A trans woman in Houston, Texas, has been arrested after using a female toilet in a library. Tyjanae Moore was arrested by police last month for “knowingly entering a restroom of the opposite sex” but trans groups say her arrest was unlawful. Ms Moore said she told police she was in the process of transitioning. [...]

In what started out as a horse race, but ever slowly and steadily during the night, Houston City Controller, Annise Parker pulled out a win over her opponent Gene Locke, a former city hall attorney. Parker becomes the first “out” mayor elected to the city hall of a major metropolitan city in the United States. [...]