[Brasil]
Travesti é morto a facadas no Popular Velha; PM prende suspeito
Luis Martins da Silva de 29 anos, foi encontrado morto na manhã deste domingo (15), no bairro Popular Velha, na rua General Osório, em um lugar conhecido como “beco da caixa”. Segundo informações da Polícia Militar, uma vizinha do jovem teria ouvido alguém bater em sua porta por volta das oito horas da manhã, e ao olhar por uma abertura, verificou que tinha alguém caído em frente a sua residência o reconhecendo como seu vizinho.

[Reino Unido]
Transfóbico agressivo apanha multa
Um homem residente em Buxton foi multado por ameaçar uma transexual.

[UK]
Sex swap burglar Jasmine Goode 'fathered eight kids by five women', claims ex wife
Pauline Goode launched a withering attack on her ex Darren - now known as Jasmine - who has left their two kids without a father

[Scotland]
Amazing bride and groom in Britain’s first double sex swap wedding
Their marriage was like no other before in British history because the groom used to be a woman and the bride used to be a man
Trans groom marries trans bride in Scotland

[Russia]
Russia 'persuaded' to change wording in Olympic Truce which ignored gay and trans rights
Following pressure from within the United Nations, Russia changes wording on truce for the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics

[Israel]
Israel to be lenient with trans convicts
Supreme Court says since transgender prisoners are kept in solitary confinement, the harsher prison conditions they face should be taken into account while sentencing them
Supreme Court rules leniency for transgender prisoner

[Israel]
Israeli Transgender Mom Recognized as Child's 'Father' in Same-Sex First
Yuval Topper-Erez Gave Birth to Gay Partner's Baby
State recognizes 2 biological fathers for first time
My two dads: Israel recognizes two men as child’s biological father

[Bahrain]
Lawyer fights for sex change rights
A lawyer has pledged to fight for the rights of five Bahrainis who are seeking sex changes.

[India]
Castrated trans 24-year-old with HIV denied medical treatment in India
State-run hospital refuses to admit 24-year-old, saying third-sex patients need judicial permission

[Bhutan]
Bhutan's underground gay community seeks acceptance
Homosexuality is a taboo subject in Bhutan, but BBS presenter Namgay Zam says it's no longer a black and white issue, and perhaps Bhutan should look with an open mind at the rainbow.

[EUA]
Vitória de uma profª trans sobre escola católica em primeira escaramuça
Marla Krolikowskii, uma professora transexual numa escola do ensino médio católica há 32 anos e cujo contrato teria sido rescindido após ser chamada de "pior do que gay" por um administrador da escola, obteve uma grande vitória no tribunal a semana passada.

[CA, USA]
Suspect identified in Baldwin Park motel slaying
A suspect has been identified in the beating death of a 26-year-old Baldwin Park man found dead inside a motel room earlier this week, officials said.
Stephen Gonzales, 28, of West Covina, was behind bars Thursday after being arrested by deputies from the sheriff’s Industry Station Wednesday on suspicion of drug possession, Lt. David Coleman of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau said. He was expected to be charged with the murder of Vanhxay Inthichack this week or early next week.

[CA, USA]
Conservatives Plan Ballot Initiative To Combat California's New Transgender Law
Foes of California's new law that requires public schools to treat students as the gender they identify as, rather than the sex they were born into, hope to take their opposition to the ballot box next year, in an attempt to repeal the law.
Californian conservatives plan to attack new trans law through ballot

[ID, USA]
Idaho Falls passes non-discrimination ordinance
After a marathon day, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending after midnight, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Mayor Jared Fuhriman broke a 3–3 tie to pass an ordinance that bans discrimination in the areas of housing and employment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

[LA, USA]
Witness in Baton Rouge slaying beaten to death
Police records show that a Baton Rouge man who was found beaten to death had feared for his life after implicating a suspect in a fatal shooting in January.
The Advocate reports that 31-year-old Shaun Hartley was found slain — apparently by a wooden board — inside a vacant home on Thursday.

[TX, USA]
Transgender widow denied Harris County marriage license
The transgender widow of a Wharton County firefighter, whom a judge ruled was not entitled to her late husband’s death benefits because she was born a man, is challenging Texas law once more by attempting to get married again.
Transgendered Widow Takes Legal Battle Over Marriage Benefits to 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi
Transgender Widow Turned Down for Marriage License

[VA, USA]
Family of Dashad Smith Maintain Community Awareness
The family of missing Charlottesville man Dashad "Sage" Smith wants to keep the community aware of his case.

[WI, USA]
Milwaukee man sentenced to life in prison in killing of transgender rapper
One of the five men arrested in the gang-related killing of a Milwaukee rap artist has been sentenced to life in prison. 


[Honduras]
ASESINAN UN TRAVESTI EN CHOLOMA, CORTÉS

[Venezuela]
Asesinaron a un coreógrafo en tasca en Ciudad Ojeda
Un coreógrafo fue asesinado la mañana de ayer domingo, en una tasca de la calle Bermúdez con carretera L, en Ciudad Ojeda, municipio Lagunillas.

[Chile]
Estado ya financia adecuación corporal para transexuales
Se dio inicio a plan desarrollado en conjunto entre el Movilh y el Ministerio de Salud.
Están incluidas asistencia sicológica, cambio hormonal y cirugía por Fonasa.
Histórico: Estado chileno financia procesos de readecuación corporal de personas transexuales