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17 October 2012
Dublin gets ready for Europe’s largest LGBT conference 3 The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA-Europe) is staging its 16th annual conference in the Irish city of Dublin from 18 – 21 October.
15 October 2012
UK: Transgender ex-Broadmoor patient talks of Jimmy Saville abuse 37 A transgender man, who was a former patient of Broadmoor Hospital, has spoken of being sexually abused by the veteran entertainer Sir Jimmy Savile.
12 October 2012
Canada: New birth certificate rules for transgender people in Ontario 18 Transgender people in Ontario can now amend their gender on their birth certificates without first having to undergo gender confirmation surgery.
5 October 2012
Canada: Trans group mourns killing of one of its members + The victim has been identified as January Marie Lapuz, according to CTV News.
25 September 2012
New York: Arrest in McDonald’s anti-trans attack case + 24-year-old Jamar McLeod was attacked by a man who reportedly made homophobic slurs about his transgender girlfriend, Jaslisa Griffin.
18 September 2012
Terrence Higgins Trust launches new transgender online resource 7 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched two new support guides for the UK’s transgender community.
4 September 2012
US: Suspected murderer of transgendered woman gains new lawyer 1 In Washington DC, a 55-year-old man accused of stabbing a transgender woman in the face back in February has been assigned a new defence lawyer.
6 August 2012
ObamaCare ‘will ban discrimination against transgender people’ 6 A senior official with the Department of Health and Human Services has told transgender rights groups that federal health programmes and companies receiving federal dollars are barred from discriminating against trans people.
31 July 2012
Video: Matrix director Lana Wachowski speaks on film after transition 12 Co-director of the Matrix films Lana Wachowski has appeared on film for what is believed to be the first time since transitioning.
29 July 2012
Oxford University changes dress code for transgender students 14 Transgender students at Oxford University will be permitted to wear formal dress appropriate to their new sex.
27 July 2012
Liverpool: Two-year project on life of April Ashley launched 4 Arts festival Homotopia is preparing to launch a two year heritage project to research, explore and document the experiences of transgender people in Britain over the past 70 years, focussing on the life of trans model and actress April Ashley.
24 July 2012
Trans pupil ‘had to show head Equality Act’ to wear female clothing for exam 34 A trans teenager has said she had to show her headmaster a copy of the Equality Act before he would allow her to sit an exam wearing female clothing.
19 July 2012
Video: Warren Beatty’s transgender son speaks out 10 The transgender son of actors Warren Beatty and Annette Bening has spoken about his life and experiences.
18 July 2012
New protocol puts more power in the hands of Scottish trans people 6 A new protocol issued this week by the Scottish Government is set to revolutionise the way trans people are served by the health system.
17 July 2012
Sweden: Trans asylum seeker’s partner to be deported to Russia 9 Russian trans asylum seeker, Lita, who is currently in hiding somewhere in Sweden, narrowly escaped being caught last week.
11 July 2012
Canada: Toronto trans community pays tribute to leader who killed himself 3 Tributes have been paid to a Canadian transgender community leader who killed himself last week.
8 July 2012
Australia: ACT bid to remove surgery requirement for trans recognition 3 Legal and human rights groups in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are pushing to change a law which requires transgender people to have surgery in order to change their legal gender.
6 July 2012
Essex: Head praises ‘greatly loved’ trans teacher 17 A transgender teacher has been praised for her courage and popularity by staff and pupils at a secondary school in Essex ahead of her transition this summer.
3 July 2012
Suffolk: Man fined after threatening transgender neighbour 17 A building worker in Ipswich has been convicted of what is believed to be the first offence officially motivated by transphobia in Suffolk.
19 June 2012
Concern over ‘pernicious’ Freedom of Information requests on LGBT issues 15 Concern is growing that some national newspapers are abusing Freedom of Information laws to trawl for stories that they then skew to depict LGBT issues in a sensational and negative fashion.

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