[Spain]
Anti-LGBT attacks rising sharply in Spain
Spain, a frontrunner in recognizing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights and same-sex civil unions, is widely believed to be a place where sexual orientation and identity are not a reason for concern on the part of security forces and public opinion.

[UK]
Stonewall chief Ruth Hunt: we will do more to promote transgender rights
New CEO is to open talks with LGBT community in bid to maximise 'equality tipping point'

[India]
Separate lock-ups, prisons needed for transgenders~
A Delhi court has stressed on the need for separate lock-ups, prisons and other provisions for transgenders, who have been declared as “third gender”, saying they have full legal rights and “cannot be shuttled between man and woman depending upon convenience”.
'Give separate jail facilities to transgenders'

[IL, USA]
Illinois takes step to end trans insurance bias
Several Illinois-based advocacy groups joined together today to praise the Illinois Department of Insurance for taking a crucial first step in addressing discrimination against transgender Illinoisans in insurance coverage.

[LA, USA]
Transgender woman attacked in Mid-City; Police urge community for tips
The New Orleans Police Department said sexual orientation is the reason behind an attack happened over the weekend in Mid-City.

[MA, USA]
Report: Discrimination, Harassment Harms Transgender Health
According to a new report, discrimination and harassment could lead to physical and mental ailments like headaches, nausea, depression, and anxiety.

[NY, USA]
AVP learns of an attack on a transgender woman in the South Bronx; calls for increased awareness of violence faced by transgender women in New York City
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) has learned of an attack on a transgender woman that occurred last Wednesday, July 23rd, around 1 am on East 149th Street near Third Avenue in the South Bronx. According to a media source a transgender woman, age 29, was harassed by two men shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs. The men followed her into a deli where they instructed the clerk not to server her, and then assaulted her, leaving her with an injury to her ear.

[TX, USA]
Transgender discrimination complaint against Athens RV park owner ends in settlement
The Department of Justice's pursuit of a transgender discrimination complaint filed by two East Texas residents ended recently in a mediated settlement.

[Cuba]
Activistas cubanos piden investigar omisión identidad de género en nueva ley
Activistas cubanos reclaman a la Fiscalía General y a la Asamblea Nacional que investiguen la omisión de una referencia contra la discriminación por identidad de género en el nuevo Código de Trabajo de la isla, un caso que ha provocado polémica entre grupos que defienden la diversidad sexual en la isla.

[Cuba]
LGBTI DE CUBA EN REBELDÍA NACIONAL
Los y las integrantes del Proyecto Arcoíris:
Inconformes con la respuesta a nuestra misiva al Presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, ofrecida por José Luis Toledo Santander, presidente de la Comisión de Asuntos Constitucionales y Jurídicos del Parlamento y de la comisión que, por acuerdo del Parlamento, tuvo a su cargo la redacción final de la Ley No.116 Código de Trabajo.

[Jamaica]
Video: Documentary explores Jamaica’s underground gay and trans community
A new video documentary was released today highlighting the lives of homeless gay, bisexual and transgender (GBT) youth in Jamaica.

[Honduras]
Video: Indignación por golpiza que le dan a un transexual en Honduras
El hecho ocurrió en San Pedro Sula ante los ojos de una patrulla de la Policía Militar, que contribuyó a la golpiza.

[Honduras]
Denuncian 168 crímenes contra la diversidad sexual en Honduras
Más de 168 crímenes se han registrado en Honduras entre 2009 y julio de 2014 a causa de la homofobia, denunciaron hoy activistas de la diversidad sexual, que anunciaron para mañana una marcha para exigir justicia por estos asesinatos y el respeto a sus derechos humanos.

[Argentina]
Cirugías trans: avances para la capacitación en hospitales de Rosario
Tanto el Roque Sáenz Peña como el Centenario llevan desde hace un año los procesos de masculinización y feminización. Cinco pacientes se sometieron a la intervención. Ahora buscan realizar la intervención de reasignación de sexo genital. Los detalles