Day: December 2, 2010
Military Leaders Make Ironclad Case for DADT Repeal
Speaking today before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, senior uniformed and civilian military leaders made an ironclad case for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal adding further momentum to action in this Congress, said the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation.
LPGA Changes Female at Birth Policy Following Transgender Woman’s Discrimination Suit
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), following a vote of its members, today changed its policy requiring that players be female at birth to participate in LPGA tournaments and events. The change came following a lawsuit brought by Lana Lawless, a transgender woman who underwent sexual reassignment surgery in 2005.