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Howard County Maryland Moves to Add Gender Identity as a Protected Class
05 Nov 2011 by swoopej / 1 Comment
Add another victory for PFLAG. The Howard County Council is moving to make gender identity a protected status under county law, prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity in housing and employment.
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Poll Finds Broad Support for Transgender Rights in America
04 Nov 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
In a survey that asked American’s opinion on questions related to transgender rights, a poll found that most Americans support general transgender rights, including a surprising 75% support for laws protecting transgendered people from employment discrimination.
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Transgender Woman Attacked in Apparent Hate Crime in San Francisco
03 Nov 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
A transgender woman was approached on busy Valencia street on Monday night by a man who threatened to kill her several times because she was transgender.
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Seattle Approves Health Benefits for Transgender Employees
01 Nov 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
The City of Seattle Office of Civil Rights has announced that it will now cover transgender related procedures for City employees.
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Conservatives Reach Freak Out Level Over Painted Toenails
30 Oct 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
Jenna Lyons, the J. Crew Creative Director who caused an uproar when she painted her son’s toenails pink in a J. Crew ad has further infuriated her critics by leaving her husband for another woman.
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Fighting Against Transgender Assimilation
25 Oct 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
A guest post by Katie Burgess at the Bilerico Project demonstrates fairly well a mistake that is made frequently in the GLBT community, and especially so in the trans community, which is lashing out against LGBT assimilation.
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California Governor Jerry Brown signs two transgender rights bills
24 Oct 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
California Jerry Brown has signed two bills that strengthen transgender rights in California.
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D.C. Cop Drunkenly Shoots at Group of Transgendered People
21 Oct 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
The title pretty much explains it all. A police officer was driving drunk when he hit a car in which the driver and passengers were transgender and started shooting.
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Transgender Model Isis Continues to Succeed
20 Oct 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
Isis, a transgender model who appeared on America’s Next Top Model, will reappear on the show’s “All-Star” cycle. Entertainment Weekly has a promo video that is surprisingly not focused on her being transgender. And to be fair, Isis’ transgender status was somewhat new and groundbreaking, so it’s predictable that she will be remembered for that. I’ve never really been into the show, but apparently Tyra Banks paid for Isis’ Gender Reassignment surgery.
Along with Lea T, transgendered people are starting to make inroads into the fashion industry for whatever reasons. We’re still a long way from being successful in other industries, with trans employment at double the national average.
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Connecticut Becomes 15th State to Protect Transgender People from Discrimination
19 Oct 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
Governor Dan Malloy of Connecticut signed legislation on July 6 that bans discrimination based on a person’s “gender identity or expression”.
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