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Advocate.com – By Julie Bolcer
The Human Rights Campaign adopted a policy statement on Wednesday that says the group will not support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act if it excludes protections for transgender individuals. The statement was app…
MichiganMessenger.com – By Todd A. Heywood
A broad coalition of organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union, The National Association of Social Workers, Transgender Michigan and others, are condemning a move by Blue Cross Blue Shield…
ExpressBuzz.com – Nalini Ravichandran
Chennai: From the second week of April this year, the world wide web will open up for transgenders to help in their search for life partners.
The matrimonial site for transgenders would be hosted by transgend…
EmoryWheel.com – By Christopher Yu
The Emory Gay and Lesbian Alumni (GALA) chose College junior Olivia Wise as its first recipient of the GALA Leadership Award on March 2 and awarded her a $2,500 scholarship.
For the award, GALA coordinators sear…
EBAR.com – by Seth Hemmelgarn
A wrongful termination lawsuit against a popular organization for LGBT and allied youth is prompting former staff members to speak out about problems they had with the nonprofit’s executive director.
Monica Ann Arram…
HuffingtonPost.com – Brandon Friedman – Author, Vice Chairman of VoteVets.org
As you can see from the photo, Dan is a combat veteran of Iraq. Dan is not only an infantry officer, but he also has a degree in Arabic — something very important if you’…
blogs.OCWeekly.com – By Matt Coker
This just in from the ACLU…
ACLU/SC Sues Orange County School Officials for Sanctioning Sexist and Homophobic Environment
Santa Ana, Calif. – The ACLU of Southern California today sued the Newport-Mesa Unif…
StarObserver.com.au – Harley Dennett
The Rudd Government has reinstated gender-neutral identity documents and passports to help transgender people travelling overseas for surgery.
The decision follows an Administrative Appeals Tribunal ruling last …
Bloomberg.com – By Daniel Williams
(Bloomberg) — To the Egyptian government, to her doctors, and especially to herself, Sally Mursi is a woman. To al-Azhar University, the most prestigious Islamic school in Egypt and the Middle East, she’s a man.
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UniversityWorldNews.com – Writer: Diane Spencer
Positive images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual students in university brochures and websites influence students’ choice of institution, new research by the Equality Challenge Unit has shown….