Gender Rights Maryland Launches to Fight for Transgender Equality
The next stage in the fight for transgender civil rights in Maryland began recently with the formation of Gender Rights Maryland.
From Jennifer Boylan: "What Trans Activists Can Learn from New York"
The recent passage of the same-sex marriage bill in New York has set of celebrations across the country. However, the victory has also shown the many ways in which trans people still lag behind in the struggle for equal rights.
Quick Hit: Sen. Kerry Denounces Discrimination Against Trans People; Urges Passage of Massachusetts Equal Rights Bill
In The Rainbow Times, U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) came out in strong support of the Transgender Equal Rights Bill, currently on the docket in the state legislature.
Here's the HHS Plan on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Data Collection
Here are key timelines they've outlined for themselves in the plan:
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services To Begin Counting Trans People
Today the Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced a plan to develop and use survey questions to collect public health information on trans people. This is the culmination of a lot of work from a lot of people. Why is i