Tag: Mara Keisling
Biden Foundation : Focused on Ending Violence Against Women, Advancing LGBTQ Equality
Monday, the Biden Foundation announced the formation of two Advisory Councils that will support its work to end violence against women and advance LGBTQ equality.
Equality Advocates Condemn North Carolina Legislative Sneak Attack Doubling Down on HB 2
Today, Chad Griffin, President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Chris Sgro, Executive Director of Equality NC, and Mara Keisling, Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), responded to media reports that a small group of extreme lawmakers in North Carolina are preparing to double down on the discriminatory HB 2 law in another legislative sneak attack hashed out in a backroom deal.
U.S. HHS Rules Transgender Woman to Receive Surgery From Medicare
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has ruled for the first time that a transgender person, who was denied genital reconstruction surgery by a Medicare Advantage (Part C) insurer, United Healthcare/AARP Medicare Complete (HMO), is entitled to those benefits.
Transgender Workers at Greater Risk for Unemployment and Poverty
A new report released today offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the inequities facing transgender workers in the American workforce—from finding and keeping good jobs, to having equal access to job-related benefits, to obtaining adequate health insurance coverage.
Bipartisan Campaign Launched to Pass Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Today the bipartisan campaign Americans for Workplace Opportunity announced it had formed in order to take advantage of a historic opportunity to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act 19 years after its first introduction – a bill to ban workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Transgender Americans Speak Out in New “Voting While Trans” Video Series
The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE), in partnership with GLAAD, has released a series of public service announcements outlining how transgender Americans can keep their right to vote this election day.