When Does “Sex” Matter to Trans People?

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Abby

Attorney and law professor Jillian Weiss has posted another interesting article over on Bilerico. This one concerns the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, which held that laws making sex between consenting adults of the same sex a crime (aka “sodomy” laws) are unconstitutional, and whether and how that decision can be [...]

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eQualityGiving’s Omnibus Equality Bill Proposal

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Abby

eQualityGiving is proposing a bill to correct the unequal treatment of LGBT people in all areas of federal law – employment, housing and public accommodations discrimination, the American with Disabilities Act, DOMA, DADT, etc. Read about (and download) it here. Whether or not a comprehensive bill like this is ever introduced or enacted, I think [...]

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I Have a Dream!

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Abby

I originally posted this one year ago today on my old Yahoo 360 blog, while the wound from transgender people being excluded from ENDA by HRC and Barney Frank was very raw (it still is). Today is the day in the United States that we celebrate the dream of equality and freedom that the Rev. [...]

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