[personal profile] floit632009-04-29 04:44 pm
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Former Army Special Forces commander wins nearly $500,000 in transgender discrimination suit

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-transsexual-lawsuit,1,3750969.story

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has awarded a former Army Special Forces commander nearly $500,000 because she was rejected from a job at the Library of Congress while undergoing a gender change from man to woman.

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Just as a note, I don't cross-post these articles to [community profile] ftm because I've noticed that the vast majority of those members are also here and I figure no one wants their reading page clogged up. Once that changes I'll probably start posting to both.
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[personal profile] floit632009-04-24 05:43 pm
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Good news for the Welsh

Transgender patients in Wales will now be able to access funding for gender reassignment therapy under a new policy by the Health Commission Wales (HCW).

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[personal profile] floit632009-04-21 06:19 pm
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California BC Change:

People born in California can now change the sex on their birth certificates regardless of what state they reside in

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