All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Norton hits back at Heritage Foundation over Human Rights Amendment Act
D.C.’s non-voting delegate to the U.S. Congress slammed conservative think tank Heritage Foundation for its attempts to convince the D.C. Council to abandon plans to...
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Charlotte City Council rejects LGBT ordinance
Nondiscrimination ordinance fails after exempting bathrooms, locker rooms and showers
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Conversion Therapy Ban for Minors Dies in Virginia Senate
A bill to prohibit the practice of conversion or “reparative” therapies that seek to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity by licensed therapists...
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Va. House Hate Crimes Bill Shuttled to Subcommittee
One day after their Senate counterparts rejected a bill that would have added crimes committed against people because of their real or perceived sexual orientation...
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Hate Crimes Bill Dies in Va. Senate Committee
A bill that would have added sexual orientation and gender identification to the definition of what constitutes a hate crime failed to gain the necessary...
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Hundreds March in Support of Trans Rights
Hundreds of people rallied at Mount Vernon Square in downtown Washington on Saturday, Jan. 10 to call for action to guarantee equal treatment and civil...
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Ohio trans teen commits suicide, leaves tragic note
Blames her parents and the isolation they subjected her to for her death
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FBI report: 20% of hate crimes last year had anti-gay bias
While the CIA bears the brunt of news coverage over its use of torture, across town, the FBI has released its annual hate crime report for...
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Efforts to Repeal Maryland Trans Bill Fall Short
Supporters of LGBT equality in Maryland are celebrating a hard-fought victory after opponents of a transgender nondiscrimination bill failed to turn in the requisite number...
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Republican Delegate Leads Launch of Repeal Referendum
MDPetitions.com, the conservative political site that is the brainchild of Del. Neil Parrott (R-Washington Co.) and was formed to make it easier to collect signatures...
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Maryland conservatives weighing challenge to transgender-rights bill
The conservative political site MDPetitions.com is asking visitors to the website to fill out a survey on whether they would support gathering petition signatures aimed at...
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Maryland House passes transgender-rights bill
The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill to prohibit discrimination against transgender people in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations by a vote of...
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Maryland Republicans signal fight on transgender-rights bill
A bill that would extend protections to transgender Marylanders by prohibiting various forms of discrimination based on a person’s gender identity passed its second reading...
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Maryland House committee approves gender identity bill
The Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee passed SB 212, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in employment, housing, credit and public accommodations based on...
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Goucher Poll shows widespread support for Maryland’s gender-identity bill
The Goucher Poll, conducted by the Sarah T. Hughes Field Politics Center at Baltimore-based Goucher College, released findings Wednesday showing widespread support for Maryland’s gender-identity...
