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bakersfield.com – By Christine Bedell, Californian government editor
The sexual orientation and voting record of state Sen. Roy Ashburn exploded into national news Thursday, the day after he was arrested on misdemeanor drunk driving charges in Sacr…
miamiherald.typepad.com – Steve Rothaus
News release from Latino Equality Alliance:
Latino LGBT and civil rights organizations hold community forum for “hard to count” community to discuss importance of being included in the 2010 Census.
Los A…
wcsh6.com – Heather Seavey, Managing Editor
Augusta, Maine — People who want to address the commission about transgender students’ rights in school will have an opportunity to speak out. That’s what commissioners decided Monday.
The Maine Human …
trinidadexpress.com
The motion was filed February 19, with the support of Guyana NGO Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination and lawyers in Guyana, St Lucia and at the University of the West Indies Rights Advocacy Project (U-RAP) on the Ca…
dallasvoice.com – By John Wright – News Editor
LGBT leaders this week called upon Dallas Area Rapid Transit to add transgender protections to its nondiscrimination policy, adopt domestic partner benefits, implement diversity training and conduct an …
wehonews.com – By WeHo News Staff, West Hollywood
West Hollywood, California – In March, West Hollywood and American households everywhere around the world will receive their 2010 Census forms in the mail: an important civic milestone that happens o…
yaledailynews.com – By The Yale Daily News
Yesterday, the News reported that Yale will offer gender-neutral housing options to rising seniors this fall. We applaud the decision by the Yale administration both because it is the right action to take a…
commondreams.org – HRW
Ankara, Turkey – The recent murders of two transgender women in Turkey highlight an ongoing pattern of violence and the urgent need for stronger protection measures by the government, four Turkish and international human righ…
wcsh6.com – Sarah Delage, Multimedia Journalist
Augusta, Maine (News Center) — The Maine Human Rights Commission is once again looking at the issue of transgender students’ rights in schools.
The issue first came to light in Orono in June of las…
MichiganMessenger.com – By Ed Brayton
When Paul Scott, Republican candidate for Secretary of State, announced that he would “make it a priority” to make sure that no transgendered person could change their gender identity on their driver’s license, …