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NBC News: California has become the first state in the nation to ban therapy that tries turning gay teens straight. Gov. Jerry Brown says he signed Senate Bill 1172, which prohibits children under 18 from undergoing ‘sexual orientation change efforts.’ The law goes into effect Jan. 1.
The bill was sponsored by Sen. Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, who says unethical practices by mental-health providers to try changing a young person’s sexual orientation have caused psychological harm.
(via lipstick-feminists)
Argentina makes sex-change surgery a legal right
An article in English about Argentina’s new gender identity bill, passed earlier tonight.
“Any adult will now be able to officially change his or her gender, image and birth name without having to get approval from doctors or judges — and without having to undergo physical changes beforehand, as many U.S. jurisdictions require.”
YES!
I will continue to reblog news about this and not blog about Obamaaaaa.
guess what the only thing I’m going to reblog all damn day is
(via lipstick-feminists)
In a case officials say could be precedent-setting, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that trans* people are protected on a federal level from discrimination on the basis of gender identity.
The decision comes from the case of Mia Macy, a trans woman who believes she was dropped from consideration for a job when she revealed that she was transitioning from male to female. She filed a complaint last June.
Now, the EEOC has ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects trans* people from sex discrimination “in part because the term ‘gender’ encompasses not only a person’s biological sex but also the cultural and social aspects associated with masculinity and femininity.” Now how’s that for a definition?
“This decision is going to be game-changing for transgender people who face employment discrimination in this country,” said Ilona Turner, legal director for the San Francisco-based Transgender Law Center, which represents Macy. “It’s precedent-setting, and it’s a binding decision on EEOC offices across the country.”
This is truly incredible news. Obviously the case isn’t over quite yet, but this decision could very well change a whole lot about how we address trans* issues at work.
(via lipstick-feminists)
