All posts tagged "transgender"
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Md. Senate Committee Sets Hearing for Gender Identity Bill
The Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon to take up SB 212, the ''Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2014,''...
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McBride Gets 10 Years for Non-fatal Attack on Transgender Woman
A Washington man who pleaded guilty in October to a charge of aggravated assault while armed for stabbing a transgender woman last June was sentenced...
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Chris Christie’s veto of transgender-rights bill enrages advocates
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation Monday that would have lessened the requirements for transgender individuals seeking to obtain an amended birth certificate in...
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Alabama Christmas parade rocked by Prancing Elites dance crew
A group of African-American males from Mobile, Alabama marched as the final Christmas Parade contingent for the nearby town of Semmes. Some of the event’s...
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The What, When and Who of 2013
It's not quite over, but 2013 has already piled up enough historic points to sit out the few days remaining to 2014. While the community...
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Right-wing coalition targeting protections for transgender youth
Transgender students in California are facing what could be their final obstacle before being granted basic protections in the state’s public schools. Late last month,...
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Hyattsville, Md., Passes Human Rights Act
The Hyattsville City, Md., Council voted 9-0 Monday to approve the Hyattsville Human Rights Act, a bill that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing and public...
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Russia’s RT airs documentary about transgender woman: “His Name Is Julia”
“I’m convinced that our thoughts materialze. If you’re afraid of something, sooner or later you’ll have to face it. There’s no point hiding. And why...
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D.C. Marks Transgender Day of Remembrance
More than a hundred District activists, members of the LGBT community and others rallied at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington, D.C., Wednesday night, Nov....
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Angela Peoples, Supporting Slate Win at Stein
Angela Peoples, the current vice president for political and legislative affairs for the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city's main LGBT political organization, won her...
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Transgender Day of Remembrance's Double Duty
As Washington's LGBT community puts the final touches on a ceremony marking the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov. 20, the mood of this year's D.C....
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Activists Applaud DOC
The D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) has amended its policy to permit transgender female inmates to shave, even when other inmates may not be permitted...
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Guilty Plea in Stanton Road Stabbing
Michael McBride, defendant in the case of a non-fatal attack on transgender woman who suffered 35 to 40 stab wounds, pleaded guilty earlier this month...
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Mental Health Delay for Suspect in Deoni Jones Homicide
Gary Niles Montgomery, the Northeast D.C. man accused of killing transgender woman Deoni Jones in February 2012, is now undergoing a 30-day mental observation following...
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CDC urged to stop denying cancer screenings to transgender women
Two national LGBT-rights organizations are calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to re-evaluate a discriminatory policy that denies cancer screenings to...
