Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:10:02 +0100 (AP) - A transgender model walks on the runway at a fashion presentation during the third edition of 'Destravarte', a three-day art show of work by transvestites, transsexual and transgender, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Dec.15, 2011. In November 2011, the Congress approved the Gender Identity Law, still to be confirmed by the Senate, which allows any person decide their gender regardless of how it has been registered at birth. Currently, transgender people in Argentina who wishes to correct their documentation must go through a legal process. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Nepalese transgender (R) looks on while waiting to welcome ...
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:40:01 +0100 (Reuters) - A Nepalese transgender (R) looks on while waiting to welcome Norway's Crown Prince and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) goodwill ambassador Haakon, at the CRUISEAIDS-Nepal non-governmental organization (NGO) in Kathmandu November 21, 2011. The NGO advocates for awareness of HIV/AIDS, prevention of sexually-transmitted infections (STI) and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Nepalese. Haakon, along with UNDP administrator Helen Clark, is part of a delegation which is expected to emphasize UNDP's commitment and support to Nepal during the current post-conflict transition period, according to local media. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
Puglia region governor Nichi Vendola, left, and transgender ...
Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:30:02 +0200 (AP) - Puglia region governor Nichi Vendola, left, and transgender Wladimir Luxuria attend the Europride gay rights march in Rome, Saturday, June 11, 2011. The Europride parade, held every year in a different European city, ends Saturday evening in Circus Maximus, a grassy field where ancient Romans would gather for entertainment, where Lady Gaga is expected to sing ’Born This Way’. Organizers hope the event will draw attention to discrimination homosexuals face in some parts of the world. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)
French model Baptiste Giabiconi and U.S. transgender star Amanda ...
Sun, 22 May 2011 01:10:08 +0200 (AP) - French model Baptiste Giabiconi and U.S. transgender star Amanda Lepore, from left, arrive on stage during the opening ceremony of the 19th Life Ball in front of the city hall in Vienna, Austria, on Saturday, May 21, 2011. The Life Ball is a charity gala to raise money for people living with HIV and AIDS.(AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Gays, lesbians and transgenders are seen here holding the rainbow ...
Thu, 05 May 2011 05:30:14 +0200 (AFP/File) - Gays, lesbians and transgenders are seen here holding the rainbow in front of the Brazilian Congress in Brasilia, in 2005. Brazil's high court has formally opened deliberations on granting gays and lesbians the right to form civil unions, and on guaranteeing them the same legal rights as other couples.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)