All posts tagged "gender identity"
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Generating Support for Gender Identity
A study released earlier this month by a nationally recognized think specializing in research related to the LGBT community found that amending Maryland's civil-rights law...
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HRC urges fair treatment of Chelsea Manning
The Human Rights Campaign has called on Pvt. Chelsea Manning to be treated with respect by the media and officials in a statement marking the...
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Bradley Manning, sentenced to 35 years, faces uncertain future in military prison
Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday by a military judge to 35 years in prison for providing more than 700,000 government files to Wikileaks in one...
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Gender Rights Maryland Praises ACA Implementation
Gender Rights Maryland, the local transgender advocacy and civil rights organization for the Free State, issued a press release Thursday praising the progress made in...
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”Crossover Kids” examines lives of transgender children and teens
“I would much rather have a good relationship with the daughter that I have, than a poor relationship with a son that doesn’t really exist.”...
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D.C. Moves To Protect Transgender Residents from Insurance Discrimination
The District's Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has issued a bulletin prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression by insurance companies who...
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D.C. Council introduces bill to allow transgender residents to obtain new birth certificates
D.C. lawmakers are rallying around a bill introduced Tuesday that would amend the Vital Records Act of 1981 to allow transgender individuals born in the...
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Virginia House subcommittee kills employment-nondiscrimination bill
A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee voted Tuesday to table SB701, a bill that would prohibit discrimination in public employment based on a person’s sexual...
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With Marriage Done, Maryland Gender Identity Bill Gets a Senate Hearing
With marriage equality out of the way, transgender Marylanders are hoping there is enough goodwill — and enough time left in the 2012 legislative session...
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Baltimore County Passes Gender-Identity Bill
The Baltimore County Council passed a transgender rights bill prohibiting discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression on a...
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Baltimore County Nears LGBT Protections
The County Council of Baltimore County heard hours of testimony Feb. 14 from both sides on a bill that would prohibit discrimination against people based...
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Howard County Approves Gender Identity and Expression Non-Discrimination Bill
The Howard County Council has approved legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression, making it the third jurisdiction in Maryland to...
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Equality Maryland Appoints 16 New Members to Boards of Directors
Equality Maryland, the LGBT civil rights group that lobbies for marriage, equal protection and anti-discrimination legislation in the Free State, announced on Sept. 27 the...
