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Trangender rights bill passes NY Assembly, faces uphill battle

logointern1 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:24:05 +0000

The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act quietly passed throught the New York Assembly on Tuesday with at 91-40 vote. This is the third consecutive year the Assembly passed the bill that(...)

House passes inclusive hate crimes bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:24:57 +0000

(Washington) The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law.

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NY Senate urged to pass trans rights bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:52:56 +0000

(Albany, New York) The New York Assembly has voted to amend the state’s human rights law to include anti-discrimination protections based upon gender identity and expression.

The bill, known(...)

House committee takes up hate crimes bill

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:10:31 +0000

(Washington) Legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law will be taken up Wednesday by the House Judiciary(...)