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cchronicle.com – By Jessica Ocheltree
In 2004, the Japanese government enacted the Gender Identity Disorder Law, which allowed transgendered people to finally change their sex on official identification. Although some argue that defining a change in…
missoulian.com – By Keila Szpaller of the Missoulian
Public Hearing
Urging him to halt his “ignorant and hurtful” crusade, the daughter of one of the most outspoken critics of Missoula’s proposed equality ordinance came out Monday night as a member…
southfloridagaynews.com – Wretten by Deb Price
A transgender apartment-hunter thought he’d found a perfect place in Baltimore. But when he showed up, the woman raised the rent by $100 over the advertised price, said she would only take cash and was …
www2.timesdispatch.com – By Will Weissert – The Associated Press
Havana — Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.
“I would see myself, and my body didn’t match who I was,” said the 28-year-old wedding pianist, who …
media.www.omnibusonline.com – Jeni Fehr
Everyone’s interest has at least been piqued by the upcoming Equality Ride visit of Soulforce April 14, the organization attempting to end “religious and political oppression” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transg…
thecrimson.com – By Alice E. M. Underwood, Crimson Staff Writer
Panelists discussed law, sexuality, and human rights at the fifth annual Harvard Lambda Legal Advocacy Conference at Harvard Law School last Friday and Saturday.
Law students, legal ri…
ontopmag.com – By Carlos Santoscoy
Openly lesbian Georgetown University Law Professor Chai Feldblum is among the 15 administration nominees appointed Saturday by President Barack Obama in his first recess appointments since taking office. Feldblum h…
wbez.org – Produced by Natalie Moore
Transgender people often face housing discrimination. So the federal government is currently conducting a first-ever study to learn more about it. In Chicago, one woman has faced bias from a tenant. She lives in …
tallahassee.com – By Tamaryn Waters – Democrat Staff Writer
An ordinance that would put in place discrimination protections for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community won tentative approval Tuesday.
Leon County commissioners voted 4…
huffingtonpost.com – Steven Petrow
Just recently my partner and I watched CNN’s gripping documentary, “Her Name Was Steven,” the story of former Largo, FL city manager Steven Stanton’s gender reassignment from male to female and its collateral damag…