Equal Rights and Opportunity Sexuality in the Family and Personal Life: Lesbian Feminism, Single Motherhood by Choice, Transgendered People, and Reproductive Rights
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Recent News Articles on Transgenders
“City of Largo Florida Moves to Fire Transsexual City Manager” 7th March 2007
-Steve Stanton, a city manager for the city of Largo in Florida was fired from his job because of his sex-reassignment plans.
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“Born in the Wrong Body” documentaries shown on MSNBC 22nd April 2007
-Five transgender youth recount their personal stories on how they overcame discrimination and embraced their own gender identity and sexual orientations.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18250458/
“Roosevelt prom queen a transgender pioneer”
-Johnny Vera, a transgendered student, is crowned prom queen at his high school in Fresno, California.
He may be the first high school transgender prom queen in the United States.
http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/47430.html
“ENDA introduced in House” 27th April 2007
-The House of Representatives introduced the latest Employment Non-Discrimination Act that proposes to protect gays and transgendered individuals from employment discrimination.
http://www.washblade.com/2007/4-27/news/national/10469.cfm
“Insurance Victory for Ohio Transsexual” 18th May 2007
-Jan Stacy, a transsexual, won a court battle with her insurance company over the bills of her gender reassignment surgery. Stacy’s insurance company originally refused to pay for her gender reassignment fees.
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4427.html
“UCSF gives up nearly $1M in trans funding” 17th May 2007
-University of California at San Francisco has given $1 million in federal grants to fund TRANS project and Transitions program to provide services for members of the transgender community.
http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=1823