[UK]
Expert claims public transport is no-go for transgender people as woman abused on train
Public transport in the region is a no-go for many transgender people and abuse remains an every day occurrence, according to a leading trans-rights activist.

[Russia]
Italian trans former MP released from prison, will attend Sochi ice hockey match in rainbow dress
Vladimir Luxuria was arrested in the southern city of Russia for holding up a sign for saying 'Gay Is OK'
Transgender ex-member of Italy assembly held in Sochi
Italian gay activist briefly detained in Sochi
Transgender former member of Italy's parliament arrested in Sochi

[Israel]
Israeli Police Officers Arrested Following Attack on Transgender Woman
A transgender woman was attacked Saturday morning by a group of men, and the suspects include off-duty members of Israel's Border Police.
Israel border officers in home custody after brutal attack on transgender woman

[Turkey]
A Street in Izmir Named After Murdered Trans Sex Worker
Azra Has, a trans sex worker who had been murdered by a serial killer in 2010, is commemorated in the western city of Izmir. Her name was given to then Bornova Street where many trans sex workers live.

[Canada]
B.C. government's gender ID policy delay worries advocates
Human rights advocates are calling on the Ministry of Health to follow through on a promise to adjust gender identification policy and even the playing field for gender-variant British Columbians. - See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/b-c-government-s-gender-id-policy-delay-worries-advocates-1.855442#sthash.6gG0belY.dpuf

[PA, USA]
Philly Trans Activist Jaci Adams Died Today
Philly Black Gay Pride’s (PBGP) D’Ontace Keyes just informed me that Philly trans activist Jaci Adams passed away today at 3:55 p.m.
Jaci Adams, 56, a transgender woman active in LGBT and AIDS programs

[Argentina]
'Argentina's Gender Identity Law is the best in the world'
Forty-nine-year-old Marcela Romero — an activist, a transsexual woman, and a mother — has lived a life that most people could hardly imagine.