All Posts Tagged With: "gender expression"

ACLU-NJ helps resolve issue between black police officers group and LGBT community

— ANDY LAGOMARSINO, NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) and the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) announced the resolution of a dispute involving two women who were turned away from a fundraising dance hosted by the organization. The women claimed they and their friends were excluded based on [...]

4Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Fort Worth panel urges expansion of gay rights

By MIKE LEE -Star-Telegram FORT WORTH — A task force formed in the wake of the arrests at the Rainbow Lounge recommended a series of reforms Tuesday designed to give gay and lesbian residents equal treatment at City Hall. The City Council could vote on one recommendation next week, but it may take time to research [...]

4Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gay, transgender persons could be in future census

(AP) SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Census Bureau is making an unprecedented effort to include same-sex couples in next year’s national population count, but counting the number of individuals who identify as gay, lesbian or transgender could be next. Census representatives told community leaders in San Francisco on Thursday that categories could be added in [...]

22Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Tampa weighs protections for transgender individuals

By CHRISTIAN M. WADE | The Tampa Tribune TAMPA – Should transgender individuals be protected under the city’s code? Tampa’s Human Rights Board believes so and on Thursday asked the city council to consider extending the protections offered to other minorities to transgender groups. The board wants to extend laws already prohibiting discrimination in housing, [...]

1Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Gregoire OKs transgender hate-crime protection

By Michelle Dupler, Herald staff writer OLYMPIA — The same day a Colorado man became the first in the nation to be convicted of the hate-crime murder of a transgender person, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a law paving the way for similar kinds of prosecutions in Washington. Senate Bill 5952 added “transgender” to the definition [...]

24Apr2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

GLSEN study: ‘Harsh Realities’ finds transgender youth face extreme harassment in school

NEW YORK – Transgender youth face extremely high levels of victimization in school, even more so than their non-transgender lesbian, gay and bisexual peers. But they are also more likely to speak out about LGBT issues in the classroom, according to Harsh Realities: The Experiences of Transgender Youth in Our Nation’s Schools, the first comprehensive [...]

18Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transgender Advocacy Group Calls Upon Authorities to Fully Investigate Transgender Woman’s Death

The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund [TLDEF] calls upon the Syracuse [N.Y.] Police Department and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick to fully investigate the death of Lateisha Green, 22, whose legal name was Moses Cannon, as a possible hate crime. Green, who was transgender and lived as a woman, was shot and killed [...]

19Nov2008 | | 0 comments | Continued