5.08.05 transgender liberation

Human Rights & Dignity for All: Activists Around the World Fight the Repression of Sexual Minorities

Authors: International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission

Summary:

Rivera fought a landmark lawsuit, bringing issues of gender identity into the public view, finally winning the right for trans people in Chile to legally change their name and sex.

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Justice Is Indivisible: Non-Discrimination Must Include Gender Identity

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Authors: Donna Rose

Summary:

Why I resigned from the Board of an organization I love.

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From the Editor's Desk

Global Regimes by Type- Graph
Authors: Sam Diener

Summary:

Democracy is the outcry of dissent.

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Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe at the World Social Forum

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Authors: Taurai Maduna

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"We are saying we exist and that we are part of society. We want to be treated as people because we are people, we are human beings living in the same world."

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Mass. Marriages and Mass Movements

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Authors: Sue Hyde

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MassEquality's work to defeat the anti-marriage amendment steams ahead with a goal of winning in the Massachusetts legislature. A win will deny the anti-gay industry what it most wants: a referendum on gay marriage in the only state that has it.

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Impending "Realness": Transgender Communities Dealt a Blow By REAL ID

Authors: Cole Krawitz

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Ultimately, this system will result in outing thousands of transgender people to employers — or potential employers — an action which can have devastating consequences.

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