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Transgender students face discrimination at graduation
Monday, May 20, 2013
2:48pm

Across the United States, millions of seniors are getting ready to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies. This time can bittersweet for transgender students. Two instances of transgender students, in different parts of the country, have reminded us that schools can often fail to support transgender students and treat them with respect.

01/06/10
New Jersey Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality | 01/06/10

01/05/10
Annise Parker Sworn In as Houston Mayor, Notes Milestone for LGBT Community | 01/05/10

In a public celebration held on Monday, Annise Parker was sworn in as Houston’s 61st mayor and became the first open

01/04/10
Indiana University English Professor Don Belton Stabbed and Killed, Vigil Held in His Honor | 01/04/10

12/22/09
North Carolina County Passes Domestic Partner Benefits Despite Defamatory Comments From Commissioner Bill James | 12/22/09

The Mecklenburg County Commissioners, last Tuesday, passed a domestic partner benefits policy, extending benefits to

12/18/09
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty Signs Historic Marriage Equality Bill | 12/18/09

12/17/09
Irish Gay Man Attacked At Neighborhood Bar in Queens | 12/17/09

Tarlach MacNiallais, an openly gay Queens, NY educator and Irish American citizen, never pegged his neighborhood bar

12/16/09
Governor David Paterson Signs Executive Order Protecting Transgender NY State Employees | 12/16/09

12/15/09
Washington D.C. Approves Marriage Equality in Final Vote | 12/15/09

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Local leaders on why Michelle Kosilek is not the problem
12/20/12

Every time Michelle Kosilek makes headlines, Gunner Scott’s phone rings off the hook. Kosilek is in prison for committing a murder. By law, all prisoners are entitled to medically necessary procedures. For Kosilek, that means gender reassignment treatments.

CUAllies Rejected
12/20/12

Two weeks after the Catholic University of America rejected the proposal for CUAllies, a student organization for LGBT students and their allies, the club's lead organizer says supporters have not conceded.

MN Lawmakers Plan Marriage Equality Push For January
12/20/12

Now that Minnesota voters have rejected an amendment constitutionally defining marriage as one man, one woman, activists and allies in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party there say they plan to push for full marriage equality early next year.

No charges in San Francisco '04 transgender homicide
12/20/12

Police arrested two men in the 2004 death of a transgender San Francisco woman, but it appears the district attorney's office has never filed charges against the former suspects in the case.

Franchot pledges to allow gay married couples in Md. to file taxes together
12/20/12

Gay couples will be allowed to marry in Maryland starting Jan. 1, but as things stand now, they won’t be allowed to file joint tax returns. Comptroller Peter Franchot said Wednesday that he is committed to changing that before income taxes are due for 2013.

Fired gay VCU coach has new job in mind: His old one
12/20/12

James Finley says he has options. He won't reveal names out of fairness to each administration's decision-making process, but four universities, including two from major conferences, have expressed interest in him being their women's volleyball coach.

Fla. spilt on marriage equality
12/20/12

Florida voters are split on gay marriage and oppose legalizing marijuana, according to a state poll released Thursday. The survey by Quinnipiac University of 1,261 registered voters found that 45 percent oppose gay marriage while 43 percent support it.

Ethics panel fines pro-gay-marriage group in Maine
12/20/12

The ethics commission today voted to fine L PAC, an out-of-state political action committee that supports gay marriage, for missing filing deadlines leading up to the Nov. 6 election.

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