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washingtoncitypaper.com – Posted by Amanda Hess
On Wednesday, DC for Democracy hosted a pre-endorsement candidate forum for D.C.’s mayoral candidates. Here’s the final question posed to the candidates: “Transgender people face some of the worst disc…
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com – By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
President Obama on Wednesday extended a modest package of benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, a move that will make them eligible for day care, travel and relocation allowances…
lezgetreal.com – by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
There have been some questions raised regarding whether or not the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will cover transpeople. Given that one of the activists who chained themselves to the White House fence is…
athleticbusiness.com – By Michael Popke
Within about a month’s span in 2006, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association fielded phone calls from three school districts in different corners of the state. Each claimed to have a transgender…
autostraddle.com – posted by Rachel
Ashburn: Something just happened that some people never see in their lifetimes: a politician admitted he was wrong, apologized, and committed himself to righting the issue. Roy Ashburn, who had a strong anti-gay v…
huffingtonpost.com – Jacob M. Appe – Bioethicist and medical historian
Although the National Health Service in Great Britain has paid for gender reassignment surgery for transsexuals since 1999, at a cost of approximately £10,000 per procedure, prec…
transportationblog.dallasnews.com – Michael Lindenberger-Reporter
Focused as I was on the budget discussions yesterday at the DART meetings, I failed to stick around to watch what apparently was a lively debate about the staff’s recommendation that …
baywindows.com – by Courtesy of Join the Impact – MA – Bay Windows Contributor
135 people came out on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Boston to honor LGBT movement icon Harvey Milk on what would have been his 80th birthday. The commemoration at the Ma…
advocate.com – By Kerry Eleveld
Democratic aides said Thursday that the Employment Non-Discrimination Act is still headed for a vote, but they continue to be concerned about Republicans offering what’s known as a “motion to recommit” to the legislat…
mercurynews.com – By Kelly Rayburn – Oakland Tribune
Oakland – More than 130 years after city leaders made it illegal to appear in public dressed “in the attire of a person of the opposite sex,” Oakland moved Tuesday toward taking a little-known ord…