Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:23 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/ RSS Feed en-us http://www.ifge.org/images/logo.gif http://www.ifge.org/ office@ifge.org http://www.ifge.org/Article395.phtml July 3, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Christopher Jermaine Scott, 36, has been identified as the murder victim who was found in Philadelphia on Wednesday Morning. See Original Story Below ******************* Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:23 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article394.phtml July 1, 2009 Philadelphia, PA An unidentified murder victim was found in Philadelphia on Wednesday Morning. The victim had been shot multiple times and was possibly a trans-woman. There were more than 330 homicides in Philadelphia in 2008. See Original Stories Below ********************* Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:09:31 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article393.phtml The Justice Department allowed the deadline for appealing the decision in Schroer v. Billington (Cv-05-1090) to pass without filing. Diane Schroer won her landmark discrimination case against the Library of Congress in September of 2008, for rescinding a job offer when she disclosed that she was transgender. This case is one of a small number which have held discrimination against transgender people to be sex discrimination. See Original Story Below ********************* Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:27:12 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article392.phtml The Maine Human Rights Commission has ruled in favor of a transgender child who was denied the right to use the gender appropriate restroom at her school. The commission recently ruled in favor of a transgender adult in a similar case as well. See Original Story Below ********************* Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:58:57 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article390.phtml 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3017 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2009 Mr. Frank of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Polis of Colorado, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Nadler of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Castle, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Lance, Mr. Platts, Mrs. Biggert, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Meek of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Wu, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Tierney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Honda, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Rothman of New Jersey, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Foster, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Patrick J. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Holt, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sires, Mr. Hare, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Massa, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Clay, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. Capps, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Welch, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ellison, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Olver, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Israel, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Bean, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Engel, Mr. Peters, Ms. Kilroy, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Kucinich, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Himes, Ms. Speier, Ms. Edwards of Maryland, Mr. Hodes, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Payne, Mr. Heinrich, and Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article388.phtml FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 2009 WASHINGTON - The International Foundation for Gender Education welcomes the new White House directive to release same-sex marriage data from the upcoming census. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) had been used to justify withholding federal statistics about same-sex marriages for the last decade. The new directive would put an end to this practice. "Transgender People have had their lives and identities discounted for far too long. Having legitimate marriages erased by bureaucrats is intolerable," said Denise Leclair, executive director of IFGE. "Reversing this offensive policy is a major step forward for the entire LGBT community. We thank the administration for addressing this injustice." Thousands of heterosexual marriages have become what are effectively same-sex marriages when one partner transitions to the other sex. Although these marriages are legal, rules enacted to prevent gay and lesbian marriages have frequently been used against them as well. - The International Foundation for Gender Education promotes acceptance for transgender people everywhere through education. Founded in 1978, IFGE is the largest transgender advocacy organization with members worldwide. Providing educational outreach for the emancipation of all gender variant people from restrictive gender norms, IFGE is a non-profit educational corporation with offices in Waltham, MA and Washington, DC and is recognized by the I.R.S. as a 501c(3) charitable organization . MEDIA CONTACT: Stephanie Battaglino 201.704.2996 NY | 202.207.8364 DC media@ifge.org Communications Director International Foundation for Gender Education IFGE | 272 Carrol St NW | Washington DC | 20012 | 202-207-8364 - 30 - Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:30:35 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article389.phtml 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2981 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2009 Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. POLIS of Colorado, Mr. ANDREWS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. KIRK, Mr. LANCE, and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article387.phtml June 1, 2009 Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born. During LGBT Pride Month, we commemorate the events of June 1969 and commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:09:35 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article386.phtml Resolution Whereas people are naturally endowed with a wide diversity of gender expression, identities, and sexual orientations; Whereas, the distress felt by gender non-conforming people is fundamentally due to social prejudice and heterosexism, and is not a characteristic of their identities; Whereas diagnosis of psychological disorders has been used as a form of social control; Whereas, the inclusion of normal variations of behavior as diagnostic criteria has been widely used to justify discrimination against gender non-conforming people by individuals, governments, and corporations; and has resulted in material harm to people; Whereas, the principle responsibility of medicine is to "Do No Harm;" Therefore, be it resolved that we find the American Psychiatric Association to have a responsibility to ameliorate this harm, and hereby call for the following remedies: (1) We hereby call on the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association to issue a declaration stating that: Gender variance, and gender non-conforming behavior do not constitute a psychological disorder; (2) We hereby call on the American Psychiatric Association to remove the diagnosis of so- called "Transvestic Fetishism," which explicitly pathologizes gender non-conforming behavior, from their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual; (3) We hereby call for the reform of any diagnosis that can be made solely based on gender non-conforming behavior, specifically including “Gender Identity Disorder in Children.” Resolved this day May 15, 2009 by the Board of Directors of The International Foundation for Gender Education Sun, 17 May 2009 04:02:38 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article385.phtml (TRENTON) April 27, 2009 – New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington today announced that customers who are preparing to undergo sexual reassignment will be permitted to change the gender status of their New Jersey Driver License to reflect the new gender that they have begun to identify with prior to surgery. The policy update reflects the understanding that sexual reassignment is an extended process for the transgender community. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:05:31 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article384.phtml WASHINGTON - The International Foundation for Gender Education applauds the citizens of Gainesville, Florida for their strong show of support for equality. More than 58% of the voters rejected Charter Amendment 1, which would have stripped protections for gender identity and sexual orientation from the city's nondiscrimination laws. Equality is Gainesville's Business brought together a powerful coalition of local and national organizations to prevent this amendment from being enacted. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:24:10 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article383.phtml Washington, D.C. - At the recently concluded 2009 annual conference, the International Foundation for Gender Education Board of Directors elections were held, resulting in the following slate of Directors: Executive Director: Denise Leclair Chair: Bree A. Hartlage Vice-Chair: Andrea Von Kaenel Secretary: Allyson Robinson Treasurer: Ethan St. Pierre Communication Director: Stephanie Battaglino Director: Wendi Reiss Director: Catherine Lynn Andrews Director: Robyn Webb Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:55:01 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article382.phtml Waltham, MA & Washington, D.C., January 5, 2009 - The Awards Committee of the International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE) is proud to announce the 2009 Trinity Award recipients: Ms. Lisa Mottet, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Mr. Spencer Bergstedt, North Sound Law, P.S. Mr. Gunner Scott, Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:04:30 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article381.phtml TGSF will be having its Holiday party on Friday, December 19th, at 8:00 PM at the Blue Muse Restaurant, 370 Grove St., San Francisco (415)701-9888. Those of you who have been involved with TGSF for a long time will certainly remember The Blue Muse as the fine restaurant where we held our socials for many years. The restaurant closed several years ago, but the original owners recently reopened it in a new location. We are looking forward to seeing it once again. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:54:47 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article380.phtml Sweden: November 16, 2008 Transvestism, along with six other sexual behaviours, will be struck from Sweden Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:59:39 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article379.phtml Mariette Pathy Allen is exhibiting her groundbreaking photography at the Brooklyn Museum for the show "Burning Down the House: Building a Feminist Art Collection" October 31 2008 - April 15, 2009 Watch her on YouTube remembering Felicity. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:46:37 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article378.phtml Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Wheelock College Brookline Campus 43 Hawes Street, Brookline MA This gathering features Dr. Nancy Orel, who authored one of the first studies on LGBT grandparents, plus opportunities to share resources and experiences, connect, learn and celebrate . . . and lunch too! Fee: $20 (free for those 75 and over) Please RSVP by November 10: RSVP@StonewallCommunities.com 617-369-9090 Lifelong Learning Institute at Wheelock College Central Boston Elder Services Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:29:17 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article377.phtml September 19, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC -- Today a federal judge ruled that the Library of Congress illegally discriminated against a Special Forces veteran when she was denied a job after announcing her intention to transition from male to female. In a groundbreaking decision, the court ruled that discriminating against someone for changing genders is sex discrimination under federal law. Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:01:14 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article376.phtml The IFGE Awards Committee is seeking your help in searching for candidates for the 2009 the Trinity Award. These awards will be presented during the 23rd Annual IFGE Convention to be held in Alexandria VA (South of Washington DC), February 4 to February 8, 2009 at the Alexandria Hilton, Mark Center (by Old Town), Alexandria VA USA. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:47:31 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article375.phtml Annapolis, Md. Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:44:20 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article374.phtml The Fantasia Fair Planning Committee will be awarding several scholarships to the 34th annual Fantasia Fair in historic Provincetown, Massachusetts from October 19 through October 26, 2008. Recipients awarded full scholarships will receive free tuition to the Fair, including all seminars, workshops, and events, daily lunches, and shared room accommodations for seven nights. Partial scholarships are also available as well as the "Dottie Laing Scholarship" for couples with a transgender partner. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:49:41 -0400 http://www.ifge.org/Article373.phtml In keeping with its theme "Toward a Greater Diversity", the IFGE Annual conference has successfully engaged many leaders and champions for the FTM community to take part in its 23rd Annual Conference. The conference, which runs from Monday, March 31, 2008, to Saturday, April 5, 2008, is being held in Tucson, Arizona at the Doubletree Reid Park Hotel. Wingspan's Southern Arizona Gender Alliance (SAGA) is the local host committee. Past conferences have been decidedly transfeminine-oriented, but organizers made concerted outreach efforts for 2008 to transgender men, as well as people of color and allies of all ages, to ensure a broad range of issues, identities, and dialogues are represented in Tucson. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:42:27 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article372.phtml Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:27:34 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article371.phtml The Colorado Gold Rush Celebrates its 10th Annual Transgender Conference at the Adams Mark Hotel downtown Denver February 21st thru February 24th. Over 40 workshops of information for all. Keynote Speakers are: Kelley Winters, Ryan Sallans, Jennifer Boylan and Margaret Stumpp. www.gicofcolo.org Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:22:01 -0500 http://www.ifge.org/Article370.phtml by Monica Roberts from the TransGriot Blog http://transgriot.blogspot.com "The Human Rights Campaign salutes the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His courageous leadership continues to inspire us in our work to fully realize his vision of fairness and justice for all people. This weekend, the GLBT community joins the rest of the world in remembering the great work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose life helped move our country closer to realizing the true meaning of "equality for all". As we remember Dr. King, let's reflect upon our solidarity with the continued fight for civil rights and equal opportunity for all Americans." That was a statement from HRC's Joe Solmonese about King Day. The last organization that needs to part their lips and try to lay claim to the MLK legacy is the Human Rights Campaign. When it comes to transgender Americans, their actions are more akin to segregationists such as George Wallace and Strom Thurmond than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:31:53 -0500