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27 September 2011Judge upholds 21-year sentence for trans woman’s killer 14 A man convicted for the second time of killing a transgender woman has had his original sentence upheld. -
23 September 2011Man found guilty in retrial over transgender woman’s murder 10 A London man has been found guilty for a second time of murdering a transgender woman.
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22 September 2011Dancer sacked from Chinese talent show because she’s transgender 18 A famous Chinese dancer says she was dropped as a judge on a TV talent show because she is transgender. -
15 September 2011Channel 4 documentary follows transgender men and women 22 A Channel 4 documentary to be screened this autumn follows seven transgender men and women. -
15 September 2011Maryland teenager jailed for five years over attack on transgender woman 40 A teenage girl from Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to five years in jail for attacking a transgender woman in a McDonalds' restaurant. -
12 September 2011Mother of transgender girl says adults, not children, taunt her 56 The mother of a ten-year-old transgender girl in Worcester has told how adults, rather than children, taunt and harass her daughter. -
6 September 2011Scottish man is first to be charged with transgender prejudice 44 A soldier has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of an offence motivated by transphobia. -
6 September 2011Scottish domestic violence stereotypes ‘fail gay and transgender people’ 19 The Scottish government's definition of domestic violence leaves some victims 'invisible', a law lecturer has claimed. -
31 August 2011Chaz Bono to appear on Dancing With the Stars 13 Chaz Bono is to take part in the new series of Dancing With the Stars. -
24 August 2011Interview: Chaz Bono on the journey to be himself 41 Chaz Bono is approaching the end of a personal journey.
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15 August 2011Trans woman and gay man wed in Cuba 30 A transgender woman and a gay man have married in Cuba. -
4 August 2011Another trans woman attacked in Washington DC 8 A transgender woman in Washington DC narrowly missed being shot last month, two weeks after another transgender woman was shot dead just a block away. -
28 July 2011Texas university gets gender-neutral toilet 22 A university in Texas has installed a gender neutral toilet. -
28 July 2011X Factor contestant called ‘tranny’ by staff 66 A transgender X Factor contestant was said to be furious after programme staff mistakenly sent her an email calling her a "tranny". -
19 July 2011Malaysian trans woman loses court case over gender change 5 A Malaysian trans woman has lost her court case to legally change her sex. -
15 July 2011New Irish transgender laws ‘will break up families’ 27 Irish proposals designed to give transgender people more rights will break up happy families, trans campaigners say. -
12 July 2011Sainsbury’s apologises for transgender toilet ban 20 Sainsbury's has apologised after a transgender woman was told by a Surrey store that she could not use the women's toilets. -
8 July 2011National transgender festival Sparkle kicks off 11 The national transgender festival, Sparkle, has begun in Manchester. -
23 June 2011Transgender woman banned from using Poole stadium toilets 52 A transgender woman has described her humiliation at being barred from using the women's toilets at Poole stadium.
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23 June 2011New Jersey man charged over murder of transgender model + A New Jersey man has been charged with murder and bias intimidation over the death of a transgender woman last September.
