[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.