Tag: transgender
Jim Collins Foundation Awards its First Grant for Gender-Confirming Surgery
The Jim Collins Foundation is proud to announce that its first grant for gender-confirming surgery has been awarded to Drew Lodi. The Jim Collins Foundation, a 501(c)3 organisation, raises funds to provide grants to transgender individuals who need, but cannot afford, gender-confirming surgery.
Vineland High School lifts ban on LGBT websites after pressure from ACLU
The Vineland High School in Cumberland County has become the first in New Jersey to be targeted by the American Civil Liberties Union for illegally blocking pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender-related websites on its school computers.
ACLU Asks Prince William County Schools to Stop Blocking Gay Websites
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is asking Prince William County Public Schools to stop blocking students’ access to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender websites.
Upon Governor’s signature, Hawaii will join 12 states and DC to provide transgender employment, housing and public accommodation protections
Equality Hawaii, the state’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, and the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest LGBT civil rights organisation, yesterday congratulated the Hawaii Senate for passing a bill codifying prohibitions against discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity by a 22 to 2 vote. The bill moves to Governor Abercrombie for his signature.
RNC Homophobic Website Disappears
The Republican National Committee website that targeted lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender American families and patriots, “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” has disappeared.
How Many LGBT People Are There In the United States?
Williams Institute’s Analysis, Based on Results From Six Surveys, Estimates LGBT Population At 9 Million.