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SoCal transgender person sues Macy’s
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES—A transgender person who was born male but lives as a woman has filed a lawsuit against a Macy’s store in Torrance, alleging that managers and co-workers there treated her unfairly and humiliated her.
Jason “Jazz” Araquel sued Macy’s for gender discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination in Superior Court Thursday.
Her attorney Eric [...]
Texas may be forced to allow a gay marriage
From dallasvoice.com
There’s a fascinating little case out of El Paso in which a male-to-female transgender person is seeking to marry another woman.
The Texas Tribune reports that the El Paso county attorney is requesting an opinion from AG Greg Abbott about whether the trans woman can marry another woman, given that the trans woman was technically [...]
New survey says most gay people suffer “hate crime”
BBC News
Most lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have been verbally abused and a third physically attacked, according to a new survey.
The statistics from Stonewall Scotland suggested most people did not report the incidents to the police.
A quarter of those surveyed said they viewed verbal abuse as part of life as a gay or transgender [...]
Miss Indian Transgender competition
by Kellie Hwang – The Arizona Republic
Mesa resident Ricki Quintero gazes proudly at two Native American dresses in her apartment.
One is white with turquoise embroidery, and the other is a sunny yellow. Both are made of soft deerskin, embellished with silver ornaments and finished with long, meticulously cut tassels.
These dresses are meaningful to the 30-year-old [...]
Fla. MacDonald’s Manager Tells Transgender Job Applicant “We Don’t Hire Faggots”
By Jodi Jacobson – rhrealitycheck.org
The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) has filed an employment discrimination complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations against McDonald’s for discriminating against a transgender person who applied for a job.
TLDEF reports that:
On July 10, 2009, Zikerria Bellamy applied online for a position as a Shift Manager or [...]
Changing Genders: An Interview With the World’s Leading Sex Change Surgeon
By Karlie Pouliot – Fox News
Ever since Cher’s daughter Chastity Bono — now Chaz Bono — announced she was beginning the process of becoming a man – many have wondered what exactly a sex change involves.
In order to get that answer, FOXNews.com talked to Dr. Marci Bowers, an internationally renowned surgeon who performs more than [...]
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 of sexual [...]
Transgender murder, hate crime conviction a first
By Jim Spellman
CNN
DENVER, Colorado (CNN) — A Colorado man was convicted of first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime and sentenced to life in prison for killing a transgender teen he met on an online social networking site.
It was the first time in the nation that a state hate crime statute resulted in a conviction in [...]
Transgender debate not a matter of rights
I was interested in Dr. Jennifer Madden’s recent letter (April 3: “Transgender bill vote brought her to tears”) in which she expressed dismay that she had fewer rights than most of her medical colleagues. I’m not clear what rights she feels she is lacking.
Can her home or office be entered and searched without a warrant?
Can [...]
Transgender Woman Wins Right To Change Birth Certificate
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A transgender Kansas woman won the right from a state appeals court in San Francisco on Friday to change the gender on her California birth certificate from male to female.
Gigi Marie Somers, who now lives in Kansas, was born in Los Angeles in 1941 and was identified on her birth [...]
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