Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance (INTRAA)

U.S. Tax Court Ruling Allows Deduction for GID Treatment and Surgery

Wednesday, 02. 3. 2010  –  Section: Featured, TransNews

The U.S. Tax Court today issued a long-awaited decision in O’Donnabhain v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, ruling that treatment for gender identity disorder (including hormone therapy and surgery) qualifies as medical care under the Internal Revenue Code, and is therefore deductible.

Lambda Legal Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Houston Woman Whose Job Offer Was Revoked Because She is Transgender

Monday, 12. 18. 2006  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

‘When the HR Director found out the company offered a job to a transgender person, the offer was rescinded.’ (Houston, Texas, December 18, 2006) — Today, Lambda Legal has filed papers in federal court in the Southern District of Texas on behalf of a transgender woman whose employment offer was rescinded because she is transgender.“When the HR Director found out the company offered a job to a transgender person, the offer was rescinded,” said Cole Thaler, Transgender Rights Attorney at ...

California Senate passes bill addressing ‘panic defense’ in criminal trials

Sunday, 09. 3. 2006  –  Section: TransNews, Vault

National Briefs By Staff Reporters of the Dallas Voice. Aug 31, 2006, 18:53 The California Senate passed the "Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act" on Wednesday, August 30, 2006, sending the measure to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his consideration. The bill, authored by Assemblymember Sally Lieber, a Democrat and sponsored by Equality California, directs the Office of Emergency Services to create training materials for district attorneys on the use of bias-motivated defense strategies in criminal trials. The measure also ...