Day: May 4, 2016
LGBT Denmark wants better health for transgender people
Amnesty has released the report on transgender treatment in Denmark. LGBT Denmark has contributed to the report and transgender stories in the report are consistent with our knowledge of the area.
U.S. Justice Department Says HB 2 Violates Federal Law, Gives Gov. McCrory Monday Deadline
Today the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Equality NC responded to news that the U.S. Department of Justice has determined North Carolina’s discriminatory HB 2 violates federal civil rights law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972.
Oxford Ala. City Council Retreats, Votes to Repeal Shameful Anti-Transgender Ordinance
First municipality in the nation to pass a discriminatory law attacking the transgender community quickly kills it.
HRC Alabama Calls for Full Repeal of Oxford, Alabama’s Horrific, Anti-Transgender Ordinance
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Alabama responded to the Oxford, Ala., City Council’s decision to hold a special meeting tomorrow to consider the fate of a horrific, anti-transgender ordinance by calling for repeal of the measure, which was unanimously approved last week.
Safe Space Campaign Strikes Chord As Camsurf Google Play App Enters Top 100 List
Camsurf’s anti-cyberbullying campaign, Safe Space, has seen the video messenger app enter the top 100 free social Google Play apps list.
1970s Gay Liberation Front (GLF) challenged gender
On 13 October 1970, the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was founded in Britain. It proved to be a defining, watershed moment in UK queer history; changing forever lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) consciousness.