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Turkey: Again A Transgender Murder in Turkey
Below is the Press Statement by LGBTT Rights Platform of Turkey regarding a Transgender Murder in Ankara on May 22, 2009.
France: Transsexualism will no longer be classified as a mental illness in France
Transsexualism will no longer be classified in France as a mental illness, a government decision hailed Saturday as "historic" by the associations concerned, on the eve of the International Day Against Homophobia and transphobia.
Honduras: Group calls for transgender protections
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras, May 29 (UPI) -- A rights group Friday called on Honduran officials to end what it called an epidemic of violence against transgender people.
2009 report on State-sponsored homophobia
80 countries around the world consider homosexuality illegal, five of them punish homosexual acts with death.
Transgender conference opens
Ireland remains one of only two countries in Europe that fails to afford any legal recognition or rights to transgender people, a conference in Dublin heard today.
Transsexual Andrea Paredes beats Chilean discrimination to play tennis on women's tour
A 37-year-old financial consultant from Chile who this week became the first transsexual to compete in professional women's tennis since Renee Richards in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and who lost heavily to a British opponent, has told Telegraph Sport how she was encouraged to play by the American's story.
Spanish transsexual pregnant with twins
Spain has been shocked by the case of a 25-year-old transsexual man who has announced he is pregnant with twins.
US endorses UN gay rights text
The Obama administration on Wednesday formally endorsed a U.N. statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality, a measure that former President George W. Bush had refused to sign.
Turkey: Transgender Activist Murdered
The killing of Ebru Soykan, a prominent transgender human rights activist, on March 10, 2009, shows a continuing climate of violence based on gender identity that authorities should urgently take steps to combat, Human Rights Watch said today.
