Category: US National News
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PFLAG National Mourns the Death of Former President Elinor Lewallen
Lewallen, 93, was a longtime champion of Civil Rights for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People – a civil rights pioneer at the local, state and national levels.
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Wilson Cruz joins GLAAD staff
Herndon Graddick, President of GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced today that actor and LGBT advocate Wilson Cruz joins GLAAD’s staff as the Strategic Giving Officer.
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HRC Statment on Passing of Tom Anable
Tom Anable, a member of the Human Rights Campaign Dallas/Fort Worth Steering Committee passed away earlier yesterday. Tom was also the President of Fairness Fort Worth. Upon news of his passing, HRC President Chad Griffin and HRC Board Member Anne Fay, made the following statement.
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Transgender Pilots Cleared for Takeoff!
Tamsyn Waterhouse, who had been a private pilot since 2003, called Transgender Law Center’s legal helpline in 2009 after she was told she would have to undergo burdensome psychological testing in order to renew her medical certification to fly.
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Joint Statement regarding shooting at Family Research Council (FRC) from LGBT organizations
We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the offices of the Family Research Council. Our hearts go out to the shooting victim, his family, and his co-workers.
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Governor Brown Signs Bill Streamlining Process for Transgender Californians to Obtain an Updated Birth Certificate
Governor Jerry Brown signed into law yesterday Assembly Bill 433, the Vital Statistics Modernization Act, which streamlines the process for Californians to obtain and update birth certificates. The bill was authored by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) and sponsored by the Transgender Law Center and Equality California.