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![]() Topic: LawThe new items published under this topic are as follows.
Originally appeared in
Transgender Tapestry #113, Winter 2007.
by Denise Leclair 1960 Virginia Prince publishes the first issue of "Transvestia."
Published Jan 04, 2008 - 11:29 PM
Read full article: 'The Road To ENDA: A Brief Timeline' (719 more words)
June 14, 2007Boston MA Today in a historic vote, Massachusetts legislators rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have banned same sex marriage. Lawmakers voted 151 to 45 to reject the proposed amendment, which would have ended the three years of marriage equality that Massachusetts citizens have enjoyed.
Published Jun 14, 2007 - 06:52 PM
Read full article: 'Massachusetts Legislators Reject Constitutional Amendment to Ban Same-Sex Marriage!' (180 more words)
by the Lithuanian Gay LeagueA young woman willing to have an operation to change her sex lodged a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against Lithuania and has been invited to state her demands to the government during an open court hearing in Strasbourg on October 17th. She will also have to substantiate her 1 million litas (290,000 euros) suit against the country. The Strasbourg court received the complaint from the woman, who feels that she should have been the opposite sex, a year ago.
Published Aug 09, 2006 - 08:00 AM
Read full article: 'Lithuania: Transsexuals stand for their rights' (221 more words)
On behalf of Sarah Blanchette, a transgender woman, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has settled on mutually satisfactory terms a lawsuit against St. Anselm College of Manchester, New Hampshire. The college fired Ms. Blanchette, a computer programmer, in April 2004, after learning that she would be transitioning from male to female.
Published Feb 08, 2006 - 08:00 AM
Read full article: 'GLAD Resolves Case Involving Transgender Woman's Firing' (390 more words)
ACLU and Lambda Legal Challenge Law Barring Transgender People Access to Medical Treatment in Prison (1/24/2006)MILWAUKEE, WI ? Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today in federal court on behalf of two transgender women challenging a Wisconsin law that bars them from access to appropriate medical treatment while they are incarcerated.
Published Jan 25, 2006 - 04:55 AM
Read full article: 'ACLU and Lambda Legal Challenge Wisconsin Law' (472 more words) |
