[Brasil]
Após briga em trailer, travesti é atropelada por agressores
Amigas da vítima afirmam que a confusão na Grande BH foi motivada por discriminação

[Brasil]
Bolsonaro chora! De terno rosa, bateria do Salgueiro vai representar travesti Geni
De terno rosa, a bateria Furiosa do Salgueiro vai cruzar a Sapucaí ano que vem deixando de lado um pouco de sua “fúria”. É que dentro do enredo sobre a malandragem, a vermelho e branco vai levar para o desfile a sensibilidade da travesti Geni, personagem do musical “A Ópera do Malandro”, da clássica canção “Geni e o Zepelim” (Chico Buarque), que estará representado na pista de desfiles pelos 270 ritmistas de mestre Marcão.

[Brasil]
Motorista abre porta e joga travesti de carro em movimento; ela não resistiu
Uma travesti ainda não identificada morreu na hora ao ser jogada de um carro em movimento na madrugada deste domingo (8), em Colombo, na região metropolitana de Curitiba. O motorista teria aberto a porta do passageiro e jogado a vítima em uma velocidade aproximada dos 60 km/h.

[UK]
Transgender woman forced to move house after death threats and knife in her front door
Woman speaks out about her horrific ordeal and how her housing association helped her
A transgender woman who was terrorised whilst living in Merseyside has spoken out about her horrific ordeal.
Nat* spent years being victimised as a male to female transgender but was too scared to report it.
The final straw came when she woke up one morning to find death threats painted on her front door.

[India]
Tamil Nadu to appoint India's first transgender police officer
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is to hire the country's first transgender police officer after a court cleared hurdles that faced one applicant.

[Tailândia]
Brasileira de 23 anos é eleita a segunda transexual mais bonita do mundo em concurso na Tailândia
Aos 23 anos, Valesca Dominik Ferraz é a segunda transexual mais bonita do mundo após o ficar em segundo lugar no concurso Miss Internacional Queen 2015, realizado na tarde desta sexta-feira, na Tailândia. A campeã foi a representante de Filipinas, e no terceiro lugar ficou a miss Tailândia.

[Canada]
Ontario expands referrals for gender reassignment surgery
The Ontario government will move to allow more health-care providers to provide patient referrals for sex-reassignment surgeries, a move Health Minister Eric Hoskins said will reduce long wait times currently faced by transgender people.

[USA]
Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ petition to drop ‘T’ from ‘LGBT’
A petition to drop the ‘T’ from ‘LGBT’ has been heavily criticised by LGBT rights organisations.
The Change.org petition, which has been signed by a thousand people, calls for ‘T’ to be removed from ‘LGBT’.
It was created by a group of gay, bisexual and lesbian women who want trans people to be “disassociated” with the term LGBT.
Petition started to ‘keep the T’ in LGBT, following ‘drop the T’ backlash

[USA]
Killings: It’s open season on transgender people in the United States
There is sad news out of the United States: The number of murders of transgender and gender non-conforming people in that country is at a record high this year, 22 so far. Last year, the number was 12.
Transgender murders in US have nearly doubled since last year, activists say

[USA]
Veteran Discharged For Being Trans Becomes Internet Sensation
Carla Lewis posted a photo with a t-shirt declaring she "fought for your right to hate me."
Carla Lewis has become an viral sensation after posting a photo on Facebook wearing a t-shirt reading “Transgender veteran: I fought for your right to hate me.”

[USA]
What Happens When a Trans Woman Calls TSA’s Special Hotline?
Six weeks have elapsed since a transgender woman, Shadi Petosky, live-tweeted her detention by Transportation Security Administration agents at Orlando International Airport in Florida, and so far there’s been little movement by the agency to reassure transgender travelers they won’t encounter an issue the next time they step into the airport security screening arena.

[CA, USA]
Transgender Teen Nominated for Homecoming Queen
Violet Ri did not win the crown, but she won the hearts of her classmates at San Ysidro High School's homecoming assembly on Nov. 6

[MI, USA]
Softball infielder leads roundtable discussion at Transgender Spectrum Conference
University of Missouri–St. Louis sophomore Ryan Logan didn’t know what to expect when coming out as a male to Brian Levin, his softball coach.

[PR, USA]
En la mente de los transgénero
El documental ‘‘Mala mala’’ dio voz a transexuales y transformistas de la Isla para educar sobre la diversidad sexual

[TX, USA]
NY Times Issues Scathing Rebuke To Dan Patrick For Opposing HERO
The paper of record suggests the Texas Lt. Governor should be to blame for the next transgender teen who attempts suicide in the Lone Star State.
Texas Governor takes center stage making it clear. He is our enemy
Post-HERO: Transgender activists take a stand at Montrose event

[TX, USA]
Six-Year-Old Transgender Child Sparks Controversy at Texas Daycare
The private owners of Children’s Lighthouse daycare in Katy, Texas have found themselves in the public eye after firing two employees who voiced concern that the school was allowing a 6-year-old transgender student to express their gender identity, reports Fox 26.

[Mexico]
Proponen actualizar marco legal para garantizar respeto a transexuales
senadora Luz María Beristain propuso modificar artículos y leyes que erradiquen la discriminación por identidad de género o preferencia sexual, a fin de que se respete y proteja legalmente a las personas transexuales e intergénero. La legisladora del Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) indicó que “México se encuentra atrasado respecto a los derechos humanos de las personas transexuales y de los intersexuales, lo que en consecuencia les genera un clima de indefensión, prejuicios y discriminación”.

[Ecuador]
Embarazo trans causa polémica en Ecuador
"¡Voy a ser mamá, mi novio Fernando Machado está embarazado de mí!”. Con esta declaración en su cuenta de Twitter, la activista LGBT [Lésbicas, Gays, Bisexuales y Transexuales] ecuatoriana Diane Rodríguez comunicó al público que ella y su compañero van a ser padres. El hecho de que Diane sea trans femenino y Fernando sea trans masculino repercute mundialmente y divide la opinión de los internautas, que se manifestaron alternativamente entre comentarios de felicitación, de crítica y de sarcasmo.

[Bolivia]
Modelo es alejada del concurso Reina Hispanoamericana por supuesta transexualidad
Adriana González, Miss Europa Hispana, fue alejada del certamen de belleza organizado por Promociones Gloria denominado Reina Hispanoamericana presuntamente porque la participante es transexual. Según un comunicado de la organización, la candidata habría renunciado, pero, oficialmente, la modelo no tuvo la oportunidad de explicar las razones de su alejamiento debido a que salió del país de repente y sin informar nada a ningún medio.

[Argentina]
“Diana Sacayán había hecho una denuncia contra la Policía Metropolitana y otra contra la Bonaerense”
Después de conocerse la noticia del asesinato de la militante trans, Diana Sacayán, un centenar de personas se concentraron frente a la fiscalía. En este contexto dialogamos con Marta Dillon, periodista y activista.
La despedida como pedido de justicia

[Argentina]
Transgéneros: a pesar de la ley, aún son una población relegada
Anteayer, apareció asesinada la activista trans Diana Sacayán, una de las impulsoras de la norma, que para los especialistas representó un avance, pero no logró resolver la problemática del colectivo