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California Legislature Passes SB396 Transgender Work Opportunity Act

Targeting unemployment and discrimination … California Legislature Sends Nation’s First Transgender Rights Training to Governor Brown SACRAMENTO, CA – Responding to high unemployment among transgender workers, Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) introduced theTransgender Work Opportunity Act (Senate Bill 396). Senate Bill 396 combats discrimination and encourages greater inclusion of transgender Californians in the work force. The […]

The Myth of Male Privilege

There are aspects of being a woman that are really lousy: I brought my son’s Mazda in recently for service. I stepped delicately out of my car in skirt and heels. A gentleman held the door for me as I walked up. This visit was routine, just an oil change, filter—or so I thought. The […]

“Oprah: Where Are They Now?” Dr. Marci Bowers Interview

“The transgender movement has progressed in ways even I didn’t really think was possible,” Bowers says. “Gender and the exploration of gender is really, if you think about it, the last wave of the human rights movement… We’re going through, still, racial rights and women’s rights and sexual rights. Now, this latest and, hopefully, final […]

Harris Poll Survey

In late 2014, GLAAD commissioned Harris Poll to measure attitudes toward LGBT Americans. From the GLAAD website: 2015 is poised to be an historic year for the rights of LGBT Americans. With 37 states having legal marriage for same-sex couples, the Supreme Court may be on the verge of recognizing a constitutional right to marriage […]

Trans Health Initiative

Dr. Bowers is in Spain working with the Facial Team as part of their International Transgender Healthcare Initiative. This is an ongoing effort to bring together health professionals in transgender care for a common purpose: innovation and advancement in services aimed at improving the quality of life for members of the transgender community. They do […]