[International]
The gay-rights proxy wars in Russia, Uganda and Belize
“I do not pretend to understand the moral universe,” wrote abolitionist minister Theodore Parker in 1853. “The arc is a long one. My eye reaches but little ways. I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by experience of sight. I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.”

[Brasil]
Suspeito de matar gay e travesti é preso em Piracicaba
Nesta semana foi preso em Piracicaba (SP) o principal suspeito, Jonny dos Santos, de 24 anos, de assassinar a travesti conhecida pelo apelido de Abelha, cujo nome de batistmo era Adilson Felippe. O crime aconteceu em abril, na casa da travesti, que alugava quartos para garotas de programa. Abelha, que tinha 60 anos, foi morta a tiros.

[Brasil]
Ministério da Saúde suspende portaria sobre cirurgia em trans
O Ministério da Saúde suspendeu a portaria publicada na quarta-feira, 31, que estabelecia novas regras para a cirurgia de readequação ao sexo.
De acordo com nota divulgada pela pasta, a norma ficará suspensa até que sejam definidos os protocolos clínicos e de atendimento sobre o processo cirúrgico.

[Russia]
Back to hostility: the roots of Russian anti-gay attitude
20 years after the decriminalization of homosexuality, Russian state turns against gay people, further deepening the social chasm that existed for years.

[CA, USA]
Teen's petition urges Brown to sign transgender school bill
A 16-year-old student turned in thousands of signatures to Governor Brown's office Wednesday urging the governor to sign new legislation that would benefit transgender students in public schools.

[PA, USA]
Victim shot in head at Northern Liberties apartment
A victim is in critical condition after being shot in the head after answering the door in Northern Liberties.
The shooting happened just before 8:00 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of Girard Avenue.
Police say the 26-year-old victim, described as a transgender woman, was in a third floor apartment and went downstairs to answer the door.

[Ecuador]
Hoy sepultan los restos del asesinado en discoteca en Zarumilla
El día de hoy miércoles a las 10H00, serán sepultados los restos mortales de Eddy JuánMalacatos Gaona, (28), quien fue asesinado al estilo sicariato a tiros el lunes último (03H00), en la población peruana de Zarumillia, hecho sangriento que conmocionó a las comunidades de los dos lados de la frontera.

[Venezuela]
Asesinaron a travesti
“Era un joven que no se metía con nadie, no tenía enemigos, se dedicaba a tiempo completo a su trabajo como peluquero a domicilio, pero el hampa desatada le arrebato la vida”, así manifestaron los tíos de Hernán Rafael Duno, de 33 años, un travesti que fue asesinado de dos tiros en el pecho.

[Argentina]
El caso de la niña trans conmueve a sus pares adultos de Mendoza
La abogada trans Carolina Jackie, quien fue responsable de varios cambios de identidad sexual en la provincia, aseveró: “Esa niña es lo que siente, que es una nena y que por lo tanto es mujer”.