Transgender Issues News
MA Transgender Equality Bill To Be Filed For 09-10 Session
An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes is being filed for the 2009-2010 legislative session in the House by lead sponsors Representative Carl Sciortino and Representative Byron Rushing and in the Senate by lead sponsor Senator Ben Downing.
The bill would ensure that …
GLAD Launches Transgender Rights Project
GLAD has announced the launch of a Transgender Rights Project, to be led by attorney Jennifer Levi (left). Levi, a nationally-recognized expert in transgender legal issues, has been on GLAD’s staff since 1998.
More Information on the TRP: read GLAD’s press release [PDF]
About TRP Director …
GLAD Applauds AMA’s Support for Transgender Health Care
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) applauded the American Medical Association’s (AMA) support for transgender health care, declared today by a resolution passed by the AMA’s House of Delegates.
Read GLAD’s press release [PDF]
Read a fact sheet about the resolution [PDF] …
Trans Protection Legislation in MA and CT
Legislation to protect citizens from discrimination based on gender identity or expression is pending in both Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Info Sheet on the CT Bill [PDF]
Q & A on the CT Bill [PDF]
Read Attorney Jennifer Levi’s testimony in support of the CT Bill [PDF]
Read The text of MA …
Efforts Underway to Add “Gender Identity or Expression” to CT Non-Discrimination Law
Proposed legislation would add “gender identity or expression” to Connecticut’s non-discrimination law, thereby prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression in education, employment, housing, public accommodations and lending. Should this bill pass, Connecticut will be …
Verdict Watch is On in Transgender/IRS Trial
GLAD and the IRS have completed post-trial briefing in the case of O’Donnabhain v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. In this case, Rhiannon O’Donnabhain sued the IRS after their refusal to treat her expenses for hormone therapy and sex reassignment surgery as a legitimate medical deduction. A …
Limited ENDA Passes House
With a vote of 235-184, the US House of Representatives passed HR 3685, a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which does not include protections based on gender identity. The vote came after a period of strong community mobilization in support of an inclusive bill. GLAD, along …
Vermont Adds Gender Identity to Anti-Discrimination Law
Vermont joins Maine and Rhode Island as the third New England state to protect transgender residents by explicitly banning discrimination based on gender identity. On May 22, 2007, Governor Douglas signed legislation adding “gender identity” to the state’s non-discrimination law.
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Support for Trans Protections in Massachusetts
On Tuesday, May 15, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC), The Gay and Lesbian Labor Activist Network (GALLAN), and Clock in for Equality - National Day of Action for Workplace Equality sponsored a Transgender Equality Lobby Day to support passage of House Bill 1722, “An Act …
GLAD Settles Case of Transgender Woman’s Firing
On behalf of Sarah Blanchette, a transgender woman, GLAD has settled a lawsuit against St. Anselm College of Manchester, New Hampshire on mutually satisfactory terms. The college fired Ms. Blanchette, a computer programmer, in April 2004, after learning that she would be transitioning from male …