Tag Archives: transgender rights
A sea change in transgender rights
TweetThe past month or so has been incredible for transgender rights victories, and I want to acknowledge this moment. We’re seeing the kind of movement on trans issues that I’ve dreamed of – our community is finally winning the protections we need. I think this has a lot to do with the ways trans folks have shared [...]
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It’s Equal Pay Day: A Round-Up of Reads
Tweet It’s Equal Pay Day, y’all! We’ve got a round-up of reads and other tidbits to check out: David Futrelle has a pretty comprehensive rebuttal to any of those wage gap “mythers” you may come across today. Transgriot reminds us that the wage gap for women of color and trans women makes 77 cents look [...]
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What Argument Against The Renewed ERA Could Feminists Face?
TweetThis is a guest post by Autumn Sandeen of Pam’s House Blend and LGBT Weekly. Her full bio is after the jump. Recently Rachel Maddow ran a segment entitled Equal Rights Amendment Sees Renewed Interest on her MSNBC show. In the segment, she indicated that the ERA has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives [...]
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Appeals court says transgender inmates have right to medical care
TweetOn Friday, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision striking down a Wisconsin law that banned transgender inmates from accessing necessary medical care while in prison. Wisconsin is the only state with a law expressly banning medical care for trans inmates. However, according to Injustice at Every Turn, the national trans discrimination survey, [...]
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Kylar Broadus: First transgender person to testify before the Senate