[Germany]
Germany will soon be the first European country to have three gender options on a birth certificate
The upcoming legislative change will allow parents to opt out of assigning their child's gender

[Russia]
Russians film brutal video of attack on transgender woman
Russian anti-gay/anti-trans vigilantes have posted a showing five Russian men participating in the brutal beating of a trans woman.

[India]
Transsexual person leads the fight for third gender
A transsexual person from Vadodara may play a key role in the central government formulating a clear policy for sex-change operations in the country.

[China/Hong Kong]
Make-up workshops in Tuen Mun seek to bring out transgender beauty
Workshops intended to help transitioning men deal with discrimination

[CA, USA]
Anti-gay group wants referendum to overturn California law protecting transgender students
A notoriously anti-gay group is shilling for money in an effort to overturn a new California law that protects the rights of transgender students.
Parents apprehensive about new school year with transgender law

[TN, USA]
Heather Anderson: Dealing with transgender issues in the workplace
Earlier this year, the District of Columbia announced it will begin enforcing a 2006 regulation prohibiting single occupancy public restrooms from being labeled as “men” or “women.”

[Haiti]
Groups condemn threats against Haiti's gay society
Watchdog groups in Haiti on Wednesday condemned what they say has been a series of threats targeting the Caribbean nation's small gay community.

[Costa Rica]
Transexuales se unen en grupo de apoyo para mejorar su calidad de vida
Aproximadamente, 30 hombres y mujeres transexuales se reúnen dos veces al mes para compartir sus experiencias, contar sus dolores, reírse juntos y resolver entre ellos las dudas que el sistema de salud y legal del país no les soluciona.

[Chile]
Comisión de Derechos Humanos del senado aprueba legislar sobre proyecto de ley de identidad de género
Muy temprano, llegaron al Congreso l@s integrantes de la Organización de Transexuales por la Dignidad de la Diversidad (OTD) y la Abogada, Doctora en Derecho y Docente de la Universidad de Concepción, Ximena Gauche Marchetti, relatora del Proyecto de Ley sobre Identidad de Género (Boletín 8924-07), que se ingresó el 7 de mayo pasado, con el apoyo transversal de las diferentes bancadas políticas.