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PrideSource.com – by Todd A. Heywood
Holland – The October 29 suicide of 16-year-old transgender Ian Benson has the LBGT community asking hard questions.
“As parents, this is one of our worst fears,” said Collette Beighley, Triangle Foundations W…
SFGate.com – Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau
Washington – The House passed a landmark civil rights bill on Wednesday that had been sought for three decades by the gay community, but the celebration was muddied by miscalculations by Dem…
BayWindows.com – by Ethan Jacobs – Staff Reporter
With little to no fanfare the Veteran Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System issued a patient care memorandum to its staff in September detailing guidelines for providing care to transgender patients….
LATimes.com – By Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act passes without the inclusion of transgender people. It faces a possible Senate filibuster and a veto threat.
Washington – The House voted Wednes…
Advocate.com – Kerry Eleveld, The Advocate
According to a new poll, 70% of LGBT Americans prefer passing an Employment Non-Discrimination Act that does not cover transgender people over not passing the bill at all. The poll, commissioned by the Huma…
PR-Inside.com
Pattaya, Thailand (AP) – Miss United Kingdom shielded herself from the Thai sun with a lace fan and reluctantly gripped a baby turtle between two painted fingernails. Miss Costa Rica thought her turtle was getting too dry so she swishe…
Javno.com – Reuters
A Catholic priest has blocked an Italian transgender parliamentarian from being a bridesmaid at a relative`s wedding.
A Catholic priest has blocked an Italian transgender parliamentarian from being a bridesmaid at a relative’s…
KPHO.com
Mesa, Ariz. – A transsexual woman exposed herself to two men and a 13-year-old boy, then threatened them with a BB gun, Mesa police said.
Police said Kendra Moore, 44, was arguing with her neighbor Saturday morning over whether she had t…
HRW.org
Re-Introduce Comprehensive Language Into Non-Discrimination Legislation
New York – The South Korean cabinet should re-introduce categories protected from discrimination that the justice ministry this week dropped from a proposed federal l…
GayCityNews.com – By Paul Schindler
[Editor’s Note: Subsequent to the posting of this article, the House Rules Committee voted early in the evening on November 5 to advance the Employment Non-Discrimination Act to the floor for a vote, and to per…