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Death of transgender woman in Malaysia sparks fears of rising hate crime

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 17 05:05 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - The death of a transgender woman in Malaysia has sparked fears of a rise in hate crimes, campaigners said on Monday, as police moved swiftly to detain four suspects in the murder investigation. Read more »

White House asks top court to block transgender military service

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 01:19 PM

US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday urged the nation's highest court to temporarily block the military recruitment of transgender people, pending the outcome of an ongoing legal battle.   Read more »

Kilalanin: Kauna-unahang transgender na kasali sa Miss Universe pageant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 08:24 PM

Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon, isang transgender ang pinayagang sumali sa Miss Universe pageant.  Read more »

Miss Universe's first transgender contestant revels in being role model

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Dec 12 07:24 PM

Angela Ponce is making history as the first transgender contestant in the pageant's 66-year history. Read more »

UK failing LGBT+ teens on mental health - campaigners

Rachel Savage, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 24 06:03 AM

LONDON - Britain needs to do more to help LGBT+ teenagers, campaigners said on Friday, after government data showed more than 1 in 3 struggle with mental health problems. Read more »

Sabel again? After shift to being a man, ex-transgender queen Mark Estephen admits ‘stumbling’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:54 PM

Mark Estephen, the former transgender pageant queen whose shift to identifying as a man again made headlines early this year, opened up on Wednesday about his struggle with his gender and how his faith helps him navigate uncertainties. Read more »

Jay Ledford’s journey as a Filipino-American transgender ballerina

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 03:34 PM

A Filipino-American transgender is slowly tiptoeing her way to performance stages across the United States one grand jete at a time. Read more »

Jennifer’s fight

Aaron Favila, AP Photo
Updated as of Oct 12 03:16 PM

Protesters destroy an two-faced effigy of US President Trump and President Duterte as they mark the 4th commemoration of the killing of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude by U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton, during a rally outside the U.S. embassy in Manila, Philippines on Thursday. Read more »

Miss Universe introduces 2018 contestants, including transgender beauty

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 10:03 PM

The Miss Universe Organization on Wednesday introduced this year’s aspiring queens, including the Philippines’ Catriona Gray and Spain’s Angela Ponce, the international pageant’s first transgender contestant. Read more »

5 charged with murdering transgender prostitute in Paris

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 01:39 AM

Five people were charged Monday with murdering a transgender prostitute who was allegedly trying to stop them robbing her client in a Paris park, a case that has sparked fury amongst LGBT rights groups. Read more »

Catriona Gray, sumabak sa trabahong media

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 07:43 PM

Ibang papel muna ang ginampanan ni Catriona Gray, kung saan naipahayag niya ang kaniyang mga pananaw sa sari-saring paksa at isyu. Read more »

WATCH: What Catriona Gray thinks of transgender restrooms

Dianne Mariano
Posted at Jul 26 04:52 PM

Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray was asked to share her thoughts about having a “third restroom” for transgenders on Boy Abunda’s “The Bottomline.” Read more »

Puerto Rico allowing transgender people to fix birth certificates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 06:38 PM

Transgender people in Puerto Rico can now modify their birth certificates to match their gender identity after activists won a lawsuit against the US territory's governor. Read more »

Transwomen in Miss Universe? Bea Santiago reacts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:25 PM

Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago was asked to react to the idea of a transwoman competing in this year’s Miss Universe pageant. Read more »

Same-sex marriage at civil union: Ano ang pagkakaiba?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 05:50 PM

Sa ilalim ng civil union, magkakaroon na ng batas na mangangasiwa sa pag-aampon, paghahati ng ari-arian, at pagkakaroon ng karapatan sa partner sa oras ng sakit ang mga LGBT couple. Read more »

Catriona Gray speaks up on transgender bets in Miss Universe

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 05:40 PM

This after Spain's Angela Ponce made history over the weekend when she became the first transgender woman who will be joining Miss Universe. Read more »

UK to ban gay 'conversion therapy' after massive survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 08:31 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain on Tuesday unveiled its "action plan" to tackle discrimination against the gay community, which includes bringing forward legislation to ban the practice of conversion therapy. Read more »

Transgenderism no longer a mental illness: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 12:34 AM

Transgender people, who identify as the opposite gender to the one they were born with, should no longer be considered mentally ill, according to a new U.N. categorization. Read more »

Kauna-unahang transgender valedictorian ng PUP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 08:02 PM

Kilalanin ang kauna-unahang transgender valedictorian ng PUP. Read more »

KILALANIN: Kauna-unahang transgender valedictorian ng PUP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 06:40 PM

Suporta ng pamilya, kabilang na ng tatay na pulis, ang inspirasyon ng transgender woman sa kaniyang pagsisikap sa pag-aaral. Read more »