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Two Transgender Women Told to Remove Makeup and Wigs for License Photos and Called “It” by Staff at West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) calls upon the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles to allow two transgender women to take their driver’s license photos as they appear on a regular basis. DMV officials at separate offices previously ordered the women to remove their makeup and wigs before the agency would photograph them and used defamatory language towards the women in the process.
Tyler Clementi’s Parents React To NYC Court’s Failure To Properly Enact Measure Aimed At Eliminating Cyber Bullying
“In our work against cyberbullying, we are seeing the great pain and permanent emotional harm that cyberbullying causes to children.” said Jane and Joseph Clementi, the parents of Tyler Clementi and the chairs of the Tyler Clementi Foundation.
Tyler Clementi’s Parents React To NYC Court’s Failure To Properly Enact Measure Aimed At Eliminating Cyber Bullying
“In our work against cyberbullying, we are seeing the great pain and permanent emotional harm that cyberbullying causes to children.” said Jane and Joseph Clementi, the parents of Tyler Clementi and the chairs of the Tyler Clementi Foundation.
In historic first, Boy Scouts to lead NYC Pride March
In a historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts and members of the Brooklyn Chapter of Scouts for Equality, an organization composed largely of Boy Scouts of America (BSA) alumni dedicated to ending the BSA’s ban on gay members and leaders, will be among the groups leading the 44th Annual NYC Pride March, the nation’s oldest and largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride event.
HRC Statement on White House Uganda Announcement
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today commended the Obama Administration for announcing a series of new concrete actions that hold the Ugandan government and leaders in it accountable for the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act earlier this year.
HRC to Secretary Kerry: In Meeting Today, Hold Uganda Accountable
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today urged Secretary of State John Kerry to directly raise the United States’ vehement opposition to Uganda’s recent enactment of state-sponsored homophobia and transphobia in his meeting this afternoon with Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa.