• Yet LGBT people continue to endure interference at the state and federal levels when it comes to respect for their relationships. (lambdalegal.org)
  • Instead, it appears that the BOP may have acted at the behest of the Alliance Defending Freedom , an SPLC-designated anti-LGBT hate group that has defended state-sanctioned sterilization of transgender people abroad and has recommended use of the terms 'cross-dressing' and 'sexually confused' in place of the term transgender. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • Many of these politicians actively indoctrinate young people, as teachers, volunteers, and even by writing LGBT books targeted at kids. (naturalnews.com)
  • Longtime transgender high school teacher who used his post in the Kansas education system to advocate aggressively for LGBT causes. (naturalnews.com)
  • Sponsored a bill, now law, that would prohibit victims of unwanted advances by LGBT people from violently resisting. (naturalnews.com)
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights in Mexico have expanded in recent years, in keeping with worldwide legal trends. (susans.org)
  • Draconian anti-gay legislation and persecution of LGBT people focused global attention on other aspects of the government's human rights record. (hrw.org)
  • Pope Francis has conflicting thoughts on LGBT people. (tgforum.com)
  • National organization committed to achieving full recognition of civil rights of LGBT people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. (montefiore.org)
  • Dedicated to improving the administration of the law, ensuring full equality for members of the LGBT community, promoting the expertise and advancement of LGBT legal professionals, and serving the larger community. (montefiore.org)
  • It is an international event which is designed to use in schools to raise awareness and protest the silence faced by LGBT people, and to offer tools with which to end the silence. (safeschoolscoalition.org)
  • It sets out the source and scope of some of the core legal obligations that States have to protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. (lu.se)
  • But Lambda Legal is fighting back. (lambdalegal.org)
  • The following FAQ is inspired by our March 30 "National Call: Fight Back Against Anti-Trans Hate Across the Country," which discusses what Lambda Legal is doing to counteract the slew of anti-transgender policies and laws across the country. (lambdalegal.org)
  • What does Lambda Legal do? (lambdalegal.org)
  • Lambda Legal represents LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV - in the courts of law and in the court of public opinion. (lambdalegal.org)
  • At Lambda Legal, we work to defend and expand protections for transgender and non-binary people of all ages through impact litigation, policy work, advocacy, and public education. (lambdalegal.org)
  • Lambda Legal has always been at the forefront of change and this year is celebrating 50 years of fighting for LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV. (lambdalegal.org)
  • What is Lambda Legal doing to combat the slew of anti-LGBTQ+ attacks across the country? (lambdalegal.org)
  • What are some of the examples that show that Lambda Legal is fighting for transgender and nonbinary rights? (lambdalegal.org)
  • NEW YORK - Today, Lambda Legal and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to compel the federal agencies to produce all documents and communications connected to the Trump administration's decision six months ago to alter its Transgender Offender Manual, including communications with outside advocacy groups. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • Today's lawsuit comes after DOJ and BOP refused to honor a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the relevant records Lambda Legal and SPLC filed in June of this year. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • It is not surprising that the Trump-Pence administration ignored our original request, as there is no rational justification for the changes BOP made to the Transgender Offender Manual," said Richard Saenz, Lambda Legal Senior Attorney and Criminal Justice and Police Misconduct Strategist. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • Lambda Legal and the SPLC initially sought review of the documents that should have been provided by DOJ and BOP through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • The case is Southern Poverty Law Center and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Prisons. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • Plaintiffs in the case are represented by Lambda Legal. (ontopmag.com)
  • T]he court enjoined the rule's elimination of the definition of discrimination on the basis of sex and the rule's incorporation of Title IX's religious exemption," Lambda Legal wrote in a release. (ontopmag.com)
  • The court also held that the broad coalition of plaintiffs Lambda Legal represents has standing to challenge most aspects of the rule. (ontopmag.com)
  • Lambda Legal said that the rule is "unlawful and endangers people's lives. (ontopmag.com)
  • This administration's health care discrimination rule is just another example of its disdain for LGBTQ lives and the law," Lambda Legal attorney Omar Gonzalez-Pagan said. (ontopmag.com)
  • The manual specifically sought to facilitate implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, passed by Congress in 2003, to address startling statistics showing crisis levels of sexual abuse and assault of people in prison, particularly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender nonconforming people. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • Where does the British public stand on transgender rights in 2020? (yougov.co.uk)
  • The rising numbers of people living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy during 2000-2017, with the target for 2020. (who.int)
  • Beyond the Binary: A Tool Kit for Gender Identity Activism in Schools - from the Gay-Straight Alliance Network/Tides Center, Transgender Law Center and the National Center for Lesbian Rights. (safeschoolscoalition.org)
  • NEW YORK, NY - June 16, 2021) - Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) will host Pride & Joy , its first-ever virtual storytelling event for transgender and non-binary young people, along with their families and friends. (transgenderlegal.org)
  • Senator Sarah McBride was officially sworn into the Delaware Senate in January 2021, making her the first openly transgender state senator and highest-ranking elected transgender politician in history. (transgenderlegal.org)
  • In 2021, Gen Suzuki, a transgender man, filed a court request to have his legal gender recognized as male without undergoing sterilization surgery as prescribed by national law. (hrw.org)
  • As of 2021, 29.5 million people aged 12 and older had an alcohol use disorder in the past year. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Pinellas County Commissioners voted Tuesday to extend some legal protections to transgender people. (tampabay.com)
  • First, we can expand hate-crime protections to transgender people in Texas. (dallasnews.com)
  • NIAAA Director George F. Koob, Ph.D. , said that as of May 2023, the institute is not aware of specific health guidelines on alcohol consumption for transgender or gender-nonconforming individuals. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The records were requested in June 2018 when the two civil rights organizations filed a FOIA request with DOJ and BOP concerning the safe housing of transgender people incarcerated in the federal system. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • However, in May 2018, the Trump Administration released changes to the manual, specifically instructing that incarcerated transgender people be housed according to their "biological sex" and should be placed according to their gender identity "only in rare cases. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • With the din of traffic humming in the background, one speaker read aloud the names of 28 transgender people killed in 2018. (abc15.com)
  • The Transgender Offender Manual was issued in January 2017 after the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported in 2014 that more than one in three transgender people in prison reported experiencing sexual abuse by either staff or other inmates in the previous year. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • A revised Transgender Offender Manual from the Bureau of Prisons specifies that housing assignments should be based on "biological sex" and only take gender identity into consideration "in rare cases. (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • is committed to ending discrimination based upon gender identity and expression and to achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services, and public policy efforts. (transgenderlegal.org)
  • And it's important for marriage equality advocates to include transgender people because their relationships so easily fall victim to these discriminatory laws. (lambdalegal.org)
  • Achieving equality for transgender people through public education, test-case litigation, direct legal services and public policy efforts. (montefiore.org)
  • The Task Force has been a proud partner with Equality Maryland and the Maryland Coalition for Transgender Equality to work for a statewide trans-inclusive non-discrimination law. (thetaskforce.org)
  • The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice, and equality for LGBTQ people. (thetaskforce.org)
  • But the legislation would also require transgender people who are currently married to divorce and re-enter into a same-sex civil partnership, reports the Transgender Equality Network Ireland . (advocate.com)
  • Transsexual is generally considered a subset of transgender, but some transsexual people reject being labelled transgender. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some courts reject the notion that a person can be legally recognised in a new sex for the purpose of marriage, even if that person has been recognised in the new sex for other purposes. (icj.org)
  • We must demand better from our elected officials and reject harmful anti-transgender legislation appearing at the local, state and federal levels because it is clear that fatal violence disproportionately affects transgender women of color. (hrc.org)
  • In February, the Department of Education announced it will reject all complaints related to transgender students' bathroom access. (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • In a statement, the president and general secretary, Fida Khattak and Naeem Khan respectively demanded action against DSP for threatening members of the transgender community and press club's finance secretary Yasir Hussain or else they would stage protests throughout the province. (com.pk)
  • An advisory group at the bar association that includes members of the transgender community is now reviewing the study's findings, said Bujold. (airdriecityview.com)
  • Nationally, despite some marginal gains in state and local policies that support and affirm transgender people, recent years have been marked by anti-LGBTQ attacks at all levels of government. (hrc.org)
  • Speakers at Thursday's candlelight vigil told those in attendance that the fight continues for equal rights and treatment for the LGBTQ community, especially transgender and gender-nonconforming people. (abc15.com)
  • Challenging Florida's anti-transgender health care rule denying gender- affirming care coverage for transgender Medicaid beneficiaries. (lambdalegal.org)
  • Currently, more than 100 anti-transgender bills are being considered in states across the country. (transgenderlegal.org)
  • In November 2019, ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance, HRC Foundation released " A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in America in 2019 ," a heartbreaking report honoring the trans people killed and detailing the contributing and motivating factors that lead to this tragic violence -- a toxic mix of transphobia, racism and misogyny. (hrc.org)
  • Today's judgment is a blow for the recognition of transgender people. (amnesty.org)
  • Ireland is the only country in Europe with no legal recognition of transgender people, according to TENI . (advocate.com)
  • Globally, most legal jurisdictions recognize the two traditional gender identities and social roles, man and woman, but tend to exclude any other gender identities and expressions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most of these bills target transgender young people for exclusion from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identities, and some would ban trans young people from getting the medical care that they need. (transgenderlegal.org)
  • Top surgery is a medical transition step in which transgender and nonbinary people can address their gender dysphoria, feel more at home in their own bodies, and align more with their identities. (healthline.com)
  • All people should have the right to live their lives in society based on their own sexual identities," the plaintiff said after the ruling. (ksat.com)
  • Nine months before, the Indian Supreme Court declared transgender people, known as hijras, as a legal third gender in a landmark ruling that legally recognized the identities of an estimated two million people in the nation. (feminist.org)
  • It also calls for more education on transgender identities and more support for transgender legal professionals. (airdriecityview.com)
  • The fight for transgender rights is an uphill fight, as trans people in recent years have been denied access to public restrooms matching identities, banned from military service, and denied posthumous respect. (ostatic.com)
  • Jenner's victory also forced the transgender debate into the world of sports, where it had been maintaining a fairly low profile, only making headlines at lower levels wherein high school athletes were denied participation due to their gender identities. (ostatic.com)
  • As previously stated, transgender identities are not new, but academic research on queer identities are, in general, lacking. (ostatic.com)
  • transgender workers fearful of discrimination from deciding to express their identities openly or not. (ostatic.com)
  • Legislation permitting transgender people to amend their birth certificate is pending introduction in Ireland, the only European country without legal recognition for trans identities. (advocate.com)
  • This reality, coupled with the stigma that transgender women face in the public and private health sectors due to their gender expression, impede trans women's right to a safe, affordable, and inclusive system of health protection. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Her employer had barred her from using the women's restrooms on her office floor because she had not undergone the surgical procedures and therefore had not changed her legal gender. (hrw.org)
  • A civil war is brewing in swimming in the wake of world governing body FINA's decision to effectively ban transgender athletes from competing in women's events. (yahoo.com)
  • The objective of this study is to describe transgender women's and men's labor market discrimination. (bvsalud.org)
  • Transgender people face significant existing societal stigma against the LGBT+ community in Egypt, a conservative Muslim nation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Most transgender women told Human Rights Watch that social stigma and the combination of vague laws that police morality, regulate sex work, and are interpreted to criminalize adult consensual same-sex conduct, has had an insidious effect on their individual self-expression, forcing them to adopt self-censoring behavior because any suspicion of non-conformity may lead to violence or arrest. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Late diagnosis is also an issue for adolescents from key populations who are infected horizontally but who are often reluctant to seek services due to stigma, discrimination and the potential for legal consequences. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lesson 1: People as rights- sponse, driving funding and research transmission, and the discrimination holders and challenging stigma and discrimi- and human rights violations faced by nation. (who.int)
  • Yet my job today is not to explain the nuances of FINA's transgender policy. (theage.com.au)
  • FINA's transgender ban has put Aussie swimmers Cate Campbell and Maddie Groves at loggerheads with one another. (yahoo.com)
  • Maddie Groves has taken aim at fellow Aussie swimmer Cate Campbell over her views on FINA's transgender decision. (yahoo.com)
  • They are also aggressively seeking to ban transgender (and all LGBTQ+ related) books and curriculum from our schools, and are doing everything they can to prohibit transgender and nonbinary students from participating in sports. (lambdalegal.org)
  • This is intended to update, educate, inform and share resources to help fight back these unprecedented legal and policy attacks against the transgender and nonbinary communities. (lambdalegal.org)
  • We have legal challenges battling ongoing efforts to strip health care from transgender and nonbinary people, legal challenges against sports bans, and legal challenges against attempts to censor discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in schools. (lambdalegal.org)
  • This article addresses your questions about seeking options as a trans woman, transfeminine nonbinary person, or anyone interested in getting a breast augmentation, or "top surgery. (healthline.com)
  • If you're a trans woman, or a nonbinary person looking for these options, your transition is yours alone. (healthline.com)
  • The legal status of such healthcare varies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Southampton Community Healthcare v. Bailey ) Challenging Missouri's attempt to restrict access to gender-affirming care for transgender people. (lambdalegal.org)
  • This results in transgender people having no access to transition-related healthcare services, or official support against discrimination. (worldpressphoto.org)
  • From general information on health issues to social and legal support, these organizations can help you navigate many issues and inform your discussions with your healthcare professionals. (montefiore.org)
  • Since the 1990s, federal courts have consistently ruled that legal protections against sex discrimination cover discrimination against trans people in employment , education , and healthcare . (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • A Government spokesman said: "Any person applying to be on the Pathway is assessed by a range of healthcare professionals, regardless of whether they are in prison. (mirror.co.uk)
  • In addition to explicit violence, transgender populations continue to encounter barriers, motivated by direct or indirect discrimination, in accessing healthcare services (Costa et al. (bvsalud.org)
  • Co-sponsored another successful bill that allows transgender people to change their legal identification without a court order. (naturalnews.com)
  • Ireland currently allows transgender people to apply for passports and driver's licenses that reflect their accurate gender but does not allow them to amend a birth certificate accordingly. (advocate.com)
  • A federal court on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration's plan to eliminate transgender protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. (ontopmag.com)
  • President Biden reversed an executive order put in place by President Trump to allow transgender soldiers to openly serve in the military. (wtvr.com)
  • Shortly after she came out at work, President Trump put a ban in place, stopping transgender service members from joining the military. (wtvr.com)
  • Several speakers drew attention to the plight of transgender and gender-nonconforming people, who are protected under the hate crimes act, but have lost other protections under the Trump administration. (abc15.com)
  • This was a critical victory at a time when the Trump Administration is intensifying its efforts to erase federal protections and recognition of trans people altogether. (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • The Trump Administration's latest assault on the rights of transgender people surfaced on October 21 in a draft memo leaked from the Department of Health and Human Services. (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • Nina Pop is believed to be the at least tenth violent death of a transgender or gender non-conforming person this year in the U.S. (hrc.org)
  • Her death is believed to be the at least tenth violent death of a transgender or gender non-conforming person this year in the U.S., and the fifth known violent death in the past month -- all transgender women of color. (hrc.org)
  • OLONGAPO, Philippines - A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted U.S. Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton for the death of a transgender Filipina woman named Jennifer Laude. (buzzfeed.com)
  • Transgender people in Japan must undergo surgery to remove their reproductive organs in order to have their gender changed on official documents, a requirement that human rights groups call inhumane. (ksat.com)
  • Federal correctional facilities across the country have successfully housed transgender people consistent with their gender identity, as recommended by the manual before the administration's rewrite. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • But the lawsuit is the biggest challenge against the Obama administration's guidance so far, contending that the administration has misinterpreted federal civil rights laws to create new protections for trans people. (vox.com)
  • Reportedly, the statistics of criminal acts committed against the transgender community have not been available because they have had a history of going unreported. (wikipedia.org)
  • PESHAWAR: The transgender community Tuesday urged the provincial government for protection and justice by registering cases against those torturing and threatening them. (com.pk)
  • The transgender association office-bearers observed that the local police had failed to protect them, saying that some unidentified persons were threatening a member of their community, Ghazala. (com.pk)
  • It creates a community, drawing people together, irrespective of background, race or religion, while also fighting the growing obesity and mental health epidemics. (theage.com.au)
  • In Australia, it is estimated that 40 per cent or 11.1 million people aged over 15 participate in some type of community sport, while 62 per cent of children aged under 15 participate in community sport at least once per week. (theage.com.au)
  • To stand here and tell the transgender and gender-diverse community that we want you to be part of the broader swimming community. (theage.com.au)
  • And it pains me, that this part of my role may injure, infuriate and, potentially, alienate people from an already marginalised [transgender] community. (theage.com.au)
  • I am aware that my actions and words, no matter what I say, will anger some people - whether they are from the [transgender] community or from the cisgender female community. (theage.com.au)
  • If a victim's physical injuries do not reach the severity required to categorize the violence as a criminal act, the legal penalty for a first offense is a sentence of one to three months of community service. (state.gov)
  • The victory by the plaintiff, identified only as a transgender female ministry official in her 50s who sued the government over toilet access, was good news for the LGBTQ+ community in Japan, the only member of the Group of Seven industrialized nations where same-sex marriage is not legal. (ksat.com)
  • Transgender and gender non-conforming people, especially trans women of color, risk our lives by living as our true selves -- and we are being violently killed for doing so," said Tori Cooper, HRC Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative. (hrc.org)
  • The kit includes specific action steps, such as leading a community discussion about transgender issues, drafting a petition to make transgender-friendly policy changes in school and advocating for transgender issues with elected officials and school administrators. (safeschoolscoalition.org)
  • Student activists will find legal advice, community resources, and organizing strategies such as tips for organizing the Transgender Day of Remembrance. (safeschoolscoalition.org)
  • Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, called on the gay community to stand with transgender people in their fight for legal protections from discrimination. (abc15.com)
  • Canadian Bar Association president Steeves Bujold said lawyers in Canada need to understand the needs of the transgender community to build back trust. (airdriecityview.com)
  • I really feel that this analysis brings that to light for other people, perhaps, who don't fully understand what it's like to be part of a marginalized community. (airdriecityview.com)
  • As western cultures begin to grant basic human rights to people within the queer community, trans people have begun to push for visibility and rights, as well. (ostatic.com)
  • And it pains me that this part of my role may injure, infuriate and, potentially, alienate people from an already marginalised community. (yahoo.com)
  • The policy was created with the inclusion of medical professionals, legal professionals, athletes, coaches and people from the transgender community," she said. (yahoo.com)
  • As a result, the transgender community has a higher rate of mental health problems and risk of attempted suicide. (medlineplus.gov)
  • However, violent crimes and other hate incidents against SGM persons are consistently not reported and prosecuted because of chronic distrust between the SGM community and police. (bvsalud.org)
  • International human rights law provides a way for states, as sovereign actors within the international community, to agree on minimum standards for the treatment of people around the world. (lu.se)
  • The network focuses on action at the local level to foster the full participation of older people in community life and to promote healthy and active aging. (who.int)
  • The AIDS epidemic chal enged us, span of just a few years, the number Africa (UNAIDS, 2017a), where fund- not just as a global health community of people living with HIV receiving ing for AIDS is stagnating (Fig. 17.3) but also as a col ective humanity. (who.int)
  • Some countries have enacted laws protecting the rights of transgender individuals, but others have criminalized their gender identity or expression. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pending legislation in Ireland would permit transgender people to amend their birth certificates to reflect their accurate gender, reports the Irish Times . (advocate.com)
  • Victimisation is, in fact, covered by legislation other than that for harassment and sexual harassment, and the definitions and legal requirements differ to a certain extent. (lu.se)
  • People assigned male at birth are usually legally recognized as men, and people assigned female at birth are usually legally recognized as women, in jurisdictions that distinguish between the two. (wikipedia.org)
  • Not all transgender or transsexual people feel gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, but in many countries a diagnosis is required for legal recognition, if transgender people are legally recognized at all. (wikipedia.org)
  • Transgender people also face very specific challenges when accessing their economic, social, and cultural rights, as their gender is not legally recognized. (worldpressphoto.org)
  • Although the law accords women and men the same legal rights and status, including property rights in divorce cases, many women did not fully enjoy such rights due to barriers in access to justice and lack of information regarding legal protections. (state.gov)
  • A new study says Canada's justice system features "significant and pervasive" barriers for transgender people who encounter legal issues. (airdriecityview.com)
  • Transgender women and men continue to encounter barriers, motivated by discrimination, in their daily lives and-although much less studied-in achieving a satisfactory career. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project, Brazil has one of the highest transgender-related homicide rates in the world (Balzer/LaGata & Berredo, 2016). (bvsalud.org)
  • 1.5 mil ion people died from AIDS-re- lion people since the end of 2016 to overcome numerous challenges, lated il nesses. (who.int)
  • In this moment when transgender and non-binary young people are under attack in legislatures across the country, we felt it was important to show them and their families some extra love," said Andy Marra (she/her), Executive Director of TLDEF. (transgenderlegal.org)
  • A transgender person is someone whose gender identity is inconsistent or not culturally associated with the sex they were assigned at birth and also with the gender role that is associated with that sex. (wikipedia.org)
  • It's important for the government to recognize gender identity because doing so honors who someone really is and because otherwise people miss out on rights, responsibilities and privileges guaranteed to everyone else. (lambdalegal.org)
  • However, when the separate YouGov survey asked whether or not Britons themselves consider a transgender person to be the new gender identity they have adopted, the public are much more split. (yougov.co.uk)
  • Whitman-Walker Clinic v. HHS is one of several legal challenges to the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) reversal of an Obama-era regulation that expanded the definition of sex as it relates to discrimination in health care to include gender identity. (ontopmag.com)
  • Co-sponsored a law that changes the definition of gender discrimination to include gender identity and that prohibits transgender "discrimination" with regard to "any covered services" or "medications. (naturalnews.com)
  • The suffering that [transgender people] face in terms of gender is also of concern to society that is supposed to embrace diversity in gender identity," they wrote. (hrw.org)
  • Transgender marriage occurs when a change of gender identity is judicially recognised in the context of marriage. (icj.org)
  • And we saw it again Friday when another transgender woman was shot repeatedly while the assailant shouted "a number of slurs about her gender identity," according to police. (dallasnews.com)
  • Working to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence. (montefiore.org)
  • Symptoms vary, depending upon a person's age, but most people want to live in a way that matches their gender identity. (medlineplus.gov)
  • People who were assigned male at birth (AMAB) and have adopted a gender identity as a woman, regardless of whether they have undergone any medical gender transition. (msdmanuals.com)
  • For example, if a person identifies as male and is most comfortable referring to his personal gender in masculine terms, then his gender identity is male. (medscape.com)
  • In a landmark decision, the EEOC recently found that discrimination against transgender individuals constitutes sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. (btlaw.com)
  • Byard said rescinding the Obama guidance has created uncertainty and led to discrimination against transgender children. (nbcnews.com)
  • Brazil is one of the most dangerous countries for SGM persons globally. (bvsalud.org)
  • Activists have increased their efforts to achieve an anti-discrimination law since a former aide to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in February that he wouldn't want to live next to LGBTQ+ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriage were allowed. (ksat.com)
  • Laude's death became a rallying point for transgender activists in the Philippines. (buzzfeed.com)
  • Medically and socially, the term "transsexualism" is being replaced with gender incongruence or gender dysphoria, and terms such as transgender people, trans men, and trans women, and non-binary are replacing the category of transsexual people. (wikipedia.org)
  • For refugees and asylum seekers, not having the family safety net or social networks in a foreign country already marginalizes them, and their transgender identity further exacerbates their plight, especially given the absence of state services or shelters available to them. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Transgender, gender-diverse and non-binary athletes' inclusion in the female category of elite sport, is one of the few occasions where these two principles come into conflict. (theage.com.au)
  • In partnership with local organizations, the hub's project Equi is assisting transgender people with training and build corporate awareness with the goal of increasing transgender inclusion in the job market. (weforum.org)
  • We have led two events on transgender inclusion in the job market: one in partnership with Mining Hub for 12 companies on the mining sector. (weforum.org)
  • Listen to the science and experts, listen to the people who stand up here and tell you how difficult it has been to reconcile inclusion and fairness. (yahoo.com)
  • The present research reinforces the necessity of policies to guarantee inclusion, and permanence of transgender people in the labor market. (bvsalud.org)
  • Sadly, 2019 saw at least 26 transgender or gender non-conforming people fatally shot or killed by other violent means. (hrc.org)
  • METHODS: This is a population-based retrospective cohort study of persons who had a delivery hospitalization during January to September in the 2019 Nationwide Readmissions Database. (cdc.gov)
  • Staff Sergeant Leanne Withrow, the only openly transgender member of the Illinois National Guard, is now advocating to make these protections into law. (wtvr.com)
  • Labour, Lib Dem and Remain voters, along with women and younger people, are likelier to hold more trans-friendly views than Conservative and Leave voters, men and older people. (yougov.co.uk)
  • It is worth noting that in almost all instances, attitudes towards transgender women and transgender men are effectively identical. (yougov.co.uk)
  • Transgender women-people designated male at birth but who identify and may present themselves as women-face systemic discrimination in education, employment, housing, and the provision of health care in Lebanon. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This law has been regularly enforced to arrest transgender women who are misidentified as "gay men. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This report focuses on the systemic discrimination that transgender women experience in Lebanon. (gaysonoma.com)
  • The cycle of oppression spun for transgender women in Lebanon often begins with domestic violence at home. (gaysonoma.com)
  • This violence, in many cases perpetrated by a dominant male figure in the family, goes unpunished, pushing transgender women out of their homes, and in the case of refugees and asylum seekers, their countries. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Incumbent men who expect people to call them women who were re-elected include Rep. "Danica" Roem of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Reps. "Gerri" Cannon and "Lisa" Bunker of New Hampshire, and Rep. "Brianna" Titone of Colorado. (naturalnews.com)
  • Because of the medical risks involved in the surgical construction of male genitalia, physical appearance tests are significantly harder for transgender men to meet than transgender women. (icj.org)
  • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - This year, there have been major shifts in policy for transgender men and women in the military. (wtvr.com)
  • For the past four weeks, we have seen the deaths of five transgender women of color in this country. (hrc.org)
  • This epidemic of violence that disproportionately targets transgender people of color -- particularly Black transgender women -- must cease. (hrc.org)
  • A biological man claiming to be 'transgender' so as to gain access to and prey on women at two Toronto shelters was jailed "indefinitely" last week after being declared by a judge a "dangerous offender. (shoebat.com)
  • Regarding their current work situations, 33.85% of transgender women and 45.16% of transgender men stated that they do not have a current occupation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Biological men, identifying as male or transgender women, and aged over 18 years who reported anal sex with another male in previous year were eligible. (who.int)
  • These guidelines recommend providing lifelong ART to all people living with HIV, including children, adolescents and adults, pregnant and breastfeeding women, regardless of clinical status or CD4 cell count. (who.int)
  • If you have questions or concerns, talk to an attorney or contact Lambda Legal's Legal Help Desk at 1-866-542-8336 or www.lambdalegal.org/help. (lambdalegal.org)
  • For people with Medicaid, coverage will vary by state, with some covering or prohibiting more than others. (healthline.com)
  • Federal protections against discrimination aside, many states, counties, and municipalities have their own laws that expressly prohibit discrimination against LGBTI people. (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • Brazil has one of the world's highest transgender murder rates. (weforum.org)
  • A recent New York Times report of an administration proposal to exclude transgender people from anti-discrimination laws stoked fears of more losses . (abc15.com)
  • The swimming champion said she "wrestled long and hard with myself" before publicly backing the move , and was mindful that she didn't want to exclude or marginalise transgender athletes further than they already have been. (yahoo.com)
  • Securing safe housing is also a monumental challenge for transgender individuals residing in Lebanon, who encounter varying difficulties depending on their socioeconomic status, refugee status, and gender expression. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Los Angeles will fund programs to get trans people jobs. (tgforum.com)
  • Given the conjuncture in which trans people live, there's also psychological and legal support to all participants of the program. (weforum.org)
  • Transgender research exists almost exclusively in medical and psychological research. (ostatic.com)
  • The 11 - all serving time for sexual offences - are on a course called Transgender Pathway, which includes psychological tests to prove they genuinely want to live as females and are not just seeking special treatment. (mirror.co.uk)
  • It is very important for people with gender dysphoria to receive psychological and social support and understanding from medical professionals. (medlineplus.gov)
  • [1] Is a person's sex a biological fact, a legal construction, or a bit of both? (icj.org)
  • While cultures throughout history have recognized transgender people, explaining the identity as a third gender or a soul trapped in the wrong body, modern cultures fail to separate biological sex and societal gender. (ostatic.com)
  • Transgender refers to identifying as a gender that is different from the biological gender assigned when you were born. (medlineplus.gov)
  • It shows that memos like the one recently leaked by the government cause harm that goes well beyond policy, and that they can be easily interpreted as efforts to dehumanize and effectively erase trans people. (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • The work with companies is focused on promoting awareness sessions inside companies to start a conversation and gradually promote more workplaces open to hiring transgender people. (weforum.org)
  • There are currently very few explicit federal legal protections for transgender or gender-expansive people. (hrc.org)
  • A prosecutor's office in Michigan has adopted a Transgender Interaction Policy. (tgforum.com)
  • But the problem has revealed a degree of disconnect between prison retail instructions and transgender prisoner policy. (mirror.co.uk)
  • A Pennsylvania high school student on Tuesday sued his school district, saying its transgender-friendly policy constitutes sexual harassment and a violation of privacy. (nbcnews.com)
  • The training sessions reached an amount of 15 transgender participants in between the 4 local initiatives we have involved. (weforum.org)
  • As a corollary of that, often, the participants on our study were dealing with multiple legal problems at the same time,' said Julie James, an assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. (airdriecityview.com)
  • More than 90 per cent of of the survey participants said they found the legal system served non-transgender people better than transgender people. (airdriecityview.com)
  • FGDs and IDIs participants discussed the importance of the app in the context of widespread violence toward SGM persons. (bvsalud.org)
  • A Japanese family court has ruled that the country's requirement that transgender people be surgically sterilized to change their legal gender is unconstitutional. (hrw.org)
  • In 2003 Parliament enacted the Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act, which allows a transgender person who has undergone medical or surgical gender reassignment to apply to the Department of Home Affairs to have the sex description altered on their birth record. (wikipedia.org)
  • Transgender rights made headlines again as Caitlyn Jenner debuted her post-transition identity, which led to Jenner winning the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs, fueling debate on the definition of courage. (ostatic.com)
  • Many transsexual people have permanent surgery to change their body, gender-affirming surgery or semi-permanently change their body by hormonal means, transgender hormone therapy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Legally, physicians in Lebanon can prescribe hormone treatment and surgical interventions for trans people. (gaysonoma.com)
  • Hormone treatment is not recommended for prepubertal gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons. (medscape.com)
  • For adult gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons, the treating clinicians (collectively) should have expertise in transgender-specific diagnostic criteria, mental health, primary care, hormone treatment, and surgery, as needed by the patient. (medscape.com)
  • They suggest that while Britons support the freedom for a person to choose their own gender, some do so while not personally agreeing with those new labels. (yougov.co.uk)
  • The decision comes at a time of increased awareness and support for the rights of LGBTQ+ people. (ksat.com)
  • Peer counseling, advocacy and support groups for everyone on the transgender spectrum. (montefiore.org)
  • Executive guidance does matter, however, in terms of what support-if any-trans people can expect from the federal government. (opensocietyfoundations.org)
  • Minister Lametti continues to look at how the federal government can be of best support to those providing on the ground services to improve access to justice for 2SLGBTQI+ people,' spokesperson Diana Ebadi said in a statement. (airdriecityview.com)
  • Nor is it to defend the conclusions reached by medical and legal professionals of much greater intellect than mine. (theage.com.au)
  • Forcing people to undertake medical treatment in order to obtain legal gender recognition violates their right to the highest attainable standard of health. (amnesty.org)
  • Amnesty International believes a new legal gender recognition procedure must be quick, accessible and transparent, and should not include any requirements for medical treatments of any kind as a precondition. (amnesty.org)
  • Momentum is growing in Japan to change the law, as legal, medical, and academic professionals are speaking out against it. (hrw.org)
  • It's crucial that we get adequate medical care because people will point out that, 'Oh, trans people have a higher rate of suicide. (wtvr.com)
  • The study found that about seven out of 10 transgender people report having at least one issue that could be addressed by the system - such as issues with discrimination, medical treatment, employment, housing or debt - compared with a little less than half of the general adult population in Canada. (airdriecityview.com)
  • This discriminatory landscape has permitted some courts-often at the behest of hostile ex-spouses-to invalidate marriages where one or both parties is transgender. (lambdalegal.org)
  • Since MT v. JT , US courts have arrived at various and contradictory conclusions on transgender marriage. (icj.org)
  • Although the administration has long interpreted federal civil rights laws that ban sex discrimination, such as Title IX, to protect trans people, not all courts have upheld this interpretation. (vox.com)
  • Social Protection Minister Joan Burton spoke to the issue at the opening session of the fourth annual European Transgender Council in Dublin on Friday. (advocate.com)
  • They said such incidents bring a bad name to the country as harassment and kidnapping of persons is an illegal act of police, adding that free speech or expression is a constitutional right of every citizen of Pakistan. (com.pk)
  • The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. (who.int)
  • The changes, announced by the administration in May, weaken protections for incarcerated transgender people - who are already 10 times more likely than the general prison population to be targeted for violence - and undercut compliance with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and constitutional protections. (illinoiseagle.com)
  • There is no penological reason that could justify the BOP's decision to roll back protections for transgender people in the federal prison system," said David Dinielli, deputy legal director for the SPLC. (illinoiseagle.com)