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The Harvard Crimson – Abe J. Riesman – Crimson Staff Writer
Harvard?s ?gender identity? policy leads other schools to follow suit
The establishment of protections for transgender people in Harvard?s nondiscrimination policy has had effects on cam…
PinkNews.co.uk – PinkNews.co.uk writer
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich this week issued an executive order extending domestic partnership benefits to all state employees under the authority of the governor?s office.
Illinois is America?s 13th s…
Law.com – Marie-Anne Hogarth – The Recorder
In what appears to be part of a new wave of employment discrimination suits involving transgenders, San Francisco attorney Waukeen McCoy is suing an international engineering firm on behalf of a 44-year-ol…
PersonnelToday.com – Michael Millar
Suppliers working on contracts to regenerate London have been asked to provide extensive details about their workforces, right down to the number of transgender staff they employ.
The London Development Agency …
The Harvard Crimson – Rachel L. Pollack – Crimson Staff Writer
Harvard announced yesterday that it would amend its University-wide non-discrimination policy to protect ?gender identity,? following growing pressure to safeguard the rights of transgen…
Seattle Times – Ralph Thomas
The vast majority of private insurance carriers and self-insured employers don’t cover sex-reassignment surgery, the state Insurance Commissioner’s Office says.
Dr. Marci Bowers, a prominent gender-reassignment surgeo…
ssonet.com.au – Sydney Star Observer – Myles Wearing
A transgender woman who was sacked from her job this week is blaming the government?s new workplace relations laws.
Louise Brandish said she had worked at a car dealership as a salesperson in I…
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO – A transgender woman who claims she was harassed at work after starting to dress as a female has sued her employer, alleging the company allowed a hostile work environment.
Danielle Ryan, 44, of Sacramento said Mon…
Minnesota Women’s Press – Elizabeth Noll – Assistant Editor
In his early 20s, Alex Nelson became a cop. It was his dream job; the only job he?d ever wanted. Unfortunately, his dream didn?t last long. A problem surfaced right away?a big problem. The …
by Doreen Brandt, 365Gay.com Washington Bureau
(Washington) Ford Motor Company shareholders will vote next month on a resolution to drop protections for LGBT workers from the company’s human resources regulations.
The company had fought the motio…