CPS updates policies for transgender students and employees

Juan Perez Jr. / jjperez@chicagotribune.com
Chicago Tribune

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Workplace Discrimination: Don't Call a Transgender Employee "It"

Douglas M. Oldham
The National Law Review

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Seven Other States Are Considering Restricting Bathrooms For Transgender People

Leah Libresco
FiveThirtyEight

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ezs note:  If you live in the following states - Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee or Wisconsin - please tell your state representative AND state senator to say NO to this stupid bill.  You can do it!

Proposed Illinois bill aims to keep transgender students out of their preferred gender bathrooms

Shelley Mesch
The DePaulia

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Over 200 participants gather for 19th annual Southern Illinois AIDS Walk

Nefeteria Brewster
The Southern Illinoisan

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Probing The Complexities Of Transgender Mental Health

Tara Haelle
NPR

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Groups to honor Transgender Day of Visibility

Rachel Hatch
Illinois State University

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Judge’s son charged in racist graffiti at church

Jim O'Sullivan
The Boston Globe

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Second Wachowski comes out as transgender woman

Jayme Deerwester
USA Today

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22-Year-Old Transgender Woman Dies After Ingesting 'Suicide Seeds' Purchased Online for $5: 'I Watched My Kid Die,' Says Mom

Rose Minutaglio
People

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ezs note:  Friends, please remember that there is help out there!  One thing you can do is to see a reputable psychologist or psychiatrist.  For more immediate help, call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or use the website at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

State Bill Would Modernize Process To Change Gender On Illinois Birth Certificates

Ellyn Fortino
Equality Illinois

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EIU Diversity Conference to Focus on “The Power of One”

cwalker / cwalker@jg-tc.com
Journal Gazette - Times Courier

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Column: Transgender people are also humans

Shelby Niehaus / scniehaus@eiu.edu
DailyEasternNews.com

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Five Suggestions to Create a Transgender-Inclusive Workplace

Taylor E. Whitten / twhitten@foley.com
The National Law Review

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Transgender student gains locker room access at Fremd High School today

Eric Peterson
Daily Herald

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PRECIOUS DAVIS WILL BE THE FIRST TRANSGENDER BRIDE ON "SAY YES TO THE DRESS"

Sandra Song
Paper

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Palatine softball star now a transgender advocate

Burt Constable
Daily Herald

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TV in transition: Televising transgender in 2015

Mannie Holmes
zap2it

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Settlement coming in District 211 transgender case?

Eric Peterson
Daily Herald

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Students and staff honor victims of transgender violence at vigil

Rishika Dugyala

The Daily Northwestern

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