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

PAKISTAN | 20130513011545| ILGA-ASIA
The election tribunal on Saturday allowed Bindiya Rana, a transvestite, to contest an election to a provincial assembly seat, PS-114 Karachi.

INDIA | 20130513011330| ILGA-ASIA
A second transgender candidate has joined the campaign for the Karnataka state legislative assembly election on 5 May. Chandni, 35, registered nomination papers to stand in the Narasimharaja constituency.

MALAYSIA | 20130513011303| ILGA-ASIA
It started as a Formula One bet between two entrepreneurs and could end up highlighting human rights abuses against Malaysia’s transgender community ahead of the May 5 national election.

HONG KONG | 20130513011233| ILGA-ASIA
The Court of Final Appeal has reserved judgment on whether a transsexual should be allowed to wed her boyfriend.

VIET NAM | 20130513010852| ILGA-ASIA
Pham Le Quynh Tram, the first transgender who was recognized by the law in Vietnam has made her debut album. She said that all revenue from this CD will be donated for charity.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | 20130513010834| ILGA-ASIA
In South Korea five transgendered individuals won a landmark court case in Seoul to get officially gender recognized without the use of gender altering surgery.

INDIA | 20130513010819| ILGA-ASIA
Over the years, there have been various efforts on the part of the State Government to integrate members of the transgender community into mainstream society. While nearly 10 years ago, the then Jayalalithaa Government, in a path-breaking initiative issued appointment to transgenders in State government departments, around four years ago, the then DMK regime allowed transgenders to enter colleges under the ‘Third Gender’ category.