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DC Trans Coalition

Transgender Health Empowerment

National Center for Transgender Equality

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force on Transgender Issues

Transgender Education Association, Inc.

Transsexual Symposium

Different Avenues

Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive

D.C. Prisoners' Project

Basic Rights Montgomery

Equality Maryland

DC Office of Human Rights

GLAA's Agenda: 2008

Go to News on Transgender Rights

Local Activism

2009

GLAA to Council: Please allocate resources to fight transgender discrimination and unemployment 05/01/09

Rosendall presents award to defenders of transgender rights 04/22/09

Graham raises questions on DOC trans policy 03/10/09

Transgender activists comment on proposed Corrections policy 01/15/09

2008

GLAA Action Alert: Urge 'Yes' vote on Nickles disapproval 11/18 11/17/08

Judiciary Committee disapproves Nickles as Attorney General 11/17/08

GLAA makes case against Nickles as D.C. Attorney General 10/17/08

Dept. of Corrections denies complaint of anti-trans discrimination 10/03/08

Councilmembers’ Answers on Corrections Discrimination Against Transgenders 09/30/08

Washington Lawyers' Committee on transgender rulemaking 08/11/08

Cheh urges withdrawal of transgender rulemaking 08/07/08

PFLAG Metro DC opposes transgender rulemaking 08/07/08

Summersgill critiques transgender rulemaking 08/06/08

DC Trans Coalition strongly opposes proposed rulemaking 08/01/08

PFLAG National opposes proposed rulemaking 08/01/08

ACLU-NCA urges withdrawal of proposed rulemaking 08/01/08

Task Force refutes planned rollback of D.C. trans protections 07/31/08

Evans urges OHR to reconsider transgender rulemaking 07/29/08

HRC opposes rollback of D.C. transgender protections 07/28/08

Schwartz urges Fenty to withdraw transgender rulemaking 07/23/08

Hughes comments on proposed rulemaking on transgender protections 07/21/08

GLAA objects to proposed rollback of transgender protections 07/21/08

2007

GLAA Celebrates House Passage of ENDA 11/07/07

Carpenter: Bush to veto ENDA? 10/23/07

GLAA Supports ENDA (H.R. 3685) and Baldwin Amendment 10/21/07

Barney Frank: 'sensible and real progress' 10/09/07

Lambda Legal Responds to Representative Barney Frank 10/04/07

Barney Frank on Lambda Legal's analysis 10/03/07

GLAA Action Alert: support transgender-inclusive ENDA 09/30/07

Rep. Barney Frank on ENDA (The Bilerico Project) 09/28/07

National LGBT Organizations Stand for Inclusive ENDA 09/27/07

GLAA Urges District to Settle with EEO Expert Wronged by FEMS 05/22/07

GLAA to Mayor: Please settle Kenda Kirby case 05/22/07

Court ruling in Kenda Kirby case 04/03/07

2006

Regulations implementing transgender protections are final 11/13/06

GLAA raises First Amendment concerns on rulemaking for transgender protections 07/10/06

ACLU submits comments on rulemaking for transgender protections 07/10/06

ACLU writes to Attorney General Spagnoletti on rulemaking for transgender protections 07/10/06

GLAA raises transgender rights in testimony on Homeless Shelter bill 06/06/06

ACLU echoes GLAA's First Amendment concerns on draft rulemaking for transgender protections 05/11/06

GLAA raises First Amendment concerns on draft rulemaking for transgender protections 05/10/06

GLAA testifies on OHR, addresses transphobia at fire/police depts. 03/03/06

2005

GLAA endorses transgender protections in Human Rights Act 10/17/05

Office of Human Rights endorses transgender protections 10/17/05

2002

GLAA adopts Intersex resolution 03/11/02

2000

Payment received in Hunter settlement 11/17/00

Xavier completes Washington Transgender Needs Assessment Survey 11/12/00

Mayor Williams Announces Anti-Discrimination Executive Order 10/03/00

Text of executive order on non-discrimination 08/21/00

GLAA to Corporation Counsel: Stop Undermining Human Rights Act 06/07/00

GLAA asks Mayor for Executive Order on commitment to Human Rights Law 03/17/00

1998

Howell testifies on Office of Human Rights 03/04/98

GLAA describes efforts with Corporation Counsel 02/13/98

DC govt. withdraws First Amendment argument in Tyra Hunter case 02/06/98

Corp. Counsel withdraws assault on Human Rights Law 1/30/98

1994

Coudriet details complaints against Office of Corporation Counsel 05/16/94

News on Transgender Rights

2009

Chastity Bono announces sex change (Associated Press) 06/11/09

Ads pulled over radio hosts' transgender remarks (Associated Press) 06/05/09

Tenn. nixes marriage of transgender woman, man (Associated Press) 05/13/09

Activists, family hope good can come from Zapata’s death
Case marks first time hate crimes law used in trans killing (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09

Trans woman wins Library of Congress lawsuit
Former Army Special Forces commander to receive nearly $500,000 (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09

Procter & Gamble bars trans discrimination
Amends anti-discrimination policy to include gender identity and expression (The Washington Blade) 05/01/09

House approves hate crimes bill
Heated debate includes Rep. Foxx calling Shepard’s murder a ‘hoax’ (The Washington Blade) 04/29/09

Colo. man convicted of murdering transgender woman (Associated Press) 04/22/09

Trans protections fail in Md. session’s final hours
But gay activists don’t leave empty handed (The Washington Blade) 04/17/09

Tackling Transphobia
Student effort underway for trans inclusion in nightlife (Metro Weekly) 04/16/09

Trial set to begin in slaying of transgender woman (Associated Press) 04/14/09

Gay donors propose omnibus rights bill
Organizers of ‘new approach’ say activists too timid with Congress (The Washington Blade) 03/27/09

Gainesville, Fla., anti-discrimination laws kept (Associated Press) 03/24/09

Trans, marriage bills stalled in Md. legislature
Sen. Frosh faulted as key deadline looms (The Washington Blade) 03/20/09

2 transgender men assaulted at local bar
Victims allegedly attacked by female patrons of Fab Lounge (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09

Trans inmate policy draws mixed reviews (The Washington Blade) 03/13/09

Anti-trans assault reported at D.C. gay bar
Women allegedly attacked trans men outside Fab Lounge (The Washington Blade) 03/05/09

Prison Progress
Activists offer measured praise for transgender plans (Metro Weekly) 03/05/09

Maryland lawmakers to consider trans bias bill
Equality Maryland, Trans United to testify in support of measure (The Washington Blade) 02/20/09

The Waiting Game
DOC proposes transgender committee, activists remain skeptical (Metro Weekly) 01/29/09

2008

Gay advocates upset at shelving of Chicago school (Associated Press) 11/20/08

Vote on anti-bullying Chicago high school delayed (Associated Press) 11/19/08

Sweden says transvestism is not a disease (Associated Press) 11/19/08

Tenn. officer accused of transgender beating (Associated Press) 11/19/08

In a Close Vote, D.C. Council Confirms Nickles as Attorney General (The Washington Post) 11/19/08

Acting Attorney General Up for D.C. Council Vote
Judicial Panel Rejects Nickles 3 to 2 (The Washington Post) 11/18/08

Peter Nickles: Counting the Votes (Washington City Paper) 11/17/08

GLAA testifies against D.C. attorney general (The Washington Blade) 10/31/08

Transgender Ga. official wins legal battle (The Associated Press) 10/06/08

‘A great sense of security’
Trans residents of Montgomery County praise new bias law (The Washington Blade) 09/26/08

A new twist for 'America's Next Top Model' (The Associated Press) 09/23/08

Officials soften objections to DP bill, trans prisoner rule
Activists ‘assured’ proposal rolling back protections for inmates will die (The Washington Blade) 09/19/08

MD: Ruling Inspires New Hope For Transgender People (The Washington Post) 09/15/08

Court upholds Mont. Co. trans bias law
Measure goes into effect as referendum is blocked (The Washington Blade) 09/12/08

Free State Victory
High court rejects petition effort to block Mont. Co.'s trans-inclusive protections (Metro Weekly) 09/11/08

MD: Transgender Law Ruling Is Expected This Week (The Washington Post) 09/09/08

Activists fear sex worker arrests near new condos
Trans, gay prostitutes targeted in Mt. Vernon Triangle (The Washington Blade) 08/29/08

Arrested Development
GLBT activists debate arrests in new Mount Vernon strip (Metro Weekly) 08/28/08

Library of Congress trans bias trial begins
ACLU is representing Diane Schroer (The Washington Blade) 08/22/08

Group Asks Fenty to Abandon Mission Deal
Watchdog Says Swap Violates Law (The Washington Post) 08/13/08

Activists fault Fenty staff in flap over gay bills
Appointees object to parenting bill, propose curtailing protections for trans prisoners (The Washington Blade) 08/08/08

Graham Joins Trans Activists
Councilmember takes up the cause for Transgender rights (Metro Weekly) 08/07/08

Riled Over Rules
GLBT activists, Schwartz, critical of proposed Human Rights Act changes (Metro Weekly) 07/31/08

Guarding Our Gains (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 07/31/08

Trans Formed: To Be Homeless & Transgender (The Washington Post) 07/28/08

Ruling Clears Way for November Vote on Transgender Measure (The Washington Post) 07/25/08

Trans rule change raises concerns
Local activists say new jail proposal weakens rights act (The Washington Blade) 07/25/08

Transgender Ga. woman claims she was wrongly fired (The Associated Press) 07/22/08

MD: Judge ponders fate of trans rights law
Equality Maryland prepares for November battle at ballot box (The Washington Blade) 07/18/08

Maryland Prepared for the Worst
Activists in Maryland await judge's ruling on Montgomery Co.'s transgender anti-discrimination law (Metro Weekly) 07/17/08

OHR proposes rollback of transgender protections 07/11/08

Transforming Corrections
D.C. Trans Coalition continues effort to amend DOC guidelines on transgender inmates (Metro Weekly) 07/10/08

MD: Petition Challenge Focuses on Count Of Inactive Voters (The Washington Post) 07/10/08

Gay group calls for legalizing prostitution in D.C.
GLAA says ‘prohibition’ creates more problems than it solves (The Washington Blade) 06/27/08

New transgender policy at New York juvenile jails (The Associated Press) 06/20/08

Transgender rights laws spread, not always calmly (The Associated Press) 06/12/08

Judge Sides With Foes Of Transgender Measure
Montgomery Voters Might Yet Decide Whether to Accept Law's Protections (The Washington Post) 06/12/08

MD: Transgender Law Case Heats Up in MoCo (The Washington Post) 06/02/08

Sex Worker Survey
DC Survey turns up victims of violations by police (Metro Weekly) 05/08/08

Free the Sex Trade (Rosendall, Metro Weekly) 05/08/08

200 trans rights advocates lobby Congress
Visitors from 29 states ask lawmakers to oppose gay-only ENDA (The Washington Blade) 04/18/08

MD: Lawyers Maneuver Against Transgender Referendum (The Washington Post) 04/17/08

Uncommon decency
Transgender women prepare to file lawsuit in response to treatment in D.C. jails (Metro Weekly) 04/03/08

Gay group aims to halt referendum on trans law
Equality Maryland questions validity of petition’s signatures (The Washington Blade) 03/14/08

Montgomery County: Transgender Law Opponents Put Measure on Ballot (The Washington Post) 03/09/08

Transgender movement at a crossroads (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 01/17/08

2007

Montgomery County, MD: Leggett Signs Transgender Protection Bill (The Washington Post) 11/22/07

ENDA: a step forward (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 11/15/07

Montgomery County, MD: Transgender Bill Passes Easily Despite Protests (The Washington Post) 11/14/07

Montgomery County, MD: Transgender Bill May Be Close to Passing
Legislation to Protect Against Gender Identity Bias Drops Bathroom Stipulations (The Washington Post) 11/11/07

MD: Montgomery Wisely Keeps Anti-Discrimination Law For Transgender People Out of Public Restrooms (Marc Fisher, The Washington Post) 11/11/07

Montgomery County, MD: Protest Continues Against Transgender Bias Bill (The Washington Post) 11/08/07

Rep. John Lewis speaks on ENDA 11/07/07

Rep. Barney Frank speaks on ENDA 11/07/07

How They Voted: Gay Rights (The Associated Press) 11/07/07

House Passes Job Bias Ban (The Associated Press) 11/07/07

Lawmakers vote to protect gay, lesbian workers (Reuters) 11/07/07

Roll Call vote on ENDA (Clerk of U.S. House) 11/07/07

House passes historic ENDA vote
Baldwin withdraws trans amendment (The Washington Blade) 11/07/07

Gay Rights Group Supports Job Bias Ban (The Associated Press) 11/06/07

Poll: 70% of LGBT Respondents Support Noninclusive ENDA (Advocate.com) 11/06/07

Solidarity On ENDA Trans Inclusion Unravels (365Gay.com) 11/06/07

ENDA Heading to Floor This Week (Gay City News) 11/5/07

A Civil Rights Watershed
The House votes to outlaw job discrimination based on sexual orientation. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 11/03/07

Basile: The long road to equality (Basile, The Washington Blade) 11/02/07

United ENDA’s exaggerations
There is no evidence for claim that gays oppose incremental approach to rights. (Carpenter, The Washington Blade) 10/26/07

Red October (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 10/25/07

Carpenter: Bush to veto ENDA? 10/23/07

D.C. gay groups buck trend on ENDA
Some state activists will urge ‘no’ vote on gay-only bill (The Washington Blade) 10/19/07

Bill to Protect Gay Workers Advances (The Associated Press) 10/18/07

Quandary Over Gay Rights Bill: Is It Better to Protect Some or None? (The Washington Post) 10/18/07

House to move ahead with gay-only ENDA
Trans activists lack votes for inclusive bill (The Washington Blade Online) 10/12/07

Pelosi warns against ‘all or nothing’ ENDA
House Speaker says early lobbying campaign fell short (The Washington Blade) 10/12/07

Gay Rights Backers Split on Bias Bill (The Associated Press) 10/11/07

Barney Frank press conference highlights 10/11/07

Principle and pragmatism in ENDA (Carpenter, Bay Area Reporter) 10/11/07

ENDAgate: The focus should be on strategy, not accusing opponents of moral failings (Rosendall, Bay Windows) 10/11/07

HRC trans board member resigns
Rose decries group's position on ENDA (The Washington Blade Online) 10/03/07

Bill Stalls Over Transgender Protections (The Associated Press) 10/02/07

Lambda Legal's Analysis of Stripped Down Version of ENDA: Gender Identity Protections Gone and Inadequate Protections for Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals 10/01/07

GLAA joins over 100 LGBT organizations opposing sexual-orientation-only nondiscrimination legislation 10/01/07

ENDA hits a snag over trans inclusion
House Democrats poised to drop gender identity provision in bill (The Washington Blade) 09/28/07

A Civil Rights Law
Employment discrimination against gays and lesbians should be outlawed. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 09/28/07

Federal Bill Would Ban Bias on Sexual Orientation (The Washington Post) 09/19/07

Gay Activists Hopeful on Job Bias Ban (The Associated Press) 09/17/07

Judge Hits D.C. Fire & Emergency Medical Services Agency
District urged to settle with diversity trainer (Metro Weekly) 05/24/07

The Right to Work
Congress must protect gay men and lesbians from workplace discrimination. (Editorial, The Washington Post) 04/28/07

Defeated Bill
Transgender discrimination bill defeated in Maryland (Metro Weekly) 03/29/07

2006

Colo. Worker Wins Transgender Bias Case (The Associated Press) 09/15/06

Trans Regs Advance
District Commission on Human Rights moves to strengthen regulations against gender discrimination (Metro Weekly) 05/18/06

2005

Human Rights Revisited
DC City Council supports move to protect transgenders (Metro Weekly) 07/14/05

The Right Person for the Job
Library of Congress Accused of Withdrawing Job Offer After Applicant Reveals Gender Change (The Washington Post) 06/02/05