All posts tagged "transgender"
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Irreverent Icon
Some might argue that ''icon'' is too reverent a word to apply to Holly Woodlawn. From Puerto Rico to Miami to Times Square, Woodlawn has...
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Free State Victory
The nearly yearlong struggle to implement Montgomery County's anti-discrimination law inclusive of gender identity -- blocked by Citizens for Responsible Government (CRG) following the law's...
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Janice Dickinson trumps thankless Tyra Banks’ transgender inclusion [video]
”I did it on my show first with Claudia. But you know what? There’s not going to be a moment where Tyra’s not going to...
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Arrested Development
For the past three-and-a-half years, local transgender activist Earline Budd has volunteered her time on Wednesdays, visiting transgender inmates at the D.C. Department of Corrections'...
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Ina Fried
Following the pattern of humanity and quite a few other species -- though by no means all -- computer technology has been largely born of...
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Graham Joins Trans Activists
In an e-mail message dated Monday, Aug. 4, to local transgender activist Jeri Hughes, Councilmember Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), expressed his support for the DC...
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Horrific murder of Angie Zapata detailed as one-night sex partner tells how he ‘killed it’ [video]
“You get the sense that maybe he wasn’t seeing Angie as a person. Then you get an idea of the violence behind this act.” Crystal...
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Judicial Jousting
Equal-rights advocates in Maryland say they are disappointed, but not discouraged, following a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge's July 24 ruling in favor of Citizens...
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Guarding Our Gains
The value of a coordinated effort by many people was never more evident than in the current battle against a proposed rulemaking by the D.C....
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Riled Over Rules
In the months-long debate between the District and the transgender community regarding the treatment of gender-variant detainees in District jails, the ongoing dialogue seems to...
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Prepared for the Worst
Equal-rights advocates in Maryland are hoping for the best while preparing for the worst, regarding Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Greenberg's upcoming ruling...
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Transforming Corrections
D.C. Trans Coalition continues effort to amend DOC guidelines on transgender inmates Complaints regarding the handling of transgender inmates in D.C. jails, including stories from...
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Meet Jazz Jennings, a 6-year-old transgender child
”We’ll say things like, ‘You’re special. God made you special.’ Because there aren’t very many little girls out there that have a penis…. All of...
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Discrimination Wins One
Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Robert A. Greenberg ruled Wednesday, June 11, that Equality Maryland and Lambda Legal missed the Maryland Board of Election's deadline...
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Prison Guideline Grudge
Jeri Hughes, a member of D.C. Trans Coalition, on June 12 fired the latest shot in an ongoing melee between the D.C. Department of Corrections...
