Category: Transgender Discrimination & Issues Pennsylvania
Breaking News: ACLU Warns High School Principal Who Removed Transgender Pennsylvania Student from Prom King Ballot
Schools should be fostering an inclusive environment where all students are allowed to be themselves instead of needlessly making students feel stigmatized for being who they are.
Philadelphia to have gender neutral restrooms in new construction
A proposal submitted by councilman Jim Kenney would mandate gender-neutral bathrooms in addition to men’s and women’s restrooms for any newly constructed or renovated city-owned buildings and require transgender health benefits for city employees. Kenney said: It can be an
Gender Identity and the ability to read.
Those who seek to discriminate against trans persons never cease to amaze me, and this time, it seems to me that they can not read. Or comprehend what they read? Emphasis is mine: The student does not need a doctor’s
Equality Pennsylvania lauds growth of LGBT Equality Caucus and releases new poll Nearly 7 in 10 back equal civil rights; More than 60% GOP support on two key bills
Today, the Pennsylvania legislature's LGBT Equality Caucus announced its membership for the new session. The Caucus stands at 58 members, doubling in membership from last year
Understanding transgender: what you can and can not want to know.
The very notion of "her" is what most individuals don't understand, and until more efforts are made to educate about gender, sex, and identity, the general public will remain clueless and ignorant.
Pitt Trans Issue: biggest Pittsburgh LGBT story of the year.
A controversy surrounding trans accommodations made my top 12 list of posts at #5 and #2. Not only is it the most important local story, but the basic issues of trans accommodations will grow into one of the
Pre-post: Sex, Gender, and Genitalia
What is the relationship of genitalia to gender and to sex? when and where are any of these the same thing, and where do they refer to different things? and is the idea of what constitues "trans" pr a trans
Some action on the Pitt Trans discrimination complaint.
In the mean time, there is plenty of work that needs to be done. One of the reasons this seems so controversial is that most people don't understand transgender or the issues trans persons face on a daily basis.
Issues, ideology, process, and people.
From my perspective, At least four different levels or elements at play and one of the reasons why different people have such different takes on the Pitt Trans Policy issue grows out of assumptions about these four things.
EEOC rules that gender-identity discrimination is covered by Title VII.
I urge Pitt to get to work quickly on a thorough, fair, and comprehensive policy. While efforts are progressing, it is far from fast enough. The Pitt situation is also complex. As a university, it has students, staff and faculty
