognition bill
Joan Burton publishes outline of Bill to give recognition to transgender people
Govt finally get around to Gender Recognition Bill
Sex change spouses complicate new law
Trans Rights Organisation Express Grave Concerns Over Gender Recognition Bill

[Greece]
Thessaloniki: Trans Women lay down in protest against their detention
Police operations against transgender women have been continued in Thessaloniki since End of May.

[Luxembourg]
Grand-Duché: condamné à perpétuité pour avoir tué et violé un transsexuel
La Chambre criminelle de Luxembourg n’a accordé aucune mesure de faveur à l’accusé de 28 ans. Pour des faits infâmes il a écopé de la peine la plus lourde.

[Macedonia]
LGBT attacks in Macedonia alarm human rights' defenders
Human rights' defenders urge Macedonia's government to condemn violence against sexual minorities and ask for legislative changes to protect the LGBT community.

[Moldova]
Moldova secretly adopts homophobic ‘anti-propaganda’ law
A new ‘anti-propaganda’ law, similar to those recently enacted in Russia, was discussed and adopted away from public scrutiny and entered into force on 12 July. Politicians specifically sought to avoid debating the bill in public.

[Uganda]
LGBTI Africa: A Trans Woman in Uganda
I was born a boy, Ceasar Kambugu, in a bourgeois suburb called Bakuli, on the outskirts of Kampala, to two loving middle-aged parents. As I grew into a transgender girl, it was a process my family couldn’t quite understand. The word transgender is absent in our local dialect, Luganda.

[India]
Changed-sex individuals face parenting woes
A doctor in Central America was a woman trapped in a man's body. Some time ago, he liberated the soul and underwent sex change operation to become a woman named Jennifer. Sooner or later , she will also meet the man of her dreams, marry and settle down. But till then, she wishes to become a father!

[Canada]
Man accused of murdering New West trans woman to stand trial
The man accused of second-degree murder in connection with the Sept 29 death of a New Westminster transgender woman will go on trial by judge and jury June 9 to 16, 2014.

[Mexico]
Transgenders in Mexico Dream of Escape
Puebla is one of many Mexican states where discrimination based on gender orientation is not considered a crime. Many transgenders who live here describe their efforts to leave. And how they wound up giving up.

[Mexico]
Gay and Transgender Migrants Face Staggering Violence
LGBTQ people endure a treacherous journey on the way to a better life.

[Venezuela]
Hablando de derechos, diversidad y sexo con Tamara Adrián
TAMARA ADRIÁN ES RECONOCIDA MUNDIALMENTE POR SU LUCHA EN PRO DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LAS MINORÍAS SEXUALES. MUJER LUCHADORA Y EXTRAORDINARIA COMO POCAS, NOS SENTAMOS A CONVERSAR CON ELLA Y ESTO FUE LO QUE HABLAMOS

Happy birthday Madiba, get well soon

[International]
78 trans murders in 2013, mutilation common
New figures claim 78 trans people have already been killed in 13 countries this year and 1,233 in 59 countries since January 2008

[UK]
The lesbian trans soldier on the frontline at work
GSN reports for duty at the UK’s Ministry of Defence and admires the leadership being shown on workplace diversity

[Turkey]
LGBT victims of hate crimes commemorated
Ahmet Yıldız, who was allegedly killed by his own family because of his sexual orientation in 2008, was commemorated at an event held on July 14 at Ankara’s Ethem Sarısülük Park, thanks to an initiative by the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans (LGBT) association Kaos GL. while the guilty is yet to be identified.

[India]
Transgender volunteers to direct traffic in Chennai
They are often seen begging at traffic signals. But soon, members of the transgender community will be managing traffic at those very junctions. A non-profit organization in Chennai has trained 10 transgenders to work as volunteer traffic safety assistants, and they will join duty in August.

[Samoa]
Fa'afafine: The boys raised to be girls
There are up to 3000 Fa'afafine – men raised as girls – currently living in Samoa. The Feed's Patrick Abboud investigates this complex and often misunderstood cultural phenomenon.

[USA]
Transgender Boy's Camp 'Unnatural,' Restrictive, Say Christian Leaders
Christian leaders say a camp encouraging boys to act and dress like girls is "unnatural," "horrifying," and restrictive to young boys, taking away their freedom of expression at a young age.

[USA]
Investigation Concludes Government Agency Discriminated Against Transgender Job Applicant
Transgender Law Center congratulates Mia Macy on her win after the investigation conducted by the Department of Justice determined she was unlawfully discriminated against by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF). Macy is an experienced police detective who worked alongside ATF employees doing ballistics tracking work, and was trained on ATF’s computer systems. The agency had offered Macy a job as a ballistics technician, but rescinded the job offer after she told them that she was transgender.
Transgender woman wins landmark employment discrimination suit

[USA]
EEOC ruling a key victory in battle over anti-transgender discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ruled in favor of a transgender federal employee who claimed she had been verbally and physically harassed at her job with a federal contractor and had been denied a position at a laboratory of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in California.

[CA, USA]
Suspect Appears in Court for Beating of Transgender Woman in Hollywood
A Los Angeles man who is charged with the beating of a transgender woman on Hollywood Boulevard appeared in court on Tuesday.

[IL, USA]
TransLife Center opens on Chicago's North Side
After months of anticipation and fundraising, LGBT leaders, elected officials and advocates celebrated the opening of Chicago House's TransLife Center (TLC) July 15.

[ME, USA]
Florence House, homeless women's shelter, sets best practices for trans women
As equality for transgender Americans has come into focus with mainstream media exposure, more and more stories of blatant institutional discrimination against trans people have surfaced. However, the actions of the directors and staff running Florence House, a homeless shelter for women in Maine, exemplify behavior that is both affirming of transgender individuals' identities and conscious of their needs.

[International]
Summary of WPATH consensus process on trans depathologization in ICD-11 available
A summary of the outcomes of a WPATH consensus process on trans depathologization in ICD-11 is available now. Find it here.
The full report on the working group process can be requested by non-WPATH members at wpath@wpath.org.

[España]
Programa para Homosexuales y Transexuales ha ayudado a más de 9.000 personas
Más de 9.000 personas han recibido atención psicológica, social y jurídica en los once años que lleva funcionado el Programa de Atención a Homosexuales y Transexuales de la Comunidad de Madrid, en los que se han desarrollado más de 50.000 actuaciones para ayudar a la integración de este colectivo.

[UK]
Police believe man jailed for raping transsexual woman may have attacked others
Police believe a rapist jailed for attacking a transsexual woman more than 10 years ago may be responsible for further sexual offences.

[Iceland]
Iceland to cut ties with Russia over ‘gay propaganda’ law
Reykjavik mayor says he does not want to share political and cultural ties with Moscow, a capital that disregards the rights of LGBT people

[India]
Drive against extortion by eunuchs in the city
Stuck at a traffic signal near Patny circle on a busy Monday morning, 26 year-old Vishal Pratap Singh had little idea that the stop would turn into a harrowing experience. Three eunuchs surrounded him as one of them snatched Rs 300 and made away with it. Many have a similar story to narrate of their experiences with eunuchs in the city who make a living out of extortion and prostitution due to the lack of gainful employment and skills.

[CA, USA]
Palm Springs police set policy on the transgendered
The police department has adopted a policy addressing how employees should deal with transgendered people in the field, believed to be the first of its kind in the Coachella Valley.

[CA, USA]
Trans March and friends of Jazzie Collins celebrate her life
Trans and social justice activist Jazzie Collins died unexpectedly on Wednesday, 07.10.2013. The Trans March brought her friends together at El Rio, to share what they’re feeling about losing her on the following Saturday, and the outpouring has gone well beyond the trans community, to the LGBT and social activist communities, and those who were just used to Jazzie's radiant presence at events and on the streets of San Francisco.

[FL, USA]
Trans student faces arrest if uses bathroom in classroom building
While other schools and locales are making the news with proactive changes for transgender students, one Floridian technical school is ‘standing their ground’ and issued an ultimatum — use a single person bathroom across campus or they’ll press charges.

[ME, USA]
Transgender clients at women's shelter draw complaints
But officials for Florence House say their policy is to accept people as they present themselves.

[PA, USA]
Trial on Pennsylvania's voter ID law set to begin Monday
A trial set to begin Monday on the constitutionality of Pennsylvania's voter identification law represents a major step toward a judicial ruling on whether the photo requirement should be enforced at polling places statewide or thrown out as unconstitutional.
Voter ID Trial Gets Underway In Pennsylvania

[Mexico]
Agiliza GDF trámites en cambio de identidad
"Son trámites que tiene que ver con los reconocimientos de identidad personal y en esa materia hay que dar un paso adelante", señaló Mancera

[Argentina]
Buscan establecer una ley de cupos para que haya un porcentaje trans a emplear
Es la prioridad de la docente trans y candidata a concejal de Bahía Blanca por el Frente Social, María Eva Rossi, en caso de acceder a una banca. La intención es que la prostitución no sea "la única salida laboral, que haya verdaderas opciones".

[Argentina]
Es travesti, trabaja en el Servicio Penitenciario Bonaerense y aconseja: "Libérense"
Se llama Ángeles Maribel Helguera, tiene 28 años de edad y es jefa de Visitas en la Unidad Nº 47 de San Martín. Decidió "liberarse" a los 25, luego de vivir ocultando su historia durante 13 años. En un principio su familia la rechazó, y debió abandonar su hogar, mientras que en su trabajo la aceptaron, aunque vivió situaciones difíciles. Es madre de 3 hijos; al primero no ve, y con los otros dos mantiene un vínculo muy unido. Está en pareja y piensa efectuarse una reasignación de sexo. Ésta es su historia.

[Brasil]
Homem é encontrado morto com vestido e calcinha preta
Um homem, usando um vestido colorido e calcinha preta, foi encontrado morto, na manhã de ontem, na Rua Eldino Eger, antiga Rua 2, no Jardim Catarina, em São Gonçalo. Ao lado do corpo a polícia apreendeu uma bolsa com preservativos, lubrificantes, maquiagem e uma cápsula de cocaína.

[Brasil]
Travesti é morto a pauladas em Caxias do Sul
Autor foi preso em flagrante e motivação teria sido disputa por ponto de prostituição
Uma pessoa foi morta a pauladas na rua Borges de Medeiros, nas proximidades da avenida Júlio de Castilhos, em Caxias do Sul, na Serra Gaúcha, por volta das 4h30min deste domingo.

[Brasil]
Caso de morte de travesti tem reviravolta e é investigado como homicídio
A polícia desmentiu a versão apresentada pela amiga da travesti que dizia que ela teria ido para São Paulo, Capital, aplicar o silicone industrial na região das nádegas.

[Grecia]
Grecia reintroduce la detención forzosa de personas para realizarles la prueba del VIH
El nuevo ministro griego de Salud, el derechista Adonis Georgiadis (Nueva Democracia), ha reinstaurado la detención forzosa de personas con el objetivo de realizarles la prueba del VIH. La medida tiene lugar en el contexto del alarmante crecimiento de los nuevos casos de VIH que se ha producido como consecuencia de la profunda crisis que vive Grecia.

[Japan]
Gender bending in Japan
From myth to 'postsex,' Michael Hoffman reviews an intrinsic feature of national life

[Russia]
Russia Says It Will Arrest Openly Gay Tourists
Russian president Vladimir Putin has passed a draconian law that calls for the arrest of anyone who is openly gay or supportive of gay rights.

[USA]
Christians Warn ‘Bathroom Bill’ Allowing Men in Womens’ Restrooms is Sweeping Nation
As Delaware recently became one of the latest states to enact what is known as the ‘bathroom bill,’ which permits males who identify as females to use the womens’ restroom and vice versa, Christians in the state are warning others across the country that similar legislation is sweeping the nation and may come to their state next.

[CA, USA]
Jazzie Collins, S.F. transgender activist, dies
Jazzie Collins, a community organizer and well-known transgender activist who was involved in social justice causes in San Francisco, died Thursday at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in the city.