February 2012
11 posts
9 tags
Transgender Protections Bill Moves Toward Passage →
The Baltimore County Council appears set to approve a transgender anti-discrimination bill but it will likely pass with an amendment governing the use of public accommodations, including restrooms.
Congrats, Maryland.
12 tags
Idaho Votes Against Adding LGBT Protections To... →
It might be time to start a potato boycott: On Friday, legislators in Idaho voted down a measure to add protections for LGBT citizens to the state’s anti-discrimination laws.
Sen. Edgar Malepeai (D-Pocatello), introduced the measure and fought back tears as he asked members to print the bill and allow testimony from supporters. “In my opinion, it would be profoundly disrespectful not to ...
11 tags
Tell Bay Port to include gender identity in their... →
trans-news:
Started by the GSA’s president, the goal is to have gender identity protected, which as of now, it isn’t. Sign it and let them know everyone cares!
11 tags
Tell Bay Port to include gender identity in their... →
Started by the GSA’s president, the goal is to have gender identity protected, which as of now, it isn’t. Sign it and let them know everyone cares!
4 tags
Anti trans* speech: Day 1
“It’s a girl. It has two bumps that boys don’t on it’s chest.” “She’s a tranny boy.” “She’s just a butch lesbian.” “Hormones won’t make you a woman or man, I don’t know why they try.”
Trans 101 for Trans People →
tranwrecks:
A Trans 101 For Trans People
You are human. You are worthy of respect. You deserve to be treated with the same dignity as anyone else. There is nothing inherently wrong with your gender. You are not broken, you are not disgusting, you do not deserve to be hurt.
You’ve been brought up and live in a world that’s designed to erase and demonize your existence, you’ve probably...
6 tags
London protest follows Sweden’s trans... →
The dispute arises from the fact that under Swedish law, dating back to 1972, trans individuals may not obtain recognition in their identified gender unless they first undergo sterilisation. In many instances – MtF gender re-assignment, for instance – this will be the natural outcome of surgery anyway. But there are other circumstances – FtM re-assignment, for instance, where this is not the...
6 tags
Most of the stories I post aren't my own,
But I’ve decided to keep a record here of anti-trans, sexist, and anti-gay things I hear throughout my school day. I’m a junior in high school, so this may be interesting.
9 tags
FDNY welcomes 1st transgender firefighter in city... →
One of New York’s Bravest is breaking barriers — becoming the first transgender firefighter in city history.
The male-to-female firefighter has been openly welcomed by the FDNY, even as a Brooklyn judge handling a discrimination lawsuit against the department has blasted it for its lack of diversity.
The tall blonde, who now goes by Brooke, is a third-generation firefighter, with her...
