All Posts Tagged With: "human rights"
Homosexuals being used as ’scapegoats’ by flawed governments
By Daniel Howden – New Zealand Herald
A whispering campaign is under way in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, accusing Paul Semugoma, a doctor, of being a predatory homosexual, actively recruiting younger men into his “vice” with the help of foreign conspirators.
His home and business addresses have been published online and he has received a string of death [...]
Gay Group Slams Letterman Over Transgender Joke
By Dylan Stableford – Thewrap.com
David Letterman is under fire over a joke. Again.
On Tuesday’s “Late Show,” announcer Alan Kalter interrupted Letterman during his monologue when the host mentioned that Amanda Simpson, President Obama’s appointment to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, is a transgender woman.
“What?!” Kalter shouted. “Amanda?! Amanda used to be a [...]
Gay Bar’s New ID Policy Is a Drag
Club requires ID that matches “gender presentation”
By MATT BARTOSIK – NBC Chicago
Gay men and lesbian women often joke about the “membership credentials” they must have in order to be gay, a.k.a. their “gay card.”
But a popular gay bar in Elk Grove Village wasn’t kidding when it imposed a new policy, requiring an actual drag ID [...]
Texas companies improve on policies affecting gays, index finds
By SHERYL JEAN / The Dallas Morning News
Top employers in Texas and across the nation are making progress in treating gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees fairly, according to a report released Monday by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
This year, 305 businesses achieved the Corporate Equality Index’s top rating of 100 percent for their combined [...]
New sex change regulation in Thailand
The Nation/Asia News Network
By Pongphon Sarnsamak
From November 29, the Medical Council of Thailand will strictly enforce new regulations allowing only those transgendered people aged over 18 to undergo a sex-change operation, secretary general Dr Samphan Komrit said yesterday
Transgendered people aged 18 to 20 must have parental consent, while those over 20 can decide for themselves.
Transgendered [...]
Quebec transgender discrimination case dismissed by rights tribunal
By Marianne White, Canwest News Service
QUEBEC — The federal human rights tribunal ruled Tuesday that the Canadian Forces did not discriminate against Micheline Montreuil, one of Canada’s best-known transgendered people, when they refused to enrol her.
Montreuil, who was born as a man named Pierre, underwent hormone therapy to grow breasts and changed her name to [...]
Transgender youth wants genderless bathrooms
Associated Press
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – A transgendered South Burlington High School senior is asking the Vermont Human Rights Commission to back an effort to require the state’s middle and high schools to offer genderless bathrooms.
Sixteen-year-old Kyle Giard-Chase told the commission Thursday that until a year ago he was a three-sport athlete and the co-captain of [...]
Kennedy remembered as champion of gay rights
By DENISE LAVOIE (AP)
BOSTON — For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage.
His death struck a blow to gay rights advocates, who say they’ve lost a key ally.
“Having somebody in the Senate who was [...]
Maine rules in favor of transgendered student on restroom use
Matt Kailey – Transgender Issues Examiner
The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled in favor of a transgendered male-to-female student who was not allowed to use to girls’ restroom.
The Bangor Daily News reports that the child, who was born male but who has a female gender identity and lives as a girl, had been using the girls’ [...]
FedEx delivers the goods for transgendered
Jim Brown – OneNewsNow
Without a vote from shareholders, one of America’s largest corporations has decided to grant its transgender employees special protected status.
Memphis-based FedEx has agreed to implement a shareholder resolution proposed by Huffington Post blogger Sara Whitman that would add “gender identity” to the company’s non-discrimination policy. Whitman is a self-proclaimed “married lesbian mother [...]
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