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.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 13 (UPI) -- A transgender woman in Istanbul, Turkey, was stabbed to death in her home, the victim's friends said.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Proposed legislation in Sweden that would require gender reassignment patients to be castrated is insulting, a transgender rights group says.
MOSCOW, May 19 (UPI) -- Gay rights activists in Moscow said they have asked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for permission to have a gay-pride parade on federal property.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The United Methodist Church has supported a bishop's decision to reappoint a transgender pastor to a congregation in Baltimore.
NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- ABC has the most extensive portrayal of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender characters of the U.S. networks, a national study showed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. gay-rights organizations unveiled a healthcare industry rating system Tuesday.
SEATTLE, March 21 (UPI) -- The King County, Wash., Council may adopt an ordinance banning transgender discrimination along strict party lines, a report said.
WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- Gay and transgender workers are finding workplaces becoming increasing friendlier, the Human Rights Campaign, a national advocacy group, reported Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 23 (UPI) -- The Indianapolis City-County Council was preparing Saturday to vote on a civil rights proposal that would protect homosexual workers and homebuyers.
