All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Virginia delegate re-introduces hate crimes reporting bill
“One of the things you learn when you get sent to Richmond is that sometimes you have to take the long view,” says Virginia Del. Rip...
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Cruz: Obama Administration’s support for trans teens is “lunacy”
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) took aim President Obama for supporting transgender teenagers, particularly allowing them to access the restroom or changing facility consistent with their...
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HUD proposes gender identity rule for shelter placement
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday proposed a rule that would require emergency shelters to treat transgender people according to...
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N.Y. governor’s executive order will expand transgender protections
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) plans to issue an executive order that will protect transgender individuals from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education and public accommodations....
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Model legislation introduced for banning conversion therapy
Whether you call it cookie-cutter politics or a paint-by-numbers approach to legislating, proponents of ending sexual orientation change efforts are offering up model legislation aimed...
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North Carolina looks to prohibit pro-LGBT ordinances
In yet another anti-LGBT move this year, lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives pulled a sneak attack through an amendment that would strip...
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Hillary Clinton to address Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign announced on Tuesday that former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the organization and more...
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Nepal approves pro-LGBT constitution
Nepal’s parliament on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that grants explicit rights to LGBT and gender-nonconforming people. The new constitution, set to take effect...
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Maryland AG issues guidance against police profiling
After months of protest over police brutality and issues surrounding racial profiling, most notably through demonstrations and riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie...
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Guam passes marriage equality and employment nondiscrimination acts
Guam Legislature passes pro-LGBT measures on two bipartisan votes
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Christie vetoes N.J. transgender birth certificate bill
Veto override looks unlikely as Christie demands bill have more safeguards against "fraud, deception and abuse"
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Arlington County School Board approves gender identity protections
The Arlington County School Board voted unanimously to update its policies to include protections for gender identity and expression on Wednesday morning. The changes, requested by...
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Pope: Trans people should accept their body as “God’s gift”
Pope Francis, writing in his encyclical, has called upon transgender people to accept the body they were born with as “God’s gift.” “The acceptance of...
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AIDA Therapy: Making Space
All too often we can find ourselves feeling trapped. The buildup of day-to-day stress affects our mood, disposition, and behavior — a metaphorical wall closing...
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High School Pride
Cardozo becomes the second local public high school to hold its own pride event
