Showing posts with label legislation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label legislation. Show all posts
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Washington State Legislature Passes 'Nikki's Law'

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The passage of the Nikki Kuhnhausen Act has the state of Washington poised to become the tenth one to ban the trans and gay panic defenses...
Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Past Time To Ban The Trans Panic Defense

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When I talk about the trans panic defense, it is a shock to judges and even attorneys who have been practicing law for decades. So what is...
Friday, May 17, 2019

The Equality Act Passes House!

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HR 5, also known as the Equality Act, would add gender identity and sexual orientation to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.   How apropos that...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Ohio Considering Pro-TBLGQ Rights Legislation

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Because it has been run by the Republicans for several decades, Ohio has a well earned reputation for being hostile to trans human rights....
Monday, May 29, 2017

It's The 85th Texas Legislature Sine Die Day

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It's is mercifully Day 140 of the 85th Texas Legislative session and the last day of it.   The clock is ticking toward 12:01 PM as we ...
Saturday, November 05, 2016

Canadian C-16 Trans Rights Bill Successfully Clears Another Legislative Hurdle

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Bill C-16, the Trans Rights Bill passed another critical hurdle towards passage in the Canadian House of Commons on Thursday when it clear...
Thursday, October 20, 2016

Canadian C-16 Trans Rights Bill Passes Second Reading!

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Been keeping an eye north of the border tracking the progress of Bill C-16, AKA the Trans Rights Bill that was introduced back on May 17. ...
Friday, September 30, 2016

Rep. Geraldine Roman Handling Her Legislative Business

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Back in May Geraldine Roman became the first out trans person elected to the Philippine Congress and only the sixth person internationally...
Thursday, June 02, 2016

Massachusetts House Overwhelmingly Passes Trans Public Accommodations Bill

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A month after the Democratically controlled Massachusetts Senate passed the trans public accommodations bill,  the Massachusetts House pas...
Friday, January 29, 2016

Unjust Washington State Anti-Trans Bill Out Of Senate Committee

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Some bad legislative news out of Washington state in which Senate Bill 6443 escaped the Republican controlled Commerce and Labor Committee...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Transgender Lobby Day In Austin Today

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Heading back to my state capitol for an unprecedented for me third time this session to do what I can to help kill some bad anti-trans bill...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Conservative Party Senators Mess With C-279 In Committee

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Ever since C-279 passed with support of all the major Canadian political parties in the House of Commons in March 2013 , trans people in t...
Friday, June 27, 2014

Canadian Senate STILL Stonewalling Trans Rights Bill

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Today according to the posted calendar on their  website was supposed to be last scheduled legislative sitting day for the Canadian Senate...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Denmark Becomes First European Nation To Pass Progressive Gender Identity Law

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Over six decades ago Denmark was the nation in which Christine Jorgensen underwent her hormonal transition.   Now Denmark becomes the fir...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Maryland Trans Rights Bill Passes House!

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Today, the Maryland House of Delegates righted a human rights travesty that took place in 2001.  It was in that disgusting year a gay-only...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

February 4 C-279 Senate Debate

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In case you're wondering what's been happening with C-279, the Canadian Trans Rights Bill, last year it was at Third Reading stage ...