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Scoop.co.nz – Press Release: Human Rights Commission
Transgender Inquiry publishes Summary of Submissions
The Commission’s Transgender Inquiry has published a Summary of Submissions received from the first round of public consultation.
Commiss…
There is some positive news on the federal level, as noted in the following news item. It has never been more important for transgender people in America to be heard. Those who are able are encouraged to participate in NCTE Lobby Days, May 14 – 15 in W…
CNW.ca
Vancouver – “We are very proud to have the first teachers Collective Agreement in the province to include anti-discrimination language that recognizes discrimination on the basis of gender identity,” says Glen Hansman, President of the Vancou…
WashBlade.com – By Barbara J Robin
Steve Stanton trans bias case shows need for education among Largo city officials.
Sure it’s shocking. Some would say freakish: A man who wants to be a woman.
Or, in the words of Largo, Fla., City Commi…
CityPaper.com – By Laura Laing
Bill To Offer Equal Rights To Transgender Individuals Fails In State Senate
A bill designed to offer anti-discrimination protection to Maryland’s transgender population failed in the state’s Senate Judicial Proceedi…
PRNewsWire.com
Los Angeles – PRNewswire-USNewswire
Few people find it more difficult to find steady and rewarding jobs than transgender men and women. Facing a complex and daunting combination of transgenderphobia, homophobia and gender discrimin…
eBar.com – by Heather Cassell
It was still light out as nearly 200 friends and LGBT community members gathered in front of the 24th Street BART station in the early evening Friday, March 23 to remember Latina transgender Ruby Orde?ana, who was found…
IOL.co.za – By Phil Davis
Clearwater, Florida – Lawrence Roach agreed to pay alimony to the woman he divorced, not the man she became after a sex change, his lawyers argued in a Florida court on Tuesday in an effort to end the payments.
But the e…
ASUWebDevil.com – by Marc Young
Class promotes gender identity awareness
Which restroom do you use when you don’t consider yourself neither female nor male?
As one of the few higher learning institutions around the country to have non-discrimi…
Queerty.com
Attack Average: One Every Three Months
Though horrific, Ruby Ordenana’s murder last week in San Francisco hardly qualifies as original. The 27-year old woman’s violent death counts as just one of many tranny-related murders. The Gende…