[UK]
48% of young trans people attempt suicide, 30% in the last year
'While society’s attitudes towards transgender people are changing, it is still not fast enough and the negative impacts on trans people’s mental health every day are huge.'

[USA]
WATCH: Does It Get Better for Trans People?
It Gets Better Project and Gender Proud have partnered to seek out stories that honor Transgender Day of Remembrance.

[AR, USA]
LRPD Unveils New Transgender Policy
On a grading scale of zero to 100, Little Rock has a failing score of 13 when it comes to its interactions with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. This was a rating the city's police chief was aware before it was released. On Wednesday, he announced new policies to help raise that number.

[CA, USA]
Meet The Trans Teen Who Just Won $25K to Make Schools Trans-Inclusive
Inspirational trans organizer Eli Erlick was awarded a Peace First fellowship to continue her important work with Transgender Student Education Resources.

[NY, USA]
Trans Women to Get Own Housing Unit on Rikers Island
The New York City jail is opening a new housing unit for transgender women to offer protection against rape and other violent incidents.

[Panama]
Travesti murió tras intervención quirúrgica con aceite de avión
El intento por mejorar su cuerpo le costó la vida a un travesti, quien se puso en manos de otro travesti que se dedicaba a realizar operaciones quirúrgicas en un apartamento en El Chorrillo.