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Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
10 May 2016
Column: Transgender rights fight is about dignity, not privacy
Labels:
Chicago,
Chicago Tribune,
column,
dignity,
Eric Zorn,
fight,
Illinois,
privacy,
transgender rights
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
04 May 2016
Students sue suburban school system over transgender locker room access
Duaa Eldeib / deldeib@tribpub.com
Dawn Rhodes / cdrhodes@tribpub.com
Chicago Tribune
Dawn Rhodes / cdrhodes@tribpub.com
Chicago Tribune
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access,
Chicago Tribune,
Dawn Rhodes,
Duaa Eldeib,
Illinois,
locker room,
Palatine,
school,
students,
suburban,
sue,
system,
transgender
Location:
Palatine, IL, USA
03 May 2016
CPS updates policies for transgender students and employees
Juan Perez Jr. / jjperez@chicagotribune.com
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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06 April 2016
Workplace Discrimination: Don't Call a Transgender Employee "It"
Douglas M. Oldham
The National Law Review
The National Law Review
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Seven Other States Are Considering Restricting Bathrooms For Transgender People
Leah Libresco
FiveThirtyEight
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!
03 April 2016
Proposed Illinois bill aims to keep transgender students out of their preferred gender bathrooms
Shelley Mesch
The DePaulia
The DePaulia
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Labels:
bathrooms,
bill,
Chicago,
gender,
Illinois,
keep,
preferred,
proposed,
Shelley Mesch,
The DePaulia,
transgender students
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
02 April 2016
Over 200 participants gather for 19th annual Southern Illinois AIDS Walk
Nefeteria Brewster
The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan
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23 March 2016
Probing The Complexities Of Transgender Mental Health
Tara Haelle
NPR
NPR
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16 March 2016
Groups to honor Transgender Day of Visibility
Rachel Hatch
Illinois State University
Illinois State University
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please press: https://news.illinoisstate.edu
14 March 2016
Judge’s son charged in racist graffiti at church
Jim O'Sullivan
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
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Labels:
charged,
church,
Evanston,
graffiti,
Illinois,
Jim O'Sullivan,
judge,
Matthew Kafker,
racist,
Scott L. Kafker,
son
Location:
Evanston, IL, USA
09 March 2016
Second Wachowski comes out as transgender woman
Jayme Deerwester
USA Today
USA Today
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02 March 2016
22-Year-Old Transgender Woman Dies After Ingesting 'Suicide Seeds' Purchased Online for $5: 'I Watched My Kid Die,' Says Mom
Rose Minutaglio
People
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.
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.
15 February 2016
State Bill Would Modernize Process To Change Gender On Illinois Birth Certificates
Ellyn Fortino
Equality Illinois
Equality Illinois
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29 January 2016
EIU Diversity Conference to Focus on “The Power of One”
cwalker / cwalker@jg-tc.com
Journal Gazette - Times Courier
Journal Gazette - Times Courier
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Labels:
Awareness,
campus,
Charleston,
community,
conference,
cwalker,
diversity,
EIU,
focus,
Illinois,
The Power of One
Location:
Charleston, IL, USA
20 January 2016
Column: Transgender people are also humans
Shelby Niehaus / scniehaus@eiu.edu
DailyEasternNews.com
DailyEasternNews.com
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Labels:
Charleston,
column,
emulate,
experience,
gender,
humans,
Illinois,
Shelby Niehaus,
transgender people,
valid
Location:
Charleston, IL, USA
19 January 2016
Five Suggestions to Create a Transgender-Inclusive Workplace
Taylor E. Whitten / twhitten@foley.com
The National Law Review
The National Law Review
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15 January 2016
Transgender student gains locker room access at Fremd High School today
Eric Peterson
Daily Herald
Daily Herald
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14 January 2016
PRECIOUS DAVIS WILL BE THE FIRST TRANSGENDER BRIDE ON "SAY YES TO THE DRESS"
Sandra Song
Paper
Paper
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27 December 2015
Palatine softball star now a transgender advocate
Burt Constable
Daily Herald
Daily Herald
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11 December 2015
TV in transition: Televising transgender in 2015
Mannie Holmes
zap2it
zap2it
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Labels:
2015,
Chicago,
Illinois,
Jeffrey Tambor,
Mannie Holmes,
Maura Pfefferman,
televising,
transgender,
transition,
TV
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
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