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IRELAND
[English] A year ago the Government said it planned to recognise the human rights of transgender people in law. Today’s résumé: ‘They talk about gay or lesbian but never transgender’.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2012/0728/1224320928699.html
POLAND
[Polish] Interview with Polish member of parliament Anna Grodzka.
http://detalks.pl/2012/07/buntownicy-z-wyboru-rozmowa-z-posel-anna-grodzka/
SERBIA
[English] Twenty years ago, newspapers here jeered that transsexuality was an act against God. Today, people are coming from around the world to Serbia for SRS, which is now subsidized for Serbs by national health insurance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/world/europe/serbia-becomes-a-hub-for-sex-change-surgery.html
UNITED KINGDOM
[English+Video] The video for the Pet Shop Boys’ anthemic new single “Winner” continues the song’s message of perseverance and features an appearance by Dirty Diana, a transgender member of the London Rollergirls.
http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2012/07/23/watch-trans-rollergirl-featured-new-pet-shop-boys-video
[English] Oxford University in England has decided to change its strict academic dress code to accommodate transgender students.
http://global.christianpost.com/news/oxford-university-amends-dress-code-for-transgender-students-79150/