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advocate.com – By Neal Broverman
The executive director of Equality Nevada is running for the Nevada assembly and if she wins, she’ll make history.
Lauren Scott – running as a Republican but previously a Democrat – is hoping to represent assembly…
citypaper.com – By Laura Dattaro
In 2008, City Councilmember Bill Henry (D-4th District) introduced a resolution urging the Baltimore City delegation to the Maryland General Assembly to show support for statewide marriage-equality legislation. The b…
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
The sexologist daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro expects the upcoming assembly of the ruling Communist Party to help clear the way for a bill on transsexual and gay rights.
“I believe the party conference will d…
franoramaworld.wordpress.com – By franoramaworld
I should preface this with a lawyer-like disclaimer: My opinions are truly my own and are not the opinions of any employer past, present or future …
Okay, the 2012 presidential election takes place…
google.com/hostednews/ap – By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press
Warsaw, Poland (AP) – Poland’s first transsexual lawmaker vowed Monday to campaign for the rights of gender minorities and make predominantly Catholic Poland more receptive to transse…
azcentral.com – by Mary Beth Faller – The Arizona Republic
Now that Maricopa Community Colleges has added transgender people to the list of groups that cannot be discriminated against, one possible result could be more students.
Dale Heuser, pres…
aclu.org – Posted by Ian Thompson, Washington Legislative Office
This morning, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) introduced the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act in the Senate and House. This legislation would, amo…
irishtimes.com – Leslie Sherlock
Opinion: The advisory group offends when it refers to transgender people as “lonely’ and ‘passive’, writes Leslie Sherlock
The Gender Recognition Advisory Group recently presented a long-awaited report to Minister…
sldn.org
Washington, D.C. – As the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” makes open service possible for gay, lesbian, and bisexual service members, transgender people are still unable to serve openly. Existing military medical regulations, unrelated to…
irishtimes.com – Cian Nihill
Front Line Human Rights Devenders: For five years, Paisarn Likhitpreechakul fought against the Thai army’s practice of altering the personal records of transgender draftees to describe them as suffering from permanent ps…