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politics
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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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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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Bathroom Scaremongering Successfully Prevents Progress in Massachusetts
17 Nov 2011 by swoopej / 1 Comment
The good news is that a transgender rights bill passed in Massachusetts today. The bad news is that it does not provide safe access to bathrooms because of a manipulative ad campaign.
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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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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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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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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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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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