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EBAR.com – by Matthew S. Bajko
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the Bay Area Reporter this week that she remains undecided on moving forward with a bill to protect transgender people in the workplace.
In her first gay press interview since news br…
Salon.com – By Susan Stryker
Transgender people are not beggars at the civil rights table set by gay and lesbian activists. They are integral to the struggle for gender freedom for all.
Pity poor John Aravosis, the gay rights crusader from Americ…
PRNewsWire.com
National, state and local groups representing broad spectrum have sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to pass an Employment Non-Discrimination Act that includes gender identity
Washington – Nearly 300 organizations from thro…
BayWindows.com – by Gunner Scott, Holly Ryan, and M. Barusch on behalf of the steering committee of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
As members of the LGBT and ally community, we believe that it is vital that our community hold out…
CBS13.com – Mike Dello Stritto – Reporting
(CBS13) Police believe it was greed that landed the suspect behind bars. The case took a twist when family members or the elderly person became surprised to find out he was a she.
“This person has chosen…
SFGate.com – Carolyn Lochhead
Sparks are flying on Capitol Hill between gay rights activists and their leading champion, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. As gay lobbyists work frantically to stop Frank’s plan to drop transgender people from a landmark bil…
WindyCityMediaGroup.com
What follows is the full text of Representative Barney Frank’s Oct. 9 speech on the floor of the House of Representatives regarding sexual orientation and gender identity:
From: www.thomas.loc.gov
The SPEAKER pro tempor…
MercuryNews.com – By Lisa Leff – Associated Press Writer
San Francisco – For years, rumblings have surfaced on the Internet, conjecture about her casual references to “sexual orientation” and “respect.”
Now, the subject of the speculation is read…
LATimes.com – By Christine Daniels
Democrats tried to get away with a discrimination bill that left out transgender persons. Big mistake.
The basketball expression for it is “low-bridge.” It is the dirtiest foul in the sport, the act of suddenly …
Reuters.com – By Mica Rosenberg
Guatemala City (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress is to vote this week on a bill limiting the legal concept of family to heterosexual couples with children, a move rights groups say threatens health-care access for sing…