Transgender Rights

Refusing to accept stigma or discrimination based on gender variance.

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2015

• GLAA urges passage of Death Certificate Gender Identity Recognition Amendment Act 12/09/15
• November 13: Release of 2015 DCTC Trans Needs Assessment Report, Wilson 120, 1 pm 11/09/15
• OHR sting reveals extensive anti-trans employment discrimination in D.C. 11/04/15
  

  2014

• GLAA testifies for repeal of Prostitution Free Zones 07/09/14
• Daniels presents Distinguished Service Award to Alison Gill 04/30/14
• GLAA repeats call to repeal Prostitution Free Zones 04/03/14
• LGBT community responds to Hate Crimes Assessment Task Force Report 03/13/14
  

  2013

• GLAA praises passage of birth certificate, marriage officiant bills 07/10/13
• GLAA supports birth certificate bill with changes 05/16/13
  

  2012

• GLAA supports Human Rights for Ex-Offenders Amendment Act 10/15/12
• GLAA endorses Budd, Beninda, other nominees to Human Rights Commission 05/23/12
• DC Trans Coalition opposes PFZ Legislation 01/24/12
• D.C. Attorney General’s office raises constitutional concerns on PFZ bill 01/24/12
• ACLU opposes Prostitution Free Zone Amendment Act 01/24/12
• GLAA opposes Prostitution Free Zone Amendment Act 01/24/12
  

  2011

• Gray administration launches pilot program for transgender employment 09/20/11
• Mayor Gray charts steps to overcome anti-transgender employment barriers 08/09/11
• GLAA on transgender rights 06/04/11
• Hughes calls for funds to end transgender employment discrimination 02/18/11
  

  2010

• Bias Crimes Report Updated with Gender Identity/Expression 03/10/10
  

  2009

• DCTC slams Maryland MVA policy change 12/18/09
• DCTC writes Lanier on status of police policies 12/18/09
• D.C. 2009 Transgender Day of Remembrance 11/19/09
• Vigil against anti-trans violence 08/28/09
• GLAA to Council: Please allocate resources to fight transgender discrimination and unemployment 05/01/09
• Rosendall presents award to defenders of transgender rights 04/22/09
• Graham raises questions on DOC trans policy 03/10/09
• Transgender activists comment on proposed Corrections policy 01/15/09
  

  2008

• GLAA Action Alert: Urge ‘Yes’ vote on Nickles disapproval 11/18 11/17/08
• Judiciary Committee disapproves Nickles as Attorney General 11/17/08
• GLAA makes case against Nickles as D.C. Attorney General 10/17/08
• Dept. of Corrections denies complaint of anti-trans discrimination 10/03/08
• Councilmembers’ Answers on Corrections Discrimination Against Transgenders 09/30/08
• Washington Lawyers’ Committee on transgender rulemaking 08/11/08
• Cheh urges withdrawal of transgender rulemaking 08/07/08
• PFLAG Metro DC opposes transgender rulemaking 08/07/08
• Summersgill critiques transgender rulemaking 08/06/08
• DC Trans Coalition strongly opposes proposed rulemaking 08/01/08
• PFLAG National opposes proposed rulemaking 08/01/08
• ACLU-NCA urges withdrawal of proposed rulemaking 08/01/08
• Task Force refutes planned rollback of D.C. trans protections 07/31/08
• Evans urges OHR to reconsider transgender rulemaking 07/29/08
• HRC opposes rollback of D.C. transgender protections 07/28/08
• Schwartz urges Fenty to withdraw transgender rulemaking 07/23/08
• Hughes comments on proposed rulemaking on transgender protections 07/21/08
• GLAA objects to proposed rollback of transgender protections 07/21/08
  

  2007

• GLAA Celebrates House Passage of ENDA 11/07/07
• Carpenter: Bush to veto ENDA? 10/23/07
• GLAA Supports ENDA (H.R. 3685) and Baldwin Amendment 10/21/07
• Barney Frank: ‘sensible and real progress’ 10/09/07
• Lambda Legal Responds to Representative Barney Frank 10/04/07
• Barney Frank on Lambda Legal’s analysis 10/03/07
• GLAA Action Alert: support transgender-inclusive ENDA 09/30/07
• Rep. Barney Frank on ENDA (The Bilerico Project) 09/28/07
• National LGBT Organizations Stand for Inclusive ENDA 09/27/07
• GLAA Urges District to Settle with EEO Expert Wronged by FEMS 05/22/07
• GLAA to Mayor: Please settle Kenda Kirby case 05/22/07
• Court ruling in Kenda Kirby case 04/03/07
  

  2006

• Regulations implementing transgender protections are final 11/13/06
• GLAA raises First Amendment concerns on rulemaking for transgender protections 07/10/06
• ACLU submits comments on rulemaking for transgender protections 07/10/06
• ACLU writes to Attorney General Spagnoletti on rulemaking for transgender protections 07/10/06
• GLAA raises transgender rights in testimony on Homeless Shelter bill 06/06/06
• ACLU echoes GLAA’s First Amendment concerns on draft rulemaking for transgender protections 05/11/06
• GLAA raises First Amendment concerns on draft rulemaking for transgender protections 05/10/06
• GLAA testifies on OHR, addresses transphobia at fire/police depts. 03/03/06
  

  2005

• GLAA endorses transgender protections in Human Rights Act 10/17/05
• Office of Human Rights endorses transgender protections 10/17/05
  

  2002

• GLAA adopts Intersex resolution 03/11/02
  

  2000

• Payment received in Hunter settlement 11/17/00
• Xavier completes Washington Transgender Needs Assessment Survey 11/12/00
• Mayor Williams Announces Anti-Discrimination Executive Order 10/03/00
• Text of executive order on non-discrimination 08/21/00
• GLAA to Corporation Counsel: Stop Undermining Human Rights Act 06/07/00
• GLAA asks Mayor for Executive Order on commitment to Human Rights Law 03/17/00
  

  1998

• Howell testifies on Office of Human Rights 03/04/98
• GLAA describes efforts with Corporation Counsel 02/13/98
• DC govt. withdraws First Amendment argument in Tyra Hunter case 02/06/98
• Corp. Counsel withdraws assault on Human Rights Law 1/30/98
  

  1994

• Coudriet details complaints against Office of Corporation Counsel 05/16/94