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RICHMOND, Va. - Transgender inmate Ophelia De`Lonta is begging the world not to judge her and desperately wants sex reassignment surgery.

Advocates tell us the victim was especially vulnerable to violence and residents are calling this a hate crime.

A new South Carolina license plate advocates equality for gay residents in a state that bans any type of domestic union.

Sex addict Crystal Warren, who was controversially asked by This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes whether she would consider becoming a prostitute, has revealed that she was born a man.

METRO Transit Police tell 9NewsNow that the stabbing happened at about eight o'clock in the 4900 block of East Capitol Street, at a bus stop.

A city legislature in a central Russian town has approved a bill that will penalise people with fines for promoting homosexuality.

A District man convicted of attacking a transgender woman last summer in Northwest Washington was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday, according to the United States Attorney's Office.

The winners of XBIZ's awards were announced at a gala last month in Santa Monica, Calif.

Khloe Kardashian just launched her first counter-attack after a transgender woman sued her for assault -- insisting she didn't do anything wrong during the 2009 street scuffle ... she merely acted in self-defense. Khloe filed the response in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Chantal Spears deserved what she got -- because she provoked Khloe into ... (more)

R is Shannon Braddock, Chief of Staff for King County Councilmember Joe McDermott, Joe McDermott, and Michael Culpepper, taken Nov., 2010 following McDermott's oath of office.

Over at Jezebel , Anna North blogs the story of transgendered woman Temmie BreslauerA who was arrested on January 12 by the NYPD for the misdemeanor charge of using her father's discount subway fare card.

The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services is taking steps to obtain the early release of a 15-year-old female who pleaded guilty to the April 2011 hate crime beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis at a McDonald's restaurant outside Baltimore.

Bullying has become a major issue in schools across the country. And ways to counter such behaviour have become a battle of their own of late.

New Delhi, Feb 2 : The capital is set to host the second edition of Flashpoint Human Rights Film Festival, which will bring 16 films from various parts of the world focusing on issues like violence, fundamentalism and corruption to gender discrimination and homophobia.

Three Girl Scout troops in Louisiana won't be hawking Thin Mints this year. They've disbanded in protest after the Girl Scouts of Colorado accepted seven-year-old transgender child Bobby Montoya as a member.

On Jan. 28, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the development of important protections against housing discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people under a new rule unveiled at the 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, a conference hosted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.

A group of people in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community's rights gathered this morning to listen to two local leaders reflect on some recent proposed Michigan legislation.

The Conservative government was grilled today by New Democrat MPs Randall Garrison and Dany Morin during Question Period regarding the recent rule change that requires airlines to deny boarding to transgendered and transsexual Canadians on the basis of their appearance not matching their sex indicated on their ID.

Euro MPs have voiced alarm after two men were arrested in Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus under a British-era law criminalising gay sex.

A Utah senator is sponsoring legislation prohibiting discrimination because of a person's sexual orientation, political views or gender identity.