[Portugal]
Transexual português paga 480 euros e deixa Dubai
Tribunal condenou Sofia Janeiro por atentado à moral e comportamento indecoroso. Além da multa será deportada
Portugal ‘monitors’ case of teen transsexual convicted in Dubai

[Brasil]
Travesti é assassinado a tiros na praia do Francês em Marechal
Ygor Fernando Oliveira Santos estaria no trevo do Francês quando foi abordado por bandidos não identificados
Um jovem identificado como Ygor Fernando Oliveira Santos, de 20 anos, caminhava nas proximidades do Trevo do Francês, em Marechal Deodoro, quando foi abordado por bandidos não identificados, que atiraram contra a vítima.

[Brasil]
Travesti é estuprada, espancada, assassinada e jogada em córrego
Uma travesti foi assassinada após ser estuprada, espancada e jogada no Córrego Imbirussú, entre os bairros Zé Pereira e Vila Almeida, na saída para Aquidauana, em Campo Grande. O corpo foi encontrado em decomposição e com sinais de violência dentro do córrego por volta das 12h desta sexta-feira (27).

[UK]
Burton teenager Ellie Kirby speaks out about her experience of being pansexual and gender-fluid
On first meeting, the most striking feature about Ellie Kirby is her bright blue hair, although here at Burton and South Derbyshire College, brightly-coloured hair is not that unusual.
In fact, unless someone directly asked Ellie about her sexuality, they would never know that she identifies as both 'gender-fluid' and 'pansexual' – two little-known personal preferences.

[UK]
'Do not let sexuality stop your dream' says transgender Swansea University alumna
Being transgender is something to be proud of, and not an obstacle to stop you achieving your dreams — Jayne Rowlands is testimony to that.

[UK]
Is General Medical Council failing trans people as they clear top doctor after four year probe?
General Medical Council accused of ignoring real trans concerns while wasting time on investigation they have now dropped

[UK]
Fight for a newer gender: the war of words between feminists, gays and trans activists
As Eddie Redmayne takes on the role of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe, Jenny McCartney reports on their struggle for recognition

[Germany]
Intersex person sues clinic for unncessary op
Intersex person Michaela Raab is suing doctors in a Nuremberg court, who she said operated on her genitals and put her through female hormone therapy without having told her she was genetically a man.

[Australia]
Indigenous gay and transgender people call for support and acceptance ahead of Mardi Gras
As the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras prepares for its signature parade, Indigenous marchers will be among those celebrating even though their own communities often shun them because of their sexuality.

[Canada]
For former Victoria sports writer, journey to happiness a life-long process
For most of her life, sports was a sanctuary for Patti Dawn Swansson, a place where she could be among friends.

[Canada]
Senate Liberals to push for fast vote on transgender rights
Opposition senators are to push for a quick, and final, vote on a transgender rights bill, hoping this will give the NDP enough time to pull off a legislative “miracle” and finally make the bill law before MPs hit the campaign trail later this year.
Activists angered by washroom amendment to transgender rights bill
Trans bill warped to exclude trans people from washrooms

[EUA]
Divulgada imagem de Eddie Redmayne no papel da primeira mulher transgénero
Actor britânico vencedor do Óscar é o protagonista de The Danish Girl, de Tom Hooper.
Eddie Redmayne prepara-se para mais uma transformação no grande ecrã. Depois de ter sido o físico britânico Stephen Hawking, portador de esclerose lateral amiotrófica — papel que lhe valeu o Óscar —, o actor vai dar vida à dinamarquesa Lili Elb, que ficou conhecida como a primeira mulher transgénero. A primeira imagem de Redmayne em The Danish Girl foi revelada nesta sexta-feira.

[USA]
Facebook adds new gender option for users: ‘Fill in the blank’
Facebook users who don’t fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: fill in the blank.

[CA, USA]
Last words of transgender woman killed in South L.A. key to probe, police say
Deshawnda “Ta-Ta” Sanchez’s last words were captured in a 911 call.
On Dec. 3, 2014, about 4 a.m., Sanchez, a 21-year-old transgender woman, was trying to escape an attacker in the 6100 block of South Wilton Place in Chesterfield Square.
She told a dispatcher that she had been attacked and robbed. While pounding on a door for help, she said the man had returned. Gunshots were fired and the phone went silent.
Transgender Woman's Murder Might Have Been A Hate Crime

[KY, USA]
Senate Vote Expected Friday on Bill Related to Transgender Bathroom Usage
UPDATE: The bill's sponsor, state Sen. C.B. Embry tells Kentucky Public Radio the Senate will vote Friday on Senate Bill 76. The Fairness Campaign previously indicated the vote would be Thursday.

[MD, USA]
Her name wsa Melonie – another trans woc has committed suicide
Another transgender woman of color has taken her own life. Melonie Rose was a beautiful 19-year-old trans woman from Laurel, Maryland. From the start, Melonie had a hard life, having been shuffled from foster home to foster home. She dealt with emotional problems, as a result. No doubt, the discrimination Melonie endured did not help the young woman, who attended a therapeutic, alternative high school, Pathways, where she graduated in 2014.

[MI, USA]
Fed. Gov. Backs Trans Youth In School Lawsuit
The federal government is supporting a Detroit-area teenager who accuses several schools of discriminating against him because of his gender identity.

[NJ, USA]
Rough road for transgender students in Mount Olive
Three students at Mount Olive High School have gotten support from friends, teachers and administrators in making the biggest decision of their lives.
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[NJ, USA]
American Conference on Diversity Pays Tribute to NJ’s Gender-Rights Advocate “Babs” Siperstein
On April 2, the American Conference on Diversity will recognize Barbra “Babs” Casbar Siperstein with the 2015 Advocacy Humanitarian Award during a spectacular 20th Anniversary Statewide Fundraising Gala in West Orange, NJ.

[PA, USA]
Cabela’s seeks partial dismissal of trans complaint
Cabela’s Retail Inc., which is being sued by trans woman Kate L. Blatt, filed a legal brief last week urging partial dismissal of her lawsuit.

[PA, USA]
Black Madam: Motto was 'I want to help'
In a calm but sometimes nervous voice, Padge-Victoria Windslowe, who goes by the stage name "Black Madam," told a Philadelphia Common Pleas jury yesterday that she injected people's butts with silicone to make them feel more beautiful, and intended no ill will or harm.
Black Madam stands trial

[Argentina]
El Gobierno porteño subsidiará por primera vez a una mujer trans
El juez Víctor Trionfetti ordenó al Gobierno porteño a pagar un subsidio reparatorio a una mujer trans por la violencia institucional que padeció durante sus más de 60 años. Se trata de la primer beneficiaria de un amparo presentado en 2013 que incluyó otras cuatro mujeres trans de más de 40 años. Para el juez, padeció una "discriminación existencial".