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Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
23 July 2016
19 June 2016
New Employer Resource to Help End Transgender Employment Discrimination
Labels:
Chicago,
discrimination,
employer,
employment,
end,
Illinois,
resource,
transgender,
Windy City Times
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
17 June 2016
Transgender teen growing up in spotlight talks about bullying, depression
Nara Schoenberg / nschoenberg@tribpub.com
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
please press: http://www.chicagotribune.com
15 June 2016
Judge: ACLU can intervene in District 211 transgender lawsuit
Labels:
ACLU,
Chicago,
Daily Herald,
District 211,
Eric Peterson,
Illinois,
intervene,
judge,
lawsuit,
transgender
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
14 June 2016
A Transgender Transition in the Workplace
Rita Pyrillis
Workforce
Workforce
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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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Labels:
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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please press: http://www.npr.org
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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please press: http://www.usatoday.com
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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please press: http://progressillinois.com
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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please press: http://www.dailyeasternnews.com
Labels:
Charleston,
column,
emulate,
experience,
gender,
humans,
Illinois,
Shelby Niehaus,
transgender people,
valid
Location:
Charleston, IL, USA
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