transgender rights

The Other Side of Reproductive Justice: How Sterilization and Other Forms of Coercion Are Used Against "Unworthy" Parents

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by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International

November 21, 2011 - 10:48am (Print)

Coercive sterilizations and castration are at the extreme end of a spectrum that also includes criminal sanctions for drug use during pregnancy and barring LBGT individuals from in-vitro fertilization services and adoption, as well as a host of other policies geared at making pregnancy and parenting difficult for those deemed unworthy.

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Roundup: Reusing Condoms in Rural Kenya

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by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check

March 29, 2011 - 9:55am (Print)

Reusing condoms due to lack of availability in Kenya, Governor McDonnell signs TRAP law in Virginia, North Dakota pushes abstinence-until-marriage, and looking at discrimination of transgendered persons.

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VIDEO: Are You a Man Or a Woman?

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by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

August 6, 2009 - 2:24pm (Print)

Whenever someone
inadvertently finds out that my brother is transgendered, the slew of questions
inevitably begins. “Why did he transition? What was he like as a girl? Did you
think there was something wrong with him?”

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Vancouver Pharmacy Says No to Trans People

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by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

July 8, 2009 - 11:09am (Print)

An all-women pharmacy in Vancouver sounds like a great resource if you’re a bio-woman, but what about the population of transgender sex workers that are in need of safer sex education and, potentially, rape counseling?

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Global Praise for Delhi High Court’s Decriminalization of Homosexuality

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by Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

July 6, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Decriminalization of homosexuality by the Delhi High Court gives hope to advocates for equality throughout the globe. Still, much work needs to be done to eradicate discrimination in daily life.
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Inclusive ENDA Introduced; "We Are Beyond" Removing Gender Identity Protections, Says Frank

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by Emily Douglas

June 24, 2009 - 1:33pm (Print)

An inclusive ENDA banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression in workplaces has been re-introduced in Congress.
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Federal Court Rules Discrimination Against Transgender Woman is Sex Discrimination

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by Emily Douglas

September 22, 2008 - 11:10am (Print)

Are transgender people protected from employment discrimination based on existing law protecting Americans from sex discrimination and sex stereotyping? A federal court says yes.
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