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americanprogress.org – By Seth Althauser, Sarah Greenberg
The Center for American Progress has shown that gay and transgender individuals face alarmingly high rates of employment discrimination. The recently introduced Employment Non-Discrimination …
irishtimes.com – Carol Coulter, Legal Affairs Editor
Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton will publish legislation in the next year to provide for recognition of the acquired gender of transgender people.
Ms Burton announced her plan when s…
gaycitynews.com – By Melissa Sklarz
In the midst of all the excitement over the passage of marriage equality in New York, transgender people wonder about the future of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA).
When gays and lesbians…
guardian.co.uk – Rasha Moumneh
As women in the Gulf become more visible, both socially and politically, and as migrants bring with them different ways of living, the region’s governments are stepping up their gender policing. To allay fears among co…
miamiherald.typepad.com – By Steve Rothaus
Miami City Commission candidate Donna Milo — a conservative Republican, Cuban-American, transgender woman — got herself into hot water last year during a run for Congress when gay SiriusXM radio journalis…
whitehouse.gov – Posted by John Trasvina
Last year I visited Spokane, Washington, for a listening session on housing discrimination issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals and families. After hearing a number of compell…
mysinchew.com – By Tay Tian Yan – Translated by Soong Phui Jee – Sin Chew Daily
Beauty seems to have become an essential in Thailand.
Have you noticed that international brand products, from soap, skincare products to sanitary towels, tend to hav…
blogs.villagevoice.com – By Steven Thrasher
​After the Senate passed same-sex marriage equality in Albany last night, the reactions were mixed: volatile, ecstatic, tearful, joyous, and outraged. There was a shared sense of history and exhaustion by …
amnesty.org.uk – Amnesty International
People in Turkey are often compelled to conceal their sexuality from employers, officials and their own families due to fear of violence and prejudice, according to a new report launched by Amnesty Internationa…
jurist.org
Jennifer Levi [Director of Transgender Rights Project, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders]: “Recently, the Connecticut Senate passed a bill that adds the phrase “gender identity or expression” to all existing state sex discrimination law…