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Politics
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Will Provide Hormone Treatment to Transgender Prisoners In Custody
08 Mar 2012 by swoopej / No Comments
In a move that is sure to outrage conservatives because of the combination of gayness and immigration, the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement included a provision in it’s revised Performance Based Detention Standards that requires officers to allow prisoners to continue hormone therapy if they were receiving the treatment before being taken into custody.
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Baltimore County Councilman To Introduce Bill Prohibiting Discrimination Against Transgender People
12 Jan 2012 by swoopej / No Comments
Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk will introduce legislation at the January 17 council meeting that will both gender identity and sexual orientation to the County’s existing anti-discrimination legislation.
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Is It “Politically Stupid” To Refuse Compromises On Transgender Rights Legislation?
12 Dec 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
In an interview with The Washington Blade, Barney Frank said that it is “politcally stupid” for being outraged that the recently passed transgender rights bill in Maryland did not include protections for public accomodations.
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Washington D.C. Activists Protest Rash of Violence Against Transgender Citizens
19 Nov 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
After several violent crimes against transgender people in Washington D.C. this year, activists are demanding that law enforcement do more to protect some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens.
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Poland Swears in First Transgender and Gay MPs
08 Nov 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
Anna Grodzka, an MtF transsexual woman, will be sworn in following the general election in October. Poland’s first openly gay MP, Robert Biedron, will also be sworn in.
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Gender Transition Related Medical Expenses Can Now Be Deducted From Your Taxes
06 Nov 2011 by swoopej / No Comments
The IRS has issued a decision (.pdf) in a case called O’Donnabhain v. Commissioner, in which they decided that hormone therapy and sexual reassignment deductible care under the United States Tax Code.
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