Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRAA)

Historic Trans-Inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act Introduced in U.S. House

Wednesday, 06. 24. 2009  –  Section: TransNews

WASHINGTON, June 24 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund applauds today’s introduction of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would protect against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The measure was introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.). The Task Force was the first national organization to advocate for federal nondiscrimination protections when it worked with then-U.S. Reps. Bella Abzug and Ed Koch to introduce a sweeping bill in 1974. The Task Force has ...

Obama Signs a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination

Wednesday, 06. 17. 2009  –  Section: Featured, TransNews

(Washington, DC) Today, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination. The memorandum follows the Administration’s review regarding what benefits may be extended to the same-sex partners of federal employees in the civil service and the foreign service within the confines of existing federal laws and statutes. The memorandum also directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue guidelines within 90 days to all executive departments and agencies about how to comply with and ...

Gary Transgender Student Excluded from Prom To Have Day In Court

Friday, 09. 26. 2008  –  Section: Featured, IndianaNews, TransNews

‘We are thrilled that K.K. Logan will have a day in court and that the school’s discriminatory policies can be challenged’ (Lambda Legal: Gary, Indiana) — Late yesterday the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana denied Gary high school's motion to dismiss a case brought by transgender former student Kevin  "K.K." Logan, a feminine male who was barred from prom because ...

Whose Feminism Is It Anyway: An Article Reading and Discussion – 2/20

Saturday, 02. 2. 2008  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

We all have genders. We all have races. And we all have ways that we go about thinking about those things. Emi Koyama's piece "Whose feminism is it anyway? The unspoken racism of the trans inclusion debate" addresses the specific issues of race and racism in the transgender community and transgender activism. This piece will bring a new perspective on both gender and race to the table. This event is a discussion of the article, available on Emi ...

New Jersey Passes Gender Identity/Expression Hate Crime and School Anti-Bullying Law

Tuesday, 01. 8. 2008  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

On January 7, 2008, the New Jersey General Assembly passed A4591/S2975 by a large majority of 65-10. This follows action last week in the state Senate where the bill passed unanimously 35-0. The law that passed will now go to Governor Corzine's desk for his expected signature. The bill adds gender identity and expression to the state's hate crime law and gives teeth to New Jersey's safe school, anti-bullying laws. According to Garden State Equality specifically, "the new law does ...

NCTE’s New “SSA Gender No-Match Letters” Guide

Tuesday, 01. 8. 2008  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

NCTE has released a new guide for transgender individuals who have received a letter under the Social Security Administration's unfair gender "no-match" employment letter policy. Social Security Gender No-Match Letters and Transgender Employees - Information for Employees explains what Social Security no-match letters are and what transgender employees can do if the subject of one of these letters. Anyone who has been confused, curious, or concerned about Social Security gender no-match letters will find this information clarifying. More ...

DHS Drops New “No Match” Enforcement Procedures

Wednesday, 11. 21. 2007  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

November 20, 2007 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has dropped its attempt at enforcing their new "No Match" enforcement procedures, issued in mid-August. The enforcement procedures encountered obstacles from the beginning with a lawsuit by labor and immigration groups blocking the rule's progress only a couple weeks after their issuance. During the rule's open-comment period, many organizations, including NCTE, filed comments opposing adoption of the rules, arguing that the procedures would unfairly jeopardize workers' jobs. The DHS rules would have required ...

White House releases statement advising Presidential veto of ENDA

Thursday, 10. 25. 2007  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

The White House has released a statement describing reasoning for supporting a Presidential veto of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act HR 3685. Issues discussed include religious exemptions, effects on the Defense of Marriage Act, and the theoretical difficulties in enforcement of the bill. Contact the President directly regarding ENDA to share your thoughts: 202-456-1111 or comments@whitehouse.gov See the text of their reasoning below.

Floor statement on ENDA from Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

Wednesday, 10. 24. 2007  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

GENDER-IDENTITY INCLUSIVENESS IN ENDA -- (House of Representatives - October 23, 2007) --- Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, later on this week or perhaps early next week, this House will embark on the latest chapter in our Nation's history of extending the civil rights that all Americans should be entitled to to one other group. We will be considering the Employment Nondiscrimination Act. It is an effort to make sure that people are not discriminated against in their workplace because ...

ACTION ALERT UPDATE: Houses passes non-trans-inclusive ENDA

Wednesday, 10. 24. 2007  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

The House has voted on and passed the non-trans-inclusive ENDA. You all did amazing work putting in contacts to your representatives, and should be proud of the fuss we caused. Keep up the good work, making yourselves heard on Capitol Hill. Read more about the bill and its effect on the trans community at UnitedENDA.