URNA Staff southorange.patch.com – By Patch Staff
Alrashim Chamber, 24, of Newark was charged today with the September 12, 2010 murder of Victoria Carmine White, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray.
In addition to murder, Chamber …
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Jennifer Levi [Director of Transgender Rights Project, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders]: “Recently, the Connecticut Senate passed a bill that adds the phrase “gender identity or expression” to all existing state sex discrimination law…
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Special Briefing: Via Teleconference: Washington, DC
Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Suzanne Nossel: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Af…
baltimoresun.com – By John-John Williams IV, The Baltimore Sun
Kinera Royster wants to be known more for her talents than her appearance.
“There is more to me than being a man who wears heels and a wig,” she said as she sifted through a clothing …
dallasvoice.com – Tammye Nash – Senior Editor
Say the phrase “transgender health benefits,” and most people immediately think insurance coverage that pays at least some of the costs of sexual reassignment surgery. But there’s a lot more to it than t…
sfbaytimes.com – By Dennis McMillan
On June 14, the California State Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB 887) on a 3-2 vote. The bill was authored by Assemblymember Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and sponsored by Equali…
pamshouseblend.com – by: Abby
I hesitate to jump into these shark-infested waters, but here goes.
I certainly have my own opinion on the “transsexual” vs. “transgender” debate that has ignited many a flame war on the internet over the last few mo…
hreonline.com – By David Shadovitz
The Office of Personnel Management isn’t the first organization to issue guidelines pertaining to the employment of transgender employees and those in the midst of a transition. But with more than 2 million employe…
politics.gather.com – by Shula Asher Silberstein
Transgender civil rights will be at the forefront at the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition’s day of action on June 23rd. On this day, participants will discuss transgender civil rights wit…
my.firedoglake.com – By: wendydavis
Tomorrow night Independent Lens (PBS) will air the documentary Two Spirits about the brutal murder of a lovely transgendered boy in the Four Corners area in 2001. You can check for local listings.
This is surp…