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Advocate.com
Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has signed an executive order banning discrimination in state employment based on gender identity or expression, according to Michigan LGBT rights group Triangle Foundation. The legislation applies to…
TheVitalVoice.com – by Colin Murphy – Senior Staff Writer
A St. Louis area transgender woman says she and a friend were denied entry to an area restaurant and bar last month because the doorman said that their IDs did not look like them.
On the e…
TodaysTMJ4.com – Associated Press – Katie DeLong
Milwakee – A state law prohibiting tax dollars from paying for prisoner sex changes and hormone therapy lets lawmakers make decisions that should be left to physicians, a lawyer said in opening statem…
FreeP.com – Dawson Bell – Free Press Staff Writer
Granholm orders on-the-job protection
Gov. Jennifer Granholm staked out a new position on state government’s relationship with its employees Wednesday, ordering departments to include “gender iden…
TheVitalVoice.com – by Colin Murphy
The art of female impersonation has been around for centuries — from the days of Shakespeare when male actors would “Dress Regularly As Girl” or don DRAG to the myriad reviews, show bars and Las Vegas headliners. …
Gazzette.net – Janel Davis – Staff Writer
Law takes effect in 90 days; opposition groups plan lawsuit and a referendum drive
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett has signed into law the county’s controversial legislation aimed at preventing …
WiganToday.net – By Annette Kelman
A woman dubbed a “neighbour from hell” subjected a Wigan drag queen to months of verbal abuse, a court heard.
June Jones repeatedly swore and shouted homophobic abuse at her next door neighbour Martin Prescott a…
Macon.com – By Greg Bluestein – Associated Press Writer
Riverdale, Ga. – Michelle Bruce says she didn’t run for office to be a pioneer, but there’s no denying that she cuts a unique figure in political circles: She’s perhaps Georgia’s first transgen…
Advocate.com
The Palm Beach County, Fla., board of commissioners voted Tuesday to prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on gender identity or expression, according to a press release from the Palm Beach Coun…
AJC.com – Megan Matteucci – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
City clerk is also accused of tampering with vote machines
Two unsuccessful Riverdale City Council candidates have asked a judge to halt an upcoming runoff election, alleging fraud by a…