[Portugal]
Ministro da Saúde questionado sobre a falta das cirurgias de reatribuição de sexo
A API (Ação pela Identidade), organização não-governamental que promove a defesa e o estudo da diversidade de género, escreveu ao Ministro da Saúde saber o ponto de situação das cirurgias de reatribuição de sexo (CRS) no Serviço Nacional de Saúde, dado que nos últimos quatro anos várias pessoas trans se queixam da falta de cirurgias.
Associação denuncia 'negligência' no acesso a cirurgias de reatribuição de sexo

[Europe]
Council of Europe prepares Transgender Resolution
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will debate and vote on a resolution on the discrimination of transgender persons in Europe in its spring session (April 20-24, 2014). A related report has been adopted by the Equality and Non-Discrimination Committee on March 20.

[Brasil]
Travesti é morta com 2 tiros em frente à casa de amigos no Morada Verde
Por volta de 13h30, uma travesti identificada como Adriana, de 24 anos, foi morta com dois tiros no bairro Morada Verde. Nos documentos de Adriana consta que o nome de nascimento dela é Thiago da Silva Martins.
Segundo uma testemunha, ela morava no bairro Bosque da Esperança e se prostituía nas imediações do supermercado Atacadão.
Travesti é morta a tiros em bairro de Campo Grande

[Brasil]
Homossexual é assassinado próximo ao Pátio de Eventos em Catende na Mata Sul
Um jovem foi assassinado a tiros por volta das 8horas da noite desta terça-feira (24), em Catende na Mata Sul. Segundo uma testemunha disse que o jovem que é homossexual foi surpreendido por dois suspeitos em frente a uma loja de construção que fica próximo ao Pátio de Eventos centro da cidade

[Brasil]
Travesti briga com cafetões chineses e é morta; amiga levou facada na ‘bunda’
Crime ocorreu às 21 horas e autores estão presos
Uma travesti foi assassinada no final da noite dessa terça-feira (24), na Rua Moraes Barros, quase na esquina com a Avenida Armando Salles de Oliveira, no Centro de Piracicaba – SP.
Segundo as primeiras informações, ainda não confirmadas, o crime ocorreu por volta das 21 horas após algumas travestis se desentenderem com uma mulher e dois homens chineses.
Eles seriam cafetões.

[Brasil]
Em menos de um mês, Região de Jundiaí registra 5 mortes por faca
Em Jundiaí, o último caso foi registrado domingo (ss) no Centro, vitimando um travesti de 27 anos.

[Brasil]
Travesti e companheiro são presos após roubo a celular em Copacabana
Crime ocorreu na noite desta segunda. Nesta terça, jovem foi apreendido pelo mesmo crime em frente à Uerj, no Maracanã

[Brasil]
Travestis eram leiloados por evangélicos detidos no presídio do Carumbé (MT), denuncia ONG
O presidente da ONG Livremente, Clóvis Arantes, denunciou em entrevista à Rádio CBN Cuiabá – AM 590, que travestis presos no Centro de Ressocialização de Cuiabá (CRC), antigo Carumbé, estavam sendo leiloados por evangélicos que se encontram presos. De acordo com Clóvis, os travestis eram usados como moeda de troca. A cada favor que um presidiário fazia para a ala evangélica, um travesti era leiloado. Por fim, os homossexuais acabavam sendo molestados pelos demais presos.

[Brasil]
Petição tenta barrar resolução sobre uso de banheiros por trans e travestis
Para advogado, pessoas devem aprender a conviver com as diferenças nos espaços públicos e espaços privados destinados ao uso público: "Se não conseguem, usem o banheiro em suas próprias casas".

[Brasil]
“Já fui uma mulher sofredora, moradora de rua, casada, solteira, muito feliz e até meretriz”
Vítima do preconceito desde a infância, Brunna Valin hoje é socioeducadora e militante LGBT

[Brazil]
Homophobic attacks increase in seemingly gay-friendly Brazil
Sheylla Lopes, a 19-year-old transgender woman, was walking down the street, talking on her cellphone when without warning a man came up from behind and slapped her in the face.

[España]
ATA denuncia la agresión a una mujer transexual en Sevilla
La Asociación de Transexuales de Andalucía, ATA, ha mandado un comunicado para manifestar un ataque de transfobia que ha tenido lugar el pasado domingo en Sevilla. Según el escrito, Saray B. S., mujer transexual de 49 años, presentó el pasado 22 de marzo una denuncia policial por ser increpada y agredida brutalmente esa misma mañana, en un bar situado en la Plaza de la Encarnación en Sevilla.
Denuncian la agresión a una transexual en Sevilla

[UK]
Exclusive: Chris Sutton on being publicly genderqueer
Chris Sutton talks exclusively to PinkNews about being genderqueer in the public eye, after their brother Stephen famously raised £5 million for charity while battling incurable cancer.
Stephen Sutton inspired people with his incredible positivity, and desire to use his limited time left to make a difference. He hit headlines around the world, and countless people wanted to pay tribute to him.
After his death, he was honoured with a string of awards. Chris went to collect them, and appeared on television in a heels, a dress and looking, as they describe themselves, “offensively queer”.

[Denmark]
Malaysian Transgender : Let Suryani Live as a Woman
The story of Suryani, a Malaysian Transwoman, is starting to get attention as she have been denied asylum by the Danish authorities just because of her Gender Identity. Suryani has fled from Malaysia to seek protection and hoped to live a free life and be herself.

[Suécia]
Suécia adota pronome neutro para designar pessoas transgénero
A Suécia decidiu integrar, a partir de abril, nos dicionários oficiais de língua sueca, um pronome de género neutro para referir uma pessoa sem revelar o seu género.
Sweden adds gender-neutral pronoun to dictionary

[28/07/2012][Angola]
L'Angola en transe avec Titica
Tout le pays danse sur les rythmes effrénés de Titica. La reine du kuduro assume sans complexe sa transsexualité dans un pays où même l'homosexualité reste taboue. Sa musique s'exporte dans le monde entier et connaît notamment un grand succès au Brésil.

[Philippines]
Trial begins in Philippines of U.S. Marine charged with trans woman’s murder
A Philippine court on Monday began the trial of a U.S. Marine charged with murdering a transgender Filipino after allegedly discovering her gender when they checked into a hotel, in an emotional case that has tested the two countries’ military ties.

[Canada]
Droits des transgenres: un recul, pas une défaite
La situation des personnes transgenres n'est pas facile. 74% des jeunes transgenres ont été harcelés verbalement à l'école. 37% ont rapporté de la violence physique. Deux tiers des personnes transgenres souffrent de dépression et 77% des personnes transgenres en Ontario ont affirmé avoir considéré le suicide. 43% ont tenté de se suicider au moins une fois.

[Canada]
Transgender woman wins $15,000 from Vancouver police board for discrimination
Angela Dawson is well known across the city for her rollerblades, bright pink outfits and habit of directing traffic at busy intersections. That hobby has resulted in frequent interactions with the police as well as a few tickets from officers
Tribunal says Vancouver Police discriminate against transgender people

[Canada]
Hamilton transgender woman, barred at HSR bathroom, left in tears
A local transgender woman says her human rights were violated when she was barred by a security guard from using the women's bathroom at a downtown bus terminal.
The city has apologized for the incident.
An official complaint was filed to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario shortly after the incident at the MacNab Bus Terminal in October, and proceedings are now underway.

[USA]
Trans Reporter Zoey Tur in Hot Water Over Remarks on Trans Bodies, Rights
Following contentious commentary, trans advocates are vocally questioning Zoey Tur's recently established role as a media spokesperson.

[USA]
Concerns Over Easing Transgender Ban in Military
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has gotten pushback from senior military leaders on whether the Pentagon should lift its ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces, according to U.S. officials familiar with the discussions.

[USA]
Williams Institute to do first-of-its-kind study of transgender population
Researchers at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, Columbia University and The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health are launching a first-of-its-kind study of the transgender population in the United States that they expect will create a more accurate and detailed picture of the issues faced by transgender individuals.

[USA]
Gender Identity Bias Claim Can Go Forward Under Obamacare
Deciding an important issue under the federal Affordable Care Act for the first time, Minnesota US District Judge Susan Richard Nelson denied a motion by a Minneapolis area hospital and its emergency physicians to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a transgender man claiming the defendants violated the ACA because “he received worse care because of his status as a transgender man.”

[CA, USA]
Transgender California high school teacher transitions from man to woman during weekend, catching some by surprise
A California high school teacher transitioned to woman from a man over the weekend, surprising students and parents.
Amanda Swager, a chemistry teacher at Chino High School, was raised as a boy named Michael, but learned later in life she was genetically female, CBS Los Angeles reported.

[FL, USA]
UF groups hold vigil in honor of murdered trans women
Turlington Plaza was silent except for the humming of the vending machines Monday night as people gathered to commemorate the lives of transgender women.

[IL, USA]
Lake View voice lab helps trans clients find their voices
Jackson Voice Lab sits unassumingly in the basement of St. Peter's Episcopal Church near Broadway and Belmont Avenue. But once inside, the space swells voices, making it perfect for vocal training. Owner Liz Jackson finds Lakeview a great spot to attract young, artistic professionals, and as Jackson Voice Lab offers services to trans individuals looking to help their voice compliment their identity, Jackson said she feels she's in the right place.

[IL, USA]
Transgender community members demonstrate, demand recognition
Declaring a State of Emergency for transgender people of color, around 50 members of the Chicago chapter of the Trans Latin@ Coalition and their allies gathered at the Daley Center on March 20 for a Trans Lives Matter Mobilization.

[KY, USA]
Kentucky Transgender Restroom Bill Withdrawn from Senate
A proposed law that drew widespread criticism for targeting transgender students in Kentucky appears to be dead.
Kentucky Bill Targeting Transgender Students for Discrimination Fails to Pass
Kentucky ‘trans bounty’ bathroom bill fails

[MA, USA]
Not Male Or Female: Molding Bodies To Fit A Genderfluid Identity
For more than three years, Devon Jones gave himself weekly shots of testosterone to align his body with the feeling that he was male. The shots worked. Jones’ voice dropped, body fat shifted from his thighs and breasts into his neck and stomach, and he sprouted facial hair.

[MD, USA]
In Md., transgender and intersex could get new birth certificates
Transgender and intersex Marylanders could soon have the opportunity to receive a new birth certificate listing their appropriate gender, following a bill that passed through both the state Senate and House Tuesday morning.

[MI, USA]
Michigan woman sues Planet Fitness for transgender-friendly locker room policy
The transgender-friendly locker room policy of national gym chain Planet Fitness has led to a lawsuit in Michigan.
Yvette Cormier of Midland County is suing Planet Fitness in Midland County Circuit Court for more than $25,000. The Kallman Legal Group of Lansing is representing Cormier.
Woman sues Planet Fitness after cancelled membership over transgender woman
Dropped Planet Fitness member sues over ‘hostile’ gender policy
Woman Sues Planet Fitness For Being Too Respectful Of Transgender People
Midland County woman sues Planet Fitness over membership

[MI, USA]
Model LGBT non-discrimination ordinance adopted by Michigan Civil Rights Commission
With debate over protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender residents at a standstill in the Michigan Legislature, the Civil Rights Commission on Monday adopted a model non-discrimination ordinance for local communities to consider.

[NC, USA]
Young transgender activist Blake Brockington mourned
Friends and community members are today mourning the passing of a local transgender youth activist, Blake Brockington, who died as the result of suicide overnight.
Brockington, 18, was a 2014 graduate of East Mecklenburg High School where, last year, he was nominated and later crowned homecoming king as an openly transgender student after winning a fundraising competition and drawing in $2,335.55 for a charity chosen by the school. Brockington’s homecoming win is believed to be the first for an openly transgender student in Charlotte.

[NC, USA]
Transgender activists call for bathroom tolerance
Local transgender activists are insisting their bathroom behavior is no different than anybody else's.

[NY, USA]
Trans Artist ​Juliana Huxtable's Fight for Acceptance
Juliana Huxtable's naked body is triumphantly on display in Frank Benson's new 3D-scanned plastic sculpture, which is simply titled Juliana. I saw the statue in late February at the opening of the New Museum Triennial – the prestigious New York exhibition that focuses on emerging artists. Exhibited with Huxtable's poems and futuristic photographs, the presentation offered an intimate look into the sexual and creative evolution the downtown DJ and internet it-girl underwent to become a local trans icon. But, on a personal level, it also served as an intimate message from the artist to her estranged Southern Baptist mother, whom she hadn't spoken to in five years.

[VA, USA]
Stafford schools reverse restroom stance for transgender student
A transgender student at Hartwood Elementary School will have to use a single-stall restroom, staff bathroom or the restroom of the student’s biological gender, the Stafford School Board decided late Tuesday night.