Tag: transgender
Transgender Woman Files Federal Lawsuit Against Seattle Blood Clinic For Sex Discrimination
A transgender woman has filed a federal suit against Bloodworks Northwest, formerly known as Puget Sound Blood Center, a Seattle-based blood clinic, for terminating her employment on the basis of sex. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle, alleges that the clinic fired Stephanie Binschus from her position as a blood collection specialist in February of 2014 using the specious justification that she had falsified documentation in the clinic’s donor database by stating that she is female. She had worked at the clinic since October of 2013.
Teenager confronts community after it taunts him for being transgender
A young man from Devon who was born a girl and suffered years of abuse, is confronting his community tonight to try to overturn prejudice against people like him.
TLDEF Criticises New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for Vetoing Birth Certificate Legislation and Disrespecting Transgender People
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund strongly criticises New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for his recent veto of a bill to eliminate the requirement that transgender people undergo surgery in order to correct the gender markers on their birth certificates. The bill would have instead required a doctor to certify that a transgender person “has undergone clinically appropriate treatment for the purpose of gender transition, based on contemporary medical standards….”
Chris Christie to Transgender Community: You’re “Beyond the Pale”
Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, released the following statement after media reports that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie “laughed on Thursday about his recent veto of legislation that would have streamlined the process in his state for transgender people to change the gender marker on their birth certificates.”
Groundbreaking Guide Helps Schools Provide Supportive Environments for Transgender Students
Today, five national organisations introduced Schools In Transition: A Guide for Supporting Transgender Students in K-12 Schools, a first-of-its-kind publication for school administrations, teachers, and parents about how to provide safe and supportive environments for all transgender students, kindergarten through twelfth grade.
TLDEF Challenges Discriminatory Health Insurance Coverage Denial
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) has demanded that Aetna Life Insurance Company reverse its decision to deny coverage for a Colorado transgender woman’s medically necessary gender reassignment surgery.