I like to remind our baby trans  and seasoned trans peeps that when you come out as trans, your family expands, not contracts.  You gain s...

Some good international news for transkind to report out of Argentina. The Argentine trans community, like their Brazilian neighbors has...

When she tried to get elected to Ecuador's National Assembly back in 2013, it didn't happen that year for Diane Rodriguez.    B...

Today is the Trans Day of Visibility in Brazil.   Every year since 1994 in that nation January 29 is celebrated by the local trans communi...

Since 2010, trans women in Colombia, Ecuador and Chile have attempted to run for their national legislatures  and not only become the fir...

South American nations have been international leaders  in passing trans friendly human rights laws, and Bolivia just became the latest So...

While the first South American, first in the Western Hemisphere and fourth trans person worldwide elected to their national legislature w...

Identity documents that accurately reflect our expressed gender identities are an important issue for trans people around the world. The n...

Trigger Warning  anti-trans violence and police brutality. It's been way too quiet news wise about our trans sisters in Brazil, and th...

History was made on October 5 as the first out trans person was elected to public office in Peru. Lucia Revilla Urcila (left in photo) was...

One of the things I have wanted to have happen for a while as a child of the African Diaspora is to have better communications links and f...

The last time I talked about Ecuadorian trans activist Diane Rodriguez on this blog I along with the rest of Trans World was anxiously waiti...

The election of President-elect Michelle Bachelet is already paying dividends for the Chilean transgender community. Bachelet regained the...

Sergio Viula talks about conditions in Brazil in the wake of the failure of PLC 122 to pass.the Brazilian Congress.

The eyes of the world's TBLG community were turned toward Brazil yesterday as Senator Ana Rita as promised brought PLC 122 to a vote.   ...

The second annual Miss Trans 2013 pageant was held m Rio de Janeiro recently .   It had 28 competitors from 11 Brazilian states competing ...

As anyone who has attended TDOR's or been paying attention over the last few years can tell you, violence against transwomen in Brazil...

While Brazil's trans models have been ripping the runways around the world since the 1980s, SRS is free courtesy of the Brazilian natio...

This 1993 documentary introduces us to the world of Brazilian travestis Samira, Luciana and their friend Gaspar.   It discusses their lives...

Because of models Roberta Close , Felipa Torres, Lea T. and Carol Marra, actress Maria Clara Spinelli , Carnival and a healthcare system tha...