INDIA | 20130616064342| ILGA-ASIA
Police records do not reveal much about the circumstances that led to the suicide of a 33 year old transgender, M Vaisali of Kavundampalayam.

ISRAEL | 20130616063510| ILGA-ASIA
Dana International stars in Smirnoff video created for Gay Pride in Tel Aviv.

INDIA | 20130616062334| ILGA-ASIA
Transgenders, supported by Nandyal-based Samatha Hizra Rights Forum, embarked upon a 300-km long walkathon seeking equal rights for the community in society.

HONG KONG | 20130607230741| ILGA-ASIA
A 66-year-old who lived his whole life as a man was given a surprising diagnosis after visiting the doctor in Hong Kong with a swollen abdomen -- he was a woman. Doctors realised the patient was female after they found the swelling came from a large cyst on an ovary, the Hong Kong Medical Journal reported.

SINGAPORE | 20130530231633| ILGA-ASIA
She often tells people that she has two birthdays. The first is in July when she was born. And the second is in November. "That's when I was reborn into the woman I am now," said Miss Amy Tashiana Ali , 47, with a chuckle as she tossed back her long locks.

INDIA | 20130530225653| ILGA-ASIA
The results for the civil services examination that were out yesterday have a fine blend of achievers - men, women and even physically challenged. But the country's top bureaucracy is not yet open for transgenders. One such civil services aspirant from Madurai is taking on the government head on, demanding equity.

PAKISTAN | 20130521060204| ILGA-ASIA
Hijras can vote and run for seats in polls following supreme court decision recognising them as 'third gender.'

INDIA | 20130515094744| ILGA-ASIA
Transgenders belonging to Bannu on Wednesday accused the district administration of attempting to expel them from the city.