All Entries Tagged With: "gender identity"
Same-Sex Couples Experience Significant Housing Discrimination, HUD Study Finds
WASHINGTON, DC — Same-sex couples experience significantly less favorable treatment than heterosexual couples in the online rental housing market, according to a study published by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Based on 6,833 email correspondence tests in 50 different areas between June 2011 and October 2011, the study, was the first [...]
World Premiere of A SELF-MADE MAN: Transgender Documentary at 2013 Provincetown International Film Festival
Director Lori Petchers and star Tony Ferraiolo slated to appear at the Saturday, June 22nd screening FAIRFIELD, Conn. – June 17nd, 2013: A SELF-MADE MAN, a documentary film by Lori Petchers that explores gender identity through an intimate portrait of youth advocate Tony Ferraiolo, will have its world premiere at the 2013 Provincetown International Film Festival. Ferraiolo’s work has recently garnered national [...]
Boston Police Department Issues Guidelines for Interactions with Transgender Individuals
BOSTON, Mass. — On June 4, Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis issued SO 13-025, a Special Order outlining department guidelines for police contact with transgender individuals. The Special Order states: “The policy of the Boston Police Department is to treat all individuals with dignity, respect, and professionalism. Officers shall at all times abide by Boston Police Department Rule 102 [...]
Association of Transgender Professionals (ATP) Launches: Addresses Equality & Inclusion in Workplace for Trans Employees
New York, NY,—The Association of Transgender Professionals (ATP), was formally dedicated this week, according to ATP Executive Director, Denise Norris and endorsed by a national advisory board of voluntary leaders and allies. The association is intended primarily to serve people who have, had or will have non-conforming gender expressions/identities and seek to advance their professional [...]
HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius Statement on LGBT Pride Month & Healthcare
For too long, the health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals were pushed to the side. LGBT individuals have faced limited access to health care and insurance. They have been less likely to get the preventive care they need to stay healthy, they have higher rates of tobacco use, and they are [...]
Pride: Is it Still Really Necessary?
By: Nicole Lashomb/TRT Editor-in-Chief— Pride. Is it really still necessary? This type of question has often surfaced during discussions around my dining room table. In liberal states—or commonwealths like Massachusetts—and particularly in cities like Boston, Provincetown and Northampton where the gay community is often found well integrated into society, one may think that Pride isn’t [...]
Commission on LGBT Youth Gets Senate Bipartisan Support to Expand Bullying Definition
BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth lauded the Massachusetts Senate for its adoption of amendments to fund the Commission’s work and to expand the definition of bullying to encompass all school personnel in the state’s landmark Anti-Bullying Law. “This is a tremendous victory for LGBT youth in [...]
Leading LGBT Advocacy Organizations Respond to Senate Judiciary Committee Failure to Consider UAFA
This statement can be attributed to the National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLAAD, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, United We Dream and Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project, Lambda Legal, Equality Federation and the National Center for Transgender Equality. “We remain steadfast in our commitment to passing compassionate, comprehensive immigration reform that will provide a pathway [...]
WMA Adoption Information Meeting for LGBT Adults
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) invites lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) adults interested in learning about adopting local children from foster care to attend an informational meeting in Easthampton on May 22: LGBT Adoption Information Night-Western Mass. Date: Wednesday, May 22 Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Place: Treehouse at Easthampton Meadow, 1 Treehouse Circle, Easthampton, [...]
Gayborhood News: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By: Emily Scagel/TRT Assistant Editor– Boston, MA Trans nondiscrimination policy approved in public school district The Medford School Committee has approved a new gender identity nondiscrimination policy for Medford Public Schools. The new policy is based on guidelines from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in response to the law passed in 2011 [...]
Housing Discrimination against LGBTs and Poor Still Legal in Most States
National Fair Housing Alliance Report Calls for Modernizing Fair Housing Act to Include Protection for LGBT People and Source of Income Washington, DC – Today the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) released “Modernizing the Fair Housing Act for the 21st Century,” its 2013 Fair Housing Trends Report. This year’s report highlights the need to amend [...]
Federal Gov. Funnels Almost $300 Billion Yearly to Businesses in States that Allow Workplace Discrimination
Executive Order Would Protect Taxpayer Funds and LGBT Americans According to New Issue Brief WASHINGTON, D.C. — American taxpayers send almost $300 billion per year in federal contract dollars to businesses in states that have not yet passed laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans from workplace discrimination, according to a new [...]
MassEquality & LGBT Aging Project: Lawmakers Need to Create LGBT Elder Commission
BOSTON, Mass. —Today, MassEquality and the LGBT Aging Project called on lawmakers to create an LGBT Elder Commission to study and recommend ways to meet the unique needs of LGBT elders. The Joint Committee on Public Health will hear testimony about the need for a Commission at 1pm today at the Statehouse.“Last year, the Patrick [...]
Using U.S. Courts to Protect Human Rights Abroad: Community Talks Uganda v. Lively
A Community Discussion of Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively Springfield, MA – The Western New England University School of Law and its Center for Gender & Sexuality Studies will be presenting a talk ‘Using U.S. Courts to Protect Human Rights Abroad: A Community Discussion of Sexual Minorities Uganda v. Scott Lively’ this Tuesday, April [...]
Hate the Sin, Not the Sinner, or so They Say
By: Nicole Lashomb*/Editor-in-Chief– In modern politics where the conservative movement is losing ground as the country moves in favor of supporting LGBT rights, the rhetoric of such Conservatives has become more than manipulative and is consistent of falsely reversed victimization. Somehow, although these anti-equality Conservatives have equal rights under the law and no one attempts [...]
