[Portugal]
Transições, avaliações e outras considerações
Para mim, a questão da transição de uma pessoa transexual sempre foi algo de muito discutível. Houve aquelas pessoas que sempre defenderam que fazes o teu processo, fazes as cirurgias e acabou. E há quem defenda, agora, que a transição é um processo que nunca acaba, ou seja, acompanha-te ao longo da vida.

[Brasil]
Porto Velho: Corpo de travesti é encontrado apodrecendo
No início da manhã deste domingo (01), a Polícia Militar do 5º BPM foi acionada para averiguar uma denúncia anônima de um cadáver encontrado no final da rua Tambaqui no bairro Lagoa, zona Leste de Porto Velho.

[Oman]
Article on gays stirs a hornet’s nest in Oman
An article in a local weekly tabloid on homosexuality among Omanis has kicked up a huge controversy, prompting the publisher to carry a public apology on the home page of the publication’s online edition.
Omani newspaper apologises for article on homosexuality

[Russia]
First Russian gay activist to be convicted under ‘propaganda’ law
A 24-year-old was attacked and arrested by his own parents at a solo protest in July
Russian law isolates gay teenagers
Obama to Include LGBT Activists in Russia Meetings
Obama To Meet With LGBT And Other Activists While In Russia
US anti-gay activist warns President Vladimir Putin 'gay propaganda' laws are not enough

[India]
These transgender leaders battle all odds
At one point of time in her life, Princy wanted to kill herself out of sheer desperation. Today, she has not only come up in life, but has also provided jobs to 60 other transgenders.

[China]
‘Neutral gender’ restrooms confuse Baiyangdian visitors
A public toilet marked as "neutral gender" at tourism spot Baiyangdian Lake in Hebei Province has people confused over who the facilities are for, leaving some joking about whether they are only reserved for transgendered people.

[Australia]
Board changes at OII Australia: Gina Wilson steps down
OII Australia founding member Gina Wilson has stepped down from her role as President after several years of outstanding commitment to advocating for intersex rights. OII VP Chris Somers has also stepped down but remains a board member.

[Australia]
Sex Party Candidate Appologises
Melissa Star, a candidate for the Sex Party in the federal election, has offered an apology after she made inappropriate comments following the death of local activist Amber Maxwell.
Maxwell, a prominent activist for marriage equality, transgender rights and homelessness passed away on Saturday.
Star, who is also transgender, posted in a popular Facebook support group for the trans* community and suggested that if she had been in Perth, and had known Maxwell, she may have been able to present the activist’s suicide.
Ex-Orthodox Transsexual Woman Standing For Australian Federal Parliament

[New Zealand]
Tauranga local told by bouncers – “He’s a she/he and we don’t let them in here’.”
A Tauranga local has been refused entry to a local bar and was told by the bouncers that they don’t let “he/she’s” in.

[FL, USA]
Miami rejects transsexual measure; Pinellas adds protected class
The South Florida- based Christian Family Coalition announced Aug. 15 that Miami-Dade residents successfully halted a proposal that would have given transsexuals access to public restrooms and locker rooms used by the opposite sex.

[Venezuela]
La muerte de Laura
Laura, una chica de 21 años de Vargas que se sometió a un tratamiento hormonal transgénero, no imaginó que su sueño sería también su castigo. No obstante, lo celebra en silencio.

[Argentina]
Unos 150 transexuales de todo el país llegan a Rosario para debatir sus derechos
Buscan soluciones para mejorar el acceso a la salud y al mercado formal de trabajo. Las actividades se desarrollarán el jueves y viernes en el auditorio del Cemar, San Luis 2020.

[Argentina]
Absuelven a Yhajaira Falcón, la travesti detenida sin pruebas
Los jueces del Tribunal Oral en lo Criminal N° 9 absolvieron a la travesti Yhajaira Falcón, la primera militante trans que utilizó el nombre de pila que responde a su identidad en un debate oral. Ella estaba acusada del supuesto robo a un taxista, y soportó cuatro meses de detención en el penal de Ezeiza.
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