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Applauds New York State for New Guidance Designed to Protect Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students from Discrimination
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) commends the New York State Education Department for releasing comprehensive guidance to help ensure that transgender and gender nonconforming students are safe in schools and able to learn in discrimination-free environments.
Jeb Bush: I’m ‘Fine’ With Transgender Soldiers if Morale Is Unaffected
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he’s “fine” with transgender people openly serving in the military – as long as it doesn’t compromise morale, Yahoo News reports.
Transgender people in Ireland recognised by new law
Transgender people in Ireland have gained legal recognition of their desired gender due to the passing of a bill by the Oireachtas.
TLDEF Responds to Pentagon Plan To End Transgender Military Ban
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today welcomed the Department of Defense’s announcement that it is taking steps to lift the ban on open transgender military service.
Pentagon To Lift Ban On Transgender Service Members
Today, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the establishment of a working group to study the “policy and readiness implications” of allowing transgender service members to serve openly. The working group will “start with the presumption that transgender persons can serve openly without adverse impact on military effectiveness and readiness, unless and except where objective, practical impediments are identified.”
Court OKs Transgender Professor’s Claim Against Southeastern Oklahoma State University
The U.S. Department of Justice brought a complaint against Southeastern Oklahoma State University and another defendant on March 30, 2015. The suit alleged that the University terminated the employment of Dr. Rachel Tudor, an assistant professor, based on her gender, gender identity and gender expression, as well as in retaliation for making complaints of discrimination. Dr. Tudor intervened in the lawsuit by bringing her own complaint on May 5, 2015. She included an additional claim for the hostile work environment to which she was subjected.